With the white shark, Steven Spielberg became world famous as a master director. Since then he has repeatedly been proven why he is one of the best filmmakers in the world. Of course he also has before the film The concept of the blockbuster shapedFilms. And that is far longer than some people may believe. His first long feature film was Firight, who was released in 1964. His first film was made 5 years earlier – When Spielberg himself was 13 years old.
Steven Spielberg made his first film for a scout badge
Steven Spielberg’s first film was created in 1959 and was about 9 minutes long. According to an article by Collider, Spielberg was an outsider in his childhood. He found the scouts in Scottsdale, where he realized that he had to earn badges to rise in the ranks. In addition, he had received his father’s 8 millimeter camera, with which he documented family trips.
He was able to combine his two hobbies by making a film for the pawn finders. The goal was the charm of earnings for photography. To do this, he first had to convince the scout leader that a film could be considered for the award. After getting the okay He gathered family and friend: inside And filmed his first short film.
The work was a western one to whom he was the title The Last Gunfight gave. He not only received the coveted badge, but also caught fire. The passion for filmmaking was heated and the film was well received. Not only the scout leader was impressed, but also the rest of the group.
Steven Spielberg has his experience The Fabelmans in the autobiographical work processed. In the film, Sammy (Gabriel Labelle) experiences a similar development as a filmmaker as the director himself exemplified.
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After The Last Gunfight there was no stopping. Spielberg made two more short films two years later before realizing his first feature film with Firight. After Firelight, it took ten more years before he finally rose to the Olympus to Hollywood and since then banned numerous great works for the world on film.