I have Published my short film to the BFI Future Film Festival

Also here is the project on their website:

I could only write my Iconography after i had filmed and edited. Most of my work is ideas and they kept coming into my head and i couldn’t write them down in different blogs as this would have caused a lot of confusion when looking through them all in a random order. Here is everything in one blog talking about the meaning behind all props, costumes etc…

I will be using this part of my blog to show the props and costumes used in my film as well as linking my points to iconography.

Props

The first prop which I am going to use in the office scene is a note pad. This will be used by Brandon to show his professionalism in his job role by looking more formal in the interviewing scene. The employer (Brandon) will be making notes whilst interviewing Thomas, which will make this prop essential for the scene, It will also be an important part helping Brandon’s character. The notepad is the main iconic part of this character because this differentiates Brandon and Thomas. Thomas is a laid back student and Brandon is a professional employer. Both of these characters are similar ages, however, Brandon has a more superior role as he is in the position of employing Thomas. Even though the notepad has a smaller relevance to the story, it is essential for Brandon to use as it shows the dissimilarity of the two characters.

Thomas will also be wearing a Runshaw College lanyard which shows the audience the approximate age of the actor. I want to give the impression that he is a young, naïve college student who is mischievous, cocky, immature and lacks concentration. These adjectives describe Thomas well due to him doing unordinary stunts in his past. He will show a lack of interest and ambition because he doesn’t bother taking his lanyard off for the interview. He will show boredom in his face, be careless and be completely disinterested in the job interview. This prop is iconic to his character because it shows how overly confident he is and his lack of care for the job position.

This leads me to my 3^rd prop which is the basketball. In the first flashback, Thomas will throw a ball into a net. He will do this in a unique fashion because he will throw it backwards, which again shows his cocky side. It will show that he can be cocky and talented at the same time which is the main reason why he thinks that he doesn’t need to make an effort for the interview. This scene is important as it will reflect on the character and will show the over-confident side of him. I feel this scene is a good base to start the film. The basketball is my own prop which my brother let me borrow for my film. This is a somewhat important prop because it shows the beginning of his happy-go-lucky attitude. This is an iconic prop due to it being part of a scene where Thomas is showing his obscure talent for stunts. Thomas is still unbeknown to the audience at this point because it is still the start of the film which is why the basketball scene will need to be iconic to his character. This scene will show the start of Thomas’s mischievous and devious side which is why it is essential that this scene is shown to the audience.

There will then be the second flashback of Thomas walking with a pizza box. I asked our local takeaway shop, Mama Mia, if they would let me buy an empty box off them. I explained what I wanted it for and they let me have it for free as they know this could be some free advertising for them. The pizza box prop is important because it shows Thomas doing his former job as a delivery boy. He will be discussing this job role at the interview. In the background, whilst the flashback is happening, it will show the audience what Thomas is thinking about at that time whilst delivering a pizza. This scene is important to show the audience because this is when the dangerous side of Thomas first occurs. The audience needs to see this prop being used so that they know he was working during this incident. This is an iconic prop to use because it shows his previous job and the sort of things Thomas gets up to when he is working. His cockiness during the first scene is especially shown during this flashback because he knows he is untouchable and basically immortal to any danger that comes his way. The whole story is about Thomas trying to get a job and showing this flashback whilst using this prop is iconic because it will show that there could be potential dangers wherever Thomas goes.

Another prop will be used in that same scene. Thomas will be using a mobile phone which is Thomas’s own phone. The mobile is the one reason why Thomas was hit by a lorry due to lack of concentration. A prop will be needed in this scene to show Thomas’s distraction leading up to the ‘hit’. This prop will again show Thomas likes to live life on the edge and is an excellent way of showing this. Another way which shows Thomas’s character will be shown as he pulls out his mobile in the middle of the road when he could have waited a few more seconds until he reached the path. This impulse links to the ending flashback shooting scene because he will shoot a customer. This will be when the audience realises more of his bold cheekiness because he checks his phone whilst trying to cross a road. This prop will be important for this scene because this could have potentially killed Thomas but it didn’t. This dangerous stunt is when the audience will realise that Thomas isn’t just an ordinary student, he has something/someone protecting him from death and other issues which makes him invincible. I decided that the phone will be the most iconic prop used out of all of them because the phone is used every time there is a possibility of something going wrong. This prop is iconic to the film and to Thomas’s character because it is the phone that allows Thomas to rewind and delete his mistakes. The phone creates the irony of the story because he checks his phone causing incidents but then uses his phone to delete the incidents that have occurred to go back in time.

