Why are short films made? (Post 3)

Why do people make short films?

Some people make short films so that they start to get a bit of recognition and begin to build a portfolio. This so that if they make a featured film, an audience is more likely to be inclined to watch it if they recognise the name of the producer or director. This is because the audience will have more of an understanding of what type, genre and quality of the film is- Helps to build credibility. Short films help and guide people what type of films they are best at, therefore helps people find what kind of films they are most passionate about. Also, people like to create short films to build new techniques and adaptions for when they make a 'real film'. Practising and exploring the different ideas will help to improve their editing and camera cuts, which will draw a bigger audience as the quality of the film will be better. If there are fails that are made on a short film it will not cost someone as much as it would if it was on a featured film. Sometimes, short films are made to show snippets of a full version of a film, which helps to determine if they should actually go through with the featured film and allow them to know what kind of audience it will attract and approximately how many. But this is not most cases as it's usually about gaining the confidence to make a film and wanting to make them. Some people may make short films as the ideas they have might not need to be dragged out for 120 minutes. Keeping it to 20 minutes maybe what is actually best for the film. If someone makes a film that could be 20 minutes and pushes it to be 120mins it will cause the audience to lose interest and will bring down the producers credibility.

When making the film the producer will most likely choose unknown casting, who are also trying to get some recognition for their future careers. Short films are made by different types of people and reasons. For example, some people may create short films for work or school purposes, although this is only some cases as some do make films out of enjoyment. Usually the audience that watch short films are young people as short films are mostly distributed on social media/internet, such as Youtube. Therefore, short films are most likely aimed for the younger generation rather than the older generation. Often a lot of students watch short films to capture ideas for their own film and to get inspiration, helps to gather new techniques to and how to make a more creative film. Another, reason it could be aimed at students is for an educational and moral purposes, such as anti drugs and alcohol. Creating awareness or just to educate people on certain things like religion.