Article Advise

submitted: Sep 4th 2008 | by: FrederickBailey | Total views: 1 | Word Count: 606 | |

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.

For those who are studying filmmaking, enjoying the films of the 1930's and 40's are one way that you can see filmmaking at its best. During this time, the best films that have ever been made were created. This era in filmmaking was filled with the best directors and actors that have ever come out of Hollywood.

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 accomplish this, the filmmaker will control the pace of the film and give the piece meaning and direction. The film should show the experiences that the characters in the movie encounter as they move through the scenes. The characters should also be on a path toward a goal or pursuit in which obstacles confront them.

The change and growth of the character is what will give the story purpose and meaning. If there is no meaning or growth for the characters then the movie will just feel trivial and unimportant to the audience. There are many movies that just entertain the audience, but they are not the ones that remain in the consciousness of the audience.

It is through the scenes in the movie that the character's story is played out. The filmmaker must select what is important to the story and the best way to display the message that each scene must convey. This is how the film becomes the unique and personal work of the filmmaker.

Some of the things that will determine if a scene should be included in a film are the ability of the scene to move the plot forward. To determine if something is important the filmmaker might ask what would happen if the scene were not included in the film. Would the movie be less meaningful without the inclusion of the scene?

Each story and movie that we see begins with a problem or question and ends with a solution at the end. The entire plot of the movie and all of the actions and dialogue of the characters are directly related to the question or problem. Engaging the audience to care about the answer is the job of the filmmaker.

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.

About the Author

Frederick Bailey Baileyerick has a long list of credits to his name as a director, screenwriter and actor. He is an instructor at Asia's Premier Film School, the International Academy of Film and Television.

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