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1st full-time Faculty of Entrepreneurship at Miami Dade College | Critically Acclaimed/Award Winning Filmmaker (Screenwriter, Producer) | Honors College Professor at FIU, Author, Impact Artist, sought out Public Speaker

The Power of Short Films Many screenwriters focus solely on feature scripts or TV pilots, but there's a value in starting off smaller. Paula Hendrickson interviews writer-filmmakers Marshall Curry, Carmella Casinelli, and Bryan Buckley who share the power of short films for both your career and the audience Writing a short script is a great way to demonstrate your skills. Producing your script also allows you to showcase the talents of actors, directors, cinematographers, set decorators, and everyone working on the production. That makes short films great calling cards for all involved. Short films often generate attention at film festivals, but they can also serve as proof-of-concept to secure funding for larger projects. “Even if you’re a professional writer and you’re selling things, we all know they don’t always get made. So, one of the most rewarding things for me about short films is testing a bigger proof-of-concept.

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