What Makes A Good Student Film

• Be specific on what genre you choose :- There are various genres to work in however, when you finally come to a decision in which genre you are going to work in, you have to make sure that you portray the features of that genre throughout the period of that film. The link below is a good example of a student film that did very well in portraying the genre they were working with which was Action.

• It should be kept simple:- You have to make sure that you keep your film simple as possible, nothing to complicated to get your head around doing this will draw the audience attention even more due to the reason that they understand what is going on and an example of a student film that done that is the one below I could see that it was shot in simple places and the shots were also simple and not much special effect was utilised.

• Get your story straight : - When making a student film you need to get your story straight and ensure that from an audience perspective they'll be able to follow the story and engage with it as the film goes on an example of a student film that made their story very clear and straight forward is below:

• Make the genre more clear : -The film should convince the audience that it is delivering the core requirements of that genre. For example if your film opening is horror you have to portray features of horror in the early minutes of the film to make your audience aware what genre they are witnessing. This film did just that and as an audience I saw that in the early minutes of the film.
• It has to have something that will compel the audience to continue watching it: - A hook is referred to an opening that entices the audience in to the early moments of the film by beginning a clear moment with action or interaction serving as a tease, revealing just enough information to ground the audience in the moment while maintaining enough mystery within the opening of the film.

• It should make the audience see thing in the eyes protagonist: - It's good to begin in a moment of action or interaction, something to grab the audience attention right away a good opening scene grounds it's audience in the main character's perspective, showing us the world through his eyes, from the very beginning.

•  It should suggest the end of the film :- The first 2-3 minutes of the film should give the audience a rough idea of how the film is going to end. Doing this will entice the audience to continue watching the film so that they will be able to find out if what they assumed really happens at the end or not. 

• Suspense:- Suspense in the early stages of the movie hooks the audience to continue watching the film and to find out what happens next. A student film that did that well was the one below:

• Setting & Location: - The early stages of the film should disclose the setting and location to the audience enabling them to know where everything took place whether in a city, village, a small town, the forest or even in a house. A film that did that well was the one that has been uploaded below you could clearly see that it was shot in the afternoon in a house.

Sound:- Sound can send a message to the audience about the film especially in the early stages sound can show connotations of fear, joy, anxiety, sadness, excitement and even happiness a clip the clip below brought excitement because the sound was fast paced and made me think to myself what is going to happen next?