In my opinion, I think that a short film consists of a topic explored and shown to its audience. I think that the shorter the film the better it is. There are many things that you can show to an audience in 4 or 5 minutes and if you are exploring a specific topic, you can easily tell a story. This can be shown by having a beginning, middle and end to it but the overall narrative might begin when it ends. It can be part of a certain genre and a short film can barely have any dialogue. A short film can also tell its audience that there's a deeper meaning behind what they see because its more 'show' than tell.
Short films can make audiences engage quickly and they could do this through sound. For example, the horror genre focuses on non-diegetic music to create tension and an eerie atmosphere. Without the music, the film won't make the audience feel scared or threatened. In addition, in horror short films they use sound effects like whispers or gasps.
Short films can be featured in short film festivals like Tropfest and TV channels like ShortsTV, however, most short films do end up on YouTube.
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