I can only note that the past is beautiful because one never realises an emotion at the time. It expands later, and thus we don't have complete emotions about the present, only about the past.
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For the film maker must come by his convention, as painters and writers and musicians have done before him.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Filmmakers, like other artists, must develop their own unique conventions and styles.
Virginia Woolf emphasizes that creating art in any form, including film, requires artists to establish their own conventions and methods, much like painters, writers, and musicians have historically done. This reflects the importance of originality and personal expression in artistic endeavors, suggesting that each medium has its own language that artists must learn and innovate upon.
Themes
ArtFilmmakingCreativityExpressionConventions
In practice
Example use cases
During a lecture on film theory, one could use this quote to illustrate the importance of unique artistic conventions.
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