Ever since joining Englishtown I’ve been writing reviews about different movies that have come into release, but I thought it was time to ask the Englishtown audience out there what makes a great movie. Apart from the obvious things like special effects, acting and storyline everyone, no matter what country they come from, has some opinion about what makes a great film, and as our community is from all over the world, I think all of you have some great ideas for what you think is story well done. In putting this question out to you all though here are some ideas of my own, tell me what you think?
Is the scriptwriter able to live in the world of the character?
I believe a good scriptwriter develops a screenplay in a way that they breathe and live in the world in the story that they are creating. If he’s not it usually comes across that they can’t create a story for us that shows us this world
Do the actors share the writer’s vision in the story they are presenting through their acting?
A good script is only a good script if the actors presenting it can make it come alive. Plenty of good ideas are ruined because the actor has no idea about what works and what doesn’t with the story that they are living
Most importantly, does the director have the ability to make sure that the actors and the rest of the crew work towards presenting the best vision possible of the scriptwriter’s creation?
In my experience good directors have a hand in making sure that the script creates a good story, and that the actors and the crew are 100% towards this vision!