Film	Preference (/10)	Memorable Scene	Film Element Focus
Blade Runner	6/10	Immense final fight scene between Rick and Roy	Mise en Scene

film	preference	memorable scene	film element focus
Blade Runner (Scott,1982)	6/10	when Decker is saved by the replicant and watches him die	Mise en scene. Futuristic lighting, music

Film	Rating	Memorable scene	Film Elements
Blade Runner	7/10	Chase scene where Deckard retires Replicant.	Mise en Scene. Lighting. Music.

film	preference /10	Memorable scene	Film element focus
The Blade Runner	6/10	when Roy Batty saves Ricks life and then dies.	Mise en scene

film	preference /10	memorable scene	film element focus
Blade Runner (Scott 1982)	8/10	watching evidence tapes , smoking	mise en scene

Film	Preference (0/10)	memorable scene	Film Element Focus
Bladerunner (Scott 1982)	7/10 (mainly because i only watched 2nd half)	Ending scene where Roy let Rick live	Mise en Scene

FILM:	PREFERENCE: (/10)	MEMORABLE SCENE:	CINEMATIC FOCUS:
BLADE RUNNER (1982. Ridley Scott)	7/10, closer to an 8 than a 6.	Detective Deckard infiltrating the Bradbury Building to reach Roy and Pris, the last replicants on his list. Note that I do not mean the fight itself, iconic as it may be, simply Deckard’s anticipative time alone in the building before he fights Pris.	Mise en Scene

Film	Preference	Memorable Scene	Film Element focus
Bladerunner (Scott, 1982)	9/10	When Deckard and Roy fight in the Bradbury Apartments	Mise en Scene

All time favourites 

Best picture: Howl’s Moving Castle

Best director: Ari Aster 

Best actor: Adam Sandler, Hugh Grant 

Best actress: Anne Hathaway

Did you find this an easy or hard question to answer? Why do you think this is?

I found the question challenging to answer because there’s still so many things I haven’t watched yet. You also find it’s hard to determine something as ‘best’, when ‘best’ can be subjective.

Oscars 2020

Best picture: Parasite

Best director: Bong Joon-ho

Best actor: Joaquin Phoenix 

Best actress: Renée Zellweger

Why are the oscars so important for the film industry?

The popularity of the Oscars brings positive attention/success to films and actors, a boost in sale ratings and they are honouring tradition. 

What makes a film ‘good’?

Justify your answer by referring to aspects of both the macro and micro elements featured in your film

(400-500 word)

The main goal of making a good film is to tell a good story, tell it well and leave some kind of impact on whoever views it. Directors use a variant of different elements to create their story and achieve this aim, including macro and micro elements.

Micro elements are the smaller details that make up films. These include editing, cinematography, sound and mise en scene. Cinematography includes the skills of camera angles and movement, certain choices with the camera (lenses, filters special effect use, lighting, etc) to portray certain ideas. For example, you could use a panning shot to showcase a landscape and give the audience an idea of the setting. Sound is used in film can be used to create an atmosphere and enhance the experience of watching a scene. During a scene in a horror/thriller that is meant to be frightening, certain music or sound effects build the tension and can be used to amplify the fear from audiences. Sound is also used in the form of dialogue to provide context to what is happening in scenes, for modern audiences to understand.  Mise en scene describes what is actually on screen, in the shot. The visuals of the setting, props, costumes, etc. Used for visual storytelling. certain visual clues may give the audience an idea of what’s happening, or what is going to happen. For example, a bright and sunny beach setting may suggest a more positive scene, as we tend to associate good weather with good connotations. Finally, editing. Including the organisation of time to demonstrate the flow the director has chosen, to create a reasonable storyline. 

Macro elements are the larger themes in film storytelling. These include genre, messages and values narrative, style, and theme. Genre describes categories of similar films (e.g, horror, action, comedy, romance, thriller, etc..). Meaning films in these categories will have similar features. For example, jump scares and scares in horror movies. Narrative allows for a smooth, structured story-line throughout the film, often creating a clear beginning, middle and end. Messages and values are the core values at the center of a film, where perhaps the characters go on an adventure just to learn a certain lesson that the director wants to teach the audience. films can sometimes be effective teaching methods in getting across ideas to large audiences.

Different directors will have varied styles when it comes to how they create their films, which gives their creations individuality and keeps films interesting. 

All of these different techniques can be used together for good storytelling, and to achieve the idea of a ‘good’ movie.

I think, like most things communicated between humans, this can be broken down into three major factors;

FLASH, 

TENSION/TORSION, 

and REQUIEM. 

These are the three factors, which in reality are a condensation of many smaller factors, which create the ‘good’ film. Three major pillars of filmmaking which could theoretically spell a shining gold paragon of perfection- the ideal movie. 

WHAT IS FLASH? 

FLASH refers to a few aspects of ‘good’ filmmaking which entices the audience. This extends to areas like cinematography, makeup, special effects and the like- it’s the ability to make your film stand out and appeal to people in a meaningful way. A movie with FLASH is boastful and proud, willing to flaunt every liquid ounce of talent that drips off its reel. 

As a concept, FLASH can mean more than simply what we see in the film itself however. FLASH can also appear in the way a film is marketed. This includes posters, trailer house cuts, articles, interviews, even simple casting choices. Anything in that vein that attracts people toward the film is a proper use of FLASH.

WHAT ARE TENSION/TORSION? 

TENSION and TORSION are the fundamentals of scriptwriting and acting that goes into a film. TENSION and TORSION are extremely similar, and in some ways intrinsically tied, hence their grouping in this factor. 

TENSION is as it sounds, the escalating stakes, and sense of importance inside a story. Whilst this is important to all stories, it has a special significance in horrors, thrillers and westerns, where the idea of the long scene is the ultimate flex of filmmaking talent. These kinds of scenes are the buildup that excites the viewer, the yin to the yang of TORSION.

TORSION, as the name implies, is how the story bends and twists, how it subverts, averts, and plays straight various film tropes. Whilst TENSION exists to pump the blood of the audience, TORSION exists to make them think or feel, through intriguing reveals, or interpersonal drama. TORSION is less suited to action movies, but still appears in them. Moments of TORSION will often occur at the major Act-points of a film to introduce new information or change the established dynamic. 

WHAT IS REQUIEM? 

REQUIEM is the culmination of the FLASH, TENSION and TORSION built up until that point so far, the idea of the release or climax of a movie. And whilst the main REQUIEM present in a film will most likely be the end of its penultimate sequence, with the final sequence being a cooldown or ending, the idea of REQUIEM can occur more than once, or at a different point in the movie. 

The pistol showdown between the bounty hunter and the outlaw Mexican, the final chase between the young girl and the masked killer, and the final sky-high fight between the superhero and his arch nemesis all end in similar ways. 

A piercing gunshot, which tears through the howling desert wind. 

The saving grace that puts the unkillable monster down for good. 

The knockout punch which sends shockwaves through the surrounding city area. 

All a moment of pure REQUIEM, a release of a flood of TENSION and TORSION energy, and the ultimate show of FLASH, with what should be an iconic bit of imagery, accompanied with a climactic bit of orchestration to sell the moment to the audience. 

In conclusion, whilst these ideas and terminology I’ve presented are heavily debatable and subjective, the idea of a ‘good movie’ generally does fall upon the concepts discussed.

When filmmaking, a filmmaker should evaluate what merits their work has according to these, or similar, criteria. This will ensure their film is captivating, exciting, and satisfying. 

A golden movie.