july march american film director screenwriter producer cinematographer editor photographer film making wave films considered film historian important contributions world cinema twentieth century frequently cited greatest influential directors cinematic history films typically adaptations novels short stories cover wide range genres noted realism dark humor unique cinematography extensive set designs evocative use music grew new_york_city attended received average grades displayed keen interest literature photography film young age taught aspects film production directing graduating high school working photographer look magazine late 1940s early 1950s began making short films budget major hollywood film killing followed collaborations war picture historical epic reputation filmmaker hollywood grew approached film eyed eventually decided direct creative differences arising work douglas film studios dislike hollywood growing concern crime america prompted united_kingdom spent remainder life career home shared wife workplace writing research editing management production details allowed complete artistic control films rare advantage having financial support major hollywood studios british productions films noted attention detail use music demanding assumed control aspects filmmaking process direction writing editing took care researching films staging scenes working close coordination actors collaborators asked dozen scene movie resulted conflicts casts despite resulting notoriety actors films broke new ground cinematography scientific realism innovative special effects space odyssey precedent history cinema film earned personal oscar best visual effects steven_spielberg referred film generation big bang included polls greatest films 18th century period film obtained lenses developed nasa film scenes natural shining directors use stabilized fluid tracking shots films controversial initially received mixed reviews release particularly orange pulled circulation following mass media films nominated golden film completed shortly death early life born july lying hospital second avenue manhattan new_york_city children october known jack wife née october april known jewish sister born parents paternal grandparents polish austrian romanian origin doctor graduating year married mother child austrian immigrants great grandfather spelled arrived liverpool ship december age leaving wife grown children stanley grandfather start new life younger woman followed stanley birth lived apartment clinton avenue parents married jewish ceremony religious upbringing later view universe district standards family fairly wealthy father earning good income physician soon sister birth began schooling moved june discovered average attendance poor missed days term attended displayed interest literature young age began reading greek roman myths brothers lifelong affinity europe spent saturdays summer watching new_york_yankees later photograph boys watching game assignment look magazine emulate childhood excitement baseball father jack taught chess game remained lifelong interest appearing scenes films later member explained chess helped develop patience discipline making decisions age father bought camera triggering fascination photography friends neighbor shared passion photography young spend hours photographs watching chemicals images photographic paper numerous photographic projects streets interesting subjects capture spent time local cinemas studying films freelance photographer considerable influence development photographer later hire special photographer teenager interested jazz briefly attempted career drummer attended classmates later known singer joined school photographic club permitted photograph school events magazine mediocre student grade average shy low attendance record school watch double feature films graduated poor grades combined demand college soldiers returning second world war eliminated hope higher education later life spoke education contemporary american schooling maintaining schools ineffective critical thinking student interest father disappointed son failure achieve excellence school felt stanley fully capable jack encouraged stanley read library home time permitting stanley photography hobby photographic career high school chosen official school photographer year able gain admission day session classes colleges briefly attended evening classes eventually sold photographic series look magazine having taken photo head photographic department purchased spot printed june supplemented income playing chess quarters manhattan chess clubs apprentice photographer look later time staff photographer new photographer magazine time recalled thought lacked personality director hollywood remarking stanley quiet fellow didn thin kind poor like quickly known story telling photographs published april entitled short story movie balcony staged man woman man face caught genuinely surprise assignment pictures taken people waiting dental office said project demonstrated early interest capturing individuals feelings mundane environments sent portugal document travel piece covered florida boxing eventually began boxing matches magazine earliest published january captured boxing match events leading featuring april published photo essay named look displayed talent early creating atmosphere imagery including photograph taken chicago street night following year july magazine published photo essay working von featured portrait background assigned photograph numerous jazz musicians married high school sweetheart lived small apartment west 16th street 6th avenue north time began film screenings cinemas new_york_city inspired