More tips for writing a short film you can actually make #shortfilm #filmmaking #tips — Transcript

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1. 0:00Welcome back to seven tips for writing a
2. 0:01short film that you can actually make.
3. 0:03Here's tip number four. Keep your short
4. 0:05film short. I know that sounds obvious,
5. 0:07but so many times I see young writers
6. 0:10try to write a 15, 17, 20-page script,
7. 0:12and I would actually encourage you on
8. 0:14your first go around to try to keep that
9. 0:15between five and nine pages. Tip number
10. 0:18five is to write what you already have
11. 0:19access to. Does your dad own a cool
12. 0:21restaurant? Do you have access to a prop
13. 0:23that might look really cool on camera?
14. 0:25Make a list of these things and try to
15. 0:27structure your short film around some of
16. 0:29these things. Tip number six is a little
17. 0:31bit outside the box. Most states have a
18. 0:34film festival. In fact, most states have
19. 0:35lots of film festivals. If you can
20. 0:37volunteer as a screener for one of these
21. 0:39festivals, you'll get a
22. 0:41behind-the-scenes inside look at the
23. 0:42shorts that are being submitted to
24. 0:44festivals, and you'll see what the
25. 0:45clichés are and how to avoid them. And
26. 0:48tip number seven is to write visually.
27. 0:50Write so that you can picture the shots
28. 0:52in your mind. Not only will this help
29. 0:54you when you get to set, it'll help
30. 0:55communicate to your crew what you're
31. 0:57trying to achieve.