He created the magic of ET and countless award-winning films including the thriller Jaws. He was born in 1946, in Ohio USA. He started off with being assistant editor in small budget films, the first he assisted was of a different genre to those created by himself later on, a western called' Wagon Train'. Afterwards he delved a little deeper into directing when he started with 'Escape to nowhere', 'The last Gun' and 'Fireflight' which seemed to have features simular to ET but on a smaller scale.
His first acclaimed film was 'The Sugarland Express' featuring actress Goldie Hawn. This was the first of his many films which established him as a serious working director. Then followed the thriller which scared everyone from having a day at the seaside, 'Jaws'.
Steven Spielberg doesnt specialise in thrillers, but has ticked off on his list of multi-genred films. He has made many different films and with Jaws it follows a different pattern on events from a UFO film. As you have to create suspense, and that takes a certain skill.
M Night Shyamalan
Born in 1970 in a Wealthy Surburban area of Penn Valley, he is the son of two doctors. When given a camera at age 8 his creative geniuses came alive.
There is a pattern in his thriller films, as they all include a link to the main characters past, and creates characters that have extrodinary abilites or events happening to them.He uses patterning throughout his films, as to create the same successful thrilling movies he needs to keep the same feeling all the way through.
The camera shots are usually lengthy, uncut, immovable shot of two people talking. Usually the two characters are standing a distance from the camera.
Colours are important too as the use of bright colors, especially red, to signify a clue or crucial item in the movie.
He has made serious money with his films also like Steven Spielberg. His success shows that people enjoy thriller films, as he has made over $7 billion dollars with just his films; 'The Sixth Sense', 'The Village' and 'Unbreakable'.
Thrillers have developed over the years, with introduction of new technology such as CGI( computer generated technology) which includes computer graphics. It was first used in movies in 1973's 'Westworld'. This helps anyy strange scenes suddenly become more believable to look at and view as the audience. This helps the form of Thriller take even more creative risks, as they can make nearly anything possible. With its easy accessibility to all, this has made even the lowest of profession directors make professional film grade films.
Also with equipment like Apple Macs being more and more commonly spread, it is easy for students like myself to be able to attempt and create amateur films.
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