A film can be classed as a short film if its shorter than 40 minutes if longer than that then its a feature film. Short films are typically made on a low budget and made by independent film makers who may have funded by film grants. They are shown at film festivals however easy to find on YouTube.
The best short films have one simple idea as it cant be too complicated as it has to be shorter than 40 minutes. In addition the typically follow the Todorov plot structure which suggested that stories began with a equilibrium ( a state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced.) then this is disrupted by some event which then sets a chain of events. In my opinion I think a twist or a cliff hanger at the end of a short film makes it better as it leaves the viewer guessing and makes them want to watch more.
I watched a short horror film called the "Smiling man" which grabs the viewer in from the beginning at makes us guess what is in the house with the child and it also finishes the film with a twist as it shows the child's mother dead on the floor and makes us want to know what happened to her and what is going to happen to the child.
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