Short Film Conventions


Short films are classed as short films because it will be under the amount of 90 minutes where as normal films will exceed this duration. They are made with a low budget in mind which means it will have 1 main idea that is seen as quite simple because it will remain in the same location with the same costumes because the budget probably wont allow these expenses. It allows a quick build up to establish the characters personality as well as building the relationships quickly. This means that the type of genre of the film can also be quickly recognised because of the short duration of the film. Even though they are so easy to produce because they aren't as long as a normal film is a lot longer. As there is less money to spend, the low budget means that there is less access to high quality technology which can create the quality of the film to look very professional.




Tzventan Todorov's Narrative Theory


His narrative theory suggests that all narratives follow a three part structure where they begin with equilibrium, where everything is balanced, progress as something comes along to then disrupt that equilibrium, finally reach a resolution which creates the equilibrium is restored.
  1. Equilibrium (Everything as it should be - Normal)
  2. Disruption (By an event)
  3. Recognition of Disruption
  4. Attempts to Repair Disruption
  5. Return to Equilibrium









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