Research: How to make a short film

 Writing Tips: 

  • Keep budget in mind before writing script

  • Set up & pay off:

  The planning of something & it happening

            Ex: a woman not knowing how to use guns later she shoots the bad guy

  • Always do the opposite of your first instinct (first instincts are predictable)

  • Let theme guide your story (what comes next and how characters act)

Production:

  • Note limitations on filming gear

  • Be overly prepared (know the script, have storyboard)

  • Understand tone (conventions should enhance it)

  • Casting is significant (write to their strengths & weaknesses)

  • Commit 100%

  • SOUND!!! (Don’t write something dialogue-heavy if you can’t record good sounds)

  • Feed crew


Post Production:

  • Step away after a while to see it more clearly

  • Pace yourself(watch with someone else)

  • Sound effects( Soundly)

  • Music (Flimstro)

  • Get & give notes

  • If you can’t pull it off, don’t do it!


We know this research will help us to create an amazing short film. We’re going to use the tips given to us to ensure our pitch will go in a feasible direction when we are filing and writing the script within our very limited budget. We also will use the editing techniques we researched to ensure that our film looks as clean as possible and comes together smoothly. 

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