In this assignment i will be explaining in detail the successes that has lead up to the current day from steven spielberg. I will also be explaining why he is an auteur along with many other points that relate to him and his career. The known idea of an auteur is that a directors films reflects the directors personal creative vision. Steven Spielberg is known for being an auteur as many of his films have magic and expertise that is created in his films. Steven spielberg is commonly know for the following films:
- Jaws (Directed)
- Twister (produced)
- Goonies (Wrote Story)
Steven Spielberg is commonly known for Directing the world wide known film “Jaws”. This film was released in 1975 but is still a high adrenalin film to watch in the present day. Judging by the dialogue and characters reactions in the film it is obvious to see how film has changed over the past 37 years in terms of the Story line of films and mostly how they are acted out. For example the film “Jaws” has many voice overs in its film trailers that are a traditional old school movie voice overs. In the present day films are much more dependent on high levels of graphical activity in addition to sound where as the film “Jaws” relies highly on sound rather than intense visual content. For example when a shark is about to attack in “Jaws” there is a classic intense heartbeat like music to let the audience know something bad is going to happen. This is also done to add to the drama of the film. Steven spielberg did a very good job at directing this film as it is still very popular with modern sequences and he is well know for directing this film even to the present day due to its classical integrity. Jaws is a film that nearly everybody has seen and is an all time classic from Spielbergs list of directed films. This Film shows many signs of how Steven Spielberg is an auteur due to the fact that it is very classic and blended well with its time. Also by watching some of his films it is clear to see how many of his films have a particular feel to them to let the audience know that the magic of the film came from the legendary and well know Steven Spielberg.
Steven Spielberg is commonly known for being one of the Executive producers of the following film “Twister”. Releasing in 1996 this was one of Spielbergs big hits in terms of production. Due to its high intensity graphics this film was and still is a much loved classic around the world. It is obvious when comparing the two films Twister And Jaws that Twister had far better graphical activity however both films where brilliantly made for there time. When looking in depth at the film Twister it is clear to see that there is high graphical content. There are also many shots included in the film that give the audience the tension that is required to emphasize the graphical and sound content. The film was arguably the best film of its current time due to its gripping story-line, classical shots and its much trusted producers. One of which being Steven Spielberg.
Steven Spielberg is also known for Writing the Goonies. Released in 1985. This was an extremely popular family comedy. Even with children and young adults in the present day the goonies is still a much watch classic. Due to its Fantastically adventurous story line and its hilarious traditional 80’s kids actors it makes this film a blast from the past for some. Due to its laid back
family and adventure genre it is very easy to sit down, watch and enjoy. Steven Spielberg really expressed talent when writing this script. The story line simply flows and relates to the imagination of children and young adults watching this. This is a film that was well written from the start in the pre production stage, well Pursued in the production stage, and well edited in the post production stage. All of this made an all time classic family film that is great for all ages and is still simply enjoyable in the day and age.
In Conclusion i think that Steven Spielberg has expressed great talent and expressed some of his own vision in all aspects of the films he has participated in. For example he has Directed jaws which turned out to be an all time classic due to its simplicity in thriller and great use of sound rather that extreme visual content due to its time period. He Produced twister which again turned out to be a popular and still talked about and referred to all time classic. Finally he Wrote the goonies which again turned out to be a classic and extremely popular film with many ages even in the present day. These three examples of steven spielberg acting different roles in films have all turned out to be long lived classics. However there are many more that Spielberg has directed,produced and written that have bought great success to him. These include:
- E.T
- raiders of the lost ark
- Jarrasic park
These are just a few more of his films that have been a huge inspirational success and contain a common streak in all of his films. These are the reasons i believe Steven Spielberg is one of the most popular Auteurs Alive.
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