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How To Write A Short Film: Part 4 - Punchline Films
The punchline short — a film whose whole structure is a setup for its last thirty seconds — treated as a legitimate form with its own rules rather than a gimmick. Covers how early to plant, how much to withhold, and the failure mode where the audience arrives before the film does.
D4Darious · 7 min · Intermediate · SCR · Screenwriting · 2015
What you take away
- If the ending is the point, every earlier scene is either setup or dead weight.
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