Short Films on the internet

The Internet has been and a great way to watch short films, particularly via YouTube. Now other sites, such as Vimeo, that have HD quality, are becoming the vehicles of choice for film-makers wanting to show off their skills. Internet allowing easy access to an audience and fan base has made it the main way young unknown directors freely publish there film on internet to get recogation. Of course, the problem of how to make such movies cost-effective exists, but, for consumers at least, there has never been a better time to seek out and watch short films.

The internet has been the start of many careers and it the promtion aspect of it is amazing because people can just embedded it in any social and some non social website instantly giving you free promtion. The only problem is getting first seen.

BBC short film network is a website which publishes top films from known and unknown directors whih they have reviewed themselves and thought it fit to be on the website. So unlike Vimeo and Youtube you cant just upload your videos and its going to the audience striaght away , its has to been approved by the bbc. Which can been seen as a good thing to the audiene because it means it will have a level quality about it. Coffee shorts is similair but it instead it finds the directors soome times and also it deals with mainly indie films. Bbc fil network is also a good place to find information about a short film or directoe because once they have uploaded your video they create a profile

The internet is essential for short films because unlike feature film a short film is rarely  shown in cinema so meaning it thier is little money init. So by using a site like youtube its not really none for money but it is done to get notice, even though top directors and amazing new ones can make money via sites like youtube by allowing ads to  be in and around there video and page.