What is a Short Film?

        A short film - or film short - is a film that is not long enough to be classed as a feature film, and they're under 40 minutes in length, however most of them are around 5 minutes long. A short film needs powerful aspects to be successful. It hasn't got the hours of a feature film to include long backstories, like the nine-hour 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy, so speed is vital. In short films, tension is usually used, with humour and horror, too. These are the most effective; to draw in the audience and, often, surprise them with an abrupt climax. An example is 'The Black Hole', which I've embedded below.