Short independent films face several issues including standing out in the oversaturated market, effective distribution strategies, crafting compelling storylines, and managing copyright permissions. To gain attention, films need a clear genre that helps distributors promote the work. Common distribution options like YouTube are free but creators must consider viewership and monetization potential. Successful shorts tell creative, engaging stories focused on a single main character. Finally, obtaining proper permissions for any copyrighted content is important to avoid legal problems.

1. Issues short films face
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2. Genre
One of the issues that short independent short films
face is that the digitalisation of films has flooded the
market place an it’s easy for anyone to make a short
film, thought to make a short film stick out short film
creators need to make their movie genre specific,
genre specific, genre is something which that film
watchers an buyers are interested in before going to
watch a film, being genre specific is important for
film distributors cause the genre helps them visualise
the posters and trailers

3. Distribution
Another issue that short film creators face is distribution,
online distribution such as YouTube is one of the most
common option which is chosen by short film creators,
short film creators need to make sure they research in
video sites which are commonly used while factoring in
the cost, sites such as Vimeo, YouTube, Vessel all are
huge video distribution sites but and are all free to sign
up to and upload the videos. Vessel just like YouTube
allows YouTube creators upload their content and
monetise and make money of their videos, but Vessel
operates on the basis that you upload your content to
them first before any other site.

4. Successful Storyline
Successful short film creators are most likely
to consider themselves as visual storytellers
and to do this successfully they will need to
have a creative, unique and successful
storyline which keeps watchers engaged
throughout the full 7-20 minutes. Ideally the
creator will need one main character which
the story revolves around

5. Copyright Issues
• Another problem which most short film
creators will face is copyright issues, the
creators will need to find song which suits
their film and also isn’t copyrighted.
Copyright issues can be faced. One option
creators can use is getting into contact
with the record label and ask permission
and then also give them credit in the films
credits.