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[lukemilford]

At school at the moment i am doing my ict course work. You have to launch a new club. I am doing a film club. For my research i have to get other peoples opinions on what they would want at a film club. So if any one has any views please could you post. As any help would be great thanks

[j. d. worthington]

Wheeee-eww! Tall order!

Okay, let's see: round-table discussions on films (polite, intelligent, informed); a wide variety of types of films (different genres, different nationalities, different periods, etc.); good delegation of different tasks (such as research on film history/trivia/background, etc. And this is if you're having just a film club to watch/critique. If you're going into actually trying to make films (some amateur film clubs do), there are a whole lot of new things to consider.

So -- what sort of film club are we talking about here?

There's also the aspect of amateur, small filmmaker and independent films to consider, some of which are absolute crap, some of which are amazingly good.

[Marky Lazer]

I'd say show good movies and have interesting discussions about those movies would do the trick. I can't think of anything else...
Maybe invite some hot Hollywood actors and actresses to your club

[Foxbat]

I kind of try and keep the film club here going and (for me at least) it's all a question of balance. I agree with the previous statements about discussion (polite, informed etc.) but the actual running of it can be a bit difficult. You have to try and find a balance between creating the right forum for discussion without interfering too much. Also, some folk have a tendancy to nominate a favourite film of theirs without considering how useful it would be to the others when it comes to discussion. This is where a set of guidelines comes in handy.

Again, it's all about trying to nudge it along with minimal interference.

The most important thing about a film club is that it has to have members....be too authoritarian and you may find yourself with too many empty seats.....not enough organisation and you may find yourself (and the other members) watching a movie that nobody really has anything to say about.

Whether I succeed or not at running the club here is for others to judge. I only do the best that I can

[Marky Lazer]

I also think that the person who is 'the boss' should come up with statements about the movie to discuss. It hardly ever happens that someone comes up with something of their own. These statements should be interesting as well. Not something like "Brad Pitt's performance sucked royal ass" but statements that go a bit deeper.

[Foxbat]

I also think that the person who is 'the boss' should come up with statements about the movie to discuss. It hardly ever happens that someone comes up with something of their own. These statements should be interesting as well. Not something like "Brad Pitt's performance sucked royal ass" but statements that go a bit deeper.

I think what you are saying is true of all members and not just 'the boss'. As far as I'm concerned debate is a two way street.