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Was Steven Spielberg Rejected From Film School?

By Elizabeth Moyer

Much of Steven Spielbergs life has been spent exploring his talents as a cinematographer. Spielberg even earned a photography merit badge in Boy Scouts for a snippet of a 9 minute film he made called, The Last Gun Fight. Steven's adolescence proved to be his breakthrough in honing his skills, creating short, Indie films, one of which he featured at a local movie theatre.

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