Discuss film review and criticism in film.

M.K. Bhavnagar University

Name: Asmita Gond

SEM: 4(M.A English)

Bath Year: 2014- 2016

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Paper name:   Mass communication and media studies 

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Topic : Discuss film review and criticism in film.

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Beginning / History of the film:

The history of the film is beginning in the 1890s with the invention of the first motion picture cameras and the establishment of the first cinemas. Close up shots were introduced in 1900. The first use of animation in movies was in 1899. By 1914 continuity cinemas was the proceed towards the biggest establishment mode of commercial cinema.

S in this way cinemas were begin into vast beneficial way which was become a tool of entertainment. So before understanding the film review it is very important to know about what is film? And how it functions?

·       What is film?

A film also called a movie or motion picture it is a series of still images which , when shown on a screen creates the illusion, on moving images due to the phenomenon.

A film is created by photographing actual scenes with motion picture cameras. Film is coopered to be an important art from which is source of the entertainment and a powerful medium.

So film is medium of entertainment which is not possible without audience or we can say without criticism. Because no one film was get released without review and criticism. Sometimes films also run through the publicity but how and who were doing publicities? So it is easy to say that critics and reviewers of film were doing criticism and in this way films were running smoothly into the theaters. So film review is very important for films so let's understand what is film review?

·       What is film review?

The film review is a popular way for critics to access a film's over all qualities and determine whether or not they think the film is worth recommending.

A good movie review should entertain, persuade and inform providing an original opinion without giving a way too much of the plot. A great movie review can be a work of art in its own right.

So a film review is not only depends on story but it depends into the whole aspects from starting to end and from costume to place and set it can cover-ups all the aspects. So a film reviews cover-ups...

So into the film review above things are very important to review a film. Because those things were the base and the pioneer of any reviewer and film. So let's see how film reviews are conducted into similar way.

How to write film review?

The film review is not directly starts with the story but first it starts with the basic and surface layer that is from the title to deeper content also. So any film review has to do review according to staying into the limitation of the boundaries of audience as well as the movie makers. So let's understand one by one about the movie review, or we can say film review.

Traditionally film, reviews have been seen as a way to access the artistic merit and public appeal of movie. Film goes use reviews to view a particular film. As the number of film fans, following the advice of reviewers grew film companies saw profit diminish across a broader number of films. In order to counter this development, film studios increased marketing budget and avenues of marketing to development film studios creates more interest in a movie prior to the opening.

Steps to do a film review:

1.    Gather basic about the movie

2.    Take notes on the movie as you watch it

3.    Analyze the mechanics of the movie

4.    Watch the movie you have to selected once more

5.    Write review by covering up all the things related to the film.

So let's take one by one of all above things into a film review.

Gather basic facts about the movie.

In to collecting the basic facts it has to first see the title of the film because the title is important as that was the base of any movie.

If we take the example of the film ' Ram Leela' during that time that film was criticize severely because its title was related to religion and so biggest controversies were happened during the film ' Ram Leela.' So title and year is very important for the any film reviews.

If title will be hurt to any of the social or political aspect then it will be get banned also. Because in India we will find people who were full of emotional which will be never hurts so title is plays main role into any film.

Then comes the name of the director for example Rohit Shetty or Mohit Suri. Because every director has their own style and protocols and so director's name is important for the film review.

Then the names of the lead actors who were doing acting because lead actors has their own rite and regulations and who has to have as much of appropriate personality to fit into the acting and character which was he has to follow.

Take notes on the movies as you watch it.

A good movie reviewer is note down a smaller part or thing to bigger aspects into the review of movies. Like costumes, makeup, set design, music as well as location also. So these things were important for the movie reviews.

Notes of the movies:

·        Costumes

·        Make-up

·        St – design

·        Music

·        Location

Above things were very important which is the main part of any of the movie reviews. So let's see how these things are important?

If we talk about costumes so we can say that costumes are related to marketing into the business.

Because whatever costumes were use into the movies those were becomes fashion and so people are starts to buying such costumes and with it marketing will be started to happen.

But in this film costumes are use to show cultural and Indian values which should not be related to any types of human emotion and it should be perfect to the character and film. So it is important for any movie.

Make-up is related to the role of the characters. Make-up is very important because it gives a real image of any characters. Make up not only gives beauty but it converts character for his real role. And those things were important into the movie review.