complex fluid director films influenced later visual style director described america best director time ability performing actors friends began notice obsessed art filmmaking friend observed film cinema went silent reading paper people started talking spent hours reading books film theory writing notes theoretical writings profound impact took great number notes books library photographic technical director look magazine film career short films shared love film school friend graduating high school intention directing film version homer singer worked offices production company march time learned cost proper short film money afford savings managed produce short documentaries fueled encouragement singer began learning filmmaking calling film suppliers laboratories equipment rental houses decided short film documentary boxer photographed written look magazine year earlier rented camera produced minute black white documentary day fight found money independently finance considered asking met photographic session look settled cbs news veteran according film remarkably accomplished film notable reverse tracking shot film scene brothers walk camera device later characteristic camera movements walter brother manager later reflected observations filming said stanley imaginative type person strong imaginative thoughts commanded respect quiet shy way wanted complied anybody worked stanley stanley wanted score added singer friend spent making sold company paid short film time described effort filmmaking having valuable believed forced work later declared best education film inspired early success quit job look visited professional filmmakers new_york_city asking detailed questions technical aspects film making stated given confidence period filmmaker number bad films seen remarking don know thing movies know better film began making flying film documents reverend travels miles visit churches film originally going called sky pilot pun slang term priest course film priest performs burial service confronts boy bullying girl makes emergency flight aid sick mother baby ambulance views plane flying later echoed footage spacecraft series close ups faces people attending funeral likely inspired flying followed color film shot june shots ships machinery union meeting scene film chose long sideways shooting shot establish life community shot early demonstration technique signature montage speaker audience echoes scenes strike october day fight flying constitute surviving documentary works historians believe early feature work raising showing short films friends family found finances begin making feature film fear desire originally running title trap written friend uncle los_angeles businessman invested condition credited executive producer film assembled actors small crew totaling people actors crewmen help transport equipment flew california week low budget shoot later renamed finally named fear desire fictional team soldiers survive plane crash caught enemy lines war course film soldiers attractive girl woods tree scene noted close ups face actress intended silent picture order ensure low production costs added sounds effects music ultimately brought production costs exceeding budget producer condition help production television series abraham_lincoln location kentucky fear desire garnered positive reviews release nonetheless commercial failure critics reviewer new_york_times believed photographer picture caught attitudes death hungry men scene effect lust juvenile soldier girl guarding columbia_university scholar highly impressed scenes girl bound tree remarking live beautiful terrifying weird sequence illustrated immense talent guaranteed future success later expressed embarrassment attempted years prints film circulation following fear desire began working ideas new boxing film commercial failure feature avoided asking investments commenced film noir script originally title kiss kill killer kiss minute film noir young heavyweight boxer involvement woman abused criminal boss like privately funded family friends forward began shooting footage times square frequently explored filming process experimenting cinematography considering use unconventional angles imagery initially chose record sound location encountered difficulties shadows microphone restricting camera movement decision drop sound favor imagery costly weeks shooting picture spent seven months working sound blackmail directly influenced film painting laughing character turn cited innovative shooting angles atmospheric shots killer kiss influence star film observed stanley fascinating character thinks movies minimum dialogue sex killer kiss met limited commercial success little money comparison production budget critics praised film acting story generally considered mediocre hollywood success playing chess met producer considered intelligent creative person come contact formed harris pictures corporation harris purchased rights white novel clean break wrote script suggestion hired film noir novelist write dialog film later killing planned robbery gone wrong film starred impressed asphalt jungle harris moved los_angeles new_york signed shoot picture length feature film shot professional cast crew union hollywood stated permitted director cinematographer movie veteran cinematographer hired shooting agreed fee production shot days budget clashed shooting occasion threatened fire following camera dispute despite years old time years junior recalled cold detached mechanical confident worked directors good killing failed secure proper release united_states film little money promoted minute second feature western movie contemporary critics lauded film reviewer time