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Line 1: − + − − '''Short subject''' is a format description originally coined in the [[North America]]n [[movie industry]] in the early period of [[cinema]]. The description is now used almost interchangeably with '''short film'''; either term is often abbreviated to '''short''' (as a noun, e.g. 'a short'). Although the North American definition generally refers to movies of between 20 and 40 minutes long, the definition refers to much shorter movies in [[Europe]], [[Latin America]] and [[Australasia]]. In [[New Zealand]], for instance, the description can be used to describe any movie that has a duration longer than 1 minute and shorter than 15 minutes. The North American definition also tends to focus much more on character whereas the European and Australasian forms tend to depend much more on visual drama and plot twists. In this way, the North American form can be understood to be a derivation of the feature movie form, usually acting as a platform for aspirant Hollywood directors. Elsewhere, short movies tend to work as showcases for cinematographers and commercial directors. − − == Other websites == − * [http://www.britfilms.tv BritFilms.tv] - a leading online short movie site with content from both amateur and professional movie makers − * [http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/article/61/ Short films: 'An art form in themselves'] - Suchandrika Chakrabarti, ''[[Spiked (magazine)|Spiked]]'', [[May 4]] [[2006]] − * {{dmoz|Arts/Movies/Filmmaking/Short_Films/|Short Films}} − * [http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tours/shortfilm/tour1.html Writing short films] - online exhibit from [[screenonline]], a website of the [[British Film Institute]] − − {{movie-stub}} − − [[Category:Short movies| ]]
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[[File:William Garwood.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Early [[United States|American]] [[actor]] [[William Garwood]] starred in many short movies, many of which were only 20 minutes in length.]]
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