Distribution.

Distribution is key to the success of any short film, or any feature lengths for that matter. With the frequently improving advances in technology it couldn't be easier to show your final piece to the world. There are a number of web based video hosting services that in some circumstances generate millions of hits a day. The most popular of these being Youtube. Youtube launched in 2005 and to say it's come on leaps and bounds would be a massive understatement. The website now averages around a billion hits a day and is constantly growing. If you've made a short film that you immediately want the world to see there's no better site.

Another service that offers video hosting is Vimeo. Vimeo gets no where near as many hits as Youtube a day, although it does definitely generate traffic, and more and more media based users are opting for the website due to it's higher quality video, and some prefer the fact that it's not as busy.

The web can also be utilised to find film festivals at which your short film can be entered. More well known festivals such as 'Sun Dance' aren't accessible to amateur film makers, however there are other more independent festivals literally scattered around the world that are happy to take all kinds of short films, with some centering around particular genres such as thriller or comedy.

My friend Jade recently showed me towards a brilliant website that lists local festivals, from which you can simply pick the most relevant and put your short forward. You find the website by clicking here.

I've selected two festivals that I feel most accommodate the style of short film that we've created.

Firstly the Brighton Student Festival Awards. I think One Two Many would suit this festival simply down to the fact it was not only filmed in Brighton, but because it's of course a student film.