Blog 21: Exit Interview

1. My essential question and answers are as follows:

• "What technique can be most effectively employed to create a memorable film?"
• Successful collaboration between filmmakers--professionals in their respective fields whether it be writing, lighting, directing, cinematography, etc.--to combine their expertise.
• Screenwriters need to be able to empathize with their audience and know what appeals to people, whether it comes to story-writing or dialogue
• Filmmakers must be able to use their knowledge of what is aesthetically appealing to audiences. 
• My best answer is my third. I chose it because a film's aesthetic largely assists the story told in uses of camera angles, color, and production design. 

2. Initially, I read a lot more books on screenwriting because I intended for that to originally be my best answer, but I came across more visual sources such as informative videos, visually striking films, articles on visually striking films, and a couple of books that detailed the history of production design and how filmmakers have strived to alter visuals to appeal to audiences. 

3. Seeing as my focus was more so on screenwriting at first, I mostly just had to seek out more sources on visual aspects in film. 

4. The two most significant sources I used to determine my best answer was Gavin Miller's article 15 Visually Striking Films with Amazing Color Palettes because it provided an in-depth, solid foundation on how integral color palettes are to establishing the mood of a films and Cathy Whitlock's Designs on Film , which helped me understand the history of production design and how important it has been for filmmakers to adapt to their audiences' changing tastes in relation to aesthetic appeal.