20 Screenwriting and Directing Tips from Steven Spielberg on how he created Jaws and West Side Story

Submit your Feature Screenplay here: Steven Spielberg is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. One of the most influential personalities in the history of cinema is Hollywood’s best known director and one of the wealthiest filmmakers in the world. He’s films include Jaws, Jurassic Park, Schindler’s List, Saving Private Ryan and the latest West Side Story. Dream for a living. The goal is to bring together people of different ideologies under one roof and make them walk out of the theater feeling the same emotions. Learn how to be a storyteller first. Life is one long string of character defining moments. Listen to your intuition when facing them. If you’re making a historical movie, it needs to be told as truthfully as possible. Think back to your previous film or an idea you had and look at it from another angle and ask yourself ‘what if this happened?’