A short film is classified as any film that is not long enough to be considered a feature length film. Short films usually have a maximum length of 40 minutes however they are typically only 10 to 15 minutes long. We intend to follow this convention for our film.
Short films usually contain a limited amount of main characters this is because they don't have time to feature a wider range of characters who they would have to introduce and develop into the film. Short films try and make the audience relate to the characters in a small amount of time.
Short films usually contain a twist to surprise the audience. The reason why there is usually a twist in short films is because a twist can make the short film a lot more interesting to what could be a boring storyline as the film may simply be too short to include anything more interesting in it.
They also usually have a low budget as most short film producers and directors are independent so they don't have sufficient backing in terms of funding meaning they are on a tight budget. This is another reason to why short films only have one to three main characters and also normally keep to about two locations as this helps keep the budget down. Due to this low budget or in some cases no budget most short films are made for non profit meaning most directors make these films in the hope for recognition rather than money.
The general theme of short films is based on everyday situations that most people will be able to relate to but then flips it with a twist. This allows the audience to relate to the film at first but then keeps them more intrigued with a twist or some other change in the storyline.
An academic theorist by the name of Todorov created a theory that can be related to short films called "Todorovs theory of equilibrium"
- Begins with equilibrium which is when everything is normal
- Then disequilibrium which means when a problem occurs
- Then there is a new equilibrium when the problem is solved and everything goes back to normal.
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