Just out of curiosity, are you a filmmaker?
I only ask because you’re throwing out some pretty big opinions, and I’m curious about your credentials.
For the record, I make TV commercials. Admittedly I don’t make films, but it’s the same ballpark. I write the scripts, then oversee every stage of production. I choose the director and work closely with them during pre-prod and on set, I sit in on casting and have final say on actors, I oversee the edit, post and sound (all while juggling client and audience considerations and concerns). Although my ‘storytelling’ is confined to a couple of minutes, rather than full length features, I do like to think that years in the industry have
And you know what?.. I would NEVER pipe up about how terrible the editing was on a Star Wars movie. Sure, I might say I don’t like it, or this and that bit sucked, but real, granular filmmaking critique?.. I’m simply not qualified, and I know how amazingly hard it is to balance every voice in the room and still end up with a finished product that makes sense and entertains people.
The director of every film you’ve ever seen, even the bad ones, deserves respect simply for getting a movie made and released in the first place. That doesn’t mean we can’t critique it (that’s part of the fun), but it always amazes me how easy people think it is, and how everybody thinks they can do better.
So are you a filmmaker? I’d love to see some of your work.
Are you ready for some real fun?