Many people have been asking the question. Here is one of the recipes that you can use.
- Decide on a plot. Don't look for perfection. Write a small paragraph with the idea/story.
- Write an outline/review with friends/modify - keep adding and deleting. Once satisfied, you can move to the next step. Take inputs, but don't look for approval from everyone.
- Write a scene breakup. Narrate it to friends. Use formats from the Internet of your favorite movie for guidance.
- Write - detail out each scene
- Think about the characters and their behavior in the story. Discuss and brainstorm
- Imagine how they will speak. Write the dialogues. Speak it out to check if they sound fine. Record using a mobile phone.
- Do a shot breakup. Scribble each shot with stick figures to determine angles and shot type.
- Do a lineup of the drawings you have made and the mobile audio in an editor to get a pre-visualization. Modify till you are satisfied. Add timecode and add numbers to the shots for future reference.
- Find the actors. Audition, select, and rehearse each scene in a single location. Use the pre-viz to train the actors, if required.
- List the locations. And make a schedule based on time, weather, etc. Club all scenes in a location to save cost, effort, and time. Get permission in advance.
- Shoot the scenes location-wise. You can use the actors to assist you.
- Dump all the raw footage into a folder.
- Select the ‘OK’ shots. Edit
- Add free music and SFX.
- Add credits. Show to friends from the edit table and make changes if required.
- Composite and export as digital video.
- Upload to YouTube.
- Use social media and digital marketing tools to help drive viewership.
