Unit 4

Short films What is a short film? Short film- a short film is any film that cannot be called a featured film due to the length of the film being too short. The length has to be 40 minutes or less to be called a short film.  It is an industry term which carries more of an assumption that the film is shown as part of a presentation along with a feature film. Short films are often screened at local, national, or international film festivals and made by independent  filmmakers  for non-profit, either with low budget or  no budget  at all. What are the differences between a short film and a feature film? There are more differences between the average short film and average feature film than the length of the film. I say "average" because there will obviously be some exceptions and if there are well known exceptions I will credit them.  Short films have a much smaller budget compared to feature films, the average budget for a short film is around £10,000. Ho

What is media production? Media- the main means of mass communication (broadcasting, publishing, and the Internet) regarded collectively. There are many forms of media such as magazines and newspapers, radio, television, films, books, visual arts, music, photography, video games and online content, or new media. Media production and pre - production  has become a hugely  important  and dynamic area because of the increasing use of digital options in the industry. All the original mediums of film, television and radio have become available in digital format.