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Spielberg

I had been very influenced by how far Stanley Kubrick A Space Odyssey" into the world of,...

Spielberg:
I had been very influenced by how far Stanley Kubrick
took "2001: A Space Odyssey" into the world of, really,
expressionist art, and I wanted to take
"Close Encounters"
even further

Full Transcript

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Spielberg: I had been very influenced
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by how far Stanley Kubrick took "2001: A Space Odyssey"
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into the world of, really, expressionist art,
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and I wanted to take "Close Encounters" even further.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
64
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:45
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.
I really wanted the audience to look at the screen and say, - Spielberg 00:08
I really wanted the audience to look at the screen and say,
The effects for "Close Encounters" - Spielberg 00:05
The effects for "Close Encounters"
Zsigmond: He shot the people with a motion control camera, - Spielberg 00:08
Zsigmond: He shot the people with a motion control camera,
And then that's recorded, actually, on a tape, - Spielberg 00:13
And then that's recorded, actually, on a tape,
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 )