Steven Spielberg’s Living Hell: Two Films, One Year

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  • Опубликовано: 28 май 2024
  • Two iconic films. One year. One man. This is the epic tale of Steven Spielberg's experience making Jurassic Park and Schindler's List in the same year -- and the incredible obstacles he overcame. Told over a span of 14 years, the events include dinosaurs, war criminals, groundbreaking CGI, and maybe the most historic Oscars ever. It's a wild one.
    Steven Spielberg is an iconic film director, responsible for creating the likes of E.T., Jaws, Indiana Jones, Saving Private Ryan, and of course -- Jurassic Park and Schindler's List. A box office giant, Spielberg has generated billions in theater revenue. But in 1994, he was yet to receive a single Oscar. Is this the year that changes?
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    0:00 - Two Masterpieces, One Year
    0:37 - Jurassic Park Wraps
    0:48 - Genetically Engineered Dinosaurs?
    1:26 - This is Easy
    1:52 - Oh Wait, The Dinosaurs
    2:37 - I Need A New Briefcase
    3:20 - Who is Oskar Schindler?
    3:49 - Spielberg is Jewish
    4:43 - I'm Not Ready for This
    5:36 - OK, I Think I'm Ready
    6:09 - Stop-Motion Master
    6:55 - There's a Better Way
    7:53 - "I Hate Computers"
    8:51 - 10 Years of Waiting
    9:46 - History's Darkest Moment
    10:29 - "A Living Hell For Me"
    11:20 - A Silver Lining
    12:17 - It's Finally Over
    12:53 - Let's Show The World
    14:09 - Academy Awards 1994
    14:35 - Thank You, Steven Spielberg
    15:41 - To The 6 Million
    16:38 - Years of Therapy
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  • @jocastadidntknew5980
    @jocastadidntknew5980 Год назад +3103

    Also crazy to think John Williams wrote two of his best soundtracks for Steven’s two masterpieces in one year. Legends.

    • @JonathanLit
      @JonathanLit Год назад +51

      Both those scores are AMAZING. The Jurassic Park soundtrack was one of the first CDs I ever owned as a kid and it shaped my entire musical life.

    • @Kevin-fj3ff
      @Kevin-fj3ff Год назад +5

      uhh star wars???

    • @ianjohnson3770
      @ianjohnson3770 Год назад +67

      @@Kevin-fj3ff two of his best, not his two best, need to work on your reading comprehension

    • @MysticalJake
      @MysticalJake Год назад +21

      ​@@Kevin-fj3ff Directed by George Lucas, not Spielberg

    • @thequestion8697
      @thequestion8697 10 месяцев назад +5

      ​@@Kevin-fj3ffliteral child

  • @imdrewdoes
    @imdrewdoes Год назад +5460

    I can't imagine what Spielberg's days were like going from filming intense scenes in Schindlers List to critiquing dinosaur VFX. What an insane achievement of a year for Spielberg and a fantastic video!

    • @DodfordYT
      @DodfordYT  Год назад +204

      Genuinely one of the most impressive feats in filmmaking history. The GOAT, imo

    • @luisrizo8813
      @luisrizo8813 Год назад +8

      @@DodfordYT Zemeckis in 2000, please.

    • @chandllerburse737
      @chandllerburse737 Год назад +45

      I feel like the mental stretching of going from one movie thats about his own heritage as a Jewish man where they suffered and were persecuted by the Nazis and brutally killer for no real reason to Dinosaurs roam again how cool would be insane.

    • @howardb.6205
      @howardb.6205 Год назад

      I don't know what you do for a living but I have people that I know that I have worked with for years and I could not do "our" job without them (I count on these people to think like I would)

    • @Puxi
      @Puxi Год назад

      @@DodfordYT Please remove the Ausschwitz part of your thumbnail. My Grandparents where jewish and it gives me some bad vibes if I see this random lazy edited clickbaity video on youtube.

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 6 месяцев назад +380

    Dude, the end of the video where Steven Spielberg got his first Oscar win from Schindler’s List is monumentally insane. Even his speech literally made me weep in sheer joy, knowing how much hell he underwent while going back and forth between dinosaurs and the Holocaust. It's genuinely insane and crazy. And like the audience the therapy joke made me laugh because it's honestly completely reasonable after those months he endured doing the two completely different movies at once. It’s a true success story that’ll always choke me up for the rest of my life.
    This doesn't even factor in that he was working on Animaniacs as well around the same time! One thing also worth mentioning is that while filming Schindler's List, Spielberg used to call Robin Williams on the phone and ask him to make him laugh cause the whole process was hard to handle. He watched episodes of Seinfeld every night as well to lighten the mood. When he showed John Williams a cut...John was so moved, he had to take a walk, and said Spielberg deserved a better composer. What touched me the most was the final scene where the real people he saved and the actors portraying them visited Oskar's grave....such a powerful ending

    • @ericamadams2258
      @ericamadams2258 4 месяца назад +2

      That’s a mouthful

    • @MASTEROFEVIL
      @MASTEROFEVIL Месяц назад +5

      The actual conversation
      John Williams "You know there are other composers better than me"
      Steven Spielberg "I know but they're all dead"

  • @SilverCuz
    @SilverCuz Год назад +1083

    I'm new to your channel, but... I wanted to tell you: I've been a professional editor (tv, film, doc) for over 20 years now, and I can confidently say that you - are - spectacular. The reverb cuts, J-cuts, underlying scores, and most importantly, the way you weave story, is truly a delight to watch. Keep up the amazing work, you've got something very few people have.