The mobile and pizza box prop will be used again in another scene of the film. He will learn from his last incident and drop to the floor rather than be run over. This again is another impulsive moment which could have ended badly. But this young man proves again he thrives for adrenalin. His charisma will shine through just to prove that even though he is not a pleasant character you can’t help but like him. He is very enthusiastic in certain ways because he is confident that he can remove any accidents that he makes. These two props are the reason why Thomas is put in death-defying positions and he knows that he can repeat the same actions and iconically never die.

In another flashback, Thomas will be shown taking his phone out again and managing to dodge a car. He throws the pizza box, jumps underneath the car and catches the pizza box again. He will overcome this experience because he already knew how to prevent the same thing happening again. Last time Thomas got his phone out, he was hit by a lorry and he manages to avoid this from happening, the second time. Thomas knew that anything can happen to him and he can still rewind time and undo what happens.

This will be the ending flashback, which, is the shock of all the other stunts that were made. I will use a gun. I knew that I wanted some sort of gun for my shooting scene. I decided to look in my local charity shops to see if there were any toy guns and to keep the cost to a minimum. The previous scenes will show his childishness, however, this scene will show a serious side. His fun side will vanish and a darker side will show. He clearly has a temper and aggressive issues and will show this to the consumer. It will show how short his temper is and how quick he can ‘snap’. He is definitely a danger to society. This is a very serious scene because when immaturity coincides with violence it can lead to anything. For example, the murder that happens in the flashback. The gun is one of the most iconic props because it is too unexpected that it is almost a hallucination that such a normal boy could do something so horrific. This is when the audience will realise that Thomas isn’t who anyone thought he were because he manages to have a deeper side of him that nobody knew about. The gun is iconic because the other props were somewhat innocent and harmless for there then to be a gun towards the end, it is shocking.

I am going to refer back to the mobile for one final time because, in the last scene, Thomas will realise that the interview isn’t going to plan. He’ll take his mobile out and will say ‘Right, sick of this, start this again’ then everything will start again at the interview. This is when the audience will realise that whenever Thomas uses his mobile, he will be going back in time to try and undo his mistakes. This is a memorable prop as it’s used throughout the film therefore, making it the most iconic prop used. A prop that people use everyday, can have such a power that literally turns back time. This part of the film is important because it is the official realisation of why the phone is used in the flashback scenes.

The final prop I will be using is the clock in the office.

This prop is essential because it will represent the time going backwards. Therefor restarting the interview. The time is the same at the start and the end of the film. This prop was also another prop that I already had at my house and I knew it would be a great addition to the film. It is important that the clock is shown at the start and the end because this is another part which makes the audience realise that the time has actually gone backwards and it will be a confirmation that the phone genuinely does make the time go backwards.

The audience will be left wondering whether Thomas is a good or bad character due to the different situations which he comes across.

Costumes

The costume Thomas will be wearing Hugo Boss t-shirt, glasses, lanyard, jeans and trainers. Thomas will also be wearing a black coat in some of the flashback scenes.

I chose this outfit because it is casual and modern aiming to the younger audience. This outfit is something that the average teenager would wear in our society which is why I want Thomas to look like a normal, average boy.  Teenagers can relate to this as they are probably wearing similar clothing. The designer t-shirt reflects his character of being young and trendy. He is quite bold and confident which is why he knows he can wear designer clothing and show that he takes pride in his appearance and this top is iconic to Thomas’s character. It is an iconic piece of clothing because it reflects on Thomas’s personality of being a fun-loving adrenaline junkie and isn’t afraid of wearing whatever clothes he wants to in whatever situation he comes across. He wasn’t too bothered about the interview which is portrayed through his outfit. He should wear something more formal at an interview but he doesn’t because he is laid back. Thomas already wears glasses but again, his glasses adds to the somewhat innocence of Thomas’s age and that he is just a normal boy looking for a job. Also, the clothing was comfortable so that Thomas could carry out his stunts safely and easily. Thomas wasn’t too bothered about his interview because he knew that if anything went wrong, he will be able to pull his phone out and rewind to undo whatever mistakes he makes. He wore the same clothing that he wore when he was a delivery boy, showing that his attitude was less than determined to get this job position.

The second outfit/costume that I will be using is Brandon‘s. Brandon will wear a hooded jumper, a coat and jogging pants.

