ABSTRACT
A short film is a great calling card that can showcase filmmanager's talent to lots of people who do not have long attention spans, and sadly, that is most of them. Independent filmmakers are realizing they no longer need be bound by the idea that movies must be long and expensive. In fact, the current marketplace eschews long and yearns for short. That short can also demonstrate their sensibility and how they approach dialogue. There are lots of opportunities to make money and showcase filmmaker's talents at the same time by making short films for that marketplace. So now that they have seen how short films can help them move their career along and even make them money, they are ready to think about how to craft their story to make it into a powerful short. Many now famous directors started their careers making short film or industrials or music videos.
