...Famous Creative Thinkers PHL/458 Famous Creative Thinkers Steven Spielberg is one of the most influential and successful director, producer, innovator and writer of film in the 20th and, so far, the 21st centuries with countless big-grossing, critically acclaimed credits to his name. His films have touched on primeval fears with the film Jaws (1975) or looked at the marvels of this world and beyond with childlike wonder in Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) and ET (1982). Other highlights of his career include the literary adaptations, The Color Purple (1985) and Empire of the Sun (1987), adventure films Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), featuring the adventures of his daredevil hero, Indiana Jones. He tackled fantasy in versions of Peter Pan, Hook (1991), Jurassic Park (1993), and its sequel The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) ("Biography.com", 2014). Spielberg’s Jewish upbringing and his lifelong interest in WW II has made for some impressive historical films such as the Holocaust drama Schindler's List (1993) about a businessman who helps save Jews from the Nazis. The highly praised film won seven Academy Awards, including Spielberg’s first win as Best Director. In 1998 his classic film of World War II as seen through the perspective of American soldiers in Europe, Saving Private Ryan (1998), earned him another Academy Award for Best Director. Other successful films, most notably Back to the Future (1985)...
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...Steven Allan Spielberg, better known as Steven Spielberg is a famous and respected director, producer and screenwriter in Hollywood. He is also one of the co-founders of DreamWorks Studios. Some of his most recognizable and notable works include the following: Jaws, Raiders of The Lost Ark, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and Lincoln. His films combined have grossed over $9 billion, thus showing the massive appreciation, respect, and love given to his films. In December 18, 1946, Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to his parents Leah Posner and Arnold Spielberg. His mother, Leah owned a restaurant and performed as a concert pianist and his father, Arnold was an electrical engineer. Mr. Spielberg’s family belonged to and worshipped the Orthodox...
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..."Spielberg" redirects here. For other uses, see Spielberg (disambiguation). Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg Cannes 2013 3.jpg Spielberg at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival Born Steven Allan Spielberg December 18, 1946 (age 68)[1] Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. Residence Los Angeles Education Saratoga (CA) High School Alma mater California State University, Long Beach Occupation Filmmaker & Co-Founder DreamWorks Studios Years active 1963–present Net worth Increase US$3.6 billion (2015)[2] Religion Judaism Spouse(s) Amy Irving (m. 1985–89) Kate Capshaw (m. 1991)[3] Children 6 Relatives Anne Spielberg (sister) Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946)[4] is an American director, producer and screenwriter. Spielberg is considered as one of the founding...
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...STEVEN SPIELBERG’S WORK Spielberg is one the most renowned and successful filmmakers of all time. Not only are his films and T.V shows commercial hits, they are also critically successful. He has always taken on unique challenges, the likes of which other film makers would run away from, as is evident from movies like Jaws, Jurassic park and Artificial Intelligence. As is also evident from Spielberg’s work are his innovation and what he has added to global cinema. The scope of his film making at times cannot be put into words. For instance he is one of the pioneers of CGI (computer generated imagery), a prime example of these are his films like ‘Jurassic Park’ and ‘E.T the extraterrestrial’. He made such movies at a time, when computer generated graphics were merely a source of comic relief, and looked very fake and cheap. He actually, made incredibly good use of the, at the time limited technology available to him and made it look good, realistic and appealing on screen. Spielberg has also been a pioneer in the sense that he has always looked to make unique films, i.e. topics that haven’t been tapped before and his work does not stick to any particular genre. For example his array of work includes movies like ‘Jurassic Park’, ‘Saving Private Ryan’, ‘Indiana Jones’, ‘War of the Worlds’, ‘E.T’, ‘Jaws’ and ‘Tintin’. So he has been exploring through various categories like Action, Science fiction, Adventure, Drama etc. Producing some movies where it is Man vs. Beast, Man vs...
