London:
When technological advances aremaking the process of filmmaking easier, Academy Award winnerdirector Steven Spielberg prefers the "old-fashioned craft"with which he grew up.
The 64-year-old E T director began making movies asa child and believes many people can now make films by evenusing a mobile phone to shoot something, reportedContactmusic.
"All kids have to do these days is take theircellphone, flip it open and make a movie, but I like the wayit started," said he.
"It wasn't a point-and-click art form, it was a craft.It involved solvents, photo-chemistry, cutting out posterboard with industrial scissors and getting your fingers fusedwith Elmer's glue."It was all homemade stuff. If I was a chef,a microwave would be my worst enemy. I would want to do it theold-fashioned way." he added.
His love of cinema started when his father used totake a camera on holiday and used to capture their trips.
"My dad used to film our camping trips. He'd put thecamera outside the window as we were driving along, and allyou'd see was a blurring, brown motion of the Arizona desertstreaking past. It got to the point where I begged him to bethe videographer," said Spielberg.
The 64-year-old E T director began making movies asa child and believes many people can now make films by evenusing a mobile phone to shoot something, reportedContactmusic.
"All kids have to do these days is take theircellphone, flip it open and make a movie, but I like the wayit started," said he.
"It wasn't a point-and-click art form, it was a craft.It involved solvents, photo-chemistry, cutting out posterboard with industrial scissors and getting your fingers fusedwith Elmer's glue."It was all homemade stuff. If I was a chef,a microwave would be my worst enemy. I would want to do it theold-fashioned way." he added.
His love of cinema started when his father used totake a camera on holiday and used to capture their trips.
"My dad used to film our camping trips. He'd put thecamera outside the window as we were driving along, and allyou'd see was a blurring, brown motion of the Arizona desertstreaking past. It got to the point where I begged him to bethe videographer," said Spielberg.
