Famous Director: Spielberg

Born December 8th, 1946 in Cincinnati, he is undoubtedly one of the most influential film personalities in the history of film. Steven Spielberg is perhaps Hollywood's best known director and one of the wealthiest filmmakers in the world. Spielberg has directed Indiana Jones (probably his most well known film) along with many more top films, including:
-Jurassic Park
-Saving Private Ryan
-Catch Me If You Can
And the two infamous ET and Jaws.
Spielberg was the Director for Jaws, and introduced the idea of tense music with effect. The music used was simple, building tension as the notes used gradually got quicker in the build up to the climax.

He first gained attention from directing adventure films, but in recent years he has been seen to tackle emotionally powerful issues, such as the horrors of the Holocaust in Schindler's List, slavery in Amistad, hardships of war in Saving Private Ryan, and terrorism in Munich.