Last Year's Short Films

From watching last years Short films and Documentaries, I noticed a few things I would improve. I decided to note these down so that it would benefit my own production:

• Use a tripod when necessary for stable camera movement
• Use a separate sound recorder
• Match the editing style to the genre
• Use close ups, creates a "tease"
• Handheld
• Indents for different film companies
• Horror films, the less footage, the better
• Editing Process is extremely important.
• Use composition techniques; such as the "Rule of Thirds"