It strives to be the center of the digital filmmaking universe. Chock to the gills with filmmaking resources, festival links, a message board and film school information, the iFilm site provides a greater sense of community than other streaming sites. Each film comes with viewer reviews and numerical ratings. Ifilm also included a Sundance showcase, Super Bowl Commercials and a weekly top ten of most viewed films. Content aside, the viewing experience on all these sites is far from perfect.
Longer films play more poorly than shorter films.
The Bit Screen wisely limits its films to less than ten minutes. Uniquely, it showcases shorts specifically created for the web - with the web's limitations and interactivity in mind. For example, City Hall 2.2 randomly configures its images and audio each time it loads, thereby displaying unique versions of the same story. A discerning site, The Bit Screen features only four shorts at a time, providing extensive information about each and changing the films frequently. Like iFilm, the site gears itself to filmmakers and, uniquely, devotes space to screenplays and sample musical scores.