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...distinct enough to shine through all kinds of studio interference and through the collective process.” Auteur is a french word meaning ‘ Author’ Arising in France in the late 1940s, the auteur theory it was dubbed by the American film critic Andrew Sarris was an outgrowth of the cinematic theories. The features of being an auteur include; 1 having a recognizable style, 2 repeatedly returning to the same subject mater, 3 habitually address a particular psychological or moral theme, 4 employ a reoccurring visual and aesthetic style, 5 constantly work with the same actors or cinametogarphers or editors…ect , or demonstrate any combination of the above. Steven Spielberg is an auteur and today I am going to prove it. I will show you through his use of themes, subject matter, visual style, Collaborations, and Institutions. Steven Allan Spielberg was born to parents Arnold and Leahanni Spielberg. The older brother to three younger sisters, Spielberg began experimenting with film in his early teens making movies he would show at his family house. At 13, Spielberg was already showing glimpses of future greatness, even winning a prize for his 40-minute war film 'Escape to Nowhere'. The family often moved with his father's job and it was at Arcadia High School in Phoenix, Arizona that he produced his first feature-length film, 'Firelight', a science fiction movie with a budget of $400. Foreshadowing his future success, the film turned a tidy $100 profit after it was shown at a local...
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...Gabrielle Ibanez Cinema Appreciation 15 April 2015 Jaws “The Beach Scene” Steven Spielberg is without a doubt a director whom has become a household name. With many thousand project titles under his belt in one way or another, one must wonder what the magic behind a Steven Spielberg blockbuster is? In this paper I will be analyzing Spielberg’s story telling in the uncut beach scene in Jaws. This was only Spielberg’s second large studio film and he shows signs throughout every bit of it to be quite an artist with a gift that allows his scenes to breathe organically. Spielberg’s early work has a under layering feeling of Hitchcock styled moments which can be felt throughout the beach scene and Jaws in general. In a very fluid motion he reveals all of the scenes critical elements. First, the camera direction is one that is worth noting. The scene starts with a left pan following a large woman, anyone in the audience would assume she would make quite a full and appetizing meal for the shark lurking in the depths of the ocean. Behind the large woman we see the young man in yellow playing fetch with his dog who will later act as the first red flag that danger has already arrived. Once the woman goes into the water and the young man’s dog goes that direction as well, the young boy we are really meant to follow enters from the left; opposing the camera direction. I feel that the large woman, the dog and the young man in yellow act like arrows pointing your attention towards the...
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...1) What was the medium of Spielberg’s first professional work? - Directing segments on the television shows. 2) What scene did Spielberg add (that is, shoot anew) to the 1980 Special Edition version of Close Encounters of the Third Kind? - He showed the interior of the mothership. 3) In the film E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, what does young Elliot use as bait to lure the alien out of his forest hiding place? - Reese's Pieces. 4) Name two films that John Williams did not score in the entirety of Steven Spielberg’s career? -Duel and The Color Purple. 5) Which character in The Color Purple shows Celie that a physical act such as kissing can come from love? -Shug Avery 6) What kind of factory does Oskar Schindler create to “employ” imprisoned Jews from a nearby death camp? - An Enamelware factory 7) Name the three films that, at the time of their release, moved to the top of the all-time box-office grossing films? -Jaws, E.T., and Jurassic Park 8) The hero of Saving Private Ryan is Captain Miller, played by Tom Hanks. What was Miller’s occupation before he became an officer World War II? -He was an English Teacher. 9) The story of A.I. Artificial Intelligence is often to compared to what fairytale? -Pinocchio 10) At a relatively early age of about 40, Spielberg received this prestigious award from the Academy of Motion Pictures normally devoted to those with a lifetime of career achievements. -The Irving Thalberg...
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...Mid-June, 1993 a film that would win 27 awards including a Grammy, BAFTA, and an Academy award was released. This film would explode the box office bringing in $357.1 million and become the first stepping-stone in the Jurassic Park franchise. The forth Jurassic Park instalment, Jurassic World, has arrived prompting the old audiences to revisit the original jaw dropping instalment, Jurassic Park. The film’s success was inevitable once the internationally acclaimed director of Jaws and ET was on board; the film was bound for the stars. The suspense king (Steven Spielberg) brought just that, suspense, not leaving one second for the audience to catch their breath. Spielberg used his famous peek-a-boo move only showing snippets of the T-Rex for most of the film, before releasing the entire life size dinosaur onto our screen leaving the audience captivated...