comparing today critics generally consider killing best films early career narrative clinical execution major influence later directors crime films including metro mayer highly impressed offered harris write direct produce film ultimately paths glory set world war based novel read waiting father office mgm familiar novel stated company finance war picture given backing anti war film red badge courage fired mgm major shake harris managed interest playing colonel film shot munich january follows french army unit ordered impossible mission follows war trial colonel men misconduct battle scene lined cameras boundary man land camera capturing specific field numbered gave hundreds extras number zone die operated camera battle douglas paths glory significant commercial success established coming young filmmaker critics praised film spare combat scenes raw black white cinematography new_york_times wrote close hard eye camera directly minds men hearts patient frightened soldiers accept orders die despite praise christmas release date criticized subject controversial europe film banned france depiction french military censored contacted asking direct film adaption western novel featuring highly impressed director remarking stanley unusually people intellect creative fact learns brings new project original point view reserved passion worked script months begun unknown disputes broke project end distanced eyed february received phone asking direct based true life story historical figure events douglas acquired rights novel screenwriter began script produced douglas starred rebellious slave cast foe roman general politician marcus douglas hired reported fee direction soon fired director directed feature films largest far cast large budget million time expensive film america youngest director hollywood history helm epic time filmed horizontal process achieve ultra high definition allowed capture large scenes including trained soldiers spain representing roman army disputes broke filming complained having creative control artistic aspects insisting extensively production douglas odds script douglas cut lines opening minutes despite set troubles critical commercial success earning million box office run film established major director receiving academy award nominations winning ultimately convinced problematic production achieve marked end working relationship douglas collaboration harris decision film movie england clauses placed contract producers gave complete control aspect film fact plan permitted producers write costs crew english instead signed million deal clause gave artistic freedom desired attempt black comedy adaptation novel story middle aged college professor year old girl starring transitional film marking turning point cinema later films according film critic deeply impressed like range actor gave opportunities wildly shooting filming cameras shot days budget million october march clashed found difficult demanding nearly fired point provocative story film generate controversy ultimately forced comply remove erotic element relationship mason evident novel film major critical commercial success release earning million box office opening run acclaimed film critics social historian documented film demonstrated director possessed keen insight social landscape sexual hang ups cold war america wrote acute mix comedy mason delivery sparkling lines remains definitive depiction tragic project learned stop worrying love bomb satirical black comedy preoccupied issue nuclear war cold war 1950s considered moving australia feared new_york_city likely target russians studied military political research books subject eventually reached conclusion knew situation absurd buying rights novel red alert collaborated author script originally written political thriller decided treatment subject believable thought points fodder comedy george reworked script satire titled delicate balance terror plot red alert situated film film alien intelligence idea abandoned decided film outrageous black comedy filming began hired noted journalist satirical author transform script final form black comedy loaded sexual film showed talents unique kind according film scholar southern certainly major contributions final script credited film opening titles perceived role writing later led public rift subsequently complained letter life magazine southern intense relatively brief november december involvement project given prominence media role author film source novel month stint script writer perception evidently little address found million production employed important visual effects crew world impossible technical political reasons forcing production england shot weeks ending april spent months editing agreed work ended playing different roles film release film stirred controversy mixed opinions new_york_times film critic worried discredit contempt defense establishment shattering sick joke come world february article called satire responded criticism stating skeptical view human nature optimism sort joke brutal joke today film considered comedy films holds near perfect rating rotten tomatoes based reviews august voted 39th greatest american film greatest comedy film time american_film_institute voted sixth best comedy film time guardian ground breaking cinema spent years developing film having highly impressed science fiction writer novel childhood end superior race alien beings assist mankind eliminating old meeting clarke new_york_city april suggestion work short story sentinel found moon aliens mankind year clarke began writing novel screenplay written clarke collaboration film theme intelligence developed parallel intersecting