This document provides guidance on how to write a good film review. It discusses why one should write film reviews, which is to fulfill people's needs to be entertained and understand good movies. It also notes that writing reviews helps filmmakers improve by pointing out mistakes. The document then discusses what aspects of a film one should review, such as emotions, psychology, story, and technical elements. It provides tips for being a good reviewer, such as reading widely, discussing films with others, and knowing good writing techniques. Finally, it discusses publishing reviews and keeping them concise while properly citing sources.

1. Psiaran
Ramadion
November 2011

2. Ramadion Syamsuir
“Learn, laugh & live from writing”
• 1x Hot Thread Kaskus
• ICT Award winner untuk positive content provider
• Former social media consultant of Putera Sampoerna
Foundation
• Writer on Valadoo.com
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3. Todays’ Menu
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4. Our enemy in NOT making a good film review:
LAZYNESS
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6. Target!
• Bagaimana cara menulis yang baik
(surface)
• Bagaimana cara menulis tulisan
fakta yang baik (surface)
• Bagaimana cara menulis tulisan
fakta berbentuk artikel yang baik
(surface)
• Bagaimana cara menulis artikel
psikologi tentang film yang baik
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7. Why write a
Film
Review?
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8. To fulfill people’s needs!
People need:
• Good movie
• Understand a good movie
• Why? So they will be entertained & sometimes enlightened
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9. Why write a film review?
Fulfill the Needs (ngejelasin ke yang belum paham)
The director’s or scripwriter’s
IDEA
Better Understanding by
PEOPLE
People’s AHA moments
(they’ll be grateful)
Agree?
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10. Why write a film review?
Fulfill the Needs (sample)
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11. Why write a film review?
Fulfill the Needs
Cheesy Lines
Cliché
Incoherent plot
Wrong continuity
Stagnant idea
Unsuitable direction
Find the Enhance
mistakes Film
Quality
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12. Why write a film review?
Kenapa kita harus nge-gap-in filmmaker yang bikin film
JELEK?
Apakah “worth your ticket-
money” atau itu penipuan
(filmmaker cuma mau duit)
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13. Why write a film review? “Future Gold Mine”
(barang tambang yang bagus
tentu harus bisa dijual)
It’s a
Content
Business
!
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14. Why write a film review?
- Make you more sensitive to nice films
- - Ada kepuasan tersendiri kalau review lo
dinikmati orang (Amelia, Ketua Psim-C,
2011)
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15. Why write a film review?
Sharpen your film instinct
(for those who wants to be a film
maker  )
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16. Pengukuran Review Kamu Bagus atau Tidak
• Lolos dari tangan editor
• Orang jadi mau nonton atau tidak
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17. How to be a
Good Film-
Reviewer?
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18. How to be a Good Film Reviewer
Read. A LOT.
Read Film Reviews. A LOT
Discuss with others. Try to see it their
way
Know the good writing technique.
Apply the good technique.
You see, this is the LAST step.
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19. What to
Review?
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20. What to Review?
1. Emotion effect (technical)
– Colors
– Moves
• Left to right > light
• Right to left > heavy
• Up to down > positive
emotion
• Down to up > negative Ghost in the afternoon :
emotion/ sad Against the mainstream
– Symbol
• Protagonist > Square
• Antagonist > Circle
Meet the full
appearance of shark in
the end
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21. What to Review?
2. Psychology theory 4. Fun Things
Remember the Truck Pizza from
Pixar?
3. Story/ Plot 5. Another emotion effect
– Continuity
– Characters’ reactions
– Slow/ Fast plot?
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22. What to Review?
How to Capture These All?
Watch a lot of movies!
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23. Let’s Try!
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24. Pembahasan Resensi
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25. A few technical things
• Start from something readers can relate to then gradually talk about
things more difficult
– If it’s too difficult, readers will be too exhausted to continue.
– Ex.: Rattatouille review by TIME
• Know who is your audience
- So, how easy / difficult? Know where your article will be published, if for high-
school student, talk about something close to their life
• Engage through the first sentence (HOOK)
- Tell the core of the film, but in general way. This will make readers wants to
continue reading
• Interest level
- Start from something highly interesting, then go to the least interesting, then went
up again to the most interesting. Your starting move will make the least interesting
perceived more interesting.
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26. A few technical things (2)
• Know the difference between bad movie, intentionally made to look
bad, intended made as vintage (art)
- This is about reputation. You don’t want to look bad because you don’t get what
the director meant.
• Tell in details
- General: Scar is mean. Detail: Scar killed Mufasa by making Simba as bait, Scar
drove Mufasa of the cliff.
- But be careful for spoilers.
• Story-telling not fact-telling
Fact-telling: Transformer used … terabyte in special effect
Story telling: The … terabyte of special effect is made not to waste, the robots looks
real, we can even see their electrical joint spin when they move.
• NEAR: necessary, effective, accurate, relevant
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27. How to MASTER those technical things?
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28. Want to Publish it?
– Keep it short and simple (500-1000 characters)
– According to the defined theme
– Know how to cite source and write the source of references
– Use “kamu”
– Your best picture!
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29. Thank You!