Writing About A Film

Writing About A Film

     1) The first type of film writing described in this article is Formal analysis. Film analysis first divides the film and describes how certain sections present the movie as a whole. This type of writing focuses on specific segments of the movie in order to fully understand the entire film.


The second type of writing is cultural studies or natural cinemas, this analyze films that reflect certain cultures or nations, since cultures and ideas differ from all around the world, so do the films and how they portray a story.

The third type of film writing is film history. Film history is a type of writing in which discuss how history is influenced in the film, film history also includes the history of the actual film such as the productions and the releases.

The fourth is discussion of the auteur, this discuses how the final product came to be from the viewpoint of one person, usually the director, however its significant to note that there are several people who help to create a film and incorporate their ideas and work as well.

2) Annotating a Film Sequence is a form of note taking that involves labeling each shot in the sequence. This allows to keep track of such excessive and complicated shots. There are many benefits to annotating a film sequence.This will help to recognize any patterns in shots such as camera movements or editing decisions. In addition this could help with learning how the director made the film and what impact it had on the audience. This specific attention into cinematography will help to understand the overall film.

3) When the author mentions to "Think Beyond the Frame" she is referring too not only examine what is in front of us, "the frame", but to expand our thinking to what it is beyond just the actual work. This would include an assortment of topics about the film like how it was made or the historical and cultural context. In addition it is important to ask other questions such as how a genre helps to develop knowledge, this will allow you to have more appreciations for film accomplishments, furthermore knowing the production history will also aid you in into understanding the choices of the director, lastly another good thing to learn would be how film reflects cultural phenomenons, this will help to focus on similarities and differences due to culture in film. Thinking beyond the Frame such as this will help to make a well round and deep film analysis.