HOW TO FIND YOUR MOVIE IDEA
So where should we start?
IDEA ONE
One of the Best ways to find great movie ideas is by finding stories from our own personal life experiences. Just as top Comedians often times get their break into comedy by using their own personal life experiences or by finding funny stories that has happened to family members, friends and co-workers. In the same manner, Christian filmmakers may find great Creative dramatic stories within their own life experiences or the experiences of others. There are great golden nuggets in anyones life story and experiences and we should study them first, specially if we don't have a movie idea in mind.
IDEA TWO
Getting ideas from the Bible itself is another great alternative. The Great director of the 1920's - 1950's Cecil B. DeMille once said "The Bible is full of Movie Ideas". Hundreds of movies have been made from just one of Jesus's Parables. Taking a Bible story like the story of David and Golliath and turning it into a modern times movie is a great idea and has been done many times by filmmakers everywhere. But just because hundreds of films have been made about a Bible Story, Verse or Jesus Parable, it doesn't mean that it can't be done. Just think for a moment or do a search on Movies made about Jesus Christ. There has been hundreds of movies made about Jesus starting since the silent film era. And when the Passion of The Christ came out, we all thought, that's it. There will never be another great movie about Jesus, yet, since then... it's been totally the opposite, there has been hundreds of movies about Jesus made since The Passion of The Christ. Only because there are a million ways to make a movie, each filmmaker and producer may use different techniques, different locations, different actors and so on... making every film about Jesus very different and at times... very interesting to watch.
IDEA THREE
Another great source for Great ideas is Our Lord, yes God. God is the source of ALL Creation, God is a Mighty and Creative God. In fact, everything we see, hear, feel, touch, taste and sense... has been created by God. But even more interesting, God has even Created every Good Thought or Idea that comes to our minds. Think about it, the only reason a Thought or an Idea comes to mind, is because that Idea or Thought most be real and tangible somewhere, right? In other words, why would an idea or thought come to mind in the first place if it doesn't exist? We know this because God has a Kingdom and everything we see on earth came from God and His Kingdom. So it makes sense that every Good thought comes from God and so... every good thing that has been created before the Foundation of The World. But at the same time, every evil thought comes from the god of darkness. But Jesus Christ overcame evil with Good... in fact He overcame it with Love.
IDEA FOUR
If none of the above works for you, then simply make it a habit to search the web for good stories. It used to be that we would search and read Newspapers and Magazines, but today... it's best to search the Web for good movie story ideas.
There are millions of people being Interviewed for the Web by giving their testimonies using their smartphone, webcams or video cameras. If you search the Web hard enough or youtube you will find amazing testimonies. Plus millions of Website owners often times post their personal testimony on their website as well. Become a great researcher of Great Movie Stories and as you do... you will find them.
