如何撰寫短片:從想法到劇本的 6 個步驟

大多數第一部短片劇本都是將長片壓縮成幾分鐘:太多角色、太多地點,以及一個自我解釋的結局。我們跟隨了《再多一天》,這是 M.E. Owens 在 2026 年夏季 Flick 駐村計畫中創作的 5:38 短片,從它的前提到角色台詞,使用其公開畫布上儲存的角色筆記、編號鏡頭筆記和對白。本指南展示如何以六個步驟撰寫短片,每個步驟都附有該片的真實文字和背後的寫作法則。

如何一步步撰寫短片?

1. 第 1 步

   縮減構想

   將構想縮減為一個人強烈想要一件事,並設下時間限制,因為短片只有空間容納一次轉變,沒有副線的餘地。

   • 《再多一天》一句話概括:車禍後陷入昏迷的 Vivi 遇見了死神,死神給她再多一天的機會。
   • 想要的東西在標題中,時間限制也是。
   • 用故事大綱測試你的:誰、他們想要什麼、以及阻礙是什麼,30 字以內。

   00:15

2. 第 2 步

   撰寫角色

   在任何場景之前,先將每個角色的外貌、性格和背景故事寫下來,這樣之後的每句台詞和每個動作都有真實的依據。

   • M.E. Owens 為每個角色寫了一個筆記,分為不同的標題段落。
   • 死神的筆記增加了第四個段落「故事中的角色」:「她即使在死亡邊緣仍保持活潑的個性,這讓他感到好奇。」
   • 這一句話就是整部影片的引擎:死神因為 Vivi 的性格而打破了規則。

   

   # Character: Vivi Lovell
   
   ## Appearance
   Early twenties, pale skin, bright blue eyes, black hair pulled into two messy buns. She wears a worn denim jacket over a casual top, slim jeans, and dark sneakers. Her style is effortlessly relaxed — like someone who threw on whatever felt comfortable but somehow always looks put-together.
   
   ## Personality
   Normally lively and bubbly — the kind of person who lights up a room without trying. She's warm, a little chaotic, and deeply loyal to the people she loves. She laughs easily and talks with her hands. People are drawn to her energy.
   
   ## Backstory
   Vivi was involved in a devastating car accident alongside her parents. She was the only survivor, but she never woke up. She now lies in a coma, has for 5 months— her body still, her world somewhere unreachable. The tragedy is that the girl everyone remembers as full of life is frozen somewhere between here and gone. She can see everything happening around her, her soul outside of her body.

   含義：二十多歲黑髮雙髻藍眼女孩薇薇穿牛仔夾克,車禍昏迷五個月靈魂出竅目睹周遭一切,曾活潑開朗。

3. 第 3 步

   塑造三個段落

   為故事設定一個建立正常世界的開頭、一個打破它的轉折,以及一個角色做出選擇的結局,因為短片只有時間容納一條故事線。

   • 開頭:Vivi 和她的父母在早晨開車時開玩笑討論她的咖啡訂單,直到車禍發生。
   • 轉折:死神問「妳想要多一天嗎?」,然後她得知代價是什麼:「你……你殺了人?」
   • 結局:在她父母的墓前,她告訴死神「我準備好了。」

   00:07

4. 第 4 步

   列出場景

   在寫任何對白之前,先寫一個編號的場景清單,每個場景包含地點、時間和發生的事情,這樣你就能在一頁內看到整部影片。

   • One More Day 的筆記是這樣編號的:鏡頭 1 是早晨的鄉間公路,鏡頭 3 是車禍。
   • 每個筆記包含動作、聲音和一句台詞。
   • 刪除任何與其他場景功能重複的場景。

   

   # Shot 3: Interior Family Car — The Crash
   
   Sunlight dances through the windshield. The radio hums. Then a violent horn blast shatters the calm. A truck's headlights suddenly fill the windshield, swerving across the center line. The steering wheel jerks. Brakes scream. Glass explodes. Metal twists. The world spins.
   
   FATHER: "Hold on!"
   
   Cut to black. Silence. Then a single crow caws in the dark.

   含義：家庭車內陽光灑落,突然卡車迎面撞來,玻璃爆裂金屬扭曲天旋地轉,戲劇化車禍場景。

5. 第 5 步

   撰寫潛台詞

   讓角色談論微小的事物，而場景則關乎重大的議題，因為觀眾會更專注地去理解真正要表達的內容。

   • 表面上，這家人在爭論咖啡訂單。
   • 實際上，這是一個關於選擇的場景，就在 Vivi 失去機會的幾分鐘前。
   • 「這不是改變人生的決定」這句話在下一場景前是個笑話。

   00:15

   Starting Inside the car @Shot 2 - Interior Family Car, Repositioned, soft music hums through the speakers. Vivi (22), @Vivi Lovell bright blue eyes and black hair in two messy buns, sits in the back seat with a paper coffee menu unfolded in her lap. Her mother glances warmly at her through the rearview mirror. Her father grins from the driver's seat. Soft natural window light, warm and intimate framing.
   
   MOTHER: "Still haven't decided?"
   VIVI: "I have. I'm just making sure it's the right choice." in Vivi's voice @Maya's Warning Label.
   FATHER: "It's not a life-changing decision."

   含義：車內場景中22歲黑髮藍眼的薇薇坐後座看咖啡菜單父母在前座溫馨對話柔和自然光線營造親密氛圍

6. 第 6 步

   完成鋪墊

   以回應第一場景某個元素的畫面或台詞作結，讓結局不需要任何解釋就能深入人心。

   • 車上的咖啡訂單在墓前重現。
   • Vivi 放下馬克杯，說出整部影片一直在等待的那句台詞。
   • 提示詞用四個字標記了這個轉變：「這次，VIVI……沒有哭。」

   00:12

   In the cemetery referencing @Lovell Family Grave at Dusk, the wind stirs the grass. Golden light washes over the cemetery. This time, VIVI @Vivi Lovell Character Sheet isn't crying. First: Shot open on a medium shot of Vivi's back as she kneels before her parents' grave holding the coffee mug with coffee in it from @Frame at 11.0s. Cut to close up on Vivi's hands as she places the mug @Frame at 11.0s at her parents' grave. Cut to close up on Vivi's face as she smiles.
   She speaks in the voice referencing @Maya's Warning Label : "I finally decided what to order."
   A soft laugh escapes her. She brushes her fingers across the headstone.

   含義：墓園黃昏薇薇跪在父母墓前放下咖啡杯微笑說她終於決定要點什麼了溫暖金色光線

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什麼讓短片劇本有效?

1. 1. 晚進早出

   Open each scene as close to its turn as you can and cut out as soon as it lands, as One More Day's crash ends on a crow caw in the dark.

2. 2. 重返同一地點

   Bring the character back to a location to show the change, as Vivi kneels at her parents' grave in tears, then comes back to it smiling.

3. 3. 描寫鏡頭所見

   Keep action lines to what can be seen and heard, in short present-tense sentences like "Brakes scream. Glass explodes. Metal twists." instead of explaining feelings.

4. 4. 為力量賦予特徵

   Tie a sound or image to your antagonist, as Death's note says a flock of crows always comes before him, so later scenes can play the crows alone.

5. 5. 讓一句話做兩件事

   Let one line carry both a joke and a character, as Vivi greets Death with "You really need a warning label", bubbly even on death's doorstep.

6. 6. 大聲朗讀

   Read every line aloud, or hear it in a generated voice, because dialogue that looks fine on the page often sounds stiff once someone speaks it.

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