The Obvious and the Meaningful;
Story Development for Low-budget Fictional Short Films
The purpose
of this work is research of story development methods for low-budget fictional short
films. Just like feature films or TV series, short films have specific format conventions
- some of them originating from length, some from budget constrains frequently
associated with limited monetary value. These constrains have to be
acknowledged to truly make use of the medium and in this work we take a closer
look at format's advantages and limitations, and their impact on story
structure. The work defines short films, presents other data already written on
the subject, lists different types and corresponding limits of shorts, describes
different methods of story development, evaluates their narrative role and supports
them with examples. In the conclusion different methods are summarized and compiled
into a list of good practices.
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