Brandon’s character is very laid back and he doesn’t want to be doing the interview. This is portrayed through his outfit because even Brandon hasn’t bothered to dress smartly, he is wearing comfy clothes which shows his lack of care for the interview. Brandon’s outfit is the most iconic part of his role because it shows that he is clearly depressed with his own job and he really doesn’t care about Thomas’s interview. Brandon’s character is also young like Thomas’s which shows the similarity between the two characters even though they’re different in other ways. They both wear comfortable clothes because they both think that they could be doing better things rather than this interview. The first thing Brandon says to Thomas is ‘what are you staring at?’ which automatically tells the audience that he is a rude and unmotivated worker at this place. Even though the story is about Thomas, Brandon’s costume had to reflect well on his personality to show the iconic role that Brandon plays. The audience will rarely see much of Brandon because it is about Thomas but he still had to look the part straight away due to him not being in the film as much as Thomas. Brandon shows a lack of professionalism because of his outfit and even though he can wear something smart and formal, he chooses to wear the complete opposite which is iconic for this character to do. First impressions are very important and both of the characters didn’t care about this otherwise they would be wearing formalised clothing.

The last character is the homeowner which is played by my dad. This character isn’t in the film for very long but he is still a very important character due to him being the victim of a very serious crime, murder. His outfit/costume consists of his work uniform.

I decided that it would be a good idea for the homeowner to be in a work uniform because it shows that he is just an ordinary person who has finished work and decided he wants a takeaway. This outfit is iconic because it shows how this man is just a normal person.

Before i start creating my storyboards and shot lists i must look into camera techniques so that i can use these in my imagination sequences and or my interview segment.

This website shows multiple camera angle and shots that make films stand out from the rest.

Over-the-shoulder shot

Over-the-shoulder shots are just what the name says: a shot with an actor’s shoulder in the foreground, out of focus. I will tell you right away that good over-the-shoulder shots are some of the most time-consuming to shoot correctly because you need to make sure that there is neither too much nor too little shoulder in the frame. However, in my opinion, no serious filmmaker can afford not to learn this technique because it is narratively essential in many cases. Some directors openly say that they never shoot over-the-shoulder shots precisely because it takes ages to get the look they want and frequently can’t do it at all, but in my opinion, they are missing out. In my interview segment, this is going to be perfect for the back and forth between the interviewer and interviewee. Know i need to figure out what type of shots i need for my interviewee to walk into the office and greeting the interviewer.

Panning shot

Panning the shot is the horizontal equivalent of tilt shots. Like tilt shots, panning shots are conceptually simple and therefore usually overused and/or poorly executed. Exactly the same best-practice considerations made for the tilt shots apply to Panning shot: try and design them in such a way that you can lock off the tilt axis in order to keep the panning pure, and hire a competent camera operator, especially if your shots require precise timing and framing accuracy. Having a panning for my effects will work out great when i need a sturdy tripod shot. This is because i can create the panning in post-production so it looks like the shot was taken handheld and not takes from a still tripod shot.

Tracking shot: camera movement

Setting up tracking shots is more complicated than setting up tilt or panning shots, but ultimately anyone can mount the camera on a dolly and moved the dolly along tracks. You must make it more interesting like bringing the track top a hold like in this shot above. This is the perfect kind of shot for my interviewee walking down the corridor and into the office room as it follows my actor and my audience can feel like they are going into the interview with him. I can also have this shot for most of my imagination sequences as i need the sequences to start off with my actor walking into the effect.

Creating my own shot

Looking back on my panning shot I realised it would be a good idea to create a panning shot that is out of focus when starting off, then in focus when it hits my actor (as shown in my gif above). Having this shot as my actor just about walks into the interview room i can have this shot go into focus on the interviewers face. This will give the effect that the interviewee has noticed the interviewer and is nervous to have the interview with him. This will also make my audience feel nervous as if all these shots are placed together whatever the interviewee is feeling my audience will feel the same.

I can now start my script with all the research i have gathered throughout my blogs. That is because i need a script to then start my storyboards and then start to properly get into my planning.

After looking at the effects i will be making and editing i realised there isn’t going to be any audio to them. So ist find some websites that i can take audio files of them for copyright free.