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...Famous Creative Thinkers – Steven Spielberg and Pina Bausch PHL/458 August 4, 2014 Professor Leon Hallingquest Famous Creative Thinkers Famous thinkers all have things in common that help them accomplish greatness during their lives. Creative ideas are the foundation of the creative process. When creative individuals run across a problem that needs to be resolved - this is when they start coming up with their ideas. Problems can have a variety of options for resolution. This paper will cover how film mogul Steven Spielberg and dancer Pina Bausch used their own creative process to motivate people into seeing different issues their way. Famous Creative Thinkers In this paper specific problems and ideas that these individuals sought to solve, and the plans they put into action to resolve these problems will be discussed. Each person’s social, personal, or political environments will be reviewed on how they contributed to their creativity. Additionally, the creative process of each person, including obstacles they faced and a comparison of their creative processes underlying each individual’s work will be reviewed. Lastly, a critique of their ideas will be reviewed answering the questions if they could have done anything differently and if their bodies of work fit into the existing framework of understanding in their respective fields and how their work advanced further understanding in their respective fields. Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg has been a pivotal force...
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...Statement of intent: I have written this persuasive speech about shark culling, finning and cruelty to sharks to hopefully educate people and inform them with the actual facts and truth. To bring awareness to the important issue of shark culling and over - fishing and to change people’s views on these stereotyped creatures. To convince people to not listen to anything they see or hear on the media about sharks because it is very biased information and not aimed at solving the problem or creating a long term solution, rather to evoke people’s fear of sharks and to make them more scared when swimming in our oceans. It is aimed at the general population of Australia and anyone who would go swimming or indulge in water- based activities in the ocean and along the coast. This is also targeting anyone who has ever eaten shark fin soup without a second thought of the suffering that was caused to make it. As an ocean lover and surfer, I strongly believe that shark finning and culling is an important issue relevant to society today. Most of the population has not been properly informed about the situation and I am here today to hopefully change your views on sharks. By the end I would like you all to see them in a different light and hopefully agree with me when I say that shark culling is unnecessary and inhumane and shark finning is barbaric and cruel. Shark finning, for those of you who are unaware, is the removal and retention of shark fins and then the discard of the carcass...
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...really had nothing in common with the rest of the films of this time period, despite the ability to make you think and a rather unclear ending. The first thing to compare to the rest of New Hollywood films is the film score. Rather than being able to be watched as a sort of visual album like Easy Rider or The Graduate, Kubrick’s film features very little music, and the music it features is orchestral music, which was different for the New Hollywood time period. Films usually featured songs that could be made popular by the films and could be featured on the radio. Kubrick’s decision to use instrumentals may have pathed the way for later sci-fi directors to also use scores put together by orchestras (ex: George Lucas’ Star Wars and Steven Spielberg's Jaws and E.T, all coincidentally done by the amazing John Williams). By using an original and unique orchestral song, it makes us associate the song with the film. It also lets the Director decide when and where to put the music and allows the music to fit the mood of the scene. His choice of music was atypical at the time, but was no doubt an influence to later films. Next, we can analyze the dialogue of the film. As mentioned before, when it comes to dialogue, there is very little of it for us to analyze. However, many critics have mentioned that the dialogue between the characters is rather dull and almost unnecessary. It is as if the film could exist with no dialogue whatsoever, because dialogue only comes up when something absolutely...
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...Analyzing films is considered an art form that attempts to “break up the whole to discover the nature proportion, function, and interrelationships of the parts” (Boggs and Petrie, 2008). Final Fantasy, the first CGI (computer generated image) film featuring synthetic human actors, opens with its protagonist, Dr. Aki Ross, surveying her barren, alien surroundings. Aki wakes from the recurring dream and looks out at earth from the window of her spaceship. As the music swells, our heroine wonders if she will be able to save the world from the “phantom” spirits that have invaded it. Two scenes later, we learn that the phantoms also have infected Aki, effectively linking the fate of the devastated planet with that of a beautiful, young though entirely computer-generated into a female body. I’m introducing the film by way of Aki’s dubiously raced, female body for two reasons. First, Hironobu Sakaguchi, its creator, director and producer has made it clear in press releases and the supplemental documentary on the special edition DVD that the film functions as a showcase for the protagonist. “Identifying the theme can be considered both the beginning and the end of film analysis” (Boggs and Petrie, 2008). According to Sakaguchi, Aki represents his mother (the two share the same name) and his coming to terms with her death (Pham, 2001). Second and more to the point of my essay, critical reception of the film places strong emphasis on the character, which often is treated as a metonym for...