stories different times scales depicts transitions stages man star child man new existence step enigmatic alien intelligence seen artifacts series seemingly old black space enemy known runs spaceship character novelist described far far human humorous decent emerge far seeing enterprise spent great deal time researching film paying particular attention accuracy detail future look like granted permission nasa observe spacecraft ranger mission accuracy filming commenced december excavation moon footage shot early scenes completed summer year special effects team continued working end year complete film taking cost million conceived spectacle photographed super giving viewer dazzling mix imagination science ground breaking effects earned personal oscar academy award visual effects called film ultimate trip praising scenes viewer moves space witnessing vibrant mix lighting color patterns said concept film interview rolling_stone deepest psychological level film plot search god finally little scientific definition god film revolves conception realistic hardware documentary feelings necessary order undermine built resistance concept release immediate hit critics lack dialogue slow pacing seemingly storyline film appeared genre convention unlike science fiction movie clearly different earlier films stories particularly outraged scathing review called biggest amateur movie dumb thing wanted despite initial poor critical response space odyssey gradually gained popularity earned million worldwide end today widely considered greatest influential films staple time lists describes film admired discussed creations history cinema steven_spielberg referred big bang film making generation positioned pure artist ranked masters cinema completing searched project film quickly small budget settled orange end exploration violence experimental rehabilitation law enforcement authorities based character alex portrayed originally received copy novel working rejected grounds street language young teenagers difficult decision film youth timely movement witnessing great number films centered sexuality young people doubt influenced opinion orange shot winter budget million abandoned use filming deciding format words acceptable compromise spectacle intimacy favored symmetrical framing increased beauty compositions film heavily features pop period including giant white plastic set male intended slightly futuristic look role crucial casting alex professed probably film unavailable depiction teenage violence orange controversial films decade ongoing debate violence cinema received rated certificate release christmas critics saw violence depicted film satirical violent released month earlier personally pulled film release united_kingdom receiving death threats following series crimes based film completely unavailable legally death released censor film personally considered orange brilliant piece cinematic art seen believed present intellectual argument spectacle depiction violence acknowledged agree ignoring negative media hype film orange received academy_award nominations best director best editing named won best director year told press speaking personally think best american film maker year fact year best period period horror filming adaptation luck known novel adventures 18th century irish rogue social agreed invest million film condition approach major hollywood stars ensure success like previous films art department conducted enormous research went knowing little 18th century start production expert extensive photographs taken locations artwork particular paintings replicated works great masters period film film shot location ireland beginning autumn cost million cast crew decision shoot ireland stemmed fact retained buildings 18th century period england lacked production problematic start plagued heavy rain political strife involving northern_ireland time received death threats new year shooting scenes english soldiers fled ireland family ferry assumed identity filming resumed england notes film notorious paying attention detail demanding thirty scene perfect art considered authentic looking picture cinematography lighting techniques cinematographer highly innovative notably interior scenes shot specially adapted high speed camera lens originally developed nasa satellite photography lenses allowed scenes lit creating dimensional light images reminiscent 18th century paintings states method gives audience way seeing characters scenes seen people time fight scenes shot hand held camera produce sense documentary realism found great audience france box office failure grossing million american market close million needed generate profit pace length hours american critics audiences film nominated seven academy_awards won including best cinematography film films reputation grown years considered best particularly filmmakers critics numerous polls village_voice time rated greatest films august rating rotten_tomatoes based reviews roger_ebert referred beautiful films certainly frame film technically awesome emotionally distant doubt human goodness shining released adapted novel horror writer shining horror film linked turned directing despite claiming friend long desired world movie involving series episodes play nightmare fears audience film stars writer takes job winter large isolated hotel rocky_mountains spends winter wife played young son displays paranormal abilities stay confront jack descent madness apparent supernatural hotel gave actors freedom extend script occasion result responsible johnny line scene sitting anger wife determined produce perfection demanded scene bar scene shot times kitchen scene characters ran takes