Genre - Pros and Cons of Comedy

In this post I will be looking at the pros and cons of a short film in the comedy genre. Lets begin with the PROS shall we? 

• No complex costumes, locations, or props will be required.
• Low-budget.
• Shorter amount of time in which you have to engage your audience.
• Comedy shorts are popular with busy people, who may want a slice of comedy, but don't have any time to sit down and watch a feature-length comedy film.
• There will be more comedy in a short space of time. A short film only lasts up to 30 minutes usually; therefore you need to cram in as much comedy as possible!
• More refined comedy. This is because if there is less time to present jokes, fewer jokes will have to be used, but they will be stronger jokes, instead of having many average jokes spread over 1-2 hours in a feature length film.
• Short, sweet and straight to the point. 
• There will be no need for a character backstory because there is simply not enough time to do this. Therefore, characters will be presented in a certain way which allows viewing audiences to easily relate to a character within minutes. 

Inevitably, there are some CONS of short films in the comedy genre:

• Some people may be left feeling like they haven't seen the whole story.
• The jokes/comedy has to be excellent in order to engage the audience rapidly in the short window of time available to you. 
• Theres not a lot of time to fit in a funny and effective storyline, it must be straight to the point, and sometimes this can be hard to pull off.