Posted by Banky the Hack at adsl-151-202-114-145.nyc.adsl.bellatlantic.net on December 29, 2000 at 00:09:45:
In Reply to: Million dollars for you if ya answer(plus Smokes) posted by jmw on December 28, 2000 at 23:38:16:
: Kevin,
: I will soon be an art student at A.I.P., and for a scholarship, I have to make a ten min. short film. Now since I'm very new at making movies I was wondering if you had any pointer's, anything that would be great, It's like I really want to get started on this and I have a story but I don't know if it's good for a short film and if i can get my point across in only 10 min. So please give me something here.
: Thanks man,
: Chris Sloma
: P.S.
: Sorry but i'm poor and I really can't send ya smokes cause I don't know where you live but thanks for the help.
1. Write a script. If you format it correctly one page equals roughly one minute. You should be able to find a web site that details the right format.
2. Show it to friends, families, enemies, teachers, etc. You can get some great ideas if you let others read your work.
3. Go out and film it. I don't know the details of your project, but if your shooting on video you can film a 10 minute short in a day or two, and edit it rather quickly. If you get something done you can see what works and what doesn't work, and then make the necassary changes.
4. Go over to film-411 (link at bottom). Their web page has a lot of resources. Post this on their message board and you'll probably get a lot more useful responses.
Banky the Hack