Eight Elements of Film

Angelaroa wrote:What comes in your mind when you hear the word film?

When i hear the word film, the only things come to my mind is art.

Reniel.Lacanilao wrote:What are the most important element/s that used always in making a great film?

Actually all of these elements are important to a film. Especially when you're making a great film.

Angelaroa wrote:What is the importance of plot?

Without it, there is no conflict which compels characters to strive for their goal, and therefore no story.

alfaro_ericaaa wrote:What can you say about open-ended films?

For me, open-ended films are one of the best, because it let you decide what is the ending of the film. By the use of our imaginations, we can make an end of the story.

Ellaelaeh wrote:What makes a Film great?

If all those elements in therre are great!

Maui Garcia wrote:

Angelaroa wrote:What comes in your mind when you hear the word film?

When i hear the word film, the only things come to my mind is art.

nice! for me it is 'Life' .

Gilbert_Rodil_11 wrote:What will happen if one element is missing?

AdrianDiegoPrado wrote:In your own opinion, who is the greatest film writer?

No specific but all the great book writer!

Sjareola wrote:Have you seen any film that lacks one element of film? If yes, what is the movie title? If no, how would you imagine the outcome of this film?

i saw none. and if ever it is not a movie.

Dale De Vera wrote:What do you think is necessary to make a good plot for a film?

it was understandable.

Ellaelaeh wrote:What elements make a film so enjoyable that many people enjoy watching it more than once?

the plot i think

knowelljan.partoza29 wrote:Are these elements applicable on all genres of films?

yes absolutely.

knowelljan.partoza29 wrote:Is photography belongs to these elements?

no.

Gilbert_Rodil_11 wrote:What will happen if one element is missing?

it will not be called as film?

Dale De Vera wrote:Why do you think scenes is the building block of the screenplay?

because scenes are the element that shows the other element.

What is the title of your favorite film and why?

Ellaelaeh wrote:What makes a Film great?

For me, if a Film has a very excellent cinematography and shots, it makes a film great because I am really fond of photography and videography. Also, if the actors and actresses are intelligent actors, it adds up to the value of the film's esthetics.

AdrianDiegoPrado wrote:Is it true that films are hints of real stories behind current issues?

Not all films are hints of real stories behind current issues because there is genre of film which is a fantasy, meaning that it is always based on the writer's imaginative thinking.

Gilbert_Rodil_11 wrote:What is the difference between the structure and the plot?

The words plot and structure are often used interchangeably by writers and screenwriting teachers alike. But the truth is, there’s a profound difference between plot and structure, and confusing the two can be devastating for your writing.

No matter how brilliantly it may be executed, plot, on it’s own, is almost always boring. If you want to prove it to yourself, just go to imdb.com, read the synopsis of your favorite movie, and notice how incredibly boring it all sounds when boiled down to plot alone. It’s not the plot, but the structure, that makes these movies so compelling.

So what’s the difference between plot and structure? And how can you make your writing more compelling by shifting your focus from one to the other? Find out in this new video. Or read the transcription below.

It’s important to understand that events in themselves are not structural. The crap that happens to your characters is not structure. The events in themselves don’t matter. They are not exciting. The only thing that’s exciting is the choices the character makes in relation to those events.

One of my favorite recent fight sequences is from a really silly movie called The World’s End by Simon Pegg & Edgar Wright. It’s about a guy, and the only thing he wants to do is to have a drink at 10 bars with his old friends.

There’s a fabulous fight sequence, and the thing that makes it great that the only thing he’s trying to do during this crazy fight sequence is finish the pint.

And this whole fight sequences is going on, but the fight sequence is just the event that’s happening. Just the plot.

The choice he’s making is to keep trying to drink the beer, as opposed to actually engaging in the fight or trying to escape. Because the thing that he wants… the holdfast ego… the thing that he wants more than anything is this:

He started this 10 bar run with his friends, and he’s going to finish it if it costs him his life.

It’s not the event of the fight, who hit who, that makes the scene good. That’s kind of boring no matter how you write it. It’s the choice the character makes in relation to the event that makes it exciting. Because it’s those choices that allow us to change.

So if structure is built around change, it’s not the events that are our structure. It’s the choices we make in relation to those events.

(J. Krueger, 2018)