Short Film Ideas
Movie will be recorded using a phone or camera
Film Genres
Ideas
- COMEDY - Light hearted. Exaggerating the situation, the language, relationships and characters.
- ADVENTURE - Exciting stories, exotic locations/new experiences
- DRAMA - Serious, plot-driven, realistic characters
- MUSICALS - centred on combinations of music, dance, song or choreography
- SCIENCE FICTION - Visionary and imaginative.
- WESTERN - a eulogy of the early days of the American Frontier. Cowboys/Indians
- DETECTIVE/MYSTERY - Focus on an unsolved mystery. Central character with various adventures & challenges
- FANTASY-ACTION - Superheroes
- SPORTS - Sports setting, event or athlete
Ideas
- Time Machine - pretend your mobile is a time machine and you bring a "Famous Person" to the future or you travel back in time
- An adventure - a Explorer Camp in the dessert
- Make a short 'Cliff Hanger' - leaves us hanging at a dramatic moment with "To be continued....."
- Remake a film from the past, but shorten it down to about 5-10minutes
- Action film - but with female lead
- Re-tell an urban legend, but with your own twist
- Make a musical
- A short film about a miracle of a holiday (Christmas, Easter etc)
- A day in the life of an animal, object or famous person
- A person is given instructions which are misinterpreted. Show the consequences.
- A movie where the main character never says a word, but does communicate with the other speaking characters - Think MR BEAN!!
- Naff Superpower - the lead character has a useless superpower, but they believe its amazing.
- Mysterious Box - What does it do? What happens to people who encounter it? Whats inside it?
- Big Blockbuster Film - take the name of a Big Blockbuster Film and remake with a different plot - eg American Pie - an american lady who bakes and amazing pie!!
- Advert - a brand new drink.....but it doesn't quench your thirst......it does something completely unexpected.