What makes a winning film?

Story!
Everything else comes secondary to the story. If from a technical standpoint everything is excellent but the story is weak then it is not a good short. However, the opposite is not true. If the story is great but the technical aspects are not, then it is still a good short in my view.
That being said, if someone can put the two parts together and have a good story with good technical aspects then more power to them.
 
I agree - A good story, well told is by far the most critical aspect of a film.

At a professional level (think Hollywood) great acting, great cinematography, great score, great post, etc., is typically thought of as a "given". While it's frequently not achieved, producers enter into the game expecting it.

What they're really looking for - and what really attracts the talent (beyond $$) is a script of surpassing quality.

That said, a terrific script can easily be "pooched" by any of the above disciplines thus creating average film - but it must start with the script.



dmc
 
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Barry_Green said:
... I went with one that had mediocre cinematography, mediocre acting, etc. But it captured the elements that mattered. It made me care about the lead character and about what he wanted. And more than anything, it embraced the art of short film AS a short film. It didn't try to be anything other than what it was. It wasn't a trimmed-down epic feature, or an extraction from a feature. It wasn't a nothing-happens-until-the-twist-or-joke-at-the-end. It was a journey, it was a story, it was complete, and it made me care about the character and made me happy that he "got" what he wanted. And it was highly creative.
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It's okay Barry, you can say it: "Life is Good."
 
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