    • @mythwest
      @mythwest Год назад +27

      Right?!? I'm literally taking notes down on how he uses cuts, sfx, music etc

    • @K.A.Joseph
      @K.A.Joseph 11 месяцев назад +3

      This comment is full of truth🖤✨.
      Any advice for someone who wants to become an editor?

    • @SilverCuz
      @SilverCuz 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@K.A.Joseph Bug the crap out of post production houses to give you a job as an assistant editor, and then work your way up the ladder. :)

    • @DMT4Dinner
      @DMT4Dinner 10 месяцев назад

      Yea

    • @Unknown75701
      @Unknown75701 10 месяцев назад

      @@K.A.Josephyhl😅bb😅

  • @batmanvsjoker7725
    @batmanvsjoker7725 Год назад +950

    He will forever remain a G for this. Filming both an entertainment film and a film detailing the most painful parts of history isn't something easy.

    • @andrewburgemeister6684
      @andrewburgemeister6684 Год назад

      I was talking to my Dad about this and even he was amazed as well, Spielberg did want someone else to do the film but all the other directors he offered it to said only he could deliver the film justice in memory of the 6 million Jews murdered by the Nazis and their surviving relatives including the many thousands of descendants of the Schindler Juden.

    • @johnrockyryan
      @johnrockyryan Год назад +20

      Dude what he did was absolutely astonishing making one of the best blockbuster movies of all time and the best movie ever made about one of the worst atrocities in human history in the same year, the man is in anyone's top 3 director of all time for this alone especially with schindlers list that movie took everything out of everyone that was on that set and with the preasure to get it right because it was such a heavy subject matter, amazing what he did he deserved that oscar and it is imo his best movie and he himself would agree with that

    • @jackmrsich3178
      @jackmrsich3178 Год назад +33

      I wouldn’t call the Holocaust “entertainment” but I have to agree, the dinosaurs going extinct only to be brought back as zoo animals is the most disgusting thing humanity has only done. And to think it was only 30 years ago…

    • @batmanvsjoker7725
      @batmanvsjoker7725 Год назад +14

      @@jackmrsich3178 Bruh, when I said "entertainment film" I was literally referring to Jurassic Park! The film about "history's atrocity" is Schindler's List! 🤦🤦🤦

    • @jackmrsich3178
      @jackmrsich3178 Год назад +29

      @@batmanvsjoker7725 Wait, Jurassic Park was never real?!!!!!

  • @MaxFosh
    @MaxFosh Год назад +1983

    Danny, you are just too good mate

    • @broatski
      @broatski Год назад +20

      GIVE THIS MAN A SHOUTOUT HE DESERVES IT. An up and coming LEGEND of a content creator

    • @swordigo
      @swordigo Год назад +14

      oh my, its max fosh

    • @rudrashishdeb1240
      @rudrashishdeb1240 Год назад +4

      silly silly

    • @ramazanAb
      @ramazanAb Год назад

      Oh hi Max

    • @CoNtAiNeR93
      @CoNtAiNeR93 Год назад

      MAXIPAAAAD

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un Год назад +369

    “Whether in success or in failure, I’m proud of every single movie I’ve directed. ” - Steven Spielberg. One thing that admires me about Spielberg is that he's always pushing forward. 1941 didn't work? Fine. Be proud that you worked with John Belushi and move on. There are lessons in success and failure. He listened and kept creating knowing the obstacles as shown with this hectic year of 1993. This is a great showcase of how diverse Spielberg is as a storyteller. Schindler's List is a brutal experience which had me question "Did Spielberg really direct this?" Then he can go and do wholesome family and adventure films that bring out your imagination in a fun way.
    A similar thing happened in 2005. He did War of the Worlds and Munich in the same year. Both movies were shot at an incredibly fast pace. It actually took him about seven months between start of filming and release for War of the Worlds (which began filming in November 2004 and wrapped in March 2005 using five different soundstages), and Munich began filming the same day War of the Worlds released which was June 29 that year (mostly filmed in Budapest rather than Munich). Munich was released less than six months later on December 23rd. He also released The Lost World, Amistad and Saving Private Ryan all within a span of 14 months between 1997 and 1998!!

