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Short Films as Art
How would you like to be able to invite round your friends, settle them in comfortable seats and entertain them with a ninety minute programme of short films which you have compiled? The short film format is arguably the most neglected and under-represented of all the art forms. It is a mistake to imagine that a "short film" is "a-cut-down-feature" for it is a form of creative art in its own right. Short films provide a unique vehicle for expressing ideas and visual styles; The Internet has opened up new opportunities both for short-film makers and their audiences who, hitherto, have been deprived of their creative output except for rare film festival screenings. Watching films on a pc or laptop can be a highly unsatisfactory experience, sitting alone, watching a three minute video which turns out to be disappointing, going back to checking emails - it is not the same as going out. One possible solution could be a website that allows small cinemas such as those found in art galleries, pubs and private venues to compile a programme of projection-quality short films. Sign up, subscribe, build play-lists, arrange films in sequence and download completed programmes in the required quality for large, medium or small screen. Does such a site already exist? The technology does. If such sites are already out there, which is the best and why? |
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