Run Time MAX of 6 minutes, but...

[Hawk Teflon]

I know there's a MAX run time of 6 minutes, but is there a minimum time? Granted 15 seconds is obviously too short, but how short have some of the entries been before?

[Barry_Green]

Well, we had an AdFest where the limit was one minute, so ... they've been that short before.

I say the films should be as short as they can, and still tell the story. No wasted time, brevity is appreciated. Our society is shifting to an ever shorter-attention-span society all the time, so -- if you can tell your story in four minutes, by all means only take four minutes. If you can tell it in thirty seconds, only use thirty seconds.

I once saw an entry in a five-second film festival, it was awesome.

So I say keep it as short as you possibly can, without compromising the ability of the audience to understand the story.

[ZazaCast]

^ I started to read this post, but it was too long.... :evil:

[Barry_Green]

If that's too long for you, try watching this...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3Slf7-82jE

[Hawk Teflon]

THAT was awesome!