Question

What were the filmmakers of the New Wave trying to change in Film?

Answer 1

The French New Wave refers to a film movement from the 1950s and 60s and considered to be very influential in the history of cinema. It leads to a new kind of cinema that was highly revolutionary and self-aware to mainstream filmmaking. French New Wave pioneers pushed the limits of technique applied in films. It reinvigorated cinema and provided the voice to the voiceless. French New Wave movement had shown that the good films can be made outside of the studio system with extremely small budgets. Moreover proved to the filmmakers everywhere that to make a great file the elaborate sets and expensive equipment are not a necessity; all you really require for making a great film is a vision. The new wave changed dramatically the making of films inside and outside France with the encouragement of new themes, styles, and production modes throughout the world