Rob is new to this site

My name is Rob 810 and I am new to this site and I am interested in making a film to put on You Tube and I was wondering how long a movie short should be in order to place it on You Tube?
 
Welcome! There's no real set answer for how long something should be. It really depends on what you are actually shooting. There are films on youtube that are a minute long and there are films on youtube that are 20+ minutes long. Personally, people on youtube are going to have a quicker attention span as they are over-saturated with content, so I'd try to keep it to 7 minutes or less.
 
Unless your account is verified, I think you're limited to 15 minutes. But seriously, don't worry about time. Keep your video interesting and it can be as long as you're able to keep your audience's attention.

(I will, however, echo JayRuz's advice that the average Youtube watcher has a very short attention span. If you go long for the sake of going long, your audience will never see the ending)
 
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