Write a three-minute short film for your phone
The idea is your teen's; the AI plays script coach. Shot with friends, on a phone, with the consent of everyone on camera.
A three-minute short is the perfect teen project: it fits in one afternoon of shooting, gets made on a phone, and can be shown without embarrassment. The hard part is not the shooting, it is making the story hold up. That is where the AI comes in, not to write the story, but as a coach: it helps order it into three acts, trim dialogue and prepare the shot list.
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I am 15 and I want to shoot a 3-minute short film on my phone with my friends. My idea, in two sentences: [YOUR IDEA]. Act as my script coach: first help me order it into three acts, one sentence per act; then point out which lines of dialogue are unnecessary or sound unnatural; and finally give me a simple shot list, as a checklist to tick off while we shoot. Do not change my idea or the ending, just make it clearer.- Ask for two alternative endings just to compare: choosing and discarding is writing too.
- If the dialogue sounds like a book, ask for a version the way teenagers actually talk, then read it out loud with your actors.
- Keep the film to two locations and three actors: fewer things to coordinate, better odds of finishing it.
One rule that is not optional: everyone who appears on camera has to know and agree, background shots included. And before the film gets uploaded anywhere, ask everyone again. Shooting with friends is a game; publishing is a separate decision.
FAQ
Won't the AI end up writing the film?
Not if you start with your idea and tell it not to change anything. Its role is that of a screenwriting teacher: questions, structure and scissors, no ideas of its own.
What do we need to shoot?
A phone, daylight and friends with a free afternoon. One trick that makes a big difference: record the sound close to whoever is speaking, even with a second phone in a pocket.