aerial shots shot oregon interiors hotel shot england april cardboard models sets film lighting massive undertaking took months electrical extensive use newly invented weight balanced camera support allowed smooth hand held camera movement scenes conventional camera track impractical according inventor picture use potential days release ordered final scene hotel manager visits hospital believing unnecessary witnessing audience excitement cinemas climax film shining opened strong box office earning million weekend earning million america end year original critical response mixed king film disliked new_york_times praised eerie way turned enormous building cramped undoubtedly screen haunted houses shining considered horror cult classic american_film_institute ranked 27th greatest thriller film time later work final years met author mutual friend novelist interested book dispatches vietnam war recently written narration apocalypse intrigued vietnam war novel short vision mind shoot began working separately script eventually found novel brutally honest decided shoot film closely follows novel film shot cost million mile radius house august september later scheduled shut production months following near fatal accident involving derelict area posed ruined city makes film visually different vietnam war films palm trees imported foot trailers road north_africa cost tree thousands plastic plants ordered hong_kong provide foliage film explained film look realistic natural light achieved effect making shots steady reviewers commentators thought contributed seriousness film according critic film contained trademark characteristics selection ironic music portrayals men attention extreme detail achieve realism later scene united_states marines patrol ruins abandoned totally destroyed city theme song heard film opened strongly june taking million days critically overshadowed success platoon released year earlier according review notes star half brilliant film masterpiece roger_ebert particularly impressed awarding mediocre concluded metal jacket like book short stories novel strangely film man work usually consistent vision material final film starring manhattan couple sexual odyssey portrays doctor witnesses bizarre masked ritual country mansion discovery later threatens life story based dream story english relocated turn century vienna new_york_city 1990s said novel difficult book describe good book isn explores sexual happy marriage tries importance sexual dreams reality work psychologically brilliant worked months film planned release date july commenced script worked hours day maintaining complete film principal photography began november ended february like orange faced censorship release sent unfinished preview copy stars producers months release sudden death march came days finished editing saw final version released public preview film cruise reportedly told warner executive best film today critical opinion film mixed viewed favorably films roger_ebert awarded stars comparing structure thriller writing like erotic chances missed opportunities avoided thought use lighting christmas film little like urban stephen hunter washington_post disliked film writing actually sad bad feels ancient touch hot youth unable connect thing contemporary sexuality projects 1980s early 1990s collaborated expansion short story super toys summer long act film futuristic fairy tale robot resembles child efforts real boy manner similar approached script possibility steven_spielberg directing producing reportedly held long telephone discussions film according point stated subject matter closer following death took drafts notes left writers composed new screenplay based earlier page story treatment written supervision according specifications association remained production unit directed movie produced longtime producer brother law sets costumes art direction based works conceptual artist work supervision able function absence said felt honor followed visual fidelity according author referred greatest master served production underway admitted felt like coached ghost film released june contains posthumous production credit beginning brief dedication end score contains allusions pieces heard films napoleon following originally planned film life french emperor napoleon fascinated life self destruction spent great deal time planning film development conducted years extensive research napoleon life reading books gaining access napoleon personal memoirs commentaries tried film napoleon found appealing including film generally considered masterpiece terrible movie states napoleon ideal subject embracing director passion control power obsession strategy military napoleon psychological intensity depth logistical genius war sex evil nature man ingredients deeply appealed drafted screenplay envisaged making epic infantry cavalry intended hiring armed forces entire country film considered napoleonic battles beautiful like vast lethal aesthetic brilliance doesn require military mind appreciate wanted replicated possible screen sent research teams scout locations europe commissioned screenwriter director young assistants taking thousands pictures later approached numerous stars play leading roles including accept british actors considered lead role napoleon cast film ready begin filming mgm cancelled project numerous reasons cited abandonment project including projected cost change ownership mgm poor reception soviet film napoleon received published book napoleon large volume compilation literature source documents scene photo ideas copies letters wrote received march steven_spielberg previously collaborated passionate admirer work announced