Reading your book for a college video course. The book talks about movies all the time. I like videos, but I hate watching movies. They seem incredibly boring to me.
Is there another way to get better at making videos?
– Anika, Chicago
Video is a kind of language, and it was invented in the movies. The more you understand film language, the better you'll be at using it. Ultimately it's up to you. How good do you want to be? If the answer is "very", learn to watch movies.
Exposing yourself to different forms of an art enriches your ability to understand, interpret, and create in that form. Knowing ballet helps a hip-hop dancer create moves nobody's ever seen before. African fashion influences French clothing designers. Creating electronica takes on a new dimension if you understand how classical composers layered melody and theme. And knowing how movies work will make you a better videographer.
