How+to+Make+A+Movie

This page features some helpful links and tips for how to get started. We will be referring to these frequently.
Remember that a video's primary purpose is to tell a story. What kind of story that is depends upon many factors. If you don't visually communicate the story, your movie will not be successful. Here are some tips taken from the weblink listed below.

One Minute Movies How To //SOURCE FOR INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE//
 * 1.** Don't try and cram too much into your 60 seconds!
 * 2.** Be careful of making a genre film.
 * 3.** Three-act Structure. Sounds scary. It isn't. What this means is give your story a beginning, middle, and end. Easy.
 * 4.** Use what's around you. Work in an office? Set your story in the office (but ask the boss first!).
 * 5.** You don't have to tell a story. A well constructed sequence of images can make for a fascinating film.

In detail...
Sixty seconds is not a long time. How much can you really say in a minute? A lot, if you want, but don't overstretch yourself. We're not looking for heavily plotted sagas. For example: suppose you divided your film into 12 scenes of five seconds each. How much could you really fit into each scene? || So you want to make the ultimate sci-fi epic. But can you? Think hard about genre films - can you make a sci-fi film look futuristic? Want to make a horror movie? Got the fake blood? Got the werewolf fur? Got the silver bullet? Got the castle? Give some thought to what your film will look like. || Even if you're telling a very simple story, give it a beginning, middle, and end. For example, imagine a One-Minute Movie called Man's Best Friend. The first 20 seconds might be images of a poster about a lost dog. The next 20 seconds could be images of people looking for a dog. The last 20 seconds would be the boy and his dog reunited. Hey presto! You've made a film! || Unless you're VERY well connected, chances are you won't have access to a movie set of your own. But don't let that put you off! Use what's around you. If you work in an office, set your story in an office (but ask the boss first). Everything in your life can potentially be part of your film. || Well, that's alright! If you'd rather make a montage of images, we're not going to stop you. There's no reason why you can't take a more artistic approach to a film. You may even find a story, however simple, emerges from your images. ||
 * [[image:http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/oneminutemovies/images/sixty.jpg width="90" height="83"]] ||  || **Simple Is Good**
 * [[image:http://www.bbc.co.uk/furniture/tiny.gif width="1" height="1"]] ||
 * [[image:http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/oneminutemovies/images/genre.gif width="90" height="83"]] ||  || **Genre Films**
 * [[image:http://www.bbc.co.uk/furniture/tiny.gif width="1" height="1"]] ||
 * [[image:http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/oneminutemovies/images/dog.gif width="90" height="83"]] ||  || **Three-act Structure**
 * [[image:http://www.bbc.co.uk/furniture/tiny.gif width="1" height="1"]] ||
 * [[image:http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/oneminutemovies/images/office.gif width="90" height="83"]] ||  || **Use What's Around You**
 * [[image:http://www.bbc.co.uk/furniture/tiny.gif width="1" height="1"]] ||
 * [[image:http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/oneminutemovies/images/montagev3.gif width="90" height="83"]] ||  || **No Story?**