Codes and conventions of short films

Short film can be described as a channel of media that has no boundaries and therefore can concentrate on the creativity of the piece rather than its story or cast, this is why it is used by many aspiring directors to portray their style and creativity. Unlike all other aspects of media short film has no unwritten codes and conventions, there is no necessary structure or common themes which results in my eyes as a blank canvas where a director can create anything he or she wishes. Short films pronoun low budgets and niche audience prove this point further this is because the director has no target audience to please and is not loaning or paying large sums with the expectations of making a profit from the short film. The only real code and convention found with short films is what defines it as a short film, its duration. The short film must be under 50 minutes anything other would be classed as a feature film; this isn’t to say the piece should last the whole 50 minutes and most only last between 5 – 20 minutes. The unique aspect of short films (the lack of codes and conventions) can also be seen by some as a downside to short films this is because in theory it is possible for anyone to make short film and can therefore take away the creativity and uniqueness that goes in to short film by those who create more commercial pieces or create pieces with mainstream themes.