I don't know about you, but I spent the majority of my youth watching Siskel and Ebert, Leonard Maltin, and scanning IMDb to see what movies I should watch over the weekend. I would scan the Arts & Entertainment section of the Philadelphia Inquirer to see who got four stars and beg my parents to take me if what I wanted to see got a good write-up. Thanks to all that reading and watching, I learned a lot. Film criticism is not just fun to read, but it's an amazing skill to have, especially if you want to work in Hollywood. It can teach you how to speak about the things you like in films. You can learn lessons about what you would want to add to your films, and just have a conversation with people. We've covered some film theory on this site before, but today I want to focus on criticism. But how do you become a film critic? And how do you learn how to talk about films in an educated way when making an argument on whether or not it's good? Let's talk about it. Want to Learn How to Become a Movie Critic? Are you the person your friends go to before Rotten Tomatoes? Maybe a career in film criticism is right for your future. As we mentioned before, it’s not about “good” and “bad” but having a breadth of knowledge that allows you to compare a movie/TV show to the pantheon of entertainment...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Thursday, 15 August, 2024