The Holy Trinity of Film-making.

The Holy Trinity are the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. The creator (Father); made human (Son); made holy (Holy Ghost).
In my opinion, a film has pretty much the same ‘Trinity’ within it. We first have to set up a story, be the creator. Then we need to introduce the characters, who they all are and what their relationships to each other are, make the story human. And finally we have to conclude with a satisfactory resolution, an uplifting one, impart a ‘spirit’.
Father / son / holy ghost = Setup / drama / ta-da!
I’m not being facetious here, I do believe that stories are the most powerful art forms of this day and age and storytellers have a tremendous responsibility to relate and record stories that can resonate beyond language, culture and time.
And the most important person in this entire process is the writer. The person who sets up the story, the creator, the Father.

Irving Thalberg is arguably the most-legendary executive in Hollywood history. As MGM's head of production, he was responsible for classics like "Mutiny on the Bounty," "Grand Hotel" and "Broadway Melody of 1938," all winning the Oscar as Best Picture. The Motion Picture Academy created the Thalberg Award to honour the high quality of an artist's career. Here is what Irving Thalberg said about writers:
"The most important part in filmmaking is played by the writers. We must do everything in our power to keep them from finding out."

A writer myself I know full well that we are generally a bunch of anti-social geeks who have chosen as a life-profession to sit alone and imagine things in our heads. Some days I’d be grateful if people would simply speak to me. It is easy to forget that without us there would be nothing.
To make anything we need an idea – we need an originator – a creator. Without the Father there would be no Son and indeed, no Holy Ghost.

Whilst audiences will go to a film to see the actors – the actors can do nothing without action and dialogue. Whilst the director gives the action and dialogue form and style – without any action or dialogue the director would have nothing to shape.
There would be nothing.
Actors, technicians, producers and directors all need writers more than writers need them. We don’t need actors because we have created our characters. We don’t need directors to give the story a shape. It has been shaped in our minds already. The story has unfolded itself within our consciousness and has served its purpose.
What it has yet to do and where the other players in filmmaking are required, is in communicating this story to others. And isn’t this the point anyway? What’s the point of a story if no one hears it?

The creator wants to be heard. It is not enough to create a story, the creator has to also have that story resonate with others and in order to do so it has to be shaped into a form that can best be employed to impart those words – a piece of celluloid that will flicker at speed creating the illusion of continuous motion – and in doing so, perhaps creating a new reality.

Whilst I may be able to imagine my own reality my individual creation can only be made collective once the other players enter the scene – the actors, the Son, the creation made human. This new reality can only enter the collective consciousness once it is seen and heard – the Holy Ghost. Without a ‘spirit’ imparted, a message is useless.
Filmmaking is the most powerful art form today as we create new forms of reality – a new consciousness.