As part of our research and planning we explored the Internet for guides to making a short film. We then selected our top 10 rules. Below are the rules and video clips / explanations as to how we used the tips to help us to make a successful short. There are also examples and references to short films we researched that follow similar rules.

1.Get an idea for a movie or short film that you want to make. Write down your ideas or think about them.

2. Write a script for your short film with all of your ideas in it. Also, go over your script multiple times, remember, writing is rewriting

3. Get together a crew and a cast that is willing to do everything it takes to make your project a success.

4. Get your items together in to get ready for shooting. Make sure you have everything you need such as a work light and a digital sound recorder. Tripods also work really well, but they are not required to have a successful film, just recommended.

5. Shoot your film. Be sure that you have a camera operator and a director. Also prepare your settings before you shoot. Test out the camera to make sure its working. Also, make sure the actors are aware of what they are doing.

6.After you shoot your footage, get ready for a long editing process on your laptop or computer. Take your firewire cable and put one end of it into your camera and the other end into the computer or laptop import (usually in the back of computers or side of laptops). However, most computers don't have firewire cables, but laptops for the most often do.

7. Rewind your camera to the start of your footage, then capture the footage on an editing system.

8. Import the digital sound on your computer by its USB, (almost of digital sound recorders have one). When editing, match up the sound with the action. Watch and listen to the clapstick or clapping to do this. Then simply edit the clapstick and clapsound out and keep your footage.

9. Continue to edit you movie while placing it in order. Then, edit your movie again adding new ideas having creative colours doing whatever your creative mind desires. You can even add your own favorite songs to you film.

10. Save your film on you computer, make a DVD or upload it onto the internet. You can even save it onto you camera tape. Then there you have it, your own complete short film or maybe even a feature length movie.

Information found at:
How to Make The Best Short Film | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_2324754_best-short-film.html#ixzz1Gf8It3tl

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We focused on visuals and audio over dialogue, selecting cinematic locations to help suggest genre, theme and to entice the audience. This clip shows the main character during one of his unfortunate events, he was meant to be meeting his friend Alice but has missed the bus and is chasing it in an attempt to get the drivers attention.

http://www.virginmediashorts.co.uk/films/entry/345289/sign-language

The above short film is called 'sign language' and is a massive influence on our film.

This short film called 'Sign Language won the short film award this year.

I like the general storyline throughout this short film, and the positive attitude of 'Ben'.
The twist in the story at the end is clever, and the music and mise en scene makes the audience feel empathy towards 'Ben'.
Our story line is quite similar in the way that Mr.White expects to be dissapointed but has a nice surprise at the end, and empathy is created when Mr. White is sad, making our audience share the relief that his friends have forgiven him.

White Rabbit from Joonas Nissi on Vimeo.

This is another take on the idea of using the white rabbit in a short film or animation. Although ours isn't literally the white rabbit, we have used similar ideas, keeping the theme of clocks and being late. I like the music and the way the animation is almost sketchy.

Follow the white rabbit from ANOUK MARTY on Vimeo.

I've also found this short film which I really like, I wish I'd found it earlier to we could use the idea aswell as I think it's really effective.