10 Rules of Writing Film Dialogue
Writing film dialogue represents some of the most important elements of the script or screenplay. Character dialogues should come naturally, and they should be as realistic as they can be, while remaining consistent with the underlying tones and style of the story. As a script writer, you might find that writing film dialogue is one […]
Understanding Types of Depth of Field in Film
Depth of field is represented by the range of distance in which an object appears acceptably sharp. The term Depth of field (DOF) is used as a description of the area of an image. In which objects appear sharp or in focus. Specifically, when the image falls within the plane of focus. The DOF is […]
What is a Film Rough Cut
In filmmaking, the term rough cut is one of several commonly used terms in editing. If you’ve never heard the term rough cut, you’ve probably not worked on a film project. Or had much to do with the post-production process. The term rough cut is used in editing. Usually in post-production, representing the second and […]
What Determines the Depth of Field, DOF, in Film and Video?
The depth of field is a term that you have almost certainly heard before. When describing the scene or set to be captured on camera. If you’re not sure what depth of field is, it’s the size of the area within your image. In which the objects of the image appear sharp and focused. The […]
What are Dailies in Film
Dailies is a term that you may have heard. Especially if you’ve ever worked in film editing or on the film set. If you’ve never heard the term, you’ll hear it eventually if you’re to have a career in film. But what are dailies in film and what is the purpose of the daily? As […]
How to Write a Good Dialogue for Film
Film dialogue represents some of the most important context of the story, but it can also be one of the most challenging parts of writing a script or screenplay. The perfect dialogue between characters will stick within the minds’ of your viewers for years to come, possibly forever, but poor dialogue — well, it may […]
How is Psychoanalysis Applied to Films?
Psychoanalysis represents the unique process of seeking to analyze our unconscious thoughts. And bring them into our conscious awareness. Thus, the psychoanalysis of films represents the unconscious examination of how sounds, symbols, and images in films are interpreted. And bringing those interpretations into our conscious awareness. Insights that are gained as a result of psychoanalysis […]
Understanding the Auteur Theory of Film Directing
Various film theories, or the study of films and filmmaking, have been introduced over the past 100 years. With early film theory focusing solely on the argument that film was, in fact, an art that could be studied. And later film theory focusing on things like feminism, individual film concepts, and the psyche. One such […]
What is Auteur Theory?
Film theories have evolved over the past century to encompass a variety of different studies and roles in filmmaking. The earliest film theories were merely an argument as to the fact that film was in fact an art, worthy of further study beyond the basics, in academia. Later film studies would shift focus. With theories […]
Establishing a New Axis of Action in Film
The axis of action represents the invisible line that is more commonly known as the 180° line. It’s an imaginary line that defines spatial relations of a scene and the elements of the scene. Separating them from left to right in correlation with the axis of action. According to the 180 degree rule, or the […]