Hi! Could I ask some questions about the following sentences?
(1) I'm interested in film making.
(2) I'm interested in making films.
(3) I'm interested to make films.
I found those sentences in an English-Japanese dictionary. I was wondering whether they are equally grammatical and whether there are any semantic differences among them.
I would very much appreciate it if you could kindly share your thoughts on my questions.
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Hi, Yasukotta! It's nice to see you here again, after such a long time.
@yasukotta posted:(1) I'm interested in film making.
(2) I'm interested in making films.
(3) I'm interested to make films.
In (1), "film-making" should be hyphenated or be just one word: "filmmaking." This is a noun denoting the activity of making films. (1) is correct and means: I'm interested in the activity/art of making films.
"Be interested" + to infinitive can only be used with verbs of mental perception, in which case it can be replaced with "want to" or "would like to":
(4) I'm interested to see which film will win the Oscar next Sunday. (= I want to see... / I would like to see...)
Since "make" denotes an activity, (2) is correct but (3) is not.
Hi Gustavo,
Thank you so much for your explanation! Would you think the meaning of (4) can be expressed using in V-ing as in (5) below or would you think (4) and (5) are different in meaning?
(4) I'm interested to see which film will win the Oscar next Sunday. (= I want to see... / I would like to see...)
(5) I'm interested in seeing which film will win the Oscar next Sunday.
I think many speakers can use “interested to see” and “interested in seeing” interchangeably to mean "want to see," while some may find the second form less natural and use it only to describe the activity, as in:
- I'm only interested in seeing Oscar-winning movies.
Hi Gustavo,
Thank you so much! Your explanation is very helpful!
Hi, I have always known a word like "filmmaking", but also saw different variations: "film-making", "film making". By the way, filmmaking is really cool career path. Filmmaking has developed over the years into what the citizens of the United States see today in the form of blockbusters and/or independent films. The art of editing forms the most important part of the post-production part of filmmaking. It is the work of film editors to select and possibly combine numerous shots that eventually form a complete motion picture.
