A question for Joblo

[sarah1980]

I'm thinking of becoming a movie critic writing for the paper and my question is how would I go about doing this?Are there any collage course I need to take?Any input would be very helpful.

[JoBlo]

I wish I could offer you some wise advice, my friend, but unfortunately, I pretty much stumbled into my gig as a "film critic", so I don't have much background or professional advice to pass along other than...make sure you LOVE MOVIES!!!

I just started writing reviews on the Net as a way to keep my writing skills sharp, between screenplays, and in order to remember what I thought of all the movies that I watching (my memory is a mess!) Over time, folks starting diggin' my reviews' vibe and the rest is history.

I actually studied Business Administration in school, so that certainly didn't help me with my writing (although it definitely helped me keep this site alive through the tougher times) but I did take some "creative writing" classes as electives though...those were fun.

Here's a "real" film critic with some thoughts that might help you: http://www.makingitcount.com/JobsCareers/careers/cc_mcgurk.asp

Sorry if I wasn't very helpful.

[adamjohnson]

Originally posted by moviefreak1980
Are there any collage course I need to take?

My reply to this would definetely have to be yes go to COLLEGE. Because those collage course just dont really help you become a good film critic.

[Scarface98.9]

I'm no expert in writing movie reviews (just read some of mine in the current movies section) but I'll just say that make sure you LOVE movies, and that seeing a lot of bad Hollywood movies doesn't dampen it