How to Write a Short Film

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My issue is wanting to become a filmmaker but not having ANY friends or contacts who are also into filmmaking or even acting for that matter. :/

I learned more in this 22 min. video than in my 3 years (not finished) on Film School

The typographer is important! Its a metaphor showing how he struggles to assemble words and statements. He's literally building them letter by letter and he's surrounded by repeated characters! It feels very fitting that he's a typographer

I'm a actor I've done a lot of short flim work gonna start writing and acting in my own movies.

I always say that film schools need to teach this. They give us everything about how to make feature films, but we don't have the money nor the time to make them. SO TEACH HOW TO MAKE SHORT FILMS, at least how to write them, as you did

Thanks for giving Stutterer some recognition, it really deserves it.

Thanks for this, the explanation made the short film even more beautiful than if I had just watched it

Video Breakdown Myths: 0:53 Myth 1: Short Films are too short to be meaningful and dramatic 1:07 Myth 2: there isn't enough time to set up the story 1:35 Myth 3: Stunning cinematography, witty dialogue, and cool concepts will create a good short film even if the story isn't good. 2:20 Stutterer Structure 1. 3:11 Finding an Idea (find a concept) 2. 3:36 Building our main character and what they believe (one character will usually push the story more than anyone else, what does the character want, what do they believe, and what is their conflict) Build a philosophical conflict 3. 5:52 Building other characters in the story that also have their own problems 4. 7:32 Narrative Structure 5.7:48 Fundamental Elements of Structure 7:56 Story Circle 12:14 Crafting an ending 14:04 Analysis of the film 17:57 important: (no one will care about simple external obstacles they only care about how your characters beliefs come into conflict in the story so now we go to another scene) 20:15 Climax of the film 21:08 Why Stutterer is a great short film (fantastic short film since it has a strong philosophical conflict good structure and an ending that works perfectly) NOTES: a short film needs: - philosophical dilemmas - ethical dilemmas - moral dilemmas good dramas have characters that - a character struggling with their own beliefs as they come into contact with the world One of the biggest important elements of a good drama is that characters action must be challenged characters heading towards what they want or getting what they want should always come at a cost this keeps the conflict heightened hope this helped!

thanks man. Writing my first short story (game) & your videos have been a lot of help.

How does this not have so many more views!?

I used your method to create my short film!! It came out great and has already been accepted into festivals!! Thank you

I’m a high school student who has an interest in screenwriting and film making. This was a great video and I feel inspired to start writing.

I never thought I would ever write my own short film by myself but I finally did it! I wrote the whole thing on my own and can’t wait to film my scary movie with some friends this summer and share with y’all!

Tyler, man, you did it again. Great essay! I have been thinking of writing a short film these days, and then bam! Here's the perfect video to help my mind get clear.

I've never made a movie or even wrote one before in my LIFE!!!! But I have a very very abstract mind topped with brilliant movie ideas just lovely ideas I've never thought about it because I don't know how to this video helped thanks a lot

Bro watching this not only did I learn loads but experienced the emotions of the short bringing me near tears

as an experimenting novelist, this is really useful and shows a really interesting way I can write

Literally the best video I've seen on writing a short film

Never wrote a Story or Short Film; but after listening to this Video, The Inspiration and Motivation is Strong! Your Method of Teaching is hands down the Best I've heard thus far. Thanks for this Exceptional Video!