    • @amit4Bihar
      @amit4Bihar Год назад +4

      1941 was an epic movie. Watching it in movie hall was a rare experience

    • @urviechalex9963
      @urviechalex9963 3 месяца назад

      1941 is one of his best

  • @TannerBraungardt
    @TannerBraungardt Год назад +2539

    This was such an amazing story you put together. Almost in tears at the end… bravo

  • @ForestFire369
    @ForestFire369 Год назад +750

    I'm almost surprised to see something this good, available to watch for free. Your storytelling is incredible, I don't care how many others have said it. I seriously *felt* that, and I won't lie, I'm not someone who is easily "moved". The part at the oscars had me literally on the edge of my seat Lol

    • @DodfordYT
      @DodfordYT  Год назад +42

      so happy to hear this. thank you so much!!

    • @86sineadw
      @86sineadw Год назад +4

      I was only thinking the same, within the first few minutes I was like ‘this is something you’d see on Netflix’, serious quality.

    • @86sineadw
      @86sineadw Год назад

      Well, no actually Netflix is declining. The quality of this is better. But you get what I mean

    • @starrynight3789
      @starrynight3789 Год назад

      I didn't know he won either and I felt the same way during the oscars part. I was so happy he won!

    • @ctm4704
      @ctm4704 Год назад

      @@DodfordYT what book are the quotes from in the video ? I would love to read it

  • @trueempire8948
    @trueempire8948 Год назад +278

    Two all time classics in one year not many directors can say that.

    • @leonoreblain5385
      @leonoreblain5385 Год назад +3

      Can anyone else? Ever?

    • @octoman511
      @octoman511 Год назад +14

      @@leonoreblain5385 Coppola made both the conversation and the godfather part ii in 1974. both nominated for best picture. Steven soderbergh did the same thing in 2000 with traffic and erin brokovich.

    • @briankippin1233
      @briankippin1233 7 месяцев назад +5

      Victor Fleming 1939 Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind

    • @thegrimelite
      @thegrimelite 5 месяцев назад +3

      Ingmar Bergman with the seventh seal and wild strawberries in 1957

    • @gustav4821
      @gustav4821 5 месяцев назад

      ​@@thegrimeliteyes, Bergman was productive beyond comprehension. Apparently he would work frenetically, up until the brink of breakdown, and then turn himself in to a hospital, where he would be treated for fatigue and burnout. This would then repeat cyclically.

  • @paavampatti
    @paavampatti Год назад +280

    Most filmmakers would have been happy making these 2 films in the same lifetime. He did in the same year and that is insane!
    And Danny, this was such a well-told story. Really well put-together.

    • @lampham5525
      @lampham5525 5 месяцев назад +15

      And they would stop after making two masterpiece, Spielberg still keep going and made Saving private Ryan and Band of brothers.

    • @elijahalbiston
      @elijahalbiston Месяц назад +3

      Everyone knows that Great Directors usually have a handful of movies that are argued to be their best. Kubrick has half a dozen, Scorsese has Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, etc, Tarantino, Nolan, Kurosawa... but none of them could boast making something as astonishing as Jurassic Park and Schindler's List in one year. He literally went backwards and forwards over the films day after day. Truly a competitor for the title of Greatest.

  • @kimi9572
    @kimi9572 Год назад +461

    They have one thing in common: They're both masterpieces

    • @rodycaz8984
      @rodycaz8984 Год назад +6

      Nah. One is a masterpice and the other is a fun blockbuster.

    • @pentexsucks43
      @pentexsucks43 Год назад +42

      @@rodycaz8984 a fun blockbuster doesn't mean 'a non masterpiece'

    • @80degrees98
      @80degrees98 Год назад

      @@rodycaz8984 Schindler's list is not a fun blockbuster.

    • @througheverything
      @througheverything Год назад

      @@rodycaz8984 you sound like a snob

    • @CookingWithJackDaniels
      @CookingWithJackDaniels Год назад +8

      They have another thing in common: John Williams did the scores

  • @AlboGravity
    @AlboGravity Год назад +379

    Your storytelling is unmatched. Had me shedding a tear at multiple parts of the video. I haven't seen this high of quality everything in a video in a WHILE. Congrats on all of your recent success, VERY MUCH DERSERVED!!!

    • @DodfordYT
      @DodfordYT  Год назад +14

      I'm so glad! Thank you 💛

    • @itsalladream5559
      @itsalladream5559 Год назад +2

      Agreed!

    • @saulgoodmanKAZAKH
      @saulgoodmanKAZAKH Год назад +3

      The editing is unmatched. It's as if this was actually made by one of the movie directors

  • @AdrienMercier
    @AdrienMercier Год назад +103

    I remember seeing JP in the cinema, I was 13, it blew me away. A few years later I watched SL and it is one of my annual watches, it is a masterpiece. Thank you Steven. Also thank you for putting this together, I can't imagine the stress of going between doing post-production on JP and filming SL for that long.

