Writing the Short Film
What is the rule of thumb for the length of a movie/ number of pages of the script?
1 page equals one minute
What are the major ways that short films differ from feature films.
There is no real plot, and most short films don't build on characters since the time managment. The short film doesn't really get in depth details and backgrounds , it's a situation thrown on a person. It's real ironic. It can be documentary, expermental.


Conceiving Our Story
What is the "Dramatic Moment" in the film?
The dramatic moment in the film is when the boy ask his dad why he drinks and he answers
" because of mama".
What are the major conflicts/ questions in "Because of Mama?
The exterior and the interior relationship between the characters.

"Determining the Structure
The writer claims that for a short screenplay "a good story needs to have an archetypal storyline and a big idea."
Why does he state this, and do you agree?
yes, because from whoever's point of view you do it on will have a more effect on what your trying to show. A conflict makes sense and a reason for a film. You don't want to watch people just argue with no twist, no excitment.

Read the Step Outline.

Discovering/Crafting Images
What is exposition, and how did the writers decide to handle it in the example they give?
they want to show images and views they want the audience to feel. They use a boy who wants to play hockey but has to play chello and through images show a sad story.

Writing Scenes. Beginnings, Middles, Ends / Tips for Writing Engaging ScenesRead carefully - you will be writing scenes.
What are the three things you read in these sections that you found the most interesting/ helpful and that you will implement.
A good scene has a purpose makes me think that with a good scene, just one, you can change the worlds view. A good scene shows you a proff of life in the usage.