Making A Short Movie: Some Exercise Before Execution
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Making A Short Film: Gear For around two-thousand dollars, you can buy a camera that produces cinematic results. And if you can’t afford to grab a professional camera, then just utilize any camera you can get your hands on. (Yes, this includes camera phones.) Again, making something is better than making nothing. In the event you cannot yet afford your own equipment, then find someone who already has gear and make friends. Short Film Ideas You next step is to get an idea for a short.
Just remember, the more you practice, the better you get. And if you’re making a short film, but find yourself really low on short film ideas, then the next best thing is to create a music video… Which is essentially a short movie too. The other things you can do is watch other short films. A while back, I stopped by the Haig Manoogian Screenings of the best short films. The films represented the best of the best of the NYU film school and were presented by former NYU alumni Eli Roth. Shot in film (not HDSLR video), all of the movies looked expensive and awesome. But at the same time, guess what? …Every film was serious and dramatic. By now, I think this is the reality of making a short film – It seems like most student filmmakers create serious and dramatic movies. I don’t know why this happens. So in response to a short film festival market saturated with drama, my ongoing to suggestion for making a short film is this: “When making a short film, DO NOT do drama!”
Okay… If you think you have something dramatic you just HAVE to share, by all means, make your movie! Keep in mind that your short film will probably end up on YouTube. So if you can be funny and get Internet viewers to share your movie with other people who will then share your movie with other people, you will have achieved a great thing. In addition to all the points mentioned thus far – Your audience is your business. Growing your own audience is up to you. And the process starts with making a short film, getting your movie online and exposing your work to the world. Making A Short Film: 5 Tips For New Filmmakers After making a few short films, you may find yourself getting bored. This is actually a good sign, because it shows you’re growing. When this happens, begin to come up with more complex short film ideas and then write a well crafted screenplay. 1. In the event you have not yet made a short movie, write one or two page scripts and then produce your story on a borrowed camcorder. 2. Edit the footage on a friend’s computer. 3. Upload the footage to video sites like YouTube. Test audience reaction. Is it good or bad? Learn from it. Then make another video… Then another… Then another. 4. Once you feel confident with short storytelling, move on to bigger and bigger projects. 5. Keep pushing yourself. Keep refining and learning!
Shoot scenes for minimal cost and still make them interesting. Making a short film will help you save time and money when you create your feature, while providing you with endurance, experience and the confidence to make movies with greater efficiency. When you upload your work for the world to watch, audience feedback will reveal areas needing improvement. Even though you’re working with non-professional equipment and talent, if you can learn to make great movies with a small camera, you can make them with a big camera. Theoretically, if you make one or two three-minute movies like this every weekend for six months, you will have the equivalent experience of making a feature. Then later, when the feature filmmaker in you is ready, the feature will reveal itself.
Source: Film Making Stuff