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...Present THE STONING OF SORAYA M. Directed by CYRUS NOWRASTEH Starring SHOHREH AGHDASHLOO MOZHAN MARNÒ and JIM CAVIEZEL Written by BETSY GIFFEN NOWRASTEH & CYRUS NOWRASTEH Based on the book “The Stoning of Soraya M.” by FREIDOUNE SAHEBJAM Rated R for a disturbing sequence of cruel and brutal violence, and brief strong language 114 Minutes NY PUBLICITY: Lina Plath/Clare Anne Darragh Frank PR 99 John St., #225 New York, NY 10038 Tel: 646-861-0843 Lina@frankpublicity.com ClareAnne@frankpublicity.com LA PUBLICITY: Fredell Pogodin/Bradley Jones Fredell Pogodin & Associates 7223 Beverly Blvd., Suite 202 Los Angeles, CA 90036 Tel: 323-931-7300 pr@fredellpogodin.com ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS: Veronica Bufalini/Meghann Burns Roadside Attractions 7920 Sunset Blvd. #402 Los Angeles, CA 90046 Tel: 323-882-8490 VeronicaB@roadsideattractions.com MeghannB@roadsideattractions.com For publicity materials, please visit: www.roadsideattractionspublicity.com Official Website: www.thestoning.com THE STONING OF SORAYA M. ABOUT THE FILM In a world of secrecy, corruption and injustice, a single courageous voice can tell a true story that changes everything. This is what lies at the heart of the emotionally charged experience of THE STONING OF SORAYA M. Based on an incredible true story, this powerful tale of a village’s persecution of an innocent woman becomes both a daring act of witness and a compelling parable about mob rule. Who will join forces with the plot against her, who will...
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...4 Cinematography We are affected and defined by light. Light is the most important tool we have to work with, not only as cinematographers, but as people. —Laszlo Kovacs Courtesy Everett Collection Section 4.1 The “Look” of a Scene CHAPTER 4 Chapter Objectives After reading this chapter, students should: • Have a working knowledge of the cinematographer’s job • Understand the difference between cinematography and mise en scène and recognize the importance of each • Understand the importance of color and lighting and how they affect the tone and feel of a film • Be familiar with different methods of photographing a film, and with terms such as panning, tilting, tracking shots, deep focus, and aspect ratios • Understand how different focal length lenses affect the look of a shot • Recognize what special effects can do for a movie—and what they can’t do 4.1 The “Look” of a Scene W hen we are first introduced to Don Vito Corleone in The Godfather, played by Marlon Brando, the Mafia boss is sitting in the study of his home. Along with his consigliore, or adviser, Tom Hagen (Robert Duvall), Corleone is listening to a line of people requesting favors on the day of his daughter’s wedding. Corleone is immensely powerful, as we learn by the scope of the favors he is asked to grant, which in one case includes the desire of a singer to be cast in a film to revive his musical career, and Corleone’s ability to grant them. However, it is not just what...
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...My Maid Invests in the Stock Market… My Maid Invests in the Stock Market Including: 4 Rules of Making Millions in the Stock Market And Why You Should, Too! Because Everyone Ought to Be Rich Bo sanchez 1 2 My Maid Invests in the Stock Market My Maid Invests in the Stock Market… And Why You Should Too! Because Everyone Ought to Be Rich Bo Sanchez 3 My Maid Invests in the Stock Market And Why You Should, Too! ISBN- 978-971-007-020-6 Copyright © 2010 by Eugenio R. Sanchez, Jr. Requests for information should be addressed to: Shepherd’s Voice Publications, Inc. #60 Chicago St., Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines 1109 P.O. Box 1331, Quezon City Central Post Office 1153 Quezon City Tel. No. (+632) 725-9999; Fax. No. (632) 727-5615 e-mail: sales@shepherdsvoice.com.ph All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, except for brief quotations, without the prior permission of the publisher. Cover Design and Layout by Rey de Guzman 4 My Maid Invests in the Stock Market Disclaimer: Investing involves substantial risk. Neither the author, the publisher nor any of their respective affiliates make any guarantee or other promise as to any results that may be obtained from using this book. No reader should make any investment decision without first consulting his or her own personal financial advisor and conducting his or her own research and due diligence, including carefully reviewing the prospectus and other public filings of the issuer. To the maximum extent...
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