How To Become A Film Critic - A Personal Guide
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- The Vegas Film Critic (Jeffrey K. Howard) gives you his personal advice on how to become a working film critic or how to start reviewing movies as a personal passion.
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I want to be a film critic to actively watch and analyze movies from the acting to the sound design and editing.
Becoming a film critic is my passion because of my love for movies. I don't want to school for it though but thank you for this video..very informative.
Did you achieve your goals?
Ah, glad you mentioned Roger Ebert.
He was a legend! :)
@@VegasFilmCritic Oh, glad you responded. Ever meet him and Gene, which I also asked? As to your advice, yes, I did agree with a lot of what you said. To take Siskel and Ebert though: Neither one of them had planned to be a film critic when they grew up, it just happened. They did love movies as kids and were going to them and did get jobs in newspapers as columnists before the job of film critic was given to them. Gene majored in Philosophy at Yale and Roger was in journalism, if I remember correctly. They learned on the job, but being writers, that did help. They have also given advice that you can see on here as well.
Thank you for the video! I'm thinking of becoming a UA-cam film/TV reviewer. I found your advice to be quite appealing in comparison to all the other how to videos out there on this subject.
Look forward to other advice clips from you.
I've been Reviewing Films with My Family since 1986 with Flight Of The Navigator, I was 10, and Rated K For Kids By Kids was a Popular show at the Time.
Love the input. I took notes and will use them to build my views in a professional format. I would love to read the script to Jaws.
Thanks, no one else gives this kind of a straight forward answer around here
I really wanna become a movie critics..but didn't know how to start my professional career in this field.
Thanks Jeff! I listen to you weekly on KKLZ and I finally subscribed to your site! I know.. trying to help you get to 1000! keep watching movies. I'm a fan.
Thank you for this
great vlog! very good advice as I'm thinking about starting my own channel and this is the kind of thing i needed to hear :)
Thank you...!
Ever meet Siskel and Ebert?
I met Roger at TIFF one year - it's a great story too - I'll tell you in person should we ever meet :)
Hitchcock is my favorite director next to Kubrick and Lynch. I currently have Truffaut and Hitchcock along with The Dark Side of Genius, and The Art of Alfred Hitchcock: Fifty Years of his Motion Pictures.
You've done some great videos over the years, but this is still my favorite one. I watched this before I even know who you were!
Outstanding speech on how to read film, what is moving language of Cinema...Thanks Sir, share your thought how to become great film critic.
Funny thing about Point Blank. I checked it out at a local library (the movie), but i own the book for one buck (got it from same library)!
That’s fire Jeff 🔥
Thank you for this great guide.
I Finally Saw NOSFERATU 1922, Starring Max Schreck as Graf Orlok, AKA Count Dracula, AKA The Vampire, Now For Old Yeller.
BOY HAVE THEY CHANGED, I've Seen the Changes Since the 80's
You're awesome! Thanks
I’m an aspiring film critic who has written several reviews and put them on Facebook and letterbox. If you have time I would appreciate if you would look at them. I’m not sure if I’m doing them right and would appreciate some guidance?
The Incredible Hulk Starring Bill Bixby, Kenneth Johnson Buried the Camera so the Car would Drive over it, Fantastic Shot, it's in the Pilot Episode.
I've built my career in a different industry, but I am passionate about films and would love to build a name for myself, so I'm thinking about doing this part-time and using a mentor. I've been to several screenings and have a specific genre of films I am drawn to.
On that note, what would you recommend as a good starting point for a 37 year-old husband, father of 3, in a Mon-Fri 8 to 5 career, and is currently going to school? How can I start expressing a constructive point of view and building a positive reputation without having to impact my family or standard of living? What can I do to start without having to start over?
Let me know.
Thanks!
very good video thank u for your tips
We'd love it if you'd take a look at our experimental indie art doc streaming on our channel!
Thank you
Very welcome. Good luck!
I'm a film critic and I post reviews on my UA-cam channel playlist - The Film Critic
This was so informational!
How much can film critics make? How much do you usually make reviewing films?
Depends on the outlet - are you a full or part time with media company (TV RADIO PRINT) or are under contract for getting paid for each story for websites. It all varies.
Bottom line is get that degree in journalism and make those contacts and internships that will get you paid.
Hey i've got a question i'm hoping you can answer. I've seen a ton of movies i'd like to review, but i've seen them quite a bit ago and if i rewatch them i'm afraid i wont get the same emotions i got the first time so how can I review it properly? Or maybe i'm just confused but i'm curious on your opinion on the dilemma, also great video by the way!
How do you get permission to show movie clips? Considering the Copyright issues. I don’t want any copyright strikes. Thank you for your input.
You can't. You have to be licensed by the studios and networks to use their clips. All is used with permission.
Very Informative. If you take film classes do you have to make films for the class ?
You don't have to do the production side of the education but I feel you would be missing out - It's all digital now - much easier when I did 16mm film.
Great video very informative
Can I be a film critic without a degree
Short answer is yes. To work for a company such as the New York Times, they like to see education, as this guy says its a good foundation. But you can forge your own path and garner a reputation which will allow you to make connections in the industry and ultimately work as a film critic. There's a lot of avenues for writers.
@@simonemichelleheinis I just started a blog and podcast for movies and I just do it for fun
This was useful, thanks. I write for free on IMDB for fun.
I disagree about watching all genres of movies. You don't have to watch all genres of movies. Pick a genre(s) you love and study it. I will never watch romance, vampire movie, rom-com, comedies, fantasies and some others because I don't enjoy them. The only time I've watched a genre I didn't like was for a class I was in.
And to think that somewhere in those banned genres of yours, may lie your favorite movie of all-time.
Do you have to get a journalism degree, or will an English /Culture Studies degree work?
Asking because my dream school (McGill) doesn't have a journalism degree or any journalism classes
I hope not cause I don't want to go to college
College is a huge waste of money from a bygone era it leaves most people in debt with no real-world benefits imo. I also do realize how old the video is :P
I made it in 2016 and if you watch the video, I recommended a college education if you wanted to purse a career in journalism. Degrees are required for network TV.
@@VegasFilmCritic like I said I realize the video is old, overall I really enjoyed the content you covered ^_^
I have to watch porn films...I hate porn
Hahahah
Rated K Never Used a Degree, Why? you might ask, BECAUSE THEY WERE KIDS, FOR KIDS BY KIDS REMEMBER. And they Reviewed Films Such as Flight Of The Navigator, Benji The Hunted, STAR TREK IV THE VOYAGE HOME, Poltergeist III, WILLOW, Little Shop Of Horrors The Remake, And An American Tail, 1 Film they Reviewed was the First Film I saw without My Parents, SHE'S THE DUMMY, this man is having a Nervous Breakdown.