英语名人堂：史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格
史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格的第一部电影是在亚利桑那州斯考茨德尔的一家旅馆中拍摄的。13岁时，斯皮尔伯格拍摄了一部战争电影《无处容身》在“峡谷影展”中获奖。1971年，斯皮尔伯格导演了他的第一部电视片《决斗》。1975年拍摄了电影《大白鲨》，1982年的电影《E.T.》 使史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格首次获得当年的奥斯卡最佳导演奖提名。1993年史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格执导的《侏罗纪公园》上映。同年凭借电影《辛德勒的名单》获得奥斯卡最佳影片、 最佳导演等多项大奖;1999年再次凭借电影 《拯救大兵瑞恩》获得第71届奥斯卡最佳导演等多项大奖，2009年获得第66届美国电影电视金球奖终身成就奖[1] 。2013年《时代》杂志将他列入世纪百大最重要的人物的一员[2] 。
Steven Spielberg is a prolific and super-successful American film director and producer. He has won three Best Movie Oscars, among hundreds of other awards. His movies have made nearly $8 billion, the highest for any filmmaker in history. ‘Time’ magazine listed him as one of the 100 greatest people of the 20th Century. ‘Life’ named him the most influential person of his generation.
Spielberg was born in Ohio in 1946. He was interested in movies when he was very young. At 12, he made a 9-minute film to earn his Boy Scout photography badge. Aged 13, he won a prize for a 40-minute war movie. When he was 16, Spielberg filmed a 2-hour science fiction epic. He set his sights on Hollywood.
Spielberg failed to get into film school because of his high school grades. He was undeterred and went directly to Universal Studios, where he got a position as an intern. In 1968, he made a short film that caught the attention of Universal’s vice president. Spielberg became Hollywood’s youngest ever director. He spent seven years making TV movies.
Spielberg’s first major movie was the shark horror film ‘Jaws’. It was a sensational hit and made Spielberg a household name. He has since made many blockbusters that have become a part of world culture, including Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones and E.T. Spielberg has also dealt with serious issues such as slavery, the Holocaust and terrorism. He has also ventured into video game production.
