The Elements Of A Film
Movies give us real situations and investigate them in depth so that we can see all aspects of a situation and let it personally touch us. The people who view movies can relate to the characters on the screen and feel as though they are personally connected to them. The audience is given the opportunity to escape their real existence and live in the world of the characters for a little while.
In the years before the invention of the VCR and DVD player the only way to see movies was in the theater. Unless you watched the edited version on television and put up with the many commercial interruptions the only choice was the movie theater. The experience of watching a movie in the theater with the big screen and the darkened room can’t be experienced in any other way.
Students of filmmaking should make it a point to watch the films that were created in the thirties and forties. These were the films that could give a student an education on how to make great films. Some of the greatest directors to ever create films produced movies during this golden age of movies.
When you watch these films you will see that the aim of the filmmaker is to grab the emotions of the audience through the film and the characters in the film. Today’s filmmaker needs to find the best way to grab the heart and mind of today’s moviegoers.
To reach the audience the directors could use the pace of the film to create a feeling of anticipation and suspense. The film should show how the character handles the experiences that he encounters during the film. How the character handles the obstacles are put in front of him is how he will grow and change during the course of the movie. ‘
The character’s change and growth during the movie is what will give the movie depth and meaning. If there is no depth to the film the audience will find it difficult to feel that the film is memorable. A movie can be very entertaining but offer the audience no depth or meaning, these films do not stand the test of time.
The story is told through the different scenes in the movie. It is up to the filmmaker to determine what scenes should be in the film and which ones should be left out. Each scene must do its part to move the events of the plot forward and if the filmmaker determines that a scene does not meet those criteria then it should be eliminated.
The filmmaker will need to determine if a particular scene will move the plot forward and what would happen if it were left out. It is important to determine what would happen if any of the scenes were left out of a movie. To do this, try to see the film, as an audience member would view it and ask if it gives the audience a clearer understanding of the story.
All movies start with a question at the beginning and a solution when it finishes. All of the dialogue and action in the movie will be a part of finding the answer to that question. It is the filmmaker’s job to interest and engage the audience enough so that they care about the solution.
It is up to the director to find a way to make the audience care about the answer to the question or the problem that the main character must solve. Why should anyone care about this person and the issues that they are facing? Making them appear real and relatable is one of the ways that the director engages the audience.
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