How To Make A Short Film ALONE (REALISTIC) 🎬 Tips for Beginners, BTS, LOW Budget 🎥

Helllloooo!!!

🎬 What today's video talks about:

🎬 I recently shot a short film with a few friends of mine and wanted to talk about how I used to shoot short films alone in the past, so that, maybe you could find your own way to make one too! I know how taunting your first short film can be so I'm really hoping this little video of mine could be a little help and push!

🎬 I'll be talking about my processes, including how I find my inspiration, how I do my storyboards, moodboards, how I plan my shots out and etc!

🍿🎥✮⋆˙Timestamps🍿🎥✮⋆˙

0:00 Introduction
0:27 Welcome To My Masterclass (NOT)
0:59 What This Video Is Gonna Be About🍿🎥✮⋆˙
1:10 Step 1: Finding Inspiration 📽️
1:58 Where I Get Most of My Inspo
2:56 The Results of My Inspiration📽️
4:12 Step 2: Writing Your Story📺
4:54 Step 3: Planning and Storyboarding 🎟️
6:32 Step 4: Shooting Your Film and Making it Reality 🤩
8:42 How To Replace Other Actors (Since you're filming alone)
10:32 It's A Wrap! 📼

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Here are the people who played a hige role in my short film!

Author: Clara Wahlig
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Actress: Amanda Kuo

BTS and Voice Actor:

✧˖° Gear I Use ✧˖°

✧˖° My travel tripod (lighter):

✧˖° Camera bags ✧˖°

✧˖° Small lights I use ✧˖°

✧˖° Big lights I use ✧˖°

✧˖° Data storage ✧˖°

✧˖° Digicams I recommend ✧˖°

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Until the next one!

Love,
Megan

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[yashnimbalkar]

When I saw that she liked each and every comment, I knew she loves what she is doing

[YevaAndriiets]

Hello! I’m new to this field of video and film. I’m a creative and restless person who tends to jump from one activity to another. My whole life, I’ve been passionate about dance, which led me to become a dancer and choreographer, performing in light and fire shows. The moment I discovered the world of video editing, I was immediately drawn to it. But, as often happens, when I faced the reality of not being able to recreate everything I imagine in my mind, I felt disappointed. Then I came across your video. And I just want to say a huge thank you. You inspire and motivate me to take action. Your humor, and simplicity feel so genuine, so alive. Just, thank you. I hope I can overcome my own challenges and eventually create my first real short film 😊

[certifiedg]

I don't know why but i felt very relaxed while watching this video in a crowded place. Keep it up, you got my support

[bandugaikwad]

I am teenager and l do think about document my life as teenager often but don't know how to 😅 .Thanks to Megan Tan❤❤

[jessealexander]

Great framing. Tight editing. Excellent message and vibe. Terrific use of colour. Great choices as usual!

[zeyy]

the video being exactly 11:11 has all my heart

[krishtaneja]

I love editing, cinematography, acting, have loved all these things since quite a while so I was also give it a shot

[cineturon]

I'm struggling making a 5 minute short or I'm failing a year-long course. A fiction/passion project. I got all but the drive- had months and months to do it and now got 4 weeks, tops. Impressive how you're doing it, when the more I try to think about my simple thing, the more I freeze up and get anxious.

[αιη-τφ]

Opinion from a junior student thinking her path in life :

Im always stress when people ask me what i want to be in life? And coming from a family full of IVY LEAGUE the pressure is stressful and i replied ill work in the film industry because i like it and idk i resonate with films. Many have told me to drop the ivy league dream if im doing movies and like the media industry as well IVY Leaugue is mostly about academics but i also came across debates that you dont need to go to film school. Well film school is just for connection i heard. Well nonetheless im still conflicted if i should go or pursue more opt career but nonetheless im still trying to make short film alone. Thanks this inspired me alot

[nimishapatil]

This is the coolest film making video on the internet!

[fishfillaid]

i am in my last senior year and we just finished a short film for our school project and I am one of the directors and wrote the main plot of our story. that inspire me to create a film of my own, then I found this. thank you so much!

[marlityca]

I wish everyone luck and courage, I know we are capable of everything ❤

[lilyiacc]

You're the reason why i took digital film production additional course this semester, i also wanna create my own film and thanks for the inspiration, also to mention i have been your fan since you posted your first video or second i dont clearly remember but yes i still love your content a

[the-comments-poet]

Solitude

I dreamt a drop of water
Sparkling and in a fast creek running
Through branches and bramble
Pebbles and stones

I dreamt a snow flake
Light and white and pure
Dancing and tumbling in the wind
Up in the sky

I watched the morning fog
Cover the slumbering forest
Still cloaked in the night’s mysteries
Of far away worlds and strange creatures

I wish I were a poet
Skilled in thoughts and in words
I wish I could bring hope and beauty
From things broken and sorry

But I know

Some gems can’t be seen
Some treasures can’t be touched

But in dreams

Born of a drop of water
Born of a snowflake

On a solitude tread

[soo_chef]

This convinced me to get a good tripod, definitely need one to film properly alone. Thank you for sharing this!! 💕

[asuna]

startet crying at 3:10, the lines just kinda hit hard. Also I love the aesthetic of the film and the tutorial is really good! I´ll definitely try it out some time.

[johannaflowers_]

thank you so much for this insight into your process! i'm planning to make a short film too in the near future but it is really scary if you've never done it before and especially if you have no budget and therefore have to do a lot by yourself. but seeing your straight forward aproach really makes it seem doable 🥰 and also: great video like always!

[amazingstrokes]

This is so helpful!! I've been wanting to do a short film but didn't know where to start. Thank You!!

[cek-py]

Brilliant! The way you use colours are great! and drags us into your world

[developingtank]

This video offers additional inspiration by showing that practice makes perfect. I've followed your work for a long time, you keep making cool videos, and they keep getting better. I'm looking forward to seeing how your skills continue to progress even further, because they're already very legit.

Also, I teach high school digital media classes in Thailand, so it's cool to have someone my female students can relate to since I don't have many references for younger asian female filmmakers to show them.