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Movie Stories for Youth

- How did the movie come about?
- What is the relationship between movies and theater?
- What are the criteria for a good movie?
- What does a film director do?
- How can I write a good scenario?
- What are montage and mise-en-scène?

This book provides young people with an easy-to-understand introduction to film through various stories, including the definition of film, the history of film, genres, scenarios, film directors, and film actors.
It contains information that young people who are interested in film, as well as those who plan to pursue a career in film, such as becoming a film director or actor, should know.
You can explore stories about movies that young people are curious about or need to know, such as how movies were created, what the relationship is between movies and theaters, what a movie director does, how to write a good screenplay, and what montage and mise-en-scène are.

Movies have become so deeply ingrained in our lives that they have become a part of our daily lives.
The author says that while filmmaking was once considered a privilege, we now live in a world where anyone can make a film using their smartphone.
If you dream, anyone can become a film director, a screenwriter, an actor, or even a critic.
And they say that a single movie can change our lives and create dreams and goals in life.
He emphasizes that it goes beyond mere entertainment and fun, and leads trends of the times and suggests new directions for social discussion.


Meanwhile, this book examines films from a humanistic perspective through nine films, including Parasite, The Matrix, and Dongju, which contain the true face of capitalist society, a worldview that respects life, and the pain of youth during the Japanese colonial period.
Furthermore, it tells you how to properly enjoy a movie and what the standards are for a good movie.
The author says that both filmmakers and viewers must cultivate the 'power to think.'
That way, there will be more unique films with rich imagination, and as more audiences recognize them, more good films will be made.

- Movies are stories, they are our entertainment, they are culture and they are art.
We communicate, express our opinions, and send messages to society through movies.
Videos can convey messages more persuasively than words or text.
Through movies, we can gain the other person's agreement, emotion, and even active support.
A single movie can change our lives and create dreams and goals in life.


- Films serve the function of leading cultural trends by reproducing community and popular culture.
Beyond mere entertainment and fun, it also leads trends of the times and suggests new directions for social discussion.
For example, after watching a movie about the environment, you are forced to seriously consider the issues of environmental pollution and the climate crisis.
It becomes an opportunity for the community to feel a new sense of problem and awaken.


- The film shot by the Lumière brothers was screened at the Café Grand in Paris, France.
The admission fee was one franc.
Cafe Grand, once a place to talk about art while drinking coffee, has become a historical site.
People celebrate December 28, 1895, the day the film was first screened, as 'Birthday of the Cinema'.
The movie shown that day was “Arrival of a Train,” and it was a short film of less than a minute.


- Movies have long dreamed of space and guided humanity to the world of the moon and stars.
And imagination became reality.
In the movies, humans explored and traveled through space, but now they actually launched satellites into space and left footprints on the lunar surface.


- We have a movie day in our country.
That day was October 27th, the release date of director Kim Do-san's 1919 film "Righteous Vomit."
This film was a 'serial drama' made by Park Seung-pil, the president of Dansungsa, with an investment of 5,000 won, a large sum of money at the time, during the Japanese colonial period when Japanese capital was rampant.
A serial drama is a form that combines film and theater.


- Both those who make movies and those who watch them must cultivate the ‘power to think.’
That way, there will be more good movies, movies with rich imagination and unique personalities, and as more audiences recognize them, more good movies will be made.
Criticism is the noble seed that allows good films to grow in this land.


- Your daily life can also become the subject of a movie.
You can tell the stories you want to tell by capturing the emotions and experiences you feel while attending school in a video.
Director Bong Joon-ho also said, “People often say that the genre of my films is unclear.”
It means that you should not be bound by the system created by others and follow your own path.


- A screenplay is a script for making a movie, and can be said to be the beginning of a movie.
It's a piece of writing for film, different from a novel or a play.
Although the screenplay is sometimes published as a book, that is not its original purpose.
It must be made into a movie to find its original meaning and fulfill its purpose.
Therefore, the screenplay is the foundation and beginning of film production.


- Filming is the basis of a movie, but these days, the importance of editing is gradually increasing.
Even one shot can look like a completely different movie depending on how it is 'edited'.
It is important to understand and utilize these various editing techniques and concepts.
A good movie will be created only when all the necessary elements are carefully considered and all the processes are followed.


- Film and sound have now become inseparable.
Sound effects make movies more realistic, and film scores leave a lasting impression on us.
Now we're creating music from planets we've never been to, beyond our imagination.
As cinematic imagination extends beyond images to encompass sound and music, we are able to encounter even more wonderful films.


- Even if it's the same scenario, it can be made into a completely different movie depending on the director.
Movies are different from factory-produced products.
The director's perspective and insight play a big role.
The feel of a movie changes significantly depending on how you direct the footage and where and what sounds you insert.


- Movies have become so deeply ingrained in our lives that they have become a part of our daily lives.
Making films was once considered a privilege, but now we live in a world where anyone can make a film using their smartphone.
Something wonderful that was unimaginable in the past has happened in reality.

--- From the text