The best websites I found:

https://www.bensound.com/ – Royalty free music

https://www.zapsplat.com/ – High-quality free sounds but limited variety

https://freesound.org/ – Royalty free sounds

http://soundbible.com/free-sound-effects-1.html – Royalty free sounds low quality and limited variety

After scouting free audio websites i found these four above and each one has there own pros and cons.

bensound:

Has a lot of royalty free songs which is great however i am creating a short film and i don’t need any music in here. The only way i can use any of there content is if i have a radio planning somewhere in my film however this will be more hassle and it won’t make my short film feel any batter. Also I can’t download the audio at its highest quality for free, you must pay for a subscription. As i am trying to spend as little as possible on my project this is a no go for me.

Zapsplat

This site is very close to what i am looking for. The site has high-quality sounds that i can download for free and i can fully download them without a worring about a subscription. However, there are only a limited variety of sounds and it is going to be very difficult for me to find very specific sounds. For example, a car hitting a person or footsteps on concrete.

Freesound

This site has every sound effect i will be using in my short film. All’s i have to do is search for it in the top right-hand corner of the screen and there will be hundreds of variation of it. However, not all sounds are bout t be high quality but it doesn’t matter in my case because i am going to be lowering the volume down on the sound effects anyway. This site is the best one so far.

Soundbible

This site is great for high-quality sound however its exactly like Zapsplat. There just isn’t enough variety in sounds. I think if these sites had a community where customers can upload there audio, like in Freesounds, they will have far more sounds and more people using their site.

As my conclution, i am going to firstly look for sounds on Zapsplat for the sounds i need. However, if the sounds i am looking for aren’t on there i am going to use Freesounds as i now that there will be a sound on there that I can use. I will refer back to this blog when i start my audio editing.

I need to get back on track with my script. So I am now going to look at some tip on how to write good comedy. There is no point in having all the facial expressions and funny effects if i can’t write funny comedy.

Basketball Effect:

I will be splitting my project in half which i explained in my detail on my Splitting my project in half blog. I need locations for all 4 of my effects. For my basketball effect, i needed somewhere that was open and had hardly any people that go there. I found a place on Silverdale road and its a park called Tatton which is a safe and secure park. I also looked at St Peters Park on Erskine Road. I visited on 4 occasions and realised that there were always children on there and on closer inspection, it was too small. At Tatton Park there is an open space where i can use the basketball nets. This is perfect for my basketball effect as I need this open wide space in order to create my effect. There are numerous tasks that I must do because in the basketball tutorial I found the points they tell me to do all work with this location.

Silverdale Road Park

St Peters Park

Car Hitting Effect:

I was looking for a main road that wasnt too busy as I wanted a faster car to give the scene a better effect. I researched the local area and decided that the quieter or rural areas wouldnt suit this scene. I chose Bagganley Lane for this scene out of the 2 options that I looked at. The other was Montcliffe Road but as you can see, I felt there were too many cars and I couldnt guarantee Thomas’s safety.  I waited for a fast car to appear. In that instant a lorry approached, quickly and as I filmed it, I felt this would have been more appropriate to that scene. I then filmed Thomas and put these 2 scenes together. I feel this scene was very effective and very happy with the result.

Bagganley Lane

Montcliffe Road

Car Dodge Effect:

I have looked at various locations for the car hitting effect. I looked in rural areas, at main roads and quiet roads. As an afterthought, I realised that I needed to film somewhere safe and to minimise the risk to Thomas hurting himself, as he is laying in the road. I decided to film this sequence on a quiet road to ensure Thomas’s safety. I made 2 different film takes and amalgamated them. With the road being quiet, I was able to film the car sequence and there were no other cars to interfere with the filming. As Thomas was standing in the road, his safety was most important. I chose a quiet road with a culdesac to make it less likely for any injuries to happen.

Bagganley Lane

Gun Shot Effect:

For this scene I wanted to find a house with a long pathway leading to the front door. This is because the scene I was aiming for was quite a long shot and I needed time to make the shot more realistic and give the impression that anything can possibly happen, even in our local areas. I looked at various houses in the area and found one ideal for my filming. I asked permission from the owner if I could use his house and he was happy to allow me. I have shown 3 houses to follow, 1 of which is what I have used.

Moorfields

This is the house I used for me scene. As you can see it has a long drive and there is lots of outside clear space to enable ease of filming.

The next 2 houses shown are ones which I felt would not suit my filming. One has no driveway, so I would struggle filming my scene because it’s on a main road and I need more driveway/time to film that scene.

The other house’s front door is too covered. I felt that the foliage may interrupt my filming and being as the path curves, I may have struggled filming the gun shot scene.

