How to Make a Star Wars Movie

Think up some characters. You can't do anything until you've got a couple of main characters. You don't have to flesh it all out now, just have enough to build a story around. A good guy and a bad guy. Just make sure you have enough to start your plot.

Come up with a plot. Start with the main idea—the main conflict of the movie. Next, think of some things that could happen along the way. Characters that could be introduced. New plans and schemes that people are coming up with. And remember to throw in a few battles here and there. Focus on a theme of your own. You might want to make it really original, like the Great Sith War or the New Republic. You can also visit many different places for different planets, or just make one in the setting.

• A Jedi could be walking around the neighborhood then attacked by two Sith. Or, you could make the story more complicated by putting it before or after the movies, or even in between.

Make it funny. Humor will improve the amateur movie, allowing for much forgiveness for the amateur setting and storyline! Add few jokes and punch lines to your movie, It wouldn't be a good one without it. Make sure that you understand people's styles, and make the humor fit each of them.

• Make your own funny scenes. For example:
  • Rebel 1 and rebel 2 are walking.
  • Rebel 1 collapses.
  • Rebel 2 calls his commanding officer.
  • Rebel 2: "Sir, my partner collapsed and is not breathing, what should I do?"
  • Commander: "Make sure he is dead, then tell me."
  • Rebel 2 shoots rebel 1.
  • Rebel 2: " Now what?".
• Make a parody of the original movies. Parody is both fun and clever. Creating a parody script will teach you a lot about analyzing and writing.

Produce a script. You'll need this for the actors to follow and to know that your film has a fully-fledged storyline.

Collect costumes. This is the tricky part. You're going to need costumes, props and sets. Be thinking about where you want to film. Sets are essential. So are costumes and props. No big deal. When your friends come ask them to bring any Star Wars costumes they might have, as well toy laser guns or plastic lightsabers. Whatever you need. And if there's costumes that nobody has, you can get used clothes really cheap at secondhand stores and make them into costumes. Improvise!

Extras. Remember: Star Wars is full of extras. Random people and aliens walk by behind the main action. They don't have to look anything special. Nobody pays that much attention to the extras, or what they're wearing. But they do add color and texture and interest. So if there's a friend who's not playing a big part or somebody who's not in that particular scene, throw a wig on them and have them walk around behind the main characters. Bike helmets work well for extras.