Choose a "model" for your project. That means choosing a commercial, TV show, or a scene from a movie, that has a style that would work well for your project. Then study it, and use the same elements and style in your project.
Try to use the same camera angles, same shot composition, similar music, similar editing style- and your project will come out much better, because you’re building on what’s come before rather than reinventing the wheel.
Remember: "Borrow from one source, it’s stealing. Borrow from two, it’s research" (thanks to Ross Jones for that quote).
This is what all great filmmakers, artists, musicians and athletes do- emulate other greats. Remember, "Plagiarism is the most sincere form of flattery".
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