Set design should be related to the theme of the film it is either village or city or we can say it is related to the theme of the movie. So in movie review critics are notices that how much money will be spent into the set design and how it will be functions into the movie.

Music related with musicians and singers so a good singer is taking more money and so music is important which the main part of the movie is. Because people like to watch movies because of the music and songs.

Now the location is related to the geographical areas that which types of location is used and why? So it concludes the notes of any film reviewer because location is related with the set and the theme of the film.

v Analyze the mechanics of the movie:

·        Direction

·        Cinematography

·        Editing

·        Costume design

·        Setting

·        Sound system

So above things shows mechanics of the any movies which is related to the construction of the whole movie. Because it is not an easy task to form a movie or a film.

Watch the movie you have selected once more:

This last step is very important for any reviewers because it should be not miss by anyone who is reviewing the film.

It means that a movie reviewer has to watch movie twice because no one thing should be remaining or no one thing will be creates another meaning so it is important to watch the movie twice or thrice to write a review.

So a reviewer should pay attention to the details you might have missed. And then give your opinions clearly about all the aspects of the movie.

So, above all the points and as produce a good film review which is important for any movie reviews and those steps deals with a good film review . Now let's dp and understand about the criticism into the film. And how it will conduct and that was the main part of movie review.

There has been a decline in the readership of many reviewers for the newspaper and other print publications. The vast majority of films critics on television and radio have all but disappear over the last thirty years. As well it can be observed that most of the discussion is focused on box office and business a film does. As if financial success were the only criterion needed to drifine artistic success.

Today art criticism in general does not hold the same place it once held with the general public.

Thus , we can say that film is mad for audience but during the film review a reviewer has to take care of each and eve small point which will not mad bad effect into the mind of the people.

What is film criticism?

A critic is anyone who expresses a value of judgment. Which is related with either good or bad and also positive and negative or balances factors? Since all criticism must be regarded as having a purpose, a critic may also be definable by his or her specific motivation.

So a critic can take any ways to do criticism into a film as its simplest, and for whatever reason a critic may a have either constructive or deconstructive intent.

So film criticism is also divided into various parts like academic , journalistic or social political etc. So let's understand in brief about the film criticism.

Criticism in film:

Film criticism is divided into two parts.

1.    Journalistic criticism and

2.    Academic criticism

So let's take introduction one by one the above two parts of criticism.

So these works are more often known as the film theory or film studies. These film critics try to come to understand why film works and how it works? What it means and what effect it has on people. Rather that critic for mass market publications their articles are published into scholarly journals that tend to be affiliated with university press: or sometimes in ups market of magazines.

So let's understand it one by one.

1.    Journalistic criticism:

Film criticism is the analysis and evaluation of films and medium. The vast majority depend on film critics on television also radio have all qualities but it disappeared over the last thirty years.

Today arts criticism in the journal does not hold the same place it once held with the journal public. Maby critics analyze a film by its inexhaustibility or the range of its impact an appeal generations of fence beyond its original released date. And so a number of website allows internet users to submit movie review and scores. So that it becomes easy to put a healthy criticism into the any film. Also blogging has introduced the opportunities for a new wave of amateur film critics to have their opinion heard.

Also website like movie and blogger. Com is now blending the gap between movie blogs and movie review sites. So in this by using internet and mass media people can be able to do good movie reviews and criticism. So that it can reach over the people.

2. Academic criticism:

More often known as film theory or film studies, academic critique explores cinema beyond Journalistic film review.

These film critics try to examine why film works and how it works, ? What are its meaning and its effect into the people?

We can take the examples of the movies like...

1.    3 Idiots

2.    Arakshan

3.    Faltu etc.

These movies were related to education and it directly effects on the minds of the students as we found the suicide scene of the film 3 idiots many students has started to commit suicide. So these films were criticized by many critics because it is harmful for the society. So we can say that film criticism related to the ideas of vast image into Indian people towards the films.

Thus, in this way film review and criticism takes place into review any of the movies.

Conclusion:

Thus, we can say that film review and criticism is not only the way of criticizing any film but it needs some methods rules and regulations. 

It also needs hard work and minor observation because without it anybody can not be able to do criticism or film film reviews its negative effect will effects society as well as the people and film industries also.

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