Make a movie: Part 3

Now that you've had a chance to look at the genre, in general, it is time to start planning.

This site has a step-by-step guide on how to write the script. Here are some short films to help you become inspired.

Keep notes of the planning stage. Write down what your influences are and why you have chosen certain aspects(This section should be significant - go into detail about what the genre and how you are using the elements of the genre in your film).

Here are some questions to ask yourself while planning:

1. Where will you shoot? Locations?

2. What do you want the setting to look like?

3. What props will you need?

4. What costumes will you need?

5. What will happen in each Act?

6. Create a storyboard and scene sheets

7. Who is the cast?

8. Who are the crew and what role will they have?

9. What kind of shots will you need?

10. How will you transition from scene to scene?

11. What kind of timeline will the shooting take?

12. What kind of music will you have?

13. Budget? Where will the money be coming from?

Include the script in your planning. Here is a site with step-by-step guide to the preproduction stage of film making.

Once you have produced the plan you can hand it in for 91494 Media Studies which is worth 4 credits.

So far you should have already completed 91492 (3 credits Media Studies) and 91479 (4 credits English)