Well said Willy, it depends on the type of film but most of all if it is"AnimatioN" <Animation@btinternet.com> wrote:
Of how many amateur films has it been said,
that they were too short? Very few.
Of how many, too long? Very, very many.......most?
Albert....veryly I say unto you!!
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Congratulations for your mini-cinema, Albert. I enjoyed your animation films.
I agree that many films are too long. Your "Button Ballet" for instance
is excellent. Length of your film = 1min45 seconds. Imagine that the length
is 5 minutes. Then it would be too long. Imagine that my documentary about
the history of Ireland is 7 minutes. Then it would be too short. Such a
short
length of time is not enough to tell the eventful history of that country.
But once more ... I agree. It's better that film makers always do their
utmost
to limit the length of their films. I will think about it more than ever.
any good. Albert's brilliant animation is ideally suited to the short format
but he really should try and appreciate what others are trying to do - whether
they are succeeding is another matter!