BEST way to start off?

punee

punee

Hello guys,this is Prithvi,16 years,passionate about films and an aspiring director.
Well,I 'm planning to start off with a short film(umm planning,it should'nt exceed 10 mins)
So guys,it would be really helpful if any one of you would suggest few idea's to build a script on,as I'm just dying for idea's. :)
 
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I've not made anything yet, I know, sucks right? :P
But I have idea, I just need to write them (I started one today). What you need to do is get inspired. I know it sounds like a vague thing to do, but think about it - What you WANT to write about, plot wise, thematically, it's all about doing what you want.
The first idea that comes into your head - whatever it is, post it here to get critique on the premise :)
 
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For me, my ideas for scripts just pop in my head randomly at times. I do a lot of thinking and with the added help of some good music, it helps me figure out a basic plot then i expand from there. Find what helps you become creative :)
 
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worth that imagination muscle and you'll get plenty of ideas.

You can start from a few different places..

Invent a character and make a story for him\her.
Invent a story and fill in with characters
Invent a camera shot or great image, and create story and characters to justify that shot.
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there are more, but you get the idea. Dont try and think of the "finished thing" just get a line of dialogue or story point etc... and see where it takes you.


As this is your first effort, Id suggest scaling down to 2 or 3 minutes. 10 minutes seems short, but consider that average shot length on screen is less than 10 seconds. 10 minutes of finished movie is a lot of work.

You can tell a lot of story in just a few minutes.
good luck
 
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All the above advice is pretty good:

it would be really helpful if any one of you would suggest few idea's to build a script on,as I'm just dying for idea's
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Dude, you're in India. Just walk out the door and look at the street life. Relax and drift, trust your luck til something hits. There's got to be a thousand stories to fire your imagination. Then make sure you have a solid structure by following the guidelines above...
 
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if youre really stuck and just want to get started, you could always take a pre existing template for a film with well defined parameters and film your own

for example:
zombie movie
slasher movie
heist movie

or of course, a parody

hope this may help :)
 
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Ideas pop in my head in that brief moment between being awake and asleep.
Plot events, and solutions to conflicts in a script do so too.
It's just like inception, get a basic idea, build a structure around it. Then, with time, your subconcious will gestate the idea, and give back the links between those events.
 
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It's not really polite at all, but eavesdrop on conversations. I often go out to collect ambient sounds to add to my sound library. The mic is hidden and I use in-ear headphones so I look like everyone else listening to an iPod. However, sometimes I'm listening to conversations; I'm not really being nosy, but I'm listening to how people actually speak with one another in order to expand my dialog editing skills. But I do manage to hear some very interesting stories; too bad I'm not a writer!

You can also go out and just converse with people. A few weeks ago I had a great conversation with a molecular biologist, of all things. Go to a retirement home, volunteer someplace - there's lots of interesting people out there with incredible experiences.

When I was a teenager I spent two summers as the mate aboard a charter fishing boat. We usually left the dock at 6am and it would take an hour or two to get to the fishing grounds. I met all kinds of fantastic people and heard the most amazing tales. My fascination with WWII began then, as the boat was often chartered by veterans groups.
 
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