Ottie's Film Blog

Plan for my Screenplay Ideas   set in a rehabilitation centre, focus on a meeting with a group of drug addicts, each of them telling the group a story of how they've got there, shown with montage sequences of their backstory- too complicated and would be very difficult to be able to develop each character and their story with only one scene per story. A teenage girl living in Dublin, Ireland in a strict Catholic family, with her life dictated by her controlling mother. She has built up anger towards her mother which she then impulsively takes out and goes on a night of drinking and partying, ultimately resulting in her pregnancy from a one-night stand. This situation is dramatically different for Saoirse than if she lived in England because the abortion law had not yet been passed and was illegal. Rejected by the father of her child, alone and isolated she is forced to travel by herself to Liverpool for an abortion. This idea highlights a real issue Irish women face...

 Key differences between a short film and a feature length film: Short film: The length: for a film to be classified as short it must be less than 40 minutes in duration. Budget: a short film is likely to have a considerably smaller budget than a feature length film. Usually free to watch A good short film is focused and on a specific topic.  The characters should engage the audience. Shouldn't explore more than one topic  A short film is an inexpensive way to learn the production process, and gain experience. A The most obvious difference between short films and feature-length films is the budget. A 10-30 minute film will not require a budget anywhere near what a 90-120 minute feature will need. Film costs are much lower, equipment costs are much lower, and costs for wardrobe and props will be much lower. Feature film: Long running time (longer than 40 minutes) Most feature films are between 75 and 210 minutes long