Students' mobile film challenge

Producing films for the smallest of screens - mobile phones - presented a big challenge for media students at the University of Wales, Newport. The BBC reports on some students impressions.

"The shortest of shorts and animations each had to be no more than 30 seconds long but this was not the only problem.

First year student Alex Rainish said: "You've got to ensure the main action is big enough so it can be seen on the display of a mobile phone".

Chris Bennewith, multi-media programme leader at Newport's School of Art, Media and Design, said that the new generation of mobile phones were versatile but still faced challenges for showing film.

He said: "The mobile screens are still quite small and it's very difficult to see detail - this project has shown that up. "

emily | 6:32 PM | Mobile Film Fests/Photography Fests |
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