HOW TO WIN

HOW TO WIN A PRIZE AT THIS YEAR'S ESTRENO FILM FESTIVAL



1. Your *story* is the most important thing to get into the finals.
   
   

2. Start here. Mr. Grace made a bunch of short films to give you an idea about the importance of your story, your audio, your locations, etc. These are his
   "Suggestion Box Movies" 

3. Look at past winners here.

4. This is the Rules Page from the Estreno Film Festival website.  If you look at the other pages from there, many of your questions will be answered.  

5. These are the rubrics the judges and I use to rate the films and ultimately to give away the prizes: 

6. Get your project finished early.
   I will say that those students who write something down and get it to me early, can often get feedback from me about their story.  Parents are very helpful, as well.  If I can see the project as it is being edited, that is helpful as well.  I want to make every project as competitive as possible :) 

7. Take a look at YouTube

• Film making for kids - How to create your own movie

• How to Create Your First Animated Film
  - This author uses Adobe Animate, I would suggest AfterEffects or other software to get started. 

• 10 Tips For Making Your First Short Film

• How to Make Your First Short Film: A Crash Course

• 10 Tips For Kids Who Want to Be Filmmakers! : FRIDAY 101

• Filmmaking Tips and Advice for Young Aspiring Filmmakers

• FilmRiot: How to Make a Short Film

8. I can't come up with an idea!
   That's OK, this is Mr. Graces List of Movie Ideas

Let me know if you have any other questions. :)