{"id":25616,"date":"2013-06-24T16:11:20","date_gmt":"2013-06-24T20:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=25616"},"modified":"2013-06-27T12:05:01","modified_gmt":"2013-06-27T16:05:01","slug":"filmmaking-lessons-from-steven-spielberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/filmmaking-lessons-from-steven-spielberg\/","title":{"rendered":"Filmmaking Lessons from Steven Spielberg"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"tips-insights-from-legendary-director-steven-spielberg-inspiring-info-for-creative-professionals\">Tips &amp; insights from legendary director Steven Spielberg &#8211; inspiring info for creative professionals!<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25645\" title=\"Creative Inspiration Steven Spielberg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/creative-inspiration2.jpg\" alt=\"Creative Inspiration Steven Spielberg\" width=\"490\" height=\"50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/creative-inspiration2.jpg 490w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/creative-inspiration2.jpg?resize=300,31 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/creative-inspiration2.jpg?resize=277,28 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/creative-inspiration2.jpg?resize=359,37 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/creative-inspiration2.jpg?resize=150,15 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you want to learn how to be a better filmmaker then learn from the best. Here is a roundup of filmmaking lessons from one of Hollywood&#8217;s living legends, director Steven Spielberg.<\/p>\n<p>First watch this video essay by Steven Benedict <strong>on Spielberg&#8217;s techniques and themes, featuring a vast array of visual and audio references from his filmography.<\/strong> Benedict provides an insightful overview of the techniques Spielberg employs in crafting his stories.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-uCBYFHRHU0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">If you&#8217;re after something a little more immediately\u00a0digestible\u00a0then <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" title=\"Filmmaking Techniques from Spielberg\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lavideofilmmaker.com\/filmmaking\/steven-spielberg-film-techniques.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">LA video filmmaker has a similar breakdown of 14 of Spielberg&#8217;s compositional and blocking techniques<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"> with plenty of handy gif examples.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25617\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/spielberg-uncut-master-shot.gif\" alt=\"steven spielberg on filmmaking\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve not seen <strong>these vintage videos of Spielberg at a AFI (American Film Institute) Q+A session<\/strong> then they&#8217;re also a goldmine of insights into the art and craft of filmmaking. <a title=\"Spielberg AFI list\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/afi\/search?query=spielberg\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">This AFI youtube playlist <\/a>includes every single video featuring Spielberg in their collection.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nBH89Y0Xj7c\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PDLHow-bXug\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ucalufZoCYY\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_Fi5OxVI8mk\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"the-art-of-collaboration\"><span style=\"font-size: 1.17em; line-height: 19px;\">The Art of Collaboration<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wcc_7DDilpY?list=PLPV3nUyTvwwodsU51Hv5AFbA7Zr8pj0QN\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This four part AFI Masterclass, <a title=\"Collaborating with Spielberg\" href=\"http:\/\/filmmakeriq.com\/2013\/06\/steven-spielberg-and-john-williams-the-art-of-collaboration\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">via Filmmaker IQ<\/a>, between Spielberg and longtime collaborator (40 years long!)\u00a0and composer John Williams, is <strong>a guided tour on the art of collaboration featuring plenty of examples from their own work,<\/strong> as well as the work of others. Having worked together for over 40 years they both know the ins and outs of effective collaboration, so its a real treat to hear two masters discuss it for our benefit.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"the-future-of-cinema\">The Future of Cinema<\/h3>\n<p>If you&#8217;re following any connected to the film industry on twitter then\u00a0<a title=\"George Lucas and Spielberg on Filmmaking future\" href=\"http:\/\/www.empireonline.com\/interviews\/interview.asp?IID=1714\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">this recent discussion between Steven Spielberg and George Lucas<\/a> on the future of the film industry, held at the opening of the\u00a0Interactive Media Building at the University of Southern California, will have already been tweet quoted to death. But if you&#8217;re looking to make it in the brave new world of interactive media, multi-screen media and internet distributed media then there are plenty of great insights to be had.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u00a0I think the key divide between the interactive media and the narrative media is the difficulty in opening up an empathic pathway between the gamer and the character, as differentiated from the audience and the characters in a movie or a television show. That little thing, that little thing called the empathic pathway is currently the great abyss in allowing a player to become emotionally attached to a character. &#8211; Spielberg<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The link above takes you to <a title=\"George Lucas and Steve Spielberg on filmmaking\" href=\"http:\/\/www.empireonline.com\/interviews\/interview.asp?IID=1714\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Empire&#8217;s full run down of the discussion<\/a> or if you like your reporting a little more new school you can also check out <a title=\"George Lucas and Spielberg on future of cinema\" href=\"http:\/\/storify.com\/alex4d\/spielberg-and-lucas-on-future-of-film-industry\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Norman Hollyn and Victor Lucas&#8217; live blog from the event.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finally if you&#8217;re ever thinking of making someone a film for their birthday then you might want to check out the film below made for Spielberg by his friends in the style of <em>Citizen Kane<\/em>. Or you could just watch it for fun.<\/p>\n<p>Spielberg has always been a positive inspiration for me. \u00a0<strong>Who influences you most creatively?<\/strong> \u00a0Leave your thoughts in the comments below!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BC6suzi-y60\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this post, we share tips and insight from one of Hollywoods legendary directors, Steven Spielberg. 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