Read a variety of subjects pertaining to the art and artifice of cinema. Everything from the abstract, the technical, narrative theory & storytelling, screenwriting, but also read or watch interviews with people that work in and/or teach film (don't just limit yourself to writers and directors here), read/watch a variety of different film critics and essayists as well.
One of the worst pieces of advice I saw in this thread was to not listen to others, and I'll advise you to not listen to that. You'll gain invaluable perspective and insights exposing yourself to different viewpoints, you just need to make sure that those viewpoints are intelligent and informed (even if you disagree). Read from folks that are more lucid and intelligent than your garden variety 'critics' like Chris Stuckmann, Jeremy Jahns, 'Screen Junkies' and the like. In other words, you can and should learn from others, but they should have something more valuable to say than "this movie was cool", if your intentions really are to learn how to think about and analyze film beyond the surface. Obviously, stay away from the toxic asshats like critical drinker, nerdstalgic, mauler, etc.
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Read a variety of subjects pertaining to the art and artifice of cinema. Everything from the abstract, the technical, narrative theory & storytelling, screenwriting, but also read or watch interviews with people that work in and/or teach film (don't just limit yourself to writers and directors here), read/watch a variety of different film critics and essayists as well.
One of the worst pieces of advice I saw in this thread was to not listen to others, and I'll advise you to not listen to that. You'll gain invaluable perspective and insights exposing yourself to different viewpoints, you just need to make sure that those viewpoints are intelligent and informed (even if you disagree). Read from folks that are more lucid and intelligent than your garden variety 'critics' like Chris Stuckmann, Jeremy Jahns, 'Screen Junkies' and the like. In other words, you can and should learn from others, but they should have something more valuable to say than "this movie was cool", if your intentions really are to learn how to think about and analyze film beyond the surface. Obviously, stay away from the toxic asshats like critical drinker, nerdstalgic, mauler, etc.