Storyboards are a tool to help you, a film director, get what you want while juggling people, locations, equipment, script pages, money, and chaos during a film shoot. How do film directors, actors, and cinematographers use storyboards? In brief, storyboards will help you plan out how you’re going to shoot. This …
How to film a short sequence of fast moving action and stunts What do you consider when you film an action sequence? Before we get to the specifics of how to film a car chase, a few general principles for low budget action filmmaking: Safety first! Action sequences must never actually …
Ready to film a bank robbery for a short film? Wondering how to do it without breaking the budget or spending the rest of your life in preproduction (or both)? Here are some ideas. Planning. Start with the script. Sketch out a storyboard of the shots you want, the important …
As frequent readers of this blog will know, I’ve got a book length collection of short screenplays for short films. People ask me from time to time, “What kinds of film genres and scenarios do your short scripts include?” Here is the exhaustive (and somewhat annotated) list. The links take you to blog …
Working Title of the Script: “Eight Days After” Film synopsis / log line: This Bank Robbery short film screenplay gives you untrustworthy people working together who are also not the brightest. Includes guns, guards, hostages, police, ambition, and fun. With all the expensive elements removed or easily removable. Locations: 2-3 Casting: 2 …
Working Title of the Script: “Last Day of School” Log line: Two teenagers run for their lives after egging the wrong car. Casting: minimum 4 people, at least 1 actress. “Various” additional background people. This script works well with an all-female cast. It was originally written with male teenagers in mind. Locations: 2 …