What is the core idea? What is my story about? (Premise).Once you have a basic story idea, there are some questions to be asked and a number of decisions to be made: It’s also best to avoid subplots, numerous characters, multi-protagonists, expensive set pieces, and stories set in two or more different time periods.
You simply will not have time to explore back-story. Multi-layered stories aren’t going to work and neither are stories, which rely heavily on the main character’s back-story.
There’s no time to develop an elaborate plot, a raft of characters or lengthy set ups. But whether you are exploring a heady concept or telling a conventional story – your screenplay needs to consist of one core idea and everything needs to serve that idea – every action, image and line of dialogue. These films don’t follow a conventional narrative or structure. It is duly noted that there are numerous successful short films that are experimental or metaphorical or anti-structure. It’s a bit like trying to squeeze a novel into a short story – they’re different animals. It’s just not possible to squeeze a feature film idea or a particularly complex idea into a short format and do it justice. The key to writing a short film is to keep it simple. It should be stated right now – a short film isn’t a condensed feature film and writers (and directors) who are reluctant to accept this invariably fail.
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