Friday 14 July 2017

Conventions of a short film

Characters - Short films usually stick to 2 or 3 main characters.
Twist - Short films nearly always contain a 'twist' to make it more interesting.
Budget - Short films typically have a low budget.
Length - Short films usually are maximum 35 minutes long, however they are typically 5-10 minutes long.
Situation - Short films usually take an everyday situation that we can relate to and then flips it in some way.
Todorov - Todorov's Theory of Equilibrium is typically applied to short films.

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