There are major differences between writing a short and a feature, in regards to structure is the first one. Most features have a three or maybe four act structure, a short doesn't. It has maybe five minutes, how many acts is that? None, I'd argue, or maybe one.
Read this article, it contains some good notes on what you can and can't do in a screenplay and the difference between it and a prose story.
It also has a good background into the writing of their short film. http://www.dartmouth.edu/~shortflm/drafting/writing_short.html
Some more lovely stuff here, which I agree with, in terms of actually writing scenes.
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~shortflm/drafting/scenes.html
This is a very challenging article, not all of which I agree with, but it is an interesting take on the value of short films in today's media saturated environment, when it seems like everyone is making shorts. The bit I disagree with is I DO think you can show narrative arc within a short, albeit a very condensed one.
http://nofilmschool.com/2010/07/the-short-film-is-dead-time-for-the-emerging-filmmaker-to-get-a-new-calling-card/
If its a really good short, however, someone might want to come along and make a feature out of it. Which is as good a reason as any to make a short. http://www.slashfilm.com/carl-erik-rinschs-short-film-the-gift-spawns-bidding-war-for-feature-film-adaptation/
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