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How do you write an outline? Tips? How many pages should it be?

i storyboard everything, each shot, i find it easier because i think in images and not words.

In general you should be good with about one page, just tell the story the same way you would tell it to one of your friends (with better vocabulary, obviously).
Also, no dialogue.
This is good too, especially if you're decent at drawing, but I personnaly prefer to make an outline, divide it per scene, then write the screenplay and (finally!) make a storyboard
Just remember, everybody has a different way of doing things, just go with what works best for you

What if you suck at drawing?

Just take pictures of a friend who will act as a stand-in for your character(s), it's a great way to find out quickly wether your shots are physically possible to pull off

I suck at drawing. Also, can you explain what you mean when you say you wrote an outline and divided it up by scene?

well its just for you anyway, this is how my storyboard looks like

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So I need to write a longline, outline, then go to the screenplay? Cause I have a lot of it written out (no dialogue just more so like an outline of the scenes) but I wasn't sure what to do next. Also, how many time do you typically rewrite your screenplay

no man, you just try to make a short film, do some stupid shit, and on the next one you will know whats what

Well, here's an example I just pulled out of my ass:

Outline:
>The detective wakes up in a dark room. After a bit of investigating to find out where he is exactly, sleeping gas knock him out.
He wakes up, quite annoyed, in a filed of strawberries.

Outline divided per-scene:
1.The detective wakes up in a dark room and investigates. Sleeping gas knocks him out;
2.The detective wakes up in a field.

I've only done shorts, ans usualy I rewrite once or twice
Based
Honestly, the best way to get good is to make as many mistakes as possible before turning pro (if that's what you want)

Okay, so the outline isn't just a one to two page summary of everything that happens, right? It's like a short write up of each scene?

No, the outline is a summary of your story, like this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaws_(film)#Plot.
Dividing that outline into scenes is just something I like to do

(Scroll down to the plot section)

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This is my first short film, did it last year in grade 12. It’s not great but it got into a local festival (student category) and I’m proud that I got it done. I learned a lot from the experience and hopefully my next short (which is horror) will be better. Plan to start filming that in a few weeks and have it done for the fall.

Neat, I also made a horror short last year, and I'm editing another one right now
youtube.com/watch?v=pDnBr2ze9n4
(last year's short, it's in french though)

How do you get into a festival?

Easy, look up online if there's any festivals close to you, check out their criteria to see if you're elligible and send your film(s). Voilà!

How expensive was it paying for actors, and equipment and all of the technical stuff. I'm guessing north of 6,000

For the scope of those projects, actors are for free (not counting water bottles and McDonald's)
Camera's about 650$-700$, but it can get pretty ridiculous if you buy lens or top tier cameras.
Shotgun mic's about 400$, don't get cheap when shopping for those, audio will objectively always be the most important aspect of your movie.
Makeup kit''s about 200$, if I remember correctly
Obviously, renting everything is cheaper, but for the project where we did rent equipment I wasn't the one paying, so I couldn't tell you the exact price.

All in all, I recommend lots of bargaining and lots of borrowing from good samaritans, otherwise you'll be broke pretty quick

Also, use Resolve 15 for editing (free and reliable)