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Film reviews

Friday, May 30, 2008

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I’ve been asked why there have been so many film and movie reviews on this blog recently when so many readers have been expecting updates on the progress of the short film. They want to know if the screenplay is ready yet and is pre-production complete? Well, no. The experts say you should study films [...]

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Treatment writing

Saturday, May 3, 2008

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This is how I start my treatment thinking. I need to answer these first six questions first. 1. Who 2. What 3. Where 4. When 5. Why 6. How Then I need a rough plan of what happens in the story. Start The middle The ending All stories have a three phase plan if they’re [...]

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Logline complete

Friday, May 2, 2008

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Finally, after many hours of turmoil, the logline for the short film is ready. It’s … well of course I can’t say yet, can I? I have to wait until the treatment is ready and the script completed and I’ve registered the copyright before I can release the logline. I can’t risk someone stealing my [...]

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Making the short movie plan

Thursday, April 3, 2008

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So, there’s a plan. I’m through with thinking about the movie; now it’s time to write. Even though it’s only going to be ten minutes long, the film needs to be planned precisely to ensure each second of those ten minutes gets used well. There won’t be any time to go off track and have [...]

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Short Films … how to make and distribute them by Nathan Parker

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

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Buy it from kamera.com 4 stars**** This book is so good for the short film maker, that it should be kept handy at all stages of the short film creation. You’ll need to make notes and refer to it time and time again. It really does take you through all the stages of making a [...]

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