Types Of Production

Types of production

My definition- 

A short film is a motion picture lasting up to 40 minutes or less. Made for the purpose of sending a key message or telling a key story in a short period of time normally to portray some sort of hidden moral message.

Real definition- 

A short film is any motion picture not long enough to be a feature film. The academy if motion picture arts and science defines a short film as"an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all credits".   

My definition-

A feature film is a full length film normally lasting about 75 to 210 minutes long normally shown a cinema. 

Real definition- 

A feature film is a full length film typically lasting up to 210 minutes including credits. 

Short film  

1. Lower cost. 
2. Can be used as an alternative to business cards to attract clients. 
3. Can be used as a starting portfolio to attract higher up producers.
4. Easy way to critique someone's work in a smaller amount of time.
5. Cheap for people to gain experience.
6. Inexpensive way to learn production.
7. A Lot of editing due to having to fit a story into a 40 min compared to a couple hours.
8. Most are non-profitable. 
9. Sometimes use crowdfunding. 
10. Good way to show directors you style of producing. 

Feature film 

1. Higher cost. 
2. 100 takes per scene to get the write one. 
3. Audience play a massive part in determining whether the film will be successful or not.
4. 80-130 pages of script.
5. More time to let characters and the story develop.
6. Time to build tension over a few scenes.
7. More characters as they have a longer time to develop their back story.
8. Large structure to the story.
9. Easier to keep track of the story line because you have more time to follow it so it’s less likely you’ll get confused.
10. Most are Profitable productions.

Short films tend to be aired on other unpopular streaming sights. Unlike feature films which are aired in cinemas and on popular streaming sites such as netflix. Short films are likely to tell a story or bring certain subjects to light such as depression, anxiety, ptsd, eating disorders, rape ect. However most feature films are made up stories that follow a story plot pyramid. People starting up in the film industry tend to start making short films as they are low budget and create a good portfolio for higher producers to see and for them to get noticed.