(This is part of my series on how to better dialogue with and about films. See more here) Congratulations, you have made it through the entire series! Hopefully by now you have learned a little more about the medium of films and have a better understanding of how to better

(This is part of my series on how to better dialogue with and about films. See more here) As we get closer to wrapping up this series, I'm going to pull away from the filmmakers' roles in the movie experience. That's right, now we're getting to the part where the

(This is part of my series on how to better dialogue with and about films. See more here) As I finish up this series, we come to the next step in the filmmaking process after sound design: music. Music is one of the most important aspects for creating the emotional

(This is part of my series on how to better dialogue with and about films. See more here) We are nearing the end of the filmmaking process, as well as the end of this series. Let's dive into the world of sound design! Sound design, like editing, is a part

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

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

(This is part of my series on how to better dialogue with and about films. See more here) As we've worked our way through cinematography and lighting, there is still one more aspect of the camera that we need to discuss: color. Unless you are watching a black and white

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

(This is part of my series on how to better dialogue with and about films. See more here) 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 with the story told. Maybe you don't notice

(This is part of my series on how to better dialogue with and about films. See more here) As we progress through the different departments of the film, we arrive at one of the most important roles: The Director. The director of a film is the person who's usually creatively

(This is part of my series on how to better dialogue with and about films. See more here) So we've covered the plot, the characters, the genre, and even the hero's journey. Let's continue to dig a bit deeper. Every film starts from a script. Every action, every word, perhaps

(This is part of my series on how to better dialogue with and about films. See more here) As I mentioned in the plot section of this series, Joseph Campbell concluded from his study that every myth, every story, follows a similar pattern. Each hero goes through similar steps. He

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

(This is part of my series on how to better dialogue with and about films. See more here) This one is related to the plot and story of the film, but focuses more on the characters themselves. We relate more to the characters in stories than the events that occur,

(This is part of my series on how to better dialogue with and about films. See more here) 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 the characters do, where did they go? Some

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