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 …
Yes, low budget animated short films do exist. It doesn’t take a professional studio to make animation. It does take imagination, some tech tools, some fine motor skills, and some labor. And a healthy amount of planning. Most animated films are developed from storyboards. The director directs the animators from the page, instead …
To run good rehearsals and not drive everyone (especially yourself) crazy, a storyboard helps you figure out how you want to film before showing up to shoot. When do you really need a storyboard to plan and direct a short film? Probably the best way to answer that is to explain …
Traditionally, screenwriters make money if someone produces a project from the writer’s script. They are paid by the script (or draft, in some circles), and the dollar figure runs $5,000 to $50,000 as a general rule. My business model is different for the screenplays in this book. The way these …
Professional screenwriters expect their scripts to be rewritten. It’s a time-honored process. In feature films, the typical script goes through several rewrites, by several different writers. In TV writing, the process is collaborative – several people get into a room, order Chinese food, and hash out every line together. I’ve …