So You Want to be a Movie Critic Part. IWritten by Tamika Johnson
So you want to be a movie critic? Who doesn’t. It is a great job to have. I mean if you love movies, then what better way to make a living then watching them and telling people what you think about movie you just saw. Most of us are already critics, but it is a big jump from just telling your friends what you think to making money telling world what you think. The jump is big but not insurmountable and first step is to know how to write a good review. Well of course, you may say, but it is not as easy as it may seem. Anybody can write a review, but not everyone can write a good, compelling, I have to read this person’s review before I go to movie’s this weekend, review. What’s difference? 1. Actively Watch Movie – Yes, I recognize that movie watching is a passive activity. Watching a movie isn’t something you do, it is something that happens to you. However if you’re planning on being a movie critic you have to learn how to watch a film with a critical eye. This means you need to pay attention to everything and I mean Everything. Notice how actors are placed in each shot, setting, camera angles, even music. All of these elements play a role in story that is trying to be told and are important to talk about if you want to write compelling sort of reviews that you’ll need to write if you want or make a living at reviewing movies. 2. Take Copious Notes – No, I don’t expect you to sit in a theatre with pen and pad or laptop in hand. But I do expect you to take solid mental notes. Once you make a name for yourself you’ll probably be attending advance screenings of films and won’t see these movies again before your review will be due, so it becomes necessary for you to be able to take solid notes, mental or otherwise of some of more important elements of film. Information such as actor’s names or who director was is easy to come across, but information like camera shots, or plot devices is not, so you need to train yourself not only to watch for that type of information but also to remember it. 3. Summarize. Don’t Spoil. – This is important. Nothing is worse then reading a review that tells whole movie from beginning to end and leaves nothing for you to see. You’re being paid for your opinion, not to be a spoiler. A basic summation of plot is all that is necessary. From there you can talk about whether or not plot worked well or was plot even a plot at all. Let details of film be revealed when your readers see film, not when they read your review.
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