Examples Of Short Films and Exhibition

Virgin Media Shorts is a short film competition website, made for short film makers to enter their work with the chance to win funds for a bigger project in the future. It give film makers to have their work exhibited, even if they win or not there is a chance that there work would be spotted and gain a fan base.





http://www.virginmediashorts.co.uk/films/entry/345289/sign-language

Above is the link to the 2010 competition winner, ''Sign Language''
''Meet Ben - he holds a sign for a living, and he loves his job more than almost anything. But today is his last day.'' (synopsis to film.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TN3VtWwks4
(link to the directors cut on YouTube)




http://www.virginmediashorts.co.uk/films/entry/334701/bus-baby

This was winner of the people's choice for the 2010 Virgin Media Short competition. Titled ''Bus Baby''
''Synopsis: Britain has the largest teen pregnancy rate in Europe. Bus baby tackles the issues facing teenage mothers head on and asks some difficult questions. It is hard hitting yet humorous film.''





Short films can cover a variety of subjects, like in the examples above we see a comedy about a 'sign guy' also a drama on the topic of teen pregnacy.