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Film Theory
Theory #I
There are three major criterions that will make a story, scene, and/or movie; work and possibly become something great. Great actors, great directors, and great scripts. All three of these criterions makes an exemplary movie, that last over time, and will be seen in high regard and evidently may be studied over generations.
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One or two of these criterions, makes a movie that can be bearable and/or watchable​​, with memorable dialogue, scenes and characters. Audiences will remember these movies once in awhile, but not with highest regards, or lasting presences. Movies with ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​none of these criterions, will make a movie that audiences hate, critics heavily critique, may even end careers. ​​​Resulting in a movie that is forgettable and mocked.​
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-Great Director + Great Actor, can make a bad script salvageable
-Great Actors + Great Script, can make a bad director look like their good
-Great Script + Great Director, can make a bad actor liked by an audience
Theory #II
There are 5 main different types of Directors, and the sub-tiers, that combines the 5 types.
-The "Art" Director- a director who cares more about how the scene looks, how the actors look, what the environment evokes, and how the aesthetic and style, visually is conveyed on screen.
-The "DP" Director- a director who cares more about how the scenes look on and through the camera lens, who cares how the camera moves and what is shown, what the camera movement evokes, and what the lights are doing, as well as the mise-en-scene.
-The "Actor" Director- a director who cares more about how the actors emote, how the act, what they say, how they deliver their lines, what the actors evoke, and how big, the name of the actor will draw.
-The "Trio" (Auteur) Director- a director who cares about the way the shots look, camera movement, how the actors act and emote, and what the actors, story, camera, environment; all evoke.
-The "Bad" Director- (self explanatory) don't care about anything, not about making a good movie, saying something with their movie, or know anything about film, just looking for a paycheck.
Theory #III
Everything on screen, and on the screen should tell the story, should evoke an emotion, should progress the flow, should be thought of and processed, should be important. Anything from foreground, mid ground to background should tell something about the movie; either a moral, plot twist, character arch, point of interest, foreshadowing, etc.
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If its on screen, it should subtly give more information about the movie, without the need of excessive expository or explaining. If things are on the screen, just to be filler and have no reasoning, for the most part you story will lack the subtly nuances and, may even distract the audience focus. Taking them completely out of the world and story, trying to be conveyed. Which may result in a negative purview of the movie.
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