Short Movie Treatment

Short Movie

The short movie a fictional story that has a beginning, middle, and end.

The movies can be as short as three minutes or as long as eight.
You may work with a partner or four people can create a PART 1 and PART 2 of a specific story.

• One twelve-shot sequence
• No Jump Cuts or Continuity Errors
• Full Script
• Two pages of full, professional-style storyboards
• Include title sequence, music, fade in/out, and credits
• Videos will be filled with sound effects and music as needed.
• At least one "song" will be created in Garageband.

1. What genre will you shoot? Action? Suspense? Comedy? A combination?
2. Describe at least three characters in great detail. Examples: age, hair color, personality traits, occupation, and disposition. What motivates your characters?

a.

b.

c.

3. What students (or other actors) will play these characters?

4. Describe the plot of your movie from beginning to end. Use three to four sentences to describe each section. Please describe shot locations within each section.

 
a. Intro

b. Conflict: All stories have some form of conflict. What are the characters trying to do or achieve?

c. Conflict Resolution 

 
5. Will you work with anyone in class? Who?

6. Where does the story occur? What are the specific locations where you will shoot? Will you need to shoot after school or on weekends?

7. What sound effects will you use? You will need to add sound effects throughout your video. Try to list 10-15 sound effects if possible.

8. What music or musical score will you use?

Next step: Write the script
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