quality films

Less dialogue

When writing you feel compelled to spell everything out to your audience but you should never underestimate a viewer. Your characters don’t need to voice out whatever can be shown in a visual, film is after all a visual medium and we did start out with just silent films. So the rule should be, don’t tell what can be seen.

Keep it simple

Because of the duration of your film being much shorter than a feature length you will want your story to be clear and simple. Yes you can add conflict but they are less convoluted. The shorter your film the better it is to stick to a clear plot. It may help to have a single theme or subject and stick to that in order to ensure clarity, not just to you as a writer but also to the audience who will eventually be watching your story play out in a film.