That's what the dummies would say! Ha! Okay admittedly I was unsure how to articulate in full, or sum up briefly what a theme is in class today. So I will attempt it now:
A theme of a film is the ideas the filmmakers want to get across in the medium. A director has a large input into what the theme of a film will be, even a writer may have intended a script to have certain themes and a director will com along and change it. Which is why writers always change their name to Allen Smithee in the credits...nah...well some do, it all depends on wether or not the writer agrees with the themes. If its a writer/director there’s no problem then is there!
In class we watched a couple of great little short films, both witch had quite unique and challenging themes: "Bound"
"Splinter"
Look ‘em up!
The Moral premise is also something that springs from theme. It is basically the blueprint for a writer/director and what he/she is indenting to get across to an audience. It is the down to bras tacks one sentence or statement
Mistakes lead to bad stuff, realisation leads to good stuff...or something like that....haha well its basically that. It is basically the complications and challenges a character has to go through in order to reach his/her goals.
So if you're a budding filmmaker and you are about to write your masterpiece script, think about what you really want to say with it. Even if you just want lots of explosions and blood you may find that you end up telling a story with a hidden moral...deep like the moral of the film "Mars Attacks" even I'm still trying to work that one out.
Ps. here are some writers you should look up!
. Syd Field
. Michael Hage
. Linda Seger
. Robert Mckee
Film!!!
great post mate
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