Getting Started

For anyone who feel like they are interested in this topic, read this post about getting started. There are many things to consider when starting movie making. It is better to start small. Even a home movie with family or friends would be a great start. Get yourself used to equipment (such as a camera) before starting anything big.


First, find out what interests you in movie making. There are four big things that you could pick:
1. Script writing (writing the story and laying out how the story works, the setting, place, and also time)
2. Filming (taking scenes of the movie, reading them out, and filming how the script is written)
3. Editing (taking all the scenes filmed and pasting them together, this is usually the 'final cut' or last step)
4. Directing (being the leader of the movie, changing the script, telling to film from a certain angle are all good)


This isn't just movies though, all television shows work this way as well. The important thing to remember is that the scenes aren't filmed one after another. The last scene could be the first filmed! After choosing what you like (which for me is all of the above) start looking into the topic more. Directing is easy for me because I have good leadership skills, and it is nice to have control of everything and everyone there. Filming isn't too hard, you are the artist behind the camera, so just do what the director says and you are golden. Script writing is very fun for people who like writing stories, making plots, and just being imaginative. Think of anything in the world and you can make something from it! Editing is a very important task in the movie, because you take everything gathered and make something of it. You may put in background music, add sound effects, or just paste scenes together.

If you are only interested in one of these (which is completely normal) get some friends together, one with an interest for each topic, and you have a team! Go with it and make some great movies. One more thing, when making a movie or television show, there is no limit to what you can do or what you can make. Also, there is no specific 'equipment' for this topic. All you need is a camera. But if you are editing, a great thing to have is iMovie or 'Final Cut' from Apple products (of course there are others, but in my opinion they are the best).

   

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