Does and Don't of Short Films?

[bigBiscuit728]

Hello, I'm working on my first short film. I have made a lot of videos before this, on YouTube particularly, but this one I'm going to be entering in a local contest. Since this is my first "official" short film, I want to do as best as possible. So what are some things to avoid with short films based off of your prior experience? Personally, I was thinking about doing a drama, because I'm imagining that that would be easier to capture the audience that way, but I could be wrong. Any suggestions?

 

[Cracker Funk]

Thank you your suggestion helped out a lot. I ended up doing a comedy, which served me better because our audience (at the festival) got to have a little chuckle here and there.

Awesome! Congrats!