How to Write a Screenplay Treatment Grips the Reader’s Attention
Every screenwriter or filmmaker faces a point in time where they must write a screenplay treatment. Whether it’s your first, or your twenty-first, preparing to write a screenplay treatment that’s going to grip the attention of your audience and stand out against all of the competition takes a lot of preparation. Even the most experienced […]
What is Fabula and Syuzhet in Film and What Does it Mean?
When writing a film screenplay or script, there are various literary devices that apply and can be used throughout the storytelling process. According to early Russian Formalism studies, each story is represented by a fabula and syuzhet. In film, the storytelling process includes a fabula which represents the timeline of events and the syuzhet which represents […]
A Simple Guide to Queer Theory in Film & Cinema
Emerging in the early 1990s across several Western countries including the U.S., U.K., and Europe, Queer theory and the rhetorical study of topics. Which reflect on the media’s perception and perpetration of sexual binaries and gender disposition, is relatively childish in the industry having been studied for well under 50 years. The representation of queer […]
What is a Phenomenological Approach in Film?
According to definitions, phenomenology represents a qualitative research focus on answering specifically “What is it” rather than quantitative focus on answering questions of frequency such as “how much” or “how many.”  Thus, phenomenology in film focuses on how conditions and aspects of the film experience impact the relationship between the filmgoer and the film. But exactly what is […]
Is Vertical Integration in the Film Industry Legal Again?
About a year ago a federal judge granted a motion to terminate the movie industry’s previous licensing rules which had been in effect since the 1940s and largely prevented any vertical integration in the film industry from occurring. So does this mean that vertical integration in the film industry will once again be legal? How […]
Censorship in Hollywood by Joseph Breen Production Code Czar
According to history books and of course to film historians Joseph Breen, was a production code czar who established powerful censorship. Which guided the film industry for the next two decades. Originally appointed by Will Hays to assist the film industry in censoring itself. The idea that if censorship’s done right? There would be no […]
How Much Does Piracy Cost the Film Industry?
Piracy is a growing problem in the film industry accounting for billions in lost revenue annually. According to recent studies, piracy is the absolute greatest threat to the United States motion picture industry accounting for losses through internet and hard goods piracy in the form of pirated content downloads as well as pirated DVD sales. […]
What is a Film Sequence Analysis and Why is it Important?
When you’re the spectator of a film, are you watching every scene with absolute purpose? Are you thinking about how each scene is feeding into the next. And driving home the overall message of the film? Probably not. But the filmmaker was and the editor was when they coordinated the sequence. And produced the final […]
What is a Formal Analysis in Film?
Various elements of film analysis are represented in any formal analysis that is mentioned throughout film study or the education of film students. In fact, writing a formal film analysis certain requires that the author examine a number of individual parts. And choices that are made in connection with the creation and ultimate production of […]
4 Different Types of Formal Film Analysis
The formal analysis of any film project is an integral concept that all filmmakers and aspiring producers should have a thorough understanding of. Examining the plentitude of lighting, sound, editing, transitional devices, and cinematic elements which go into the production of a film represents the essence of formal film analysis but certain types of formal […]