Close Encounters of the Third Kind (w/ Sam Camp)

Spielberg followed up his breakout summer blockbuster Jaws with a sci-fi adventure thriller in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Its success is due to the incredible visual and narrative storytelling alongside the innovative special effects that wowed crowded theaters. We talk all of this and more in our discussion of this strangely optimistic film about UFOs, aliens, and strange people who are obsessed with something they can’t quite understand. https://www.establishingshotpod.com/ Feedback: Email us at [email protected] Leave a voicemail from the button on the right side of the screen on our website https://www.establishingshotpod.com/ Support the Show: Join The Establishing Shot Family for early, ad-free episodes, bonus content, and access to our Discord server where we talk movies all the time: https://www.establishingshotpod.com/support/ Guest Info: Sam Camp The Collision https://thecollision.org/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCollisionbmi Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/TheCollisionBMI Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecollisionbmi/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCollisionBMI Follow Eli and the Show: Eli on Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/theeliprice Eli on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/eliprice Show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EShotPod Show on Instagram: https://instagram.com/establishingshotpod Show on Facebook: https://facebook.com/establishingshotpod Show on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@establishingshotpod Show on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@EstablishingShotPod Other Links: My Letterboxd Ranking of Spielberg Films: https://letterboxd.com/eliprice/list/elis-ranking-of-steven-spielbergs-directorial/ Research Resources: - Steven Spielberg All the Films: The Story Behind Every Movie, Episode, and Short by Arnaud Devillard, Olivier Bousquet, Nicolas Schaller - Steven Spielberg: A Life in Films by Molly Haskell