Qualitative research Fanzines

How might fanzines help short film producers build larger audiences/ communities?

Fanzines might help them get noticed due to the fact that the websites are good exposure for short films as it is a community which talks about their favourite genre of films, it is a ring of fans which generates a culture which supports and creates a marketing tool for short film producers.

A site which supports fanzines and helps to promote and build communities and niche audiences is

http://uncannymagazine.com/article/short-list-ten-best-science-fiction-fantasy-shorts-web/

The Short List: The Ten Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Shorts on the Web

BY CHRISTOPHER J GARCIA

Storytelling is harder when you’re placed in a tight container. Short stories have long been where you could find some of the most innovative work, and the same can be said of short films. Once the dominant form of cinema, shorts have been somewhat hidden since the fall of the double feature in the 1960s, relegated to film festivals and specialty screenings. Only in recent years have we seen short films appear in greater numbers. YouTube, Vimeo, Funny–or–Die, Short of the Week, and various other sites have led to an explosion in the number of short films that gain an audience.

This is evidence that fans write their opinions and what they make of short films, which ones they like and just general promotion of short films.

I’ve been lucky enough to program the Silicon Valley Science Fiction Short Film Festival, exposing me to hundreds of short films from around the world. While many of the best shorts I’ve found are not available online, there are many that you can watch without having to buy a festival pass

Here is evidence from the book "the routledge companion to alternative and community media"