Tracey’s house

Tonys house

I know need to find some audio sound effect site and see where i can get sounds effects from throughout my whole short film, not just the imagination sequences.

Basketball Effect

I must pick a good stationary angle and capture an empty background plate. (This is a shot that has nothing moving in it). I must now have my actor move into frame and have him throw the ball out of frame. He must throw it out of frame so that i don’t need to erase the ball in the shot. I Must then ask my actor to go close up to the net and land a successful hit.  Then take a basketball image from Google that looks the same to the ball you have in the shot, change the colouring to match the lighting to the real ball, finally animate the ball going out of frame then back in and into the basketball net. However, make sure he is to the left or right on the net so that he is easily erasable. In the image above it shows that in the red circles that where the ball was i just need to take my empty background plate and the green is the successful hit.

However, in the turorial, it also suggests that if you have more time i can create the ball in 3D, capture a spherical environment map of the location for lighting so that the lighting will match the real one. Then animate a transitional motion to bridge the gap between the throw and the hit. However, this way is a way too complicated for me as i don’t know how to use 3D soft were. So I am going to follow the instructions I have found in the paragraph above.

Car Hit Effect

This effect is quite similar to the Basketball effect however i need to mask out a car and my actor for this to work.

This must all be in the open shot as the camera is tripoded and must not be moved throughout all actions. I must pick a good stationary angle and capture an empty background plate. I must now have my actor move into frame and have him stand there, for whatever reason. Then ask him to find a safe distance away from the road so that my car can drive past. Then in Post-Production have the empty background plate on the back of all the clips in after effects and mask out the actor and the car in there own layers. In the tutorial, it says to use the puppet warp tool (shown in the image above) to war the actor around the car and then follows the car as he goes off screen. However if i can film a larger car to drive passed, so that in reality his body doesn’t need to wrap around it, i wont need to do this. Alls i will need to do is follow the car off-screen, speed everything up and add some motion blur.

Car Dodge Effect

This effect is very similar to the Car hit effect however i will have to place some layer underneath each other and change so other small things around.

This also must all be in the open shot as the camera is tripoded and must not be moved throughout all actions. I must pick a good stationary angle and capture an empty background plate. I must now have my actor move into frame act like he has dodged the car and walk out of frame. Then ask him to find a safe distance away from the road so that my car can drive past. Then in Post-Production have the empty background plate on the back of all the clips in after effects and mask out the actor and the car in there own layers. However this time I will place my car above the actor layer so that it looks like the car is driving over him. Then add some simple shadows (as shown in the screenshot above) so that this looks like the car is casting a shadow on top of my actor. Then alls i need to do is rever the proses for the exciting the back of the car i just reveal my actor but with mo car shadow.

Gun Shot effect

With my gunshot effect i haven’t fully figured out what i am going to have for this yet however i will be doing some Contextual Analisis to see if i can find any ideas that i can add to this effect. However, for now, all i know how to do is the muzzle flash.

Once i have my footage of my actor acting like he is firing a gun i can then take that clip into after effects and add my effects. Firstly i must add my muzzle flash but change the blending mode so that it looks like it is in the shot. Then adjust the opacity to match the lighting. Now i need to add other effects like warping the background around the muzzle flash. This makes it look like the muzzle flash is expanding the air around the flash. I can also add some sparks coming out of the gun and smoke. Also adjusting the adjustment layers and opacity. However, if the gun is at an angle I must make sure i am matching the angle with the right muzzle flash whilst masking around the gun if necessary.

Once i have created all these effects i will record myself, and my computer screen, talking about how i created these effects in more detail and it will be a lot easier to understand.

After writing these key points i must now look Find the locations for all of my imagination sequences so that i can find locations that are suitable for me to do these effects in.

For my interview scene, i need to find a suitable place for my shoot. I need a place that is close by and has a realistic setting. eg not have yellow walls and no windows. I need a place that has a blue hue and has an office area for me to shoot the main part of my short film.

My first choice is the student support rooms at Runshaw college. They have a bland area that will give a realistic vibe to my shots.

However, whilst looking for more locations i realised that i can’t just hire an office space they are all to let. This is a big problem because i don’t have a big budget and i want to spend as little as possible. The examples i found where 16 Fellery Street, Chorley:

and Foxhole Road, Chorley:

Even if i could effort these locations there are no props and furniture to make it look like an office environment. That being said i could have to spend more money on tables, chairs, computer ext…

So going back to my original location i can now not worry about filming a location for my interview scene.

