Steven Spielberg's Longtime Below-the-Line Collaborators Discuss the Legendary Director, Making 'War Horse' (Exclusive Video)

A few days ago, I'd the privilege of moderating a Q&A in NY with seven incredibly gifted people whose names and faces aren't recognized to everyone, but whose contributions were necessary to the building of a number of our most valued films in the last couple of decades -- including and particularly individuals directed by Steven Spielberg, with whom all have carefully worked with on numerous motion picture endeavors, most lately throughout the building of the epic Oscar contender War Equine.our editor recommends'The Artist,' 'War Horse' Among Challengers Nominated for Satellite Awards'War Horse': The building of Steven Spielberg's WWI Epic'War Horse': Latest Trailer Heavy on Orchestration, Heartstring Tugging (Video) PHOTOS: Steven Spielberg on Set These were ... producer Kathleen Kennedy, that has created or executive created the huge most of Spielberg's films since her first, E.T. (1982), and that has created a great total of six films that received best picture Oscar nominations: E.T., The Colour Crimson (1985), The Sixth Sense (1999), Seabiscuit (2003), Munich (2005), and also the Curious Situation of Benjamin Button (2008) production designer Ron Carter, that has done eight films that Spielberg has directed dating back Empire from the Sun (1987), and that has two times been nominated for top art direction Oscar, for Forrest Gump (1994) and Avatar (2010) -- he won for that latter first assistant director Adam Somner, that has offered for the reason that capacity on Spielberg's last five films, in addition to Gladiator (2000), Black Hawk Lower (2001), Seabiscuit (2003), You Will See Bloodstream (2007), and several other memorable films costume designer Joanna Johnston, that has done five Spielberg films since 1989, in addition to Forrest Gump (1994), The Sixth Sense (1999), Cast Away (2000), and several other memorable films makeup artist Lois Burwell, that has done four films that Spielberg has directed dating back Saving Private Ryan (1998), and that has two times been nominated for top makeup Oscar, for Braveheart (1995) and Saving Private Ryan -- she won for that former cinematographer Janusz Kaminski, that has shot all the films that Spielberg has directed dating back Schindler's List (1993), and that has two times won the very best cinematography Oscar, for Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan (1998) -- he seemed to be nominated but didn't win for Amistad (1997) and also the Diving Bell and also the Butterfly (2007) film editor Michael Kahn, that has done almost all of Spielberg's films dating back Close Encounters from the Third Kind (1977), and that has received seven best film editing Oscar nominations, winning for 3, all Spielberg films -- Raiders from the Lost Ark (1981), Schindler's List (1993), and Saving Private Ryan (1998) Hopefully you'll take a look at our conversation, by which I learned a good deal about all these artists, Spielberg, and the building of most of the films which they've worked with, especially War Equine. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery The building of Steven Spielberg's 'War Horse' Steven Spielberg War Equine