    • @darkknightniner9862
      @darkknightniner9862 Год назад +4

      You watch Schindler's List.......... annually? It's one of those prime examples of a movie that is really good, but also (for me at least) cannot watch again or will have to take a 10-20 year gap between viewings.

    • @sharplydressedrabbit3604
      @sharplydressedrabbit3604 Год назад +2

      @@darkknightniner9862 Yeah I saw SL about 2 years ago and I don't think I will again for a long time. It is quite possiblly the most moving picture I've ever seen, but there's no way I could handle watching it annually.

  • @R1ch4d8
    @R1ch4d8 Год назад +141

    No exaggeration, one of the best RUclips videos I've ever seen. Was in genuine tears by the last 5 minutes. You told the story incredibly, and the editing was beyond TV documentary-worthy.

  • @KenoSNeal
    @KenoSNeal Год назад +130

    I've been SEARCHING for a video about this specific point in Steven Spielberg's career, and you made this in the best way possible. THANK YOU! It will always blow my mind that he was actually able to tackle these two giants within such close proximity. He is truly the greatest filmmaker of all time.

    • @chatteyj
      @chatteyj Год назад +1

      Same it blew my mind how he could create to such giants in one year, so it was good to learn about it.

  • @IAmInfinitus208
    @IAmInfinitus208 11 месяцев назад +31

    In addition to Sandler cheering the crew up, let's not forget Robin Williams also chiming in with his joke calls during his VA sessions on Aladdin that helped lift the mood too.

  • @masheroomboi2884
    @masheroomboi2884 Месяц назад +8

    And to the 6 million who can't be watching this broadcast tonight of the 1 billion,
    A truly classy man

  • @stevestryker
    @stevestryker Год назад +56

    That's called commitment to your art. Thank you Sir Steven for grinding hard to make us such beautiful films.

  • @notkendallroy
    @notkendallroy Год назад +78

    Massive massive respect for Steven Spielberg to make Jurassic Park and Schindlers List at the same and that both movies are masterpieces. I cryed because i was so happy that he got his appreciation he deserved. Steven Spielberg is with no doubt one of the greatest filmmakers in film history. Geez that was a ride i love you Steven Spielberg.

  • @bad_money
    @bad_money Год назад +266

    I'm very glad you're finally getting the recognition you deserve. Before even watching a single second I'm 1000% sure this is gonna be an all round high quality video. Keep it up! ❤️

    • @DodfordYT
      @DodfordYT  Год назад +14

      Wow, thank you! Glad you’re here 🫶

  • @jdude9365
    @jdude9365 Год назад +44

    Filming these two movies back to back, supervising the post production and editing one while filming the other for two of those months, and occasionally checking in the Animaniacs team during their story meetings since he executive produced the original show, and all three were able to debut in the same year. Steven is one dedicated artist and that’s what I really admire about him.

  • @robchuk4136
    @robchuk4136 Год назад +15

    This one-two punch isn't just your every day movies. They are two of the best cinema has to offer. Making what Spielberg accomplished in 1993, the greatest directorial feat we may have ever seen.
    Thank you for this. Very well done

  • @Claudiocerne
    @Claudiocerne Год назад +73

    How did you make me cry with a documentary? Most talented levels of editing and production I’ve seen for a RUclips video in so long. I’ll see you in the future I’m sure.

  • @Stanimus
    @Stanimus Год назад +568

    I just watched this entire video. Great work!

    • @usernamesta3334
      @usernamesta3334 Год назад +42

      When watching a 17 minute video in full becomes a feat you know our attention spans are fucked

    • @kieran4352
      @kieran4352 Год назад +7

      ​@@usernamesta3334 Was just about to comment that before I saw your comment 😂

    • @champadevi2581
      @champadevi2581 Год назад +2

      Now go watch the entire movie. 3Hr+ depression.

    • @TylerDurden-td2yg
      @TylerDurden-td2yg Год назад +14

      Amazing accomplishment buddy

    • @kostajovanovic3711
      @kostajovanovic3711 Год назад

      This all sounds strange

  • @nikomatallana4102
    @nikomatallana4102 6 месяцев назад +9

    Also keep in mind that Spielberg had his Amblimation studio at this time still running. The feature that was being worked on at that studio the same time as those two films was We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story. And one of the reasons for that film’s production troubles was because of those two movies cramming up his schedule. As much as he REALLY WANTED We’re Back! to work and be a bigger part of that magic, the living hell of working on two movies made it the most difficult part of his or anyone’s entire career!

  • @khomenkosasha9069
    @khomenkosasha9069 Год назад +28

    Your video is a piece of art. Grapping like a documentary, almost forcing you to burst to tears in the end.
    This is the highest standard of content that I've seen on RUclips in many, many years.
    Thank you so much.

