A few years ago I was asked to watch a student short film and give the writer professional feedback. The film was smart, entertaining and had something to say. Yet I felt it wasn’t quite as emotionally powerful as it could have been. I had a really
Our short film season reached an unexpected climax with the nomination of ‘Tin Can Heart’ for an Inside Film Award Best Animation alongside The Cat Piano and Chicken of God. Writer/director Rod March talks about writing for animation. What was the starting point for ‘Tin Can Heart’?
It took me seven years and three short films to radically change my mind about the nature of these little beasts. One, two or three acts, the story principles are still identical to feature drama. Yet shorts won’t teach you how to write a “big movie”. In
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