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Ideas For Your Short Film
In a short film a simple idea will work best.
Check out any of the video sharing websites and you will see what other
people find entertaining.
Recently a group of Canadian women shot a six minute behind the scenes
look at a bride doing her hair on her wedding day - a bridesmaid filmed
the bride arriving with bad hair, she proceeded to cry, scream and then
cut off her hair. The bridesmaid/camera operator did not hold the
camera steady all the time as she was, as would be expected, filming the
action.
This video was dowloaded 9 million times in the course of weeks. It turns
out this was a hoax but it was so realistic it captivated a huge audience
and made the women famous. They have been the talk of talk shows
and imitated in comedy acts all over America.
Do you have a simple idea? Why not give it a go. We will
place as many short films as possible on our website and promote online
voting throughout the media. We think Tweed kids have as many good
ideas and as much talent as kids anywhere in the world and...
WE'VE GOT THE BEST LOCATIONS AND THE BEST LIFESTYLE.
This will make our films and our website interesting to users all over the
globe. Following are some topics for your consideration!
Famous or Interesting People on the Tweed!
There are many people who live in the Tweed who can tell you about the
history of the Tweed - the council has historical footage that could be
used - speak to someone in the Cultural Arts department for access.
The marketing department of Salt could put you in touch with some of the
famous people who have moved there. The local newspaper could also
put you in contact with interesting or famous people in the Tweed.
Suzie O'Neill lives part time in Cabarita. Other sports identities
live at Casuarina. Who do you know?
Many ordinary people have interesting stories to tell.
When you do a story about a person, sit down and interview them and think
about importing other footage such as pictures from their life, any
footage they might have and create some footage of that person involved in
other activities, then add captions.
Street Interviews!
If you are making your short film with the assistance of a teacher or
adult you could consider what is referred to as "street interviews." That
is, going out to a location and asking multiple people a question or two.
These are called "vox pops."
You could go to a church or a club or a park.
Think of a clever or interesting question, for instance: Before I came to
live in the Tweed people told me that this is a place where old people come
to die. I think old people would be offended by that statement - I
think this is a place where old people come to live better lives than they
have ever lived before but that is my opinion.
If you know some old people or have access to a group of old people you
could ask them their opinion. You might like to include footage of
those old people enjoying themselves in activities.
Small children are also fun to interview. When I grew up there was
a man on television called Keith Smith who interviewed little kids - whole
shows have been made around asking simple questions of little kids.
You could interview multiple people about why they have moved to the
Tweed. Everyone has a story to tell.
And so does the Tweed. We have a wonderful environment for sporting
activites, great sporting ammenities, beautiful waterways and lots of
choices for water recreation.
We also have some fabulous distinctive architecture. When my
visitors come from Sydney they are fascinated by the architecture and new
developments, expecially at Salt and Casuarina. Both of these
places have architects who could help you with a documentary and/or give
you an interview and the architecture would make great footage.
The new Murwillumbah Art Gallery would be an interesting subject for a
story and the staff would have many resources such as pictures, footage
and information.
We have a lot of artisists in the Tweed and also producers. if you
did a story about a producer then that person would have footage that
could be incorporated into your film. Contact me for some names of
possible subjects.
The television show "I'm a Celeberity Get Me Out of Here" is filmed at
Dungay twice a year.
Many people would be interested to have a behind the scenes look at that
show - you could interview the man who owns the property and contact the
Granada production office to get some footage. (Please contact me
for the production company's details.)
If you tell people what you are doing, as in, making a not-for-profit
short film as part of a student competition you should find they will be
very co-operative. You can direct them to the website and ask them
to read the page "Why Should I Participate" or you can contact Sandscripts
and ask us for assistance.
Another idea is to make your own video clip - have you got a band, are you
in a dance group? You could film a performance in a number of
interesting Tweed locations.
Most performance based movies incorporate auditions; why not audition some
talent for your film and make that the film?
At Christmas I saw a Sunday School performance of "The Prodigal Son" and
thought it would be fun to make a short film based on the story of the
prodigal son only this young person leaves home to spend a day at the Gold
Coast - he spends all his money on the exciting things and then comes home
to the Tweed - penniless but pleased to be home where he can enjoy some of
the more simple pleasures of life, like the beach and the countryside.
A film like this shows that we have the best of both worlds - we can live
a quiet life but also have access to excitement. Of course the real
story of the "Prodigal Son" is very different but I tell you this to make a
point, there is "nothing new." Hollywood is full of remakes or stories
that have been inspired by other stories.
Think about adapting a story to create your short film.
PLEASE CONTACT US AND LET US KNOW IF YOU ARE USING ANY OF THESE
SUGGESTIONS AND THEY WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE WEBSITE TO AVOID
DUPLICATION. GOOD LUCK!
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