Maya Deren

Maya Deren characterizes amateur filmmaking from the Latin meaning of "lover." Meaning that an amateur is someone who does something because they love doing it and for no other reason. While a professionals work is to explain plots or to display a specific person on screen. I think her view on the amateur and the professional are quite reliable and come from the truth. I think both have their pros and cons, while it is incredible to pursue creating your vision by your own rule sometimes it is nice to be rewarded (paid) for your work. When working amateur you are able to control what is seen by viewers and make it as accurate to your vision as you wish. Professional however, can be changed from the vision and many people would comment on this. Although professionally you could gain experiences in fields that could help you on your own work and could help you with a career. Both amateur and professional are important in the field of filmmaking and one would not be the way it is without the other.