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Short Film Structure — Story in Three Minutes
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Screenwriting · Advanced

Short Film Structure — Story in Three Minutes

Structuring a short that lands in 3–4 minutes: one clear question, one payoff, and the ruthless cuts that make the summative work.

Modules

  1. 01One question the short is asking 22:30
  2. 02Openings that don't waste a second 24:00
  3. 03Escalation on a tiny canvas 28:00
  4. 04Endings — image, not exposition 27:30