Distribution

Distribution is a really important aspect of how to get your short film shown to others. Short film is targeted towards a niche audience and would not be appropriate to put in your local cinema for a form of family fun as its not made to target a mainstream audience. As a result short film makers like myself have to find other ways of getting our work shown. There are not many distribution deals out there however there are a number of online portals that are just as effective.

Our work has been put onto vimeo as well as YouTube which allow people to leave their comments and is a really effective way of targeting a younger audience which are short film is aimed at. Many people showcase their work on platforms such as this and can lead them to achieve great success as well as a number of hits. Online portals such as this usually get people talking about your work creating word of mouth and hopefully someone important in the media industry will then hear about you.

There are many festivals and competitions short filmmakers like myself can apply for. I registered with virgin media shorts to enable me to apply for a competition with them. When applying to take part in the competition I had to fill out a number of sections which in total were five. They were about are film, a short summery of what the film is about also known as a synopsis, technical specification, declaration and upload. There were some sections such as technical specification which I did have some difficulties completing. They asked questions which I felt could only be answered by those who new allot about computers. I feel this is one of the competitions downfall and I am hoping that this doesn't apply for other short film competitions/ festivals. Despite this, applying for this competition has allowed me to see the methods used for getting short film shown and has made me have of an understanding as to how this process works.