In response to Ms Warners comment.

1. By Hussein
Akins 13.2
SHORT FILM & THEIR
HISTORY (CONTINUING)

2.  Why Make them? Short films are usually made by aspiring
students who are wanting to show there skills. On Youtube
there are many examples of students work, as it is free to get
your short film shown to the public through such platform.
Also short films are often made to present a message, (just as
my short film ‘Genius’) which will leave the audience in a
questionable state. On Youtube people can actually make a
living by producing short films. Short films are often shown to
show of the talent of the maker to become more alluring to
other bigger companies. Short films can also be a taster as to
the film they are about to watch. Short films are used to show
another story from a minor character from another film, main
producers who do this are Pixar.
NOW WHY SHOULD YOU MAKE A SHORT
FILM?

3.  On youtube if your videos get enough views, usually In the
figures of the tens of thousands of views you can apply to
become a partner, in which the more viewers and subscribers
you get, the more money you will generate. This works as
before the video starts advertisement is shown which
generates money to youtube, in which they can then fund
partners. The more views the more money, the more money
the more better quality videos, in which will attract more
audience’s in which more money will generate. There are
many different institutions that support funds in the UK,
including the British film institute, The BBC and Channel 4.
Channel 4 do a lot of work in funding new films and new ideas
particularly.
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4.  Short films are so popular as they create a short story which
really captures the audience or a message that they have
portrayed over (such as my short film Genius). There just a short
burst of fun or give a big burst of what the genre does. It really
gives a short burst of fun that can actually be more memorable
than a feature film.
 How to make a successful short film – to begin, a golden rule of
short films is to have as minimal characters as possible to fit
into your story. This is so that each character become memorable
and entices the audience, if there is a large amount of cast the
audience may tend to loose interest. The story needs to clear and
brief. There needs to be no complexity of it but have a message
or/ and a dilemma that the character is showing and how it may
be resolved or not. It needs to be able to capture the audience
no matter how short and present the ideas well.
WONDERING WHY SHORT FILMS ARE SO
POPULAR?