  • @poppopluvsu
    @poppopluvsu Год назад +64

    You never miss!! The editing is off the charts. Your storytelling is amazing. Thank you Dodford.

  • @HillierSmith
    @HillierSmith Год назад +17

    This.
    This is what RUclips is meant to be.

    • @DodfordYT
      @DodfordYT  Год назад +3

      wow 😯
      thank you hayden!

    • @firmansyahhasbi
      @firmansyahhasbi Год назад

      When RUclips best editor acknowledge your effort, you know you have won at life 🎉🎉
      Awesome video Danny!!!
      And Hayden, when are you going to bring him to the podcast???

  • @cameronrobinson3933
    @cameronrobinson3933 8 месяцев назад +10

    That was a beautiful tribute to Steven Spielberg and made me cry. I have always loved movies but Steven Spielberg was my hero especially as a teenager, which is when Jurassic Park and Schindler's List came out. I was obsessed with Jurassic Park. I bought a book about how it was made which is one of the few books about how a movie was made the Jurassic Park was so popular they put that out. But I have to say Schindler's List was such a powerful moment for me too because I never quite looked at WWII that way. Most of my introduction to World War 2 was through Indiana Jones. I can honestly say I watch Schindler's List more often than I watch Jurassic Park. But that year was one of my favorite years and it is been a long time since I've cared about who wins an Oscar or not. Back then the Academy Awards was my Superbowl. It was such an emotional Oscars that year, more than many other years

  • @Jonathanest90s
    @Jonathanest90s 6 месяцев назад +4

    Spielberg deserves the amount of respect he 100% deserves. Also I met him once and it’s so surreal.

  • @objectivelyawesome
    @objectivelyawesome Год назад +10

    This right here, the fact that he could create both of these movies simultaneously -- one, a crowd pleasing, technical and and virtuosic popcorn movie, and the other a solemn, important, deeply personal arthouse film -- this is why Spielberg has no rival and is the greatest filmmaker of all time.

  • @sammyfabelman
    @sammyfabelman Год назад +9

    1989: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade & Always
    1993: Jurassic Park & Schindler's List
    1997: The Lost World Jurassic Park & Amistad
    2002: Minority Report & Catch Me If You Can
    2005: War of the Worlds & Munich
    2011: The Adventures of Tintin & War Horse

    • @reptongeek
      @reptongeek 2 месяца назад +1

      This list gets even more insane when you know that Jurassic Park started prepping before he did Hook.
      Also Saving Private Ryan had started some preliminary work before he did Amistad

  • @champadevi2581
    @champadevi2581 Год назад +13

    Oh my! The viewers reaction leaving the theatre really made me emotional. I cannot even imagine how watching this movie back in the day at the theatre would feel like. The sheer outburst of emotions with a collective audience. Even watching this video made me emotional and also the fact that Spielberg won so many Oscars. What a day would it have been for everyone who had watched the two movies.

  • @caradanellemcclintock8178
    @caradanellemcclintock8178 11 месяцев назад +5

    I rewatch Jurassic park every few years and its still incredibly good, Iconic and defined what a scifi thriller should be. The fact he made it at the same time as another Iconic movie in a completely different genre I have a lot of respect for Steven

  • @paiger
    @paiger Год назад +35

    The amount of time and effort you put into every minute of your videos really shows and they just shine. It truly feels like a gift to be able to watch your content for free. It's such high quality and so full of heart and passion, I would watch you talk about the most mundane topic and be thrilled. Hope the future brings big things for you and thank you for all you do!!

  • @rcsvenkat3841
    @rcsvenkat3841 Год назад +26

    Steven Spielberg will always be an inspiration, an icon and an important figure in the world of cinema for a thousand more generations to come.

  • @ironmurs6903
    @ironmurs6903 Год назад +5

    Jurassic Park was the best theatrical experience of my life. I immediately read the book after seeing the movie. It was the 1st book I read that wasn’t required by school 😆
    It’s aged well too, I can watch it start to finish today.

  • @Historywithmaps1939
    @Historywithmaps1939 Год назад +18

    This honestly looks more like a documentary than a youtube video... absolutely amazing

  • @thevplayer
    @thevplayer Год назад +9

    Honestly the thumbnail itself told me this video was going to be good but the editing, storytelling and production in general just took it to another level. The engagement and interest I had in this video was incredible and you did all of this with a 17 minute video essay. Thank you so much and a great video!

  • @thelevilopez
    @thelevilopez Год назад +36

    An amazing doc for an amazing story! We appreciate the hours of work you put into these documentaries Dodford because they are truly a treat to watch. Keep it coming! Love to see the attraction coming to the channel!

