3The Short Answer
As I mentioned in the introduction, there are lots of reasons to write and make a short film. Perhaps the most obvious reason is to gain access to audiences. It’s much easier to get lots of people to see your short—particularly if you post it online in open forums like Vimeo or YouTube. We’ll talk more about venues later.
A short film is a great calling card that can showcase your talent to lots of people who don’t have long attention spans, and sadly, that’s most of us. We’re all movement junkies. As a culture we have trouble keeping still. We’re always looking for the next thing—for newer sights and sounds. We’re always looking for stimulation, and this search for constant jolts drives us to do “unnatural things,” like checking ...
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