I Need Good Ideas!?

Question

Well, I want to be a movie director when I grow up, and for now I direct my own, home video's. I need a good plot I can do with reasonable special effects and only 6-7 charectars (main).

Answer 1

Why not try a horror movie? They're generally cheesy anyway, so with some good acting, you can probably pull it off.

Before you start though, I'd recommend a few things: Firstly, I'd invest in some good equipment. If you don't have a tripod, buy one. Trying to make an entire movie with a hand held camera is a bad idea. Also, look into where you can beg, borrow, or steal things like boom mics, etc. One book I'd definitely recommend is Film making for Teens: Pulling Off your Shorts by Troy Lanier and Clay Nichols. It takes you through the whole process, from writing a screenplay to filming the scenes to editing it and putting it all together. There's great information about the equipment you'll need, and if you follow the steps, you'll end up with a great finished product. Lots of Luck with your movie!

Answer 2

i think u should do an adventure movie or horror depend wat time of day u do it in!

well since ive been  in 2 music productions i think u should do adventure

its cool and u can add ur extra stuff

or how about mixing

Answer 3

Story in the life of (you're main character's name goes here)

about maybe how a girl tries to kill herself... then goes to  mental hospital, makes friends- even somebody special...

and everyone live happily ever after.

Read the book IMPULSE  by Ellen Hopkins if you like this plan.

Ellen Hopkins also has 3 other books about dramatic thins happening to teens: GLASS, CRANK, BURNED.

they look big, but they're really not, (just open one of them to see what i mean)

They alll would be great storylines for your movie, and you would get lots of attention.

Answer 4

Do a story about your life ( so Far) as a young director.

Have the special effects be the way that you "Visualize" the scenes your shooting...and the humor would be how they actually turn out.

Show all of the behind the scenes angst that goes into making a "low Budget " film...

just an idea

Peace