3 Films and how they work
1.Types of film and filmmakers
The aim of this section is to start thinking about what sort of filmmaker you want to become. Do you want to make films with straight stories, or are non-narrative films going to inspire you more? Does the music video allow you to be more imaginative than, say, a drama? Or do you ultimately want to make feature films?
Part of your task is to move as quickly as you can towards a position where you know what is out there and how you can break into it. Take your pick.
Narrative film
A narrative movie uses a story as its main motivation. Since the birth of cinema, narrative has been the driving force of the film industry, to the extent that other forms are described by how much or how little ...
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