After this Location Spotting, i now know that i must create location text shots so that i can make sure that this location is suitable for my filming.

Looking at Filmfreeway there where film festivals that allowed unknown filmmakers like me to publish my short film. Here a few that stood out to me:

The Dark Hedges Short Film Festival

”Launched in 2018 BanterFlix’s, Dark Hedges Short Film Festival aims to create a platform for Irish filmmakers to showcase their Horror and Sci-Fi shorts to local audiences here in Belfast. Please note this a festival for Irish filmmakers and screenwriters only!” This Film festival looks great from the outside however they want Irish filmmakers and I am not Irish so I think that means I can show my short film which is bad. There is no point in looking at the rules for this festival as I don’t qualify.

Depict Short Film Competition

”Depict is Watershed’s international short film online competition running since 1998 as part of Encounters Festival (Bristol, UK) – one of the world’s leading international festival for short film, animation and virtual reality, and also an official gateway to the world’s most prestigious awards; the Academy Awards®, BAFTAs and the European Film Awards.” This short film festival looks great and would work perfectly with my VFX short film. However, upon looking at the rules, it states that ”The duration of your film(s) must not exceed 90 seconds including titles and credits.” My short film will be a lot longer than that as my story and my effects will be a lot longer than 90 seconds.

BFI Future Film Festival

”Are you a filmmaker aged 16 to 25? Would you like one of your short films to be considered for inclusion in the 13th BFI Future Film Festival, in February 2020?” Yes i am!! so far so good.

”We’re inviting filmmakers to submit their work to the BFI Future Film Festival, the British Film Institute’s annual film festival for young people, held at the BFI Southbank in London. This year we’re pleased to announce we have up to £15,000 worth of prizes including money to support your next film and your career.” Sounds perfect for my Short Film I hope I can qualify in the rules.

I qualify for the rules as well. Here are the rules:

”Before you send us your film please make sure you have read the following: 
The director, producer and the majority of the production crew should be aged 25 or under at the time the film was made. For the avoidance of doubt this does not include the actors who can be of any age. 
Films must not have been completed earlier than 4 August 2017. 
Films can be any style or genre, but must be no more than 10 minutes in length. 
All the images and soundtracks used in your film must be your own or you must have permission of the copyright holder to use their music/images in your film 
Films in a language other than English must be subtitled in English, unless dialogue or commentary is unnecessary for comprehension and appreciation 
To be eligible for the Best International Short Film Award the filmmaker/submitter must be based outside of the UK or a non-UK passport holder whose normal domicile is outside the UK. (‘Normal domicile outside the UK’ meaning that the person has lived in the UK for less than 2 years and does not intend to stay permanently). International students currently studying in the UK and those within the country temporarily are eligible to apply.

By submitting your film to the Future Film Festival you give us permission to screen your film at screening(s) during the Festival and at special preview screenings or at spin off screenings such as BFI Future Film Labs events. You are also giving us permission to acquire the rights to put your film into the BFI National Film and Television Archive, to screen through BFI Player and other BFI Future Film Festival channels including online platforms and BFI partner platforms 
Please send us a digital copy of your application with a working link to your film online (Youtube, Vimeo etc). Please note – we no longer accept DVD submissions. 
Please submit two still images from your film, any poster artwork and press materials that can be used for promotional purposes (Hi resolution JPEG – no more than 3MB in size) 
Films submitted for consideration must be clearly marked with the film title, director/filmmaker name, age, running time and a contact telephone number. Please ensure you have included everything you need requested in the pack and on the form
We do not guarantee films will be selected for the Future Film Festival and we are only able to notify successful short-listed applicants. 

Selected Films 

Not all selected films will be nominated for an award but all films will be screened during the festival. 
If your film is longlisted: 
We will contact you by email or phone to inform you and request a downloadable high quality copy of your film from you; preferred formats are high quality Quicktime File or DCP 
You will need to provide a detailed list of contributors 
You may be asked to provide proof of age 
If your film is selected from the longlist (i.e shortlisted): 
You will be invited to attend the Future Film Festival and will receive a free delegate day pass each and additional allocated seats (for cast/crew or friends/family) for the screening selection that your film will feature in. We hope that, where possible, all filmmakers showcased at the festival are able to attend.”

I am going to submit my short film to this festival once i have finished my short film.

I am now going to look at different social media’s to see which one i can also upload my short film to on there.