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Definition: short-form video
A video that is relatively short in length. Although they can last only a few seconds, the maximum length is typically a couple minutes. The format is the vertical orientation by taking a "portrait video" on a smartphone or using a video editor to convert a regular horizontal video into the vertical format.
First Vine, Then Many Others
In 2012, Vine Labs introduced the first short-form video service, featuring six-second clips that could show on Facebook and Twitter. Today, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels and Facebook Reels are the major short-form platforms. See TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook Reels. See also short-form writing.
First Short-Form Movie Clip
First Vine, Then Many Others
In 2012, Vine Labs introduced the first short-form video service, featuring six-second clips that could show on Facebook and Twitter. Today, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels and Facebook Reels are the major short-form platforms. See TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook Reels. See also short-form writing.
Considered the first moving picture, this Roundhay Garden Scene in Leeds, England was a two-second silent film shot in 1888. Many short-form films were shot after that, especially featuring scantilly clad women, which became the precursor to pornographic films that lasted several minutes. See film. (Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.)