this technical knowledge would greatly influence Steven when he began to make films. (Ferber)
             When Steven was nine, his family moved from New Jersey to the sunny desert setting of Scottsdale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. Many people believe that the years he spent in Scottsdale, from the ages 9 to 17, left some of the most lasting impressions on him. The asphalt-lined streets and driveways and the neighborhoods of houses built closely together look strikingly similar to the communities Spielberg would later include in his films Poltergeist and E.T. Steven felt bored in the dull, quiet suburban world of his childhood and made movies to fight this boredom. He soon discovered, he later said, that he "could do anything or live anywhere via [his] imagination, through film." (Ferber)
             His interest in space, stars, and extraterrestrial life began when he was six and his father woke him up one night to witness a meteor storm in a nearby field. His father tried to explain the technical aspects of what was happening, but all Steven could do was watch in amazement at what he imagined were falling stars. A few decades later this sce
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