For many filmmakers, the audience is the goal. So when the audience at the 48 Hour Film Project shows love (and votes) for your film, it’s a happy day. The ballots are all in and here are the finalists in the Audience Choice polling for the 2011 San Jose 48 Hour Film Project. The titles […]
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A Test of Character
Each summer in San Jose and San Francisco, the 48 Hour Film Project provides an opportunity for independent filmmakers to stretch their craft and to find out what they’re really made of. Teams that participate regularly, such as “It Donned On Me,” “Square Marden,” and “Film Antics” have shown considerable stamina, creativity, and commitment to […]
What wonders…
Each year now in August, independent filmmakers who have planned for this (sometimes all year) set out to create a short film in just 48 Hours. They begin with a prop, line of dialog, and a character. They draw their genre randomly from our cruel film tin! Then they set out to bring in a […]
Mixed-Reality: Just a Glimpse
When we talk about mixed-reality