Manifesto

1) Free Cinema Manifesto:

Abridged: Create films that tell "the truth". This means that they avoid superfluous and unnecessary shots and techniques. Also, films are also low budget and "honest" and not overproduced. Films are also to be personal and discuss topics that the director understands (and topics that the audience can understand).

2) I dislike this idea. I believe that film exists for the sole purpose of showing to others realities that we cannot possibly have. Realms of pure imagination come to life as actors, artists and computers come together to create the illusion of a fantastical, or simply unreal world. I can understand "realistic" movies, but usually there is a twist on real life; a set of paradigms that must be followed based on the movie itself.

3) The Imaginary World Film Manifesto:

a) A film should use as many resources as necessary to show the best possible version of an imaginary world created by a writer.
b) Realistic films should pay mind to the realism of the set and story, however, should remember that the primary focus of the film is to tell a story, thus specific details should be congruent with the story and help develop it.
c) A film is storytelling; it is the modern way of telling a story and twisting a new, impossible world into existence, thus the plot and universe should drive the film.
d) A film should have a very developed universe: For example, the history of Lord Of The Rings is developed to the point which it can be studied in depth by historians. The Star Wars and Inception universes are the same. Therefore, a film should do its best to expand its universe (single, standalone films obviously have less developed universes than trilogies such as The Matrix).
e) The size of the universe does not matter; for example, the entire film can take place in a small neighborhood. However, the idea is that paradigms and natures of the neighborhood is well thought out, no matter how little or much resemblance it bears to the real world.