Most people have a knee-jerk reaction to the idea of making a one minute short film. While it is extremely challenging to tell a stroy in one minute, it is very possible. Here are tips for writing a script for you Micro films. We cover the Mentos model of storytelling and breakdown 4 examples from commercials.
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Fresh Paint Mentos commercial
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What is a punchline film? Tips for writing your short film script. We cover joke structure for short films and breakdown the film “I’ll wait for the next one”.
Shorts referenced
I’ll wait for the next one short film
What’s the difference between story and plot? We cover the differences, and why you should know them. We breakdown “Porcelain Unicorn”
Short film referenced
Porcelain Unicorn short
This is all about Plot Structures. By nature, the plot structures of short films are not as complicated as feature films. We discuss the basic story elements of short films and breakdown “Signs” the short film, Tips for writing your short film script.
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Signs Short Film
How can something we avoid in our own lives be so important in our films? This is part one in our video series on how to write a short film. We discuss the basic principals of drama and why they’re so important when writing your short film script.
Short film mentioned
Dennis short film
