Today we had a lecturer talk to us about film critique and British cinema, helping us to understand how to write a good film critique and question what is British cinema.
The talk started with an explanation of what film critique and literacy is as well as how to produce a film critique. The lecturer explained that when most people watch a film they act solely as a consumer, accepting the film at face value but to be able to produce a film critique you need to engage with the film, taking notes of everything you can see which will help you question what the director and filmmakers intended. My favorite comment was "it starts with an opinion" as it showed that anyone could produce a criticism if they think deeply enough.
The lecturer also wisely said that a good film critique shouldn't just be criticism and should also look at things you like about the film and how techniques the director might have made a positive or negative impact on the film. Furthermore, a critique should be based on something that you are passionate about (as its easier to come up with ideas) but then start your writing as dispassionate as you can identify techniques a lot easier and then apply them to any flaws or successes in that piece of work.
Afterwards, we watched an Irish film called The Guard about a middle aged Irish police officer and the events that follow after a drug smuggling campaign and the introduction of an American FBI agent. The film was shot in Ireland and has a predominantly Irish cast as well as using Gaelic across the film. While we were watching the film we had to note down any techniques or opinions we had so that we could write a film critique.
Once we had watched the film we then went on to talk about British film and what is needed for a piece of footage to be considered as a British Film. This ranged from how many British citizens were involved in production to whether the film includes aspects of British culture or social issues.
Later, we got into our production groups to feedback what we had done in the half term and what we needed to do for the rest of the week. We chose to use my storyboard, use Tiegan's script and then picked two actors so that we could all focus on the shooting. The main problem we will have is finding an appropriate location as we need a natural space with two doors but none of our houses fit the description. Hopefully we will be able to get to use the upstairs room at Turl Street Kitchen but it might be difficult due to budget.
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