What makes a Film a Good Film?

A film being ‘good’ depends on many different factors in my opinion. These include: the amount of suspense induced on the audience; the amount of happiness and fun that the audience experience while watching and the lack of boredom that the audience experiences. For all of these things to occur, many different things need to be ensured by all the creators of the film.

To reduce boredom throughout the film, reinsuring interest, many things need to be considered when creating the film. Changes of speed throughout different scenes and sections of the film will allow for excitement build up and changes of mood. These changes of mood mean that the audience will experience different feelings throughout, meaning the audience stays alert and stuck into the film. Without these changes of speed, the audience will experience a constant mood, which after a while, becomes boring, meaning they will lose focus and interest in the film. Changes in speed of the film is one of the most common techniques in order to ensure interest in the film and I think it is very important in order for a film to be a ‘good’ film. Another, very common technique that allows for interest and prevents boredom within a film is just simply avoiding repetition. Repetition is simply just repeating the same thing in the film. This means the audience will be seeing the same idea over and over, meaning they get the same moods and feelings throughout, which will all create boredom and loss of interest. The lack of boredom and a lot of interest throughout a film, in my opinion, to some extent, means a film is ‘good’.

A great way to keep the scenes fresh and new to the audience, and therefore maintaining an interesting film, is shifting focus. Shifting focus means going from one focus in a film such as on a person and their actions, to another focus, such as another person, in a plane, who is about to become a victim, for example. These shifts in focus maintain an interesting and suspenseful film, because it allows for the audience to see the current situation in the film, but from other angles and views, allowing for a greater picture to be built in their heads. 

However, shifts in focus can sometimes be confusing. An example of a confusing shift in focus is if the focus keeps switching from different times in the film. So, to ensure the film is still ‘good’, and not confusing, the changes in focus and theme need to be understandable, otherwise the audience will get confused and therefore switch off from the film.

Changes in location is a great way to freshen the eyes of the audience, maintaining their interest. However, these changes in location can be confusing if it is not shown that the location has been changed. So, to ensure an understandable shift in location, the film should include something like a landscape shot of the city or place that the location has changed to, or something like a little text, saying, for example, ‘Manhattan, New York’. These changes in location keep the audience interested, as they are seeing something new, or at least something they haven’t seen since earlier in the film. 

A way to make a film good, is to keep it exciting and fun. Fast paced scenes are a great way to create excitement in the audience. These scenes, when accompanied with suiting music, like fast rock music, create a great amount of excitement and fun, making the film interesting and easy to watch, which is what a ‘good’ film should always be. Speaking of sounds, sound design is a great way to create different feelings in a film. For example, panning, where the sounds are put in either the left of right ear of the audience and are moved around. This creates a realistic feeling, as if the audience are actually in the film, creating an intriguing effect, making the audience want to watch more.

In order to create suspense in a film, moments of silence can be used, during an intense scene. For example, if a character is in a haunted house, and they are going down into the basement, if all music stops, the audience are forced to just watch what is going on in the screen, making it extremely intense. This creates a great effect and makes the film intense and interesting.

Overall, a film is made good, if it is kept interesting, understandable, exciting and suspenseful, using many different techniques.

• Best Picture : Grown Ups 2
• Best Director: Dennis Dugan
• Best Actor: Will Smith
• Best Actress: Jennifer Aniston
• Best Soundtrack: Friend like me (Will Smith Aladdin)

Q: Is this list easy or difficult to complete? Why?    Quite difficult when it came to the director because I do not look in to directors very much, but other than that, it was quite easy.

Q. Why are the Oscars so important to the film industry?     Because people who are extremely talented and have worked very hard are recognised for their work.

My Top List

Q. What do these movie roles entail?

• Best Picture:The best film of that year
• Best Director:The best director of that year. A film director is generally in charge of making sure that every component of the movie runs smoothly.
• Best Actor: The best actor of that year. An actor is a man who acts in a film, as a character.
• Best Actress: The best actress of that year. An actress is a woman who acts in a film, as a character.
• Best Original Screenplay: A screenplay, or script, is a written work by screenwriters for a film. The best written work by screenwriters of that year.
• Best Editing: The best editor/editing in a film of that year. An editor is in charge of assembling shots into a coherent sequence
• Best Cinematography: The best cinematographer/cinematography of that year. Cinematography is the art and process of movie photography.
• Best Sound Design:  The best sound designer or film with best sound design of that year.Sound design is the art and practice of creating soundtracks for a variety of needs.
• Best Production Design:  Best producuion designer or film with best production design of that year.In film and television, a production designer is the person responsible for the overall visual look of the production.