This course aims to provide students with knowledge and experience in the field of short films. To this end, the course seeks to establish a theoretical framework regarding what short films convey and how they do so, and to apply this knowledge in practice through the films students will shoot throughout the semester. Another objective of the course is to prepare students for the graduation projects they will undertake in their senior year by having them experience all aspects of the production process.

The course begins with a comprehensive definition of the short film, followed by an analysis of the elements that distinguish short films from feature-length films and those that they share. Questions such as how to come up with a short film idea, how to develop a story, and how to apply shooting and editing techniques in this context are addressed through the weekly review of short film assignments submitted by students, with answers sought through peer evaluations.