One Minute Films and Short Experimentals

One minute films are very easily accessible and have a larger commercial range than experimental films that are longer than say five minutes. It means that the ideas and interpretations can be conveyed in a succinct way but also be quite clever. It also means that the point of the film (if there is one) is shown almost immediately because there is not time to be lengthy about it.

In the 1890's films were usually under a minute long and also consisted of a single scene, and with the rise of social media and the internet there are now a lot of short films that are five minutes and under to capture the audiences attention with aesthetics or plot. This means that experimental films are now available in the mainstream.

This also means that experimental films can now also be more easily spread around and watched by a wider audience, and therefore are now under more critical acclaim. It means that blogs can recommend short experimental films. For example, a blog did a review of Andrew Thomas Huangs 'Solpisist' (read here)

 

 This means that experimental films are now reaching a much wider audience and therefore are being found and debated by more people - not just people in 'the know'. Alongside the usual exhibitions of experimental film such as the Tate Modern and the New York Underground/Experimental Gay and Lesbian Film Festivals, the internet is now a large contender for the distribution of experimental films. Although you still need to pay to access some films on websites that largely distribute experimental films, it is a new and widely accessible viewing platform rather than having to travel a long distance to view the films in person.