Theory

If you are struggling for theory/theorists for Section then read this

Media Theory

Codes and Conventions of Short Films and Trailers

Here is a series of links to websites which discuss codes and conventions of short films.

http://www.britfilms.com/resources/shorts/

http://www.bfi.org.uk/education/teaching/realshorts/intro.html

http://alexjowetta2media.blogspot.com/2009/10/codes-and-conventions-of-short-film.html

Making short films: the complete guide from script to screen

Below is a student written essay which neatly sums up conventions of trailers and short films. The student does make generalisations about the genres but it's still worth a quick read.Codes and Conventions of Short Films and Film Trailers

Short Film Theory

This website offers an insight in to short films. The essay itself is quite lengthy but is worth a read.

http://pov.imv.au.dk/Issue_05/section_4/artc1A.html

Audience Theories Detailed

Audience theories detailed