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5 Things Every Short Film Needs

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This guide is a slice of Journey 9: How To Create Your Own Content, one of my Journey masterclasses.

In the masterclass you'll learn:

The formats that work: short films, web series and social content
How to choose what fits your brand, budget and goals
Producing on a tight budget, from writing to distribution
How self-made content builds your reel, your brand and your relationships at once

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Who's behind it

Kym Jackson is a working actor with 80+ film and TV credits, a SAG-AFTRA delegate, author of The Hollywood Survival Guide for Actors and the founder of Secret Actor Society. See her credits on IMDbPro.

Questions

I have never made anything. Where do I start?

With the five things in the guide, then the class. It goes from the idea to the festival run.

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Yes. It is yours to keep. Open it, save it to your phone, print it.

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Every membership includes all 18 Journey masterclasses and the full video library of 3,000+ videos. Gold also adds live casting director Q&As every month and small group career strategy sessions. See membership.

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