Short Films. Finding the story Any kind of dramatic story requires 3 basic elements: A world A character A problem.

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Short Films

Finding the story Any kind of dramatic story requires 3 basic elements: A world A character A problem

Focus Most successful short films focus on ONE moment or event in the life of ONE main character. Short films play out more or less in ‘real’ time.

The World You need to establish an instantly recognizable world in order to get on with exploring a character’s problem, Set your film around a familiar event or ritual: a wedding, a birthday party, the first day at school, tea with stuffy relatives, Christmas Day etc.

The world It gives the story a finite time frame. Another popular setting for the short film is the journey. Most short films focus on a pivotal, significant event in the life of the main character

The Character & the Problem Most important questions to ask yourself when you begin to develop your story are: Who is the main character? What is their problem? How will the audience recognize the problem? Are the stakes high enough? Am I telling the story from the best point of view?

The character The audience must be clear from the outset who the film is about and they won’t be if you aren’t. Your main character is the one who has the problem

Your Main character Driving your main character through the story must be one of the following: a want a need an obligation sure that the audience can SEE what’s driving her/him.

Are the Stakes High Enough? That there is something at stake in the story means that the audience can understand what the character stands to lose if they do not solve their problem.

What Does My Story Mean? Awareness of what your story means. Every story communicates some meaning to the audience.

Summary A good short film needs a story in which something happens that has a discernible effect on the main character. All successful short films focus on one moment/event. That moment is likely to be: one of universal significance a moment that is of significance to the protagonist (whether s/he knows it at the time) one that produces a situation in which the stakes are high for the protagonist