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Analysis of Stanley Kubrick's Influence as a Film Maker

Analysis of Stanley Kubrick's Influence as a Film Maker

"A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what's behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later" (Stanley Kubrick)

Director Stanley Kubrick was born within the confines of New York on the 26th of July 1928. The son of a physician, he began his career at the relatively young age of 16 when he began working as a freelance photographer for Look Magazine. Around this time the growing in confidence teenager founded a passionate interest in film. After several years as an avid photographer he made a move into moving pictures, directing and producing his first piece entitled ‘ Day of the Flight ‘ in 1950. After this had kicked started his desire for film and the creation of it, he went on to create two more documentaries entitled ‘ The Flying Padre ‘ and ‘ The Seafarers ‘.

The facts about Kubrick’s film debut are sketchy to say the least. Obviously the way in which it was filmed, the film title, the name of the director (Stanley Kubrick) are all relatively factual pieces of information to obtain, however, the mystery remains of how Kubrick actually got the money to fund such a project. Some say that the film – ‘ Fear and Desire ‘ (1950) – was funded by Kubrick’s family, others say that he was head-hunted by a big studio and handed the money (to see what he could do) and then some internet pages will tell you that he attracted investors and hustled chess games. This just goes to demonstrate the mystery, intrigue, and gossip mongering that was all part of the Kubrick saga.

Within the next decade Kubrick would go on to direct two more films, these films would single him out as one of the first true independent film makers – Killer’s Kiss (1955) and The Killing (1956). Then came Paths of Glory (1957) starring Kirk Douglas. This film brought him swiftly to the attention of Hollywood, and in 1960 with the backing of Kirk Douglas, Kubrick was drafted in to direct the epic adventure entitled – Spartacus. Kubrick must have made a good impression with these studios right from the very start. This was his first big feature film, it would go on to take 167...

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