Let’s be honest, making a movie by yourself can be a difficult thing to accomplish. Recording, acting, writing, and editing can be difficult for only one person to do. But, telling a story can be easy for any storyteller to do if they are willing to put in the extra effort.
Out of Digistars’ three programs, Stop Motion Animation and Documentary Filmmaking are the best choices for a single storyteller. Both of these programs offer step by step lesson plans that can be easily followed by an individual. Here are some tips that can help you to create a successful movie by yourself.
It is all about the effort that you want to put in.
A storyteller can create a professional film if they are willing to put the work in. Because there are so many steps to creating a movie, it can be time consuming for one person to do. 60% of creating a movie is the pre production process, which is usually done by an individual . In the pre production phase students research, write scripts, and create a storyboard. This can easily be done by an individual, it just takes more time.
Work at your own pace.
Making a movie is a step by step process. Each production phase offers a set of steps that allow your student to work at their own pace. It is important that you follow each step in order, but you can always pause and come back to where you left off. Each step allows storytellers to follow a successful process that helps them to create a professional film.
Stop motion animation can be easily done with one person.
Stop Motion Animation is a technique used in animation to bring static objects to life on screen. This is done by moving the object in increments while filming a frame per increment. Because each scene is filmed separately, a single storyteller will be able to move the object and film at the same time. Any kind of object can be animated, these include puppets, models and clay figures.
Learn more about Digistars STEAM programs that can help your student use these steps and make a movie.