History of Short Films

Shorts films began to make history in the United Stated in 1910. It was the time when films began to have longer edtions. The custom in film making was to include a feature followed by a single or more short subjects. These short subjects could be animated cartoons or live action. These shorts subjects became the first short films but they were not yet called "short films". http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/199025/a_brief_history_of_short_films.html

After the 1930's short films were beginning to fade away from the lime light. There were not as many short films and sometimes the short films were financed by big film companies.

In 1955 it seemed that another short film competitor appeared, television. By the end of the 1960's, short films eventually disappeared.

The first ever short films were typically shorts due to technological restrictions, and short films were the only films available and were what you would see in your local cinema. In 1895 the first ever film was made in France by the Lumiere brothers, La Sortie De I'Usine (workers leaving the factory).