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Steven Spielberg: For me, directing is camera work and so I'm very on the front line of that. I've got to set up the shot. I've got to block the actors. Choreograph the movement of the scene. Bring the camera into the choreography. Figure when the came is going to stop, how it moves, how far it moves, what the composition is. So, I've always got my eye on the lens and that's what I do. I even pick the lens I want
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For me directing is camerawork
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and so I'm very on the front line of that
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I've gotta set up the shot I've gotta block the actors
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choreograph the movement of the scene
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bring the camera into the choreography
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figure out when the camera stops how it moves
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how far it moves what the composition is
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so I've always got my eye on the lens and that's what I do
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I even pick the lens I want
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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.
