Purpose (Short Film)

There are many possible purposes of a short film but the primary ones are to educate, promote awareness and to experiment with new techniques etc.

They could also be used to showcase talent through film festivals, hoping to attract the attention of film companies/directors.

Another purpose is to raise awareness of issues in society, exposing the audience to them. They can often be public information videos which are screened to audiences such as schools or youth groups. Short films generally aim to make a point about something, highlighting issues or themes such as racism or gun crime.

The difference between short films and full length feature films is that short films are made to inform and educate the audience while feature length Hollywood mainstream films are purely there to entertain and to make a profit.

By Jason Grandison