{"id":4887,"date":"2022-09-09T19:01:24","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T19:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brooksvision.com\/staging\/?p=4887"},"modified":"2022-09-09T19:15:29","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T19:15:29","slug":"steven-spielberg-movies-filmmaking-style-techniques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brooksvision.com\/staging\/blog\/steven-spielberg-movies-filmmaking-style-techniques\/","title":{"rendered":"Steven Spielberg Movies \u2014 Filmmaking Style & Techniques"},"content":{"rendered":"

You\u2019ve seen many Steven Spielberg movies in your time. Despite his popularity, it can be difficult to pinpoint what defines Steven Spielberg directing style. Perhaps his control of the medium is so natural and intuitive, his trademarks and cinematography techniques go unnoticed in a good way. We get lost in a Spielberg movie in a way that\u2019s like no other filmmaker, which might just make him the greatest of all time. In this article, you\u2019ll learn how a young Steven Spielberg climbed his way up from his first feature, Duel<\/em>, up to his current work. Along the way, we\u2019ll analyze Spielberg\u2019s cinematic DNA to see if we can discover what makes his films so beloved.<\/p>\n

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STEVEN SPIELBERG BIOGRAPHY<\/span><\/h2>\n

Who is Steven Spielberg?<\/h3>\n

Let\u2019s briefly touch on Steven Spielberg the person.<\/p>\n

Steven Spielberg<\/a>\u00a0was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. His mother owned restaurants and played concert piano while his father worked as an electrical engineer in the early years of computers.<\/p>\n

Young Steven Spielberg<\/h5>\n

Spielberg grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. He was a Boy Scout and earned his photography merit badge by making a short film. The family later moved to Saratoga, California where Spielberg graduated high school.<\/p>\n

Steven Spielberg College & Education<\/h5>\n

He moved to L.A. with his father and applied to USC film school. He was rejected \u201cdue to his poor grades.\u201d He was accepted to Cal State Long Beach and then earned an unpaid internship at Universal Studios in the editing department. He then made a 34-minute short film,\u00a0Amblin\u2019<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The film was good enough to earn him a seven-year directing contract from Universal vice president, Sidney Sheinberg. This inspired Spielberg to drop out of college \u2014 though he would return and graduate in 2002.<\/p>\n