Short Film Advice?

Hmm. I was under the impression that a short can be (I'm not saying must be) a one-act (3rd act?) script. If you can squeeze character or plot arc in there, signifying act changes, great. If not, sometimes a dramatic reveal or even a punchline/tomato surprise can substitute for arc.

Then again, I could be wrong. I've only written a handful for fun contests, I've never entered them in real short script competitions, if there are such things.

-Derek
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There are a bunch of short scripts availible to read on Zoetrope. Not all are good, it might help. I've written about 5 shorts and in all of them I've tried for a shortened version of the 3-act.