How Do You Make A Short Movie?
• Decide upon the theme, action and story of your short piece to be filmed. • Prepare the video camera or camcorder. Be confident with using it; if not, take time to read the instruction manuals. • Ask family and/or friends to help you film the parts. Let them choose the parts that appeal most to them. Either that, or be especially persuasive. Have dry-run throughs (rehearsals) so that everyone knows what they are expected to do. If ad libbing is allowed, encourage it. • Film the movie. Film extra takes if you’re not sure whether or not a scene has worked. • Edit the movie. Use the appropriate editing software available to you. When a movie is short, remember that less means more. Cut anything that doesn’t add to the value of the overall storyline and film quality. Add effects, music, etc., as required. • Burn to a DVD. Hold a showing for family and friends. Upload to YouTube if everyone in the film has agreed to this and if you consider it is good enough. Make another one. This is esp
