Re: THE BIAFF FESTIVAL 2017
Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 8:22 pm
So not worth discussing then. Drat!Michael Slowe wrote:there is no yardstick whereby the standards of films can be measured.
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So not worth discussing then. Drat!Michael Slowe wrote:there is no yardstick whereby the standards of films can be measured.
Totally agree with this Tim. Well put.TimStannard wrote: But the number of five stars isn't limited, is it?
You comment that there were "only" thirteen five stars (plus the 8 diamonds) in 2017.
In the previous year there were only eight.
There were also only 49 four star awards.
The largest group of films for both years (and for as long as I can remember) are in the three star category.
This "bell curve" is pretty much as one might expect and as standards improve over the years (if indeed they do) one might expect the curve to remain even though the standard for each category rises. Otherwise after 50 years we might end up with all films being awarded five stars, thus rendering it rather meaningless.
As to whether you should change your film in the light of comments only you can decide that. But I would only suggest you change anything if you find yourself agreeing with the comment. If you change it but don't agree, you are no longer making the film you want to make - something I believe is the greatest privilege we have as amateurs.