7.BEWARE OF CLICHES
There are many clihes in short films, and much navel gazing. How come everybody feels the need to write about hit men for hire. heists, people seeing themselves die, children representing innocence, incestuous relationships, etc? Avoid stereotypes unless you have a fresh slant on them. That's what The Descendent does. In this short film a couple of bewildered hit men actually have to kill a seemingly cute little boy and one of them gets cold feet until he realizes that the child is a supernatural being who terrifies his mother.