We had already gained a lot of advice from our teachers but I decided to acquire some more from someone we did not know and was an expert in the production of short films. So I borrowed the book Peter had purchased on Making Short Films by Clifford Thurlow and read it through thoroughly, I thought that these ten tips helped us massively with the structure of our short film. The book itself goes into huge amounts of detail about the role of the director, producer and editor. As well as explaining finance and distribution, Crewing, Locations, Casting, Sound design, Music and Post-Production and a range of tips and guides in order for you to produce the best short film that you possibly can. I think that this was an excellent idea for Peter to invest in buying this book, as it has helped us on many occasions and we have referred to it for guidance. In summation, it will continue to help and guide us through the production of our short film.
1) Don’t trust inspiration, unless you want to be a poet. The first idea you get is often, borrowed from every movie you’ve seen and every book you’ve read.
2) If you do work on the inspired project- rewrite, rewrite, rewrite. These are the most important three things you must learn about script writing.
3) See your writing from the other screen, the audience point of view; if there is no audience, there is no message.
4) Do not adjust your writing to the market by attempting to stay a breast or even ahead of changing trends; such work is a form of cultural static lacking veracity and, often, even relevance
5) Be true to your own vision. Write about what you know about? Absolutely. But then write what you believe in.
6) Four steps to writing a short film scenario: find the ending, then the beginning, then the first turning point the event that gets the story going, then the second turning point the scene that swings the story around and sets up the ending.
7) Enter your story a short time before the crisis that ignites the drama.
8) Scenes are like parties: arrive late and leave early.
9) Persevere
10) Listen to criticism. But don’t always take it.
Oliver Fitch
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