The movies that we see take a real situation and magnify it so that it gives us an intense personal look into a situation. The audience is led to identify with the characters in the film and feel a connection with them. It offers the audience an escape from their own lives and a way to get away from things for a little while and that is what drives a person to go to the movies.
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.
The pace of the film is one of the ways that the filmmaker can control the emotions that are felt by the audience. The experiences that the characters have on the screen are also the way into the hearts of the filmmaker. The main character should be in pursuit of a goal during the course of the movie. The plot should introduce obstacles to the main character in pursuit of his goal.
Through the story the character should grow and change from the person that he was in the beginning of the film. This how a movie becomes meaningful. When characters in a movie do not change and grow the film will not become one of the memorable films that we all know and love.
The scenes of the film are used to tell the story. The filmmaker will need to decide which scenes are used in the movie and which ones will be left out. The personal style of the filmmaker is used to determine the importance of each scene.
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 Baileyerick is a successful director, screenwriter and actor who mentors his students with his real-world Hollywood experiences at Asia's Premier Film School, the International Academy of Film and Television.
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