What Makes Us Engage With Something?

Sound, Touch, Sight, Smell and taste. These are the 5 senses that we use when trying to engage in something. But what is it that makes us feel like we are linked or intrigued to see something in film?

When making a piece of film the creator needs to consider how they will engage the viewer so they don't become bored or it draws then in to start to watch the rest. They can achieve this by utilising the 5 senses that we use as humans to engage in something.

Picture this, 3 boys are sitting around a campfire at 10pm in a forest eating burgers and one of the boys cuts their finger with a knife. The creator of this piece of film can use all 5 senses in this scenario to make the viewer feel drawn in and "engaged". They could use sound by creating a really juicy noise when biting into the burger or then sound of the boys pain when he cuts himself. They could also use smell and taste through displaying the reactions of the boys face when eating the burger. This could be a positive or a negative reaction depending on what the creator wants to portray to the viewer.