Editor’s Introduction

The ‘Editor’s Introduction’ notes issue 15.1’s special focus on short films and pedagogy by way of shorter Forum articles. Author-instructors present a variety of inspiring approaches, which range from those that address a single film to a short-form category or genre (like the musical and documentary), to a simple scenario or literary character as represented in several different shorts. For both production and non-production film classes, many authors discuss the theoretical underpinnings that guide their use of short-form media (live-action, animated, fiction, non-fiction and experimental).