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Research: How to make a short film


  Her guys, 
    Making a short film starts with writing. To have a successful short film you must know how to structure it exactly how you want it. You have to analyze key details in our story figure out what your story is once you do that then it leads to theme and the film will be a piece of cake. Next is gear, while picking out gear think about how you want your audience to feel. If you have very limited resources to filming be precise! Think about animation when making a short film it makes the production much more interesting although it is not needed in most cases. Set the tone for your film and put it into every aspect of your film, that's including the  location, wardrobe characters and every camera angle/movement. Without the tone being in place your film looks all over the place and loses its confidence. Casting also plays a major role in your film. If your actors aren't going into depth as you would like it'll make it really hard for you to sell your theme/ film and again you will lose your confidence in your film. You have to be 100% committed in your film, you and your team have to be prepared at all times and ready to work. If you and your team aren't committed all the way, the audience is going to know by the outcome. Sound is also very important in your film. You must capture really good sounds to go along with your film it helps the feel of the film and helps sell it to the audience. In a short film do not write something that's dialogue heavy. The attention should be on what you can do technically. Overall, my takeaway from this video is how to properly make a successful sort film. I gathered a bunch of information starting from what you should expect as a director yourself to what the audience expects from the film. This video  helped me figure everything out step by step starting from the very top. I feel like in my short film I could use every aspect of this video all I have to do is apply my own ideas to it and everything else follows. 


See you next time,
Danniella Miller

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