Arnold Drenth
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Comment on: Film industry should be more accessible, says Hope
Or to tackle them point by point ... •Expanding the narrative along a common thematic premise prequels and sequels and series and ... •Opening up narratives and erasing the “ending” or giving multiple opportunities for endings, because audiences want to be able to be engaged in different ways at new and different times. which novels already do via changing viewpoints •Offering alternative points of view in the narratives, so that the experiences are no longer single character centric experiences. which novels already do via changing viewpoints •Shedding the notion that it is distancing for audiences to have the same characters played by different actors.. ask any theatre company: it's not a problem, it's a point of interest •Embracing collaborative brainstorming sessions with other likeminded story tellers on how to expand the narrative. For example, are supporting characters worthy of their own stories? called spin-offs, e.g. X Men •Providing access to the production process at every step of the way, by pulling back the curtain and letting others see how the work is being done. This would include allowing crew and cast be broadcast in the process. as has been said, 'Making of ... ' featurettes •Recognising that it is the job of film-makers to curate and reference those other works that they love. Everyone borrows stories, Shakespeare, for example •Offering different points of access to the audience and designing characters that will easily travel into other creators hands. like James Bond, for example
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Comment on: Film industry should be more accessible, says Hope
Just as in its day "television" was a strange new wor(l)d,so today's new forms seem strange at first, but are already becoming part of everyday usage: English verbs now include 'to Google', 'to FaceBook' and 'to YouTube'. So whether we call it a computer game or a film is somewhat irrelevant, since both are consumed via the same screen in a very similar way. And in the same way that TV has not replaced film and cinema, and the novel did not replace plays (which are a few millennia older), new forms will co-exist with current ones, I suspect. Engaging content and delivery will always attract an audience.
