Might sound silly, but those thousands of ‘bad’ films out there are usually driven by ‘bad’ stories. Explore originality, people hate tackiness or stories they’ve seen hundreds of times, as soon as they know where the story is going they will move on to another short, or a video of cats.
Another important thing is to stay in realistic conditions, meaning for example, if you are a 13 year old don’t write a script about a man handling 3 guns and killing 20 subordinates on his way to get revenge on his evil brother, if you know you and your friends will do the acting. Don’t get me wrong, we’ve all done these films and it’s a great way to learn, but if your trying to make a real film to get noticed and win awards, stay away from unrealistic storylines.
If you have more tips and tricks to making an awesome short script leave our conversation either here, on our facebook or our blog http://filmshortage.com/the-short-guide-to-making-an-awesome-short-part-1-scripting/
Another important thing is to stay in realistic conditions, meaning for example, if you are a 13 year old don’t write a script about a man handling 3 guns and killing 20 subordinates on his way to get revenge on his evil brother, if you know you and your friends will do the acting. Don’t get me wrong, we’ve all done these films and it’s a great way to learn, but if your trying to make a real film to get noticed and win awards, stay away from unrealistic storylines.
If you have more tips and tricks to making an awesome short script leave our conversation either here, on our facebook or our blog http://filmshortage.com/the-short-guide-to-making-an-awesome-short-part-1-scripting/