Conventions of shorts and docufiction

Short films have their own specific features, including:
-A likelihood of ambiguity or the unexpected in the narrative;
- small number of characters;
-heightened use of mise-en-scène and music;
-Minimal dialogue and powerful themes.

Docufiction is a neologism which refers to the cinematographic combination of fiction and documentary. The term involves a way of making films already practised by such authors as Robert Flaherty, one of the fathers of documentary, and Jean Rouch, in the 20th century.
It also implicates the concept that fiction and documentary are basic genres, due to the ontological status of the filmed image as photography: the double is shown as being the same, as representation and reality. Being both, docufiction is a hybrid genre, arising ethical problems concerning truth.

Conventions of Documentaries
-Archival Footage and Photographs : Archival materials include old photographs, newsreel footage, and even shots from fiction films
-Talking Heads: These people usually are shown in their offices or in their homes
-Jiggly Camera
-Voiceover Narration
-Re-enactments
-Real People

Conventions of Drama/Fiction
Dramas are serious, plot-driven presentations, portraying realistic characters, settings, life situations, and stories involving intense character development and interaction. Usually, they are not focused on special-effects, comedy, or action, Dramatic films are probably the largest film genre, with many subsets.