Step 1 : Introduction to the question "What film marked Steven Spielberg's 1964 directorial debut?"
Firelight follows a group of scientists — particularly Tony Karcher and UFO believer Howard Richards — as they investigate a series of coloured lights in the sky and the subsequent disappearance of people, animals and objects from the fictional American town of Freeport, Arizona.
Step 2 : Answer to the question "What film marked Steven Spielberg's 1964 directorial debut?"
Firelight is a 1964 science fiction adventure film written and directed by Steven Spielberg at the age of 17. Made on a budget of USD 500, the film was, in a manner of speaking, Spielberg's first commercial success, as it was shown at a local cinema and generated a profit of USD 1. Although Firelight is Spielberg's first film made, it is not seen as his directorial debut. The film widely seen as his feature-length directorial debut is Duel (1971), although "L.A. 2017", his long-form episode of The Name of the Game, precedes it.
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Spielberg composed the music for Firelight, his first original score, on his clarinet. Spielberg's mother, a former pianist, transposed the score to piano and then to sheet music. The Arcadia High School band then performed the score for the film. Next Step : We care our friends, so we share answers. If you care Share G +1 / Comment below your answer.
Very interesting and very informative too. I knew about Spielberg’s feature length directorial debut but discovered he made a movie at 17 called Firelight too which I did NOT know and found most fascinating. Thank you.
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