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and convoluted idea which you may ultimately be forced to slice and dice for one reason
or another. (Money, time, resources.) Better to start simple and build!
As far as the remaining goals of “something funny” and “something I could show to my
mother.” You don't know my mother well enough, so you'll just have to take my word
that she enjoys small rodents performing broad physical comedy. That leaves the goal
of “something funny,” which is actually an easy item to explain. Comedy is so subjective
that you really can't do much beyond trying to amuse yourself. Here's the tricky part,
though; the gags and comedy will be the fi rst thing to dry up in your well of enthusiasm.
How funny is a joke the 300th time you've heard it? My point being, as a fi lmmaker
you'll numb over quickly—show it to friends to reinvigorate your confi dence in the mate-
rial! Since we're on this whole business of goals, it's defi nitely a great idea to set a few
for yourself if you choose to undertake a personal short fi lm. Combine short-term with
long-term (I want my main character designed by , I want the story reel fi nished
and ready to be presented by ). Even if you miss your deadlines, you'll most likely
have made better progress because of them!
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