developing napoleon miniseries based original screenplay projects 1950s harris developed sitcom starring film adaption book stole came assistant worked director long period time revealed march atlantic article interested nazis desperately wanted film subject intended making film life story nazi officer pen jazz write reviews german music scenes nazi era given copy book swing nazis finished production cover featured photograph screenplay completed film adaptation plan initiated unfinished papers based debut novel factor abandonment project work papers depressed enormously eventually decided steven_spielberg list covered material according biographer shown interest directing pornographic film based satirical novel written entitled director makes hollywood big budget porn film claims concluded patience temperament involved porn industry southern stated ultra conservative sexuality seriously gone ahead liked idea unable direct film given publisher instructions sell film rights books dissatisfaction film version rose film rights lord rings sold beatles approached direct film based books unwilling produce film based popular book director reported involvement beatles career influences privileged direct film knows like trying write war peace car amusement park finally right life equal feeling young man fascinated films soviet filmmakers read seminal theoretical work argues editing makes film unique art form needs employed manipulate medium recommended work years describes book greatest influence single written work evolution private aesthetics found ideas essential understanding basics directing gave crash course learn methods family critics felt jewish ancestry contributed aspects films death daughter wife stated religious deny daughter noted wanted film holocaust papers having spent years researching subject friends early photography film collaborators jewish marriages daughters recent jewish immigrants europe british screenwriter worked closely final years believes originality films partly jewish respect scholars declared absurd try understand fundamental aspect mentality walker notes influenced tracking fluid camera styles director films including noted films camera went wall floor named favorite film according film historian learned technique director 1930s assistant work camera later trademark believes influenced stories thwarted love predatory men notes deeply inspired earlier tried unable adapt basis film critic sees influence moving camera shots style notes identified influenced making killing multiple points view extreme angles deep focus cited favorite films creative reference directing shining directing techniques philosophy films typically involve expressions inner struggle examined different perspectives careful present views meaning films leave open interpretation explained interview things find extremely difficult picture finished writer film reviewer asks trying picture thought analogy like remember said asked believe waste land meant poem replied meant said said differently likened understanding films popular music background intellect individual beatles record instance appreciated alabama truck driver young cambridge intellectual way films emotions far similar believed emotional reaction evoked audiences far powerful film medium traditional verbal form reasons relied long periods films dialogue placing emphasis images sound time magazine interview stated essence dramatic form let idea come people stated directly simply potent allow people discover said realism probably best way argument ideas fantasy deal best themes lie primarily unconscious wrote screenplay shining notes said better adapt book write original screenplay choose work isn masterpiece improve deciding subject film number aspects looked films appeal sort viewer expectation film according producer wanted films things form substance believed audiences attracted like films spelled clearly features display graphic sex scenes sexuality films usually depicted outside relationships hostile situations states explores violent sexual experience domination rape films points films like orange alex walking parents flat fronts eye doll like false innocent acceptance sexual advances post adviser morris british critic notes films appear preoccupied questions universal inherited evil referred humor black coal questioning outlook humanity pictures obvious black comedies films contained visible elements satire irony films unpredictable examining contradictions exist notes tried audience expectations establishing radically different moods film remarking obsessed making work critique previous stated deliberate pattern stories chosen films factor work time try repeat result misunderstood critics unanimously positive reviews release film paths glory writing staging scenes film author considers methods writing developing scenes fit classical theory directing allowing collaboration actors filming recalled collaborative emphasis discussions willingness allow scene stating script followed didn work knew bored confident overall staging scene felt actors prepared develop visual aspects including camera lighting placement walker believes film directors competent lighting photographers precise effect want believes american heavily influenced ancestry possessed european perspective filmmaking particularly austro hungarian empire admiration writing review commented approach language nature appears view exclusive product environmental conditioning marginally influenced concepts shades personal expression johnson notes visual filmmaker loved words like writer approach sensitive story found unique shooting began tried script complete possible allowed space changes actual filming finding profitable avoid locking ideas staging camera dialogue prior rehearsals told think view entire problem putting story want tell light square begins selection property continues creation story sets costumes photography acting picture shot partially finished think cutting continuation directing movie think use music effects finally main titles telling story think jobs different people bad thing said think best plot apparent plot like slow start start gets audience skin involves appreciate grace notes soft tones don head plot points suspense tools directing notorious demanding multiple takes filming perfect art relentless approach extremely demanding actors remarked demand takes scene explains large number takes required stopped actors consciously thinking technique helping enter deeper place high ratio considered critics firmly believed actors best actual filming opposed rehearsals sense intense excitement generates explained actors essentially emotion producing instruments tuned ready reach fantastic pitch equal matter hard try movie takes days crew like getting people accustomed presence person set tends produce self consciousness actors certainly told biographer invariably actors don know lines don know actor thing time learned lines thinking trouble soon work emotions scene find camera marks strong emotional scene best able shoot complete takes allow actor continuity emotion rare actors reach peak twice occasionally scenes benefit extra takes sure early takes aren rehearsals adding adrenaline film running camera devote personal breaks having lengthy discussions actors valued attention star said favorite director adding greatest effectiveness relationship actors added approach film making wanted actor faces didn want cameras wide shot feet away wanted close ups wanted camera moving style similarly recalls long discussions help develop character orange noting set felt entirely free great director allowed actors times break rules particularly turning point career allowed work creatively actual shooting opposed stage interview recalled directing style god works hard moves pushes helps gets cross teaches value good director stanley brought aspects personality acting instincts dormant strong suspicion involved great added working stunning experience recovered working somebody cinematography credited ease photographed scenes early years photographer rarely added camera instructions script preferring handle scene created visual film making came easiest deciding props settings paid meticulous attention detail tried collect background material possible functioning like described detective worked closely films won oscar best cinematography remarked questions involved technical aspects film making including camera placement scene composition choice lens operating camera usually left cinematographer considered nearest thing genius worked problems genius notable innovations cinematography use special effects scan photography screen projection won oscar special effects reviewers described illustrated video clips use point perspective leads viewer eye central point technique relies creating complex visual symmetry parallel lines scene converge single point leading away viewer combined camera motion produce effect writer describes hypnotic thrilling shining half dozen features use revolutionary films marathon man rocky potential gave audience smooth stabilized motion tracking camera described like magic carpet allowing fast flowing camera movements maze shining impossible accomplish directors use video assist filming time began considered cutting edge technology requiring build system having place filming able view video immediately filmed films custom lenses allowed start scene close slowly capture scenery film long takes changing outdoor lighting conditions making adjustments cameras rolled notes technical knowledge lenses manufacturer engineers found unprecedented contemporary filmmakers specially adapted high speed camera lens originally developed nasa shoot numerous scenes lit actor recalls wanted scenes shot pure unique contribution art filmmaking going painting posed like portraits notes world wanted know magic lens legend world editing music spent extensive hours editing working seven days week hours day got closer written dialogue element balance set arrangements music especially editing inspired treatise film editing realized create performance editing room direct film remarked love editing think like phase filmmaking editing unique aspect filmmaking resemble art form point important break film stated instead finding intellectual spine film script starting work felt way final version film shooting scene angles demanding scores takes line months arranged rearranged tens thousands film fit vision began emerge editing attention music aspect referred extreme attention minute details wife attributed addiction music films usually chose music existing sources especially classical compositions preferred selecting recorded music having composed film believing hired composer public domain classical composers felt building scenes great music created memorable scenes best films instance scene written screenplay merely barry lord spent working days editing phase period listened describes available recording seventeenth century music acquiring thousands records find score scene likewise observed attention music films stating listened constantly music discovered felt right excited credited introducing hungarian composer broad western audience including music according music forefront mind conceived film earlier screening played music writer clarke listened consisting 13th century sacred secular songs music employed new style sustained chords shift slowly time style originated inclusion film relatively unknown composer partly introduced alongside background notable composers addition enjoyed collaboration composer album switched interpreted classical music use synthesizer caught filmmaker attention composed recorded music soundtrack orange additional music film released later collaborated opening film camera follows yellow beetle mountains employs eerie rendering dies day wrath personal life married high school sweetheart keen nineteen years age attended lived apartment block shakespeare avenue couple lived divorced years later met second wife austrian born dancer theatrical designer lived new_york beginning got married january moved hollywood july played brief ballet dancer film killer kiss following year art director film killing divorced lived dancer actress marriage broke production munich early met german actress played small memorable role film married couple remained years death daughters april july born august settled home beverly_hills daughter aged lived new_york time studied art new_york later independent artist couple moved united_kingdom hired star film sellers unable leave britain permanent home convenient hollywood system publicity machine alarmed increase violence new_york bought south studio complex england worked exclusively home years exceptions researched invented special effects techniques designed ultra low light lenses specially modified cameras pre produced edited post produced advertised distributed carefully managed aspects films moved mainly 18th century home owned wealthy owner north london minute drive previous home new home workplace wife perfect family factory called converted stables extra production rooms ones home editing storage rarely took vacation left england years died biographer notes confined way living desire privacy led stories similar screenwriter knew considers myth fact complete failure believe simply seldom leaves house stanley saw lot people men knew didn change went phone states reasons acquired reputation insisted remaining near home reason places planet high quality films necessary technical expertise equipment los_angeles new_york london disliked living los_angeles thought london superior film production center new_york person described dark sort type starred recalled great passionate work striking enormous intelligence great sense humor shy person self protective filled thing drove hours day particularly fond machines technical equipment point wife stated stanley happy tape pair pants obtained pilot license august claimed later developed fear flying stemming incident early 1950s colleague killed plane crash sent remains camera according duncan life strong doctors medicine especially know occasion flown london treat death march days screening final cut family stars died sleep age suffering massive heart attack funeral held days later home estate close friends family attendance totaling approximately people media kept mile away outside entrance gate attended funeral describes family farewell like english picnic singers providing song music favorite classical compositions jewish prayer mourning recited mentioned jewish background gave steven_spielberg buried favorite tree estate book dedicated wife included favorite quotations oscar tragedy old age old young legacy film making wave films considered film historian important contributions world cinema twentieth century frequently cited greatest influential directors history cinema leading directors including steven_spielberg brothers cited source inspiration case collaboration dvd steven_spielberg comments way tells story way accustomed receiving stories shoot picture better history writing introduction recent edition film director notes films misunderstood appreciated released came recognition works unlike films notably greatest personal influences time favorite directors famously said younger generation appears giant continues cited major influence directors including filmmakers imitate inventive unique use camera movement framing use music notably interview entertainment_weekly stated hard doesn owe kind debt music movies inevitably going end probably like falling came bafta renamed lifetime achievement award stanley award joining likes annual awards named won award subsequent recipients included number people worked films created documentary life pictures produced directed brother law executive produced films film chapters cover films childhood explored introductory section exhibition paintings photos inspired films held dublin ireland entitled stanley light october exhibition devoted opened concluded june exhibits include wide collection documents photographs set material assembled boxes personal archives stored home workplace number celebrities attended spoke museum pre opening gala including steven_spielberg widow appeared pre gala press review october brazil international film festival paid tribute staging exhibit work retrospective films exhibit scheduled open toronto international film festival late widely referenced popular culture series simpsons said contain references films pop culture phenomenon director guild great_britain gave lifetime achievement award included cut sequence pop singer lady_gaga concert shows included use dialogue costumes music orange films related life including film dark moon parody conspiracy theory involved faked footage nasa moon landings filming starring con artist assumed identity 1990s films authorized family film life death peter sellers portrayed documents filming filmography awards
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