> (This is part of my series [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-start/] on how to better dialogue with and about films. See more here [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-start/]) Congratulations, you have made it through the entire series [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-start/]! Hopefully by now you have learned a little more about the

> (This is part of my series [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-start/] on how to better dialogue with and about films. See more here [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-start/]) As we get closer to wrapping up this series [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-start/], I'm going to pull away from the filmmakers' roles in the

> (This is part of my series [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-start/] on how to better dialogue with and about films. See more here [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-start/]) As I finish up this series, we come to the next step in the filmmaking process after sound design [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-sound-design/]: music.

> (This is part of my series [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-start/] on how to better dialogue with and about films. See more here [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-start/]) We are nearing the end of the filmmaking process, as well as the end of this series [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-start/]. Let's dive into

[caption id="attachment_1851" align="aligncenter" width="570"] Old school film editing![/caption] > (This is part of my series [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-start/] on how to better dialogue with and about films. See more here [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-start/]) Alright, we're finally to my favorite part: editing! This is what

[caption id="attachment_1838" align="aligncenter" width="570"] James Dean - One of the Greats[/caption] > (This is part of my series [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-start/] on how to better dialogue with and about films. See more here [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-start/]) Acting is probably one of the things that

> (This is part of my series [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-start/] on how to better dialogue with and about films. See more here [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-start/]) As we've worked our way through cinematography [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-cinematography/] and lighting [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-lighting/], there is still one more aspect of

[caption id="attachment_1727" align="aligncenter" width="570"] Yes, sometimes they do use this many![/caption] > (This is part of my series [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-start/] on how to better dialogue with and about films. See more here [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-start/]) This goes in tandem with looking at the

> (This is part of my series [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-start/] on how to better dialogue with and about films. See more here [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-start/]) Now we're at the camera. The department who captures what goes on the screen, that chooses the perspective the audience needs to best interact

> (This is part of my series [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-start/] on how to better dialogue with and about films. See more here [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-start/]) As we progress through the different departments of the film, we arrive at one of the most important roles: The Director. The director of

> (This is part of my series [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-start/] on how to better dialogue with and about films. See more here [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-start/]) So we've covered the plot [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-plot-story/], the characters [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-characters/], the genre [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-genre/], and even the

> (This is part of my series [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-start/] on how to better dialogue with and about films. See more here [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-start/]) As I mentioned in the plot [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-plot-story/] section of this series, Joseph Campbell concluded from his study that every myth, every

[caption id="attachment_1637" align="alignnone" width="570"] Can you guess where this scene is going?[/caption] > (This is part of my series [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-start/] on how to better dialogue with and about films. See more here [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-start/]) Now that we've spent some time really

> (This is part of my series [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-start/] on how to better dialogue with and about films. See more here [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-start/]) This one is related to the plot and story of the film, but focuses more on the characters themselves. We relate more to the

> (This is part of my series [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-start/] on how to better dialogue with and about films. See more here [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussion-start/]) This probably seems the most obvious. It's probably something you do already every time you watch a film: talk about what happened. What did

So by now you probably know that I like to discuss films. You probably know how important I think it is. Maybe you even know I think films are too important, and too powerful, to be dismissed as mere entertainment, relegated to the part of our lives we don't give