Short subject

Short subject is an American film industry term that historically has referred to any film in the format of two reels, or approximately 20 minutes running time, or less.

Categories

The form itself splits into several sub-categories, mainly:

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• Live action short
• Animated short (hand-drawn or CGI)
• Documentary short subject
• Experimental or abstract short films

Short films are also popular as first steps into the cinematic art among young filmmakers. As well, short film making is growing in popularity among users outside the traditional short film scene who are taking advantage of broadband Internet connections and affordable equipment such as "prosumer" or semi-professional cameras (now costing under

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Broadband - Internet - Prosumer

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USD$3,000) and PCs with free or low-cost software capable of video editing, post-production work, and DVD authoring.

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USD$ - PC - Software - Video editing - Post-production - DVD

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