The academy have heckled Martin Scorsese's latest offering. People have walked out of Nicolas Winding Refn's only god forgives at Caan.

It made me think about who we make films for but more specifically the arena they are played in. Mr Scorsese has made films which have constantly challenged the academy yet recently he has become the darling of the awards with, Gangs of New York, The Aviator, the departed and Hugo. Has their expectation as an audience not accounted for his personal film making and just because their screening was not conducive with this film, should that matter?

Students and commercial companies look to a huge array of influences to mark their projects as new. Vimeo if one of those sites which has spawned a whole host of film types which I cannot help think, are produced with that environment in mind. The short film festival at clemont ferrand dictates the mediums criteria. One student has chosen to shoot their recent degree film in a non English language or in their native tongue to appeal to alternate areas of audience and with the attraction of subtitles for the international festival scene.

Is the risk present in directors and writers, even subconsciously, that of not only audiences enjoyment but the suitability of the arena it will be shown in? And more of a concern for creativity, are the outcomes of their work moulded by these factors rather than art.

It all boils down to the very simple concept that you can only make films which you want to make for their own merits. Please don't confuse this with doing something which no audience will be able to make any sense from. We do have to think about the audience and account for them.

Nicolas Winding Refn states thats “the main function of art is to create reactions” Its not about being good or bad, that is insignificant.

For us in short film making and with film annex as the arena, the success must be down to the diversity of stories and subjects, regardless on whether the screen is 4inchs across of 40ft. That way the integrity of the short film as a challenging medium and wider film as an art form can hold its head up high to heckles and walk outs.