    • @DodfordYT
      @DodfordYT  Год назад +1

      so glad you’re enjoying! I’m only ramping up. thank you 💛

  • @cellardoor4199
    @cellardoor4199 Год назад +3

    i remember reading he requested robin williams after shooting schindler's list at night to keep him happy, and williams did it. rip. and he still delivered 2 masterpieces in one year. genius.

  • @imranvp
    @imranvp 7 месяцев назад +4

    I really hope Steven Spielberg sees this. It's so beautifully put together. I'd always known Spielberg had delivered these 2 masterpieces in one year but I had no idea he went through hell to make it happen!
    I'm so glad I stumbled on to your channel! Your videos are incredibly well-paced and the story-telling is of the highest level! Thank you for this! You are an auteur just like Spielberg. Instant sub!! 👍🏽👍🏽

  • @OKEdits
    @OKEdits Год назад +24

    You're so criminally underrated, you inspire me to create so much, thank you! Amazing video as always ❤

    • @DodfordYT
      @DodfordYT  Год назад

      keep creating! thank you for watching 🫶

  • @CallumCurryYT
    @CallumCurryYT Год назад +19

    Incredible. The music choice, storytelling and motion graphics 👏 And that interview segment at 10:40-11:20 🤌

    • @howardb.6205
      @howardb.6205 Год назад +1

      yeah same here well done for sure

  • @PrincessDianaFriend
    @PrincessDianaFriend Год назад

    This video essay is quite possibly the best and most touching tribute to Steven Spielberg the man and Steven Spielberg the Director. I'm so happy it appeared on my page. Kudos Sir!

  • @Solowolfman3039
    @Solowolfman3039 3 месяца назад +1

    I was born in 1991 I am 33 this year, but so how I wish I was born in the late 70s early 80s to enjoy Jurassic Park and cry at schindlers list, back in 1993, and clap for him winning in 1994.

  • @DinoDiego16
    @DinoDiego16 Год назад +3

    Can't even begin to emphasize how well-presented this video is. Amazing story told in an amazing way. And it's a miracle that we managed to get two beautifully done films in the same year. Massive props to Spielberg

  • @unverifiedusername
    @unverifiedusername Год назад +21

    The editing (and sound design) of this video is absolutely fantastic. You have very real talent and it’s a pleasure to watch. Extremely well-crafted. Incredible work.

  • @Nilay_Nayak
    @Nilay_Nayak Год назад +195

    I was not expecting to cry by the end of a video about how 2 movies got made.. Tremendous story telling on your part.

  • @marnikdragers3739
    @marnikdragers3739 2 месяца назад

    The editing (and storytelling) of this documentary are insanely good, truly inspiring. I feel blessed being able to watch these type of videos for free on youtube. Keep doing what you love!

  • @SatansSun
    @SatansSun Год назад

    Hopefully you don’t take this as a slight against your other videos, but this is definitely your best one so far! Extremely gripping, and somehow found myself emotional watching a RUclips video!
    It’s not only evident that you’re getting better with each new video, but that you’re an extremely passionate fan of Spielberg.
    Hoping to see more documentary type videos, like this, about Directors, and Movies.

  • @garrisoncornwell9585
    @garrisoncornwell9585 Год назад +3

    This is one of my favorite videos. I can’t think of a more deserving person for best director than my #1 favorite . Both of these movies are incredible but there’s something about schindlers list that is so compelling and strangely beautiful that it’s hard to put into words. I’m so glad he decided to go through with the film because it deserved all the praise it got. I know he won’t see this but I just wanna say thank you Spielberg. For everything

  • @THX0001
    @THX0001 Год назад +12

    Dodford, you are unbelievable you know that? How do you make these type of video essays this good? I mean, it was informative and emotional at the same time. Brilliant! Hats off to you!

    • @DodfordYT
      @DodfordYT  Год назад +3

      just what I’m going for 🥲
      thank you!

    • @THX0001
      @THX0001 Год назад +1

      @@DodfordYT As a Out West reader, I can positively confirm that you are going towards the way you’ve already determined to and happy to be part of that journey as an admirer of your work!

  • @gallygrovle2160
    @gallygrovle2160 Год назад +1

    This was a breathtaking piece of work. Well done. I was born in 92 and I'd never heard about this. It never even occurred to me that he'd have done both simultaneously.

  • @evyalley
    @evyalley Год назад +1

    Oh my god what an absolute legend. Which is understatement for Spielberg. I couldn’t help but literally cry when they announced the best picture winner. What a perfect night for him and for film.

  • @amazanta1605
    @amazanta1605 Год назад +17

    Impeccable it’s insane how good ur editing and storytelling has been I’m glad the sidemen video u made has led to videos like this

  • @updation.
    @updation. Год назад +4

    You are absolutely killing it, you should be pushing 1M not 100k! Look forward to a year full of amazing videos, the story telling is incredible and the editing is perfect to match it. This'll take off in a few days like the others, your lifetime of preparation clearly is paying off!

