April 02, 2004
The 48 Hour Film Project , an international filmmaking competition where teams have just two days to make a short film from scratch, is back and bigger than ever -- and they're recruiting filmmakers in cities around the world. So, call your friends, grab a camera and hold on for a wild weekend of movie making.
I did a UK version of this, and it was a fantastic experience. I've never self-linked before, but it's hard for me to digest the entire weekend into a Monkeyfilter sized sound bite, so I hope nobody will mind my directing the curious to my writeup of my experiences.
As a side note, the UK version that I did was free; this one requires a $25 entry fee. On the other hand, the free version I did was run by enthusiastic but rather overwhelmed amateurs; maybe your 25 big ones buys you a slicker, more professional event. If you're interested, you can find some preliminary info on the freebie event here, although there isn't much more than a date right now.
Self links are fine in comments, jacobw, especially when they're on topic and interesting. Cheers.
yeah, jacobw it's great to hear about your experience! BTW, everybody who has access to see these movies definitely should try, they are wonderful. and a great opportunity for budding directors/actors/crew etc. i'm not a filmmaker myself but i love watching these!
I participated in last fall's national 48 Hour competition (as did BearGuy!) as a director, and loved it. Already signed up for the DC event for BearGuy's team as editor. It's a lot of work but TONS of fun! And you'd be surprised at the quality of films made in such a short period of time.
I was 1st AD and script supervisor on one here in San Francisco this past fall. It was a lot of fun. Our team picked sci-fi and did a very Twilight Zone-esque thing about a paralyzed man who was controlling the body of another guy. It was a lot of fun and I met some great people. The producer/director and the wardrobe/makeup people from this production have started up their own production company and I got to do some AD work with them on their first short a couple weeks ago.
(bearguy and sooooz, keep me in mind to help out next year! for the d.c. fest. i'll be overseas this year on the 48-hour weekend. but i'd love to help you guys out next year! hold microphones, brew coffee, whatever...)
I love this type of film project. It's so interesting to see what each filmmaker does with the material. Lady X is another project in a similar vein and all of the films (episodes) are available for viewing online.
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