SHORT FILMS RESEARCH

SHORT FILMS A short film is any film not long enough to be considered a feature film. No consensus exists as to where that boundary is drawn: the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all credits". The term featurette originally applied to a film longer than a short subject, but shorter than a standard feature film. The short films that teenagers will most recognize will be the ones produced by pixar which feature before the main feature at a cinema or on dvd. They usually don't include any speech and are a great way to get the audience in the right mind-set for the the film I really enjoyed the following short film as it was deeply humourous. It is only 5 minutes long which is an effective time-length for a short film which ensures that the audience remains thoroughly entertained. The editing of the shots has a direct link with the pace that the action is happening. We gain a clear understanding of the characters as they are stereo-types for a magic act. There is a clear sense of narrative here as it follows a clear structure.(set-up, problem, resolution).