Short films are a wonderful hobby that could one day generate income or glorify the crew. Shooting short films is almost the same as shooting a full length - in stages.
Instructions
Step 1
The starting point of any film is a bright and juicy idea that will form the basis of the film. The idea is based on a problem, social or psychological, and the concentrate of the idea, its main exponent, is the protagonist. The moment when the filmmaker describes the idea of a short film in two lines is considered the beginning of work. For example, the legendary short film "Signs", which has attracted over a million viewers on Youtube, is the story of a lonely guy who met the love of his life by exchanging messages with a girl from a nearby office. The visual feature of this short film is that the lovers wrote messages (emoticons and other signs) on sheets of paper. The filmmakers described the idea of their film even more succinctly: "A simple short film about communication" (A simple short story about communication).
Step 2
Then the idea of the film turns into a synopsis - a coherent text, a half-page description of the plot. Then the creators write a step-by-step plan - this is a clear sequence of actions, scenes and events. Then the dialogues are written, they should be bright, as close as possible to natural speech and reflecting the character traits. In order not to waste time explaining what is happening, novice authors can use two techniques: travel and celebration (wedding, birthday, any other holiday). It is important to find the actors, props and location - the location. Sometimes you have to pay for them, and sometimes people agree to help out of acquaintance or for the sake of interest.
Step 3
When it comes to the technical and stylistic aspects of filming, there are no rules. The camera can "imperceptibly" follow the hero, it can be attached to his head, and then everything that happens will be the subjective of the character or even his dog. The hero can be filmed from twenty points at a time (provided that there is a brilliant editor in the crew). The creators are given complete freedom of action. And this is one of the main features of short films.
Step 4
When the film is shot and edited, it must be released into a big life, shown to like-minded people. For this, there are thematic communities of fans of short films or special contests to which professionals and amateurs are invited. For example, the popular resource https://forum.screenwriter.ru/ conducts contests for short films, on the forum you can learn a lot of new things and ask professionals for advice. Website https://filmshort.ru/ is entirely devoted to short films. Everyone can get acquainted with news, trends, get information about film festivals, competitions and creative laboratories. The most avid moviegoers can even get a website as a gift to post their masterpieces.
