7 Conventions Of A Short Film

Conventions of a short Film

• Non-Diegetic Music throughout, used as a backing track to reflect the overall mood of the film.
• No more than 3 characters, as the films is often too short for more characters to establish relationships and be portrayed to the audience. 
• Little or no dialogue.
• Film is often only shown in one location, so that the plot is simple to follow.
• Story line has to engage the audience from the beginning, its also very simple.
• Characters are basic, audience are shown only the story line on screen and no background detail is included.
• Plot is most often shown in chronological order, again this is to keep the film basic and easy to follow.