  • @sushobhanroy2396
    @sushobhanroy2396 Год назад +1

    Just stumbled upon this recommendation in my feed and once finished watching this splendidly crafted video-essay on Spielberg's miraculous year that was 1993, an eternally hot topic among filmbuffs-suddenly realized I'd found an exciting channel! Subscribed. Thanks from India.❤

  • @danielm3192
    @danielm3192 Год назад +1

    Great video! In August 1993 when I was 20 years old I went to Hawaii for a conference on the making of Jurassic Park, and toured many of the locations in Kauai. I met the producer of both Jurassic and Schindler’s List at that conference, Gerald Molen. Watching both movies win Oscars was pretty awesome. Both great films. Spielberg is exceptional.

  • @SimeYT
    @SimeYT Год назад +3

    love all the different perspectives and interviews you throw in to tell one cohesive story, it's so impressive to watch and I know that level of research is hard to do; another banger love to see it!

  • @warinbloody
    @warinbloody Год назад +5

    Dude, the editing, the storytelling and intercutting is excellent. Great work!

  • @Xyzzy91
    @Xyzzy91 Год назад +2

    This mini doc is so well put together! Thanks for the hardwork, it was really captivating and moving to watch!

  • @alfsleftnut9224
    @alfsleftnut9224 Год назад +2

    Dude was probobly one of the only people ever who could have pulled this off. No directer could have pulled off two VERY differnt films at differnt times, let alone doing them at the same time.

  • @Bruno_Kay
    @Bruno_Kay Год назад +9

    What an incredible video man! Watched it in my living room on the big screen. Your editing, storytelling, extensive research and structure is amazing.
    My personal oscar for best yt-video I watched in 2023 goes to you! 🏆

  • @theirishbandit7301
    @theirishbandit7301 3 месяца назад

    From Kauai to Krakow. This man did so much in that time frame. It’s hard to comprehend and it’ll never be done ever again.

  • @steveconn
    @steveconn 3 месяца назад +1

    Groundbreaking year for cinema. He never had such range again

  • @moviesmemesandmore
    @moviesmemesandmore 5 месяцев назад +3

    Both films were masterpieces

  • @noaholson9047
    @noaholson9047 Год назад +4

    I was hoping someone would mention that Robin Williams would call Steven Spielberg once a week during the shooting of Schindler’s list to help him cope with all the depressing subject matter

  • @dylandavis4539
    @dylandavis4539 7 дней назад

    Been putting off this video thumbnail for a year lol straight up was in tears. Amazing story and editing.

  • @ClockWorkJake
    @ClockWorkJake Год назад

    This is as well produced & edited a youtube video as I have ever seen.
    I was brought to tears several times.
    Well done

  • @samuelmackenzie5267
    @samuelmackenzie5267 Год назад +3

    I would probably call 1993 the pinnacle of Spielberg career for being able to make 2 Oscar worthy films in one year.

  • @doctordiemind
    @doctordiemind Год назад +6

    Love your style Dodford, and Schindler's List is one of my top 5 movies of all time! Thank you for this, you deserve way more recognition for your amazing work too!

  • @tadhgbrady
    @tadhgbrady Год назад

    This is a fantastic doc! Well edited between sound/music, found footage, pacing, and structure. I thoroughly enjoyed it!

  • @BionicLynn
    @BionicLynn Год назад

    Videos like these are why I keep watching youtube, regardless of how much garbage content I have to sift through to find them.
    A wonderfully explained story about the creation of two great films (for very different reasons). Well done for putting this footage together.

  • @PhilipMosimann
    @PhilipMosimann Год назад +9

    In tears, amazing work. The footage, editing, sound, and story are a pure masterclass.

  • @lampham5525
    @lampham5525 Год назад +3

    He is the one of the most talent director and also the most humble too

  • @davidcucuta3492
    @davidcucuta3492 Год назад

    Clicked for a nice little video essay and now I’m tearing up well done

  • @gustafapplequist9059
    @gustafapplequist9059 Год назад

    Beautifully edited and compiled! Thank you.

  • @Asherhultquist
    @Asherhultquist Год назад +10

    Insane story and beautifully told! I think if there's one RUclipsr to create an oscar winning movie, it would be you 😂🙌

  • @LocalJon
    @LocalJon Год назад +8

    Your story telling is SO GOOD, absolutely fantastic video!! It's wild that this is free to watch.

  • @dpcrawdad_3
    @dpcrawdad_3 3 месяца назад +2

    This video is edited beyond perfection. Very moving story, I’ll watch it a 3rd time.

  • @checkitimawesome
    @checkitimawesome 7 месяцев назад

    Holy crap, not only one of my favorite stories, but also one of the best videos ive ever seen, nice job mate

  • @zachoverby8819
    @zachoverby8819 Год назад +8

    What is even more mind-boggling is that Spielberg would do this all over again in 1997 with The Lost World and Amistad. Now, Amistad’s subject matter obviously isn’t as intense or draining as Schindler’s List, but it’s still insane that he directed two major films in one year TWICE

  • @acehilm.
    @acehilm. Год назад +3

    This video is absolutely fantastic. Keep doing what you're doing. You did an incredible job at showcasing Spilberg's talent and passion.

  • @FreshSqueezedLightning
    @FreshSqueezedLightning 4 месяца назад

    I've been in the filmmaking world for 20 years, and know the chaotic story surrounding Spielberg and Schindler's List mixed with Jurassic Park, but you just told the story so cleanly, in a modern and sophisticated way with real emotional weight. This was excellent storytelling man, my hat's off to you

  • @Luka2000_
    @Luka2000_ Год назад +1

    Theres a reason why Steven is one of the best if not the best director in the world. The man through many problems and came out on top and became a legend. The world will not be the same when he leaves us

  • @davidholcomb4658
    @davidholcomb4658 Год назад +3

    The amount of painstaking work and sheer passion can be FELT in this video. Absolutely immaculate sir 🫡

  • @brycevo
    @brycevo 7 месяцев назад +3

    Jurassic Park and Schindler's List are both perfect. This is how we know he's a master of film.

  • @daniexists6
    @daniexists6 Год назад +1

    It's not even just that. During the making of both he was also approving characters, voice actors and storyboards for Animaniacs since he was the producer. During Schindler's List, the film was just such an emotional chore to make that Spielberg actually played the voice recordings he'd gotten of upcoming stuff with Pinky and The Brain to help people be able to feel happy again.

  • @ManCave1972
    @ManCave1972 Год назад +2

    Spielberg is an unparalleled filmmaker- to have made two of the most groundbreaking and successful movies of all time in one year, and at a point that was only halfway through his amazing career is remarkable and will never be repeated. I remember at the time a lot of film critics were snobbish and crapped on Schindler’s List, they soon were silenced when it cleaned up at the Oscars and that movie is immortalised forever while those critics are all gone and forgotten and their crappy opinions all forgotten.

  • @HernanMtz
    @HernanMtz Год назад +6

    Dodford yet again with another banger. Really glad to see your recent success, brings me so much joy (I’ve been a fan for a long time!)

    • @DodfordYT
      @DodfordYT  Год назад

      Much appreciated Hernán! Thanks for watching 🤝

  • @ObiAdeGaming
    @ObiAdeGaming Год назад +3

    The ying/Yang creative effort here was truly beastly 👍
    And the result was two of the finest films ever made.
    Thank you Mr Speilberg 🙏

  • @SuperGabbyGabs
    @SuperGabbyGabs 5 месяцев назад +2

    I don’t know if people are gonna believe me, but Thomas Keneally (the author of Schindler’s Ark, mentioned in the video) is my girlfriend’s grandfather. I will definitely be showing this video to him at Christmas dinner!

    • @DodfordYT
      @DodfordYT  5 месяцев назад +2

      let me know if he approves!

    • @SuperGabbyGabs
      @SuperGabbyGabs 4 месяца назад +1

      @@DodfordYT I didn’t get to showing him the video itself, but after asking him about the brief case story first hand, suffice to say your research was spot on :)

  • @weightlessfilms5651
    @weightlessfilms5651 Год назад

    Fantastic video analysis. Impeccable editing and commentary. One small critique, while the CGI (and the risk to opt for that over tested stop-motion) was huge, Stan Winston's groundbreaking practical dinosaurs were integral & worth mentioning as well. The seamless integration of the two was breathtaking. Their recognition of when to lean on one vs. the other to achieve the utmost realism was masterful.

  • @filmstarterproductions
    @filmstarterproductions Год назад +6

    Damn, you're one hell of a documentarian. This is the most precise, well researched, inspired youtube content I've seen in ages. Thanks for making it!

  • @LunarS24
    @LunarS24 Год назад +17

    Those were literally amazing. He is an amazing artist and person. The Oscar's part literally had me on the edge of shedding tears. Because he deserved every single one of them. It's genuinely insane and crazy. And like the audience the therapy joke made me laugh because it's honestly completely reasonable after those months he endured doing the two completely different movies at once.

  • @anudarib
    @anudarib 5 месяцев назад

    This is probably the most beautifully crafted edited story telling, thank you so much for producing these great contents

  • @day2k
    @day2k Год назад

    Loved this video bro. Had me crying at the end, so emotional. Your editing style is unmatchable. Soon you’ll be up there with the big ones. LEGEND. ☝️

  • @KalteneckerProductions
    @KalteneckerProductions Год назад +4

    A wonderful video essay/documentary/piece of art depicting one of my favorite filmmakers. You've had me in awe with your great content, but this video went far beyond anything I've seen. The retro television graphics, concise script, and intriguing info were just amazing! This definitely inspired me as a content creator!