Hello all,
Has anyone wrote a short script and then decided to extened it into a feature.
What stories and step did you make?
Screenwriting : Short Script to feature by Drew Anderson
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I started to turn a short script into a feature script, but I haven't had a chance to finish the feature version yet, Drew Anderson. I outlined new scenes for the feature script, and I made the short script scenes bigger and more impactful.
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Hello! I actually do that and the idea is to explore the world that you´ve created and to get deep into the characters background too.
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Thanks for the input I am trying to think of "filler scenes" to help the continuity of the story. Plus rearranging the flow of the original scenes the filler scenes are connected with. The ideas are there but taking time for executing on paper.
You're welcome, Drew Anderson. You could also think of new subplots.
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well it was easy for me since I wanted to keep shooting... I also didn't end the short. I would suggest develop days to shoot inside of your edits and script
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The creators of the Saw franchise used their short as a proof of concept, while Neill Bloomkamp used his short Alive in Joburg to set the world up for what would become District 9. There are lots of great ways you can use your short as a start point for bugger things.
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First and foremost Drew Anderson, you have to establish whether or not the conceit of the short is enough to sustain a feature length film. It can't just be "let's stretch out the short with some filler scenes and see what happens". You need to find the engine for the feature plot right off the bat and work from there. A loooooong time ago as a young man i worked on a feature called Imposter that was a feature adapted from a short. The short was really great, tense and urgent with a great twist ending. But the feature ended up feeling like a long version of the short with some chase scenes jammed in there to fill out the run time. Ask yourself that existential question first, maybe write some new scenes on index cards and arrange them to make sense of the feature plot. and if it all lines up and feel like it can hold the audience for 90 mins or two hours then go for it!