Wim Wenders Masterclass

Wenders' article was a good short read. I also enjoyed reading on his view on movie making and got some pretty good advice as well. I agree very well with Wenders when he says that movie makers these days focus more on visuals rather telling a good story. With all the special effects and computer graphics, it is so easy for us viewers to get sucked into the visuals of a story. I am not saying that visually stunning movies have bad story lines, I just think it doesn't allow the viewers to think about it. I think it's great that we as college students don't have a lot of money or the ability to make special effects. This allows us to focous more on story telling rather than trying to make something look good. There seems to be a reoccuring theme within these masterclasses: we should not be afraid to make changes, be cautious with actors, and things will NOT go as you planned. I also thought it was very interesting as Wenders mentioned for WHOM and WHY we made movies. I think this is a great question to keep in mind as we make our movies. I think the movie will have a better success if we aim to make a movie not for ourselves, but for the peers around us.