What Is An Indie Short Film Anyway?

1. What Is An Indie Short Film Anyway? An indie short film is a short movie that is produced and directed by companies and individuals who are neither associated with nor work with Hollywood. These tend to be lower budget films and they tend to highlight societal problems and issues that other mainstream films would ignore. The actors and actresses tend to be lesser-known. There’s a reason for this - they often work at pay that is much lower than what established and/or mainstream actresses and actors would be willing to accept. The indie short film is going places The Indie short film has been receiving the recognition that it deserves. But these types of films are also becoming diverse. It’s not uncommon, for example, for these types of short films to be made like cartoons. The characters in these films are animated but their actions and thought patterns mirror those of real-life people. This is the reason why indie short films have become major academy award winners in recent years. Indeed, the movie-going audience is finally recognizing the message that these shorter and lower-budget films are trying to communicate. Indie short films are meant to be thought-provoking because they explore topics that are taboo. Since mainstream producers and directors are primarily interested in making and directing films that will be real moneymakers

2. and do well at the box office they rarely explore these more difficult societal themes and concepts in their longer films. Indeed, many indie short films have received prestigious awards that were once only reserved for the best mainstream films that explored more palatable concepts and topics. These include the BAFTA and Oscar awards. Indie short films are interesting Because they don’t have to explore and discover/explain popular topics and concepts, indie short films can get bold and exploratory in nature. Maybe this is the reason why many indie short films have themes that revolve around horror. It’s also not uncommon for these types of films to portray bloodsucking and evil vampires and spirits as real-life people with real problems. These ‘supernatural’ characters often plague people in these films. Indie short films do such a great job of portraying these non-existing characters are real people who are capable of acting, thinking, and behaving like real people that many moviegoers think that these are real people. Indie short films can be thought of as mirroring society because they touch upon the real issues that real societies face.