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3 Things I Learned About Filmmaking from… Kids

May 31, 2013 by Deb 3 Comments

blksinblks1. It’s All About Me
As we grow up, we talk about the reader (or viewer) “identifying with the story” and “identifying with the hero”… basically we mean that the story has to be “all about me.” As reader (or viewer) I have to be the hero, and I take that journey. I don’t just hear the story, I am part of the story… the biggest, most important part. It’s my story. It’s me. As writer or filmmaker that’s a very powerful place to place your audience.

2. I Want To Hear It Again!
We love to hear the same story over and over and over again. Kids can hear the same book read but minutes after hearing it the first time. They will correct you if you get part of the story – or sometimes even a word – wrong. As we age, we do like to see some of these same stories played with… although we still expect certain story points and twists to be met. The trick is figuring out which ones are game for tweaking without alienating the audience.

3. It’s Magic!
Kids live in a world of magic. Nature is magic. Stories are magic. Science is magic. Illusion is magic. There is much science and illusion in filmmaking to craft the magic of stories. Don’t lose the connection to the world of magic so you can see the joy that you (as filmmakers) are crafting.

Anyone who teaches knows the student often teaches the teacher. What you have recently learned from the students and kids around you?

In the meantime…

Cheers & a good shoot to you,
Deb

Filed Under: Life, What I Learned From... Tagged With: children

Comments

  1. Barbara says

    June 8, 2013 at 1:53 pm

    Great reminders – “…out of the mouths of babes….” will carry those thoughts with me in my writing – thanks Deb

  2. Deborah Patz says

    June 8, 2013 at 5:08 pm

    Good to know. And it’s about listening to them… I mean really listening to them, isn’t it?

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