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And then that's recorded,actually, on a tape, and then when Doug Trumbull,the special...

And then that's recorded,
actually, on a tape, and then when Doug Trumbull,
the special effects
supervisor, goes back to
the post production
facilities, he can actually duplicate
exactly that camera move

Full Transcript

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And then that's recorded, actually, on a tape,
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and then when Doug Trumbull, the special effects supervisor,
00:00:07.042 --> 00:00:10.000
goes back to the post production facilities,
00:00:10.000 --> 00:00:13.292
he can actually duplicate exactly that camera move.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:20
Uploaded
Jul 06, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Pentimento Productions,HBO Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

A documentary on Steven Spielberg, filmmaker. Includes interviews with relatives, film critics, peers and people who have worked with him.
Balaban: So, when you married the two images, they were perfect, - Spielberg 00:09
Balaban: So, when you married the two images, they were perf...
Always before, you had to kind of sit there quietly, - Spielberg 00:05
Always before, you had to kind of sit there quietly,
They could not be doing those effect movies - Spielberg 00:08
They could not be doing those effect movies
Phillips: The stakes were so high for Steven on "Close Encounters." - Spielberg 00:11
Phillips: The stakes were so high for Steven on "Close ...
He had bankers and Hollywood breathing down his neck - Spielberg 00:07
He had bankers and Hollywood breathing down his neck
So, Steven had a giant responsibility on his shoulders, - Spielberg 00:11
So, Steven had a giant responsibility on his shoulders,
Win or lose, he made the movie that he had dreamed of making. - Spielberg 00:04
Win or lose, he made the movie that he had dreamed of making...
Spielberg: When I was a kid, my dad took me to watch - Spielberg 00:08
Spielberg: When I was a kid, my dad took me to watch
And because it was such a beautiful experience for me, - Spielberg 00:17
And because it was such a beautiful experience for me,
Between an extraterrestrial civilization and our own - Spielberg 00:31
Between an extraterrestrial civilization and our own
I had first thought mathematics would be - Spielberg 00:13
I had first thought mathematics would be
( music playing ) - Spielberg 00:11
( music playing )
There's a spiritual part of myself that happens - Spielberg 00:16
There's a spiritual part of myself that happens
Balaban: "Close Encounters" was much more a personal statement - Spielberg 00:07
Balaban: "Close Encounters" was much more a person...
Its genesis was from a film - Spielberg 00:06
Its genesis was from a film
( music playing ) - Spielberg 00:08
( music playing )
And there were actually UFOs in "Firelight" that I created. - Spielberg 00:06
And there were actually UFOs in "Firelight" that I...
I saw a lot of movies, and I had a whole card catalogue in my brain - Spielberg 00:06
I saw a lot of movies, and I had a whole card catalogue in m...
And just by watching movies with special effects in them, - Spielberg 00:07
And just by watching movies with special effects in them,
Balaban: In a way, he had lived with "Close Encounters" - Spielberg 00:06
Balaban: In a way, he had lived with "Close Encounters&...