Fanzine website
What is Fanzine?
A Fanzine (blend of fan and magazine or -zine) is a nonprofessional and nonofficial publication produced by fans of a particular cultural phenomenon (such as a literary or musical genre) for the pleasure of others who share their interest.
How could site such as Fanzine help promote a short film to a large audience?
A fanzine is defined as a magazine, usually produced by amateurs, for fans of a particular performer, group, or form of entertainment. Fanzines help build larger audiences for short films because they are not advertised as much as feature length films. For example if you visit your local cinema you will see films like James Bond and the Hunger Games being advertised but it is very rare that you will see a short film advertised. This is because short films only attract a certain genre of people. This is effective because fanzines can advertise their short films to a small group of people who are interested in watching a short film. A second reason is that it is created by fans so it will review all the good films not just ones made by a particular company. For example a film review made by a company may review the film as bad just because it was created by a rival company. This is effective because it creates bad publicity for the producer of the short film.
Examples of Fanzines
Uncanny- http://uncannymagazine.com/article/short-list-ten-best-science-fiction-fantasy-shorts-web/
Vague- http://tomvague.co.uk
The End- http://the-end-fanzine.blogspot.co.uk
Book
https://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=6aRhCQAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PT11&dq=the+routledge+companion+to+alternative+and+community+media&ots=-vLFTR_Fhn&sig=P2F6E-xsIxEAhlrXqhUuDT2AeZ4#v=onepage&q=the%20routledge%20companion%20to%20alternative%20and%20community%20media&f=false
A fanzine is defined as a magazine, usually produced by amateurs, for fans of a particular performer, group, or form of entertainment. Fanzines help build larger audiences for short films because they are not advertised as much as feature length films. For example if you visit your local cinema you will see films like James Bond and the Hunger Games being advertised but it is very rare that you will see a short film advertised. This is because short films only attract a certain genre of people. This is effective because fanzines can advertise their short films to a small group of people who are interested in watching a short film. A second reason is that it is created by fans so it will review all the good films not just ones made by a particular company. For example a film review made by a company may review the film as bad just because it was created by a rival company. This is effective because it creates bad publicity for the producer of the short film.
Examples of Fanzines
Uncanny- http://uncannymagazine.com/article/short-list-ten-best-science-fiction-fantasy-shorts-web/
Vague- http://tomvague.co.uk
The End- http://the-end-fanzine.blogspot.co.uk
Book
https://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=6aRhCQAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PT11&dq=the+routledge+companion+to+alternative+and+community+media&ots=-vLFTR_Fhn&sig=P2F6E-xsIxEAhlrXqhUuDT2AeZ4#v=onepage&q=the%20routledge%20companion%20to%20alternative%20and%20community%20media&f=false
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