{"id":12334,"date":"2011-07-07T01:13:39","date_gmt":"2011-07-07T00:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=12334"},"modified":"2011-07-07T07:20:28","modified_gmt":"2011-07-07T06:20:28","slug":"steven-spielberg-panel-at-the-dga-james-cameron-jj-abrams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2011\/07\/07\/steven-spielberg-panel-at-the-dga-james-cameron-jj-abrams\/","title":{"rendered":"Steven Spielberg Panel at the DGA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/oC5VIN\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12335\" title=\"Steven Spielberg event at the DGA\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Steven-Spielberg-event-at-the-DGA.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dga.org\/\">DGA<\/a> recently paid tribute to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Steven_Spielberg\">Steven Spielberg<\/a><\/strong> with a panel event that included <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michael_Apted\">Michael Apted<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_Cameron\">James Cameron<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/JJ_Abrams\">J.J. Abrams<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Held on June 11th at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles, it was\u00a0part of their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dga.org\/Craft\/75th-Anniversary.aspx\">75th Anniversary &#8216;Game-Changer&#8217; series<\/a> of events.<\/p>\n<p>After an introduction from current DGA president <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taylor_Hackford\">Taylor Hackford<\/a>,\u00a0Michael Apted hosts a discussion which sees Abrams and Cameron ask Spielberg questions about his films and career.<\/p>\n<p>It isn&#8217;t availabe as an embed but if you <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/onubQD\">click on the image below<\/a>, it will take you to <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/onubQD\">the DGA page<\/a> where &#8211; if you scroll down a bit &#8211; \u00a0the full video can be found, along with highlights and photos:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/oC5VIN\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12336\" title=\"Click here to watch the full Spielberg panel discussion\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Click-here-to-watch-the-full-Spielberg-panel-discussion.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"351\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lasting over 90 minutes, it is a fascinating talk and covers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The famous boat scene in <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jaws_(film)\">Jaws<\/a> (1975)<\/li>\n<li>Abrams coming across the script for Jaws at Spielberg&#8217;s house<\/li>\n<li>Using motion capture on his upcoming film version of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Adventures_of_Tintin:_Secret_of_the_Unicorn\">Tin-Tin<\/a> (2011)<\/li>\n<li>Cameron&#8217;s love of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Close_Encounters_of_the_Third_Kind\">Close Encounters of the Third Kind<\/a> (1977) and how it influenced him<\/li>\n<li>The early visual effects Spielberg employed on Close Encounters and why he\u00a0re-shot\u00a0the ending<\/li>\n<li>The classic fight scene in <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Raiders_of_the_Lost_Ark\">Raiders of the Lost Ark<\/a> (1981) and the fact that Spielberg didn&#8217;t get ill whilst filming in Tunisia because he had <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sainsbury's\">Sainsbury&#8217;s<\/a> canned food shipped in from the UK.<\/li>\n<li>Tips on directing children and how a fantastic preview screening of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial\">E.T.<\/a> (1982)\u00a0upset actor Henry Thomas<\/li>\n<li>How he had to adapt his directorial style for <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Schindler%27s_List\">Schindler&#8217;s List<\/a> (1993)<\/li>\n<li>The visual effects breakthroughs on <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jurassic_Park_(film)\">Jurassic Park<\/a> (1993)<\/li>\n<li>Being inspired by the films of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/David_Lean\">David Lean<\/a> and Stanley Kubrick&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_(film)\">2001: A Space Odyssey<\/a> (1968)<\/li>\n<li>How he edited on an <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Avid\">Avid<\/a> for the first time on the upcoming <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/War_Horse_(film)\">War Horse<\/a> (2011)<\/li>\n<li>How he was being glib when he once advised young directors to wear &#8216;comfortable shoes&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>The importance of collaboration and listening to co-workers<\/li>\n<li>How he loves shooting in England because the crew there call the director &#8216;Guv&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>JJ Abrams and James Cameron also have nice closing statements about how they have been inspired by him<\/li>\n<li>Spielberg also closes by talking about his biggest regret, the film he&#8217;s proudest of and the one that most closely resembled his original vision.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[Via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/watch-2hour-discussion-steven-spielberg-jj-abrams-james-cameron\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+slashfilm+%28%2FFilm%29\">\/Film<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>&gt; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dga.org\/\">DGA<\/a><br \/>\n&gt; Steven Spielberg at <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Steven_Spielberg\">Wikipedia<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.to\/qUcQnK\">IMDb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video of a recent DGA panel event honouring Steven Spielberg, with James Cameron, J.J. 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