Stanley Kubrick is praised as an influential director for his unique camera movements and highly controlled yet spontaneous directing style. His films were initially misunderstood but are now considered masterpieces. He taught himself film production and directing. One of his most famous films, The Shining, was a major influence on the document's author and informed their creative decisions for their own psychological horror film. The document discusses Kubrick's directing techniques on The Shining, including using the Steadicam to its fullest potential and custom zoom lenses, that contributed to the film's success and left a lasting legacy.