What is a short film and brief History?• A short film is similar to any other film, it

has a beginning, middle and end, however its all fitted into usually under 40 minutes.

• They are usually low budget films by independent directors.

• There are many short films which are made to make people laugh, however people use it a lot to get a serious message across as well.

• Short films are usually shown in film festivals and the internet these days, as they are not as popular as they were before.

By Mohamed Ahmed

Short films are not that popular anymore in todays media, however they are shown and given awards in festivals, such as the Raindance film festival. Some people create short films in order for charity, such as Red Nose Day and Comic Relief, they create a series of short films in order to get people to donate.

Short films began in the 1910’s in the United States of America. The films were animated films or live action. Most of the films were made to make people laugh (comedy). In the 1930’s the popularity of short films started to decrease, however in 1955 short films were on the rise again. The rise was because of Charlie Chaplin, he starting to make short comedy films again, but since then short films haven’t really been that popular. Pixar and Disney have made a couple of short films in the recent times, such as; For the Birds, Geri’s Game and The Lamp.

The history of short films

Examples of Short films

7 rules for writing short films by Raindance

1. The shorter the better2. Keep the practicalities of writing in mind3. Make it visual4. Find single moments5. Tell a story6. Engage the reader7. Beware of the clichés

http://www.raindance.org/7-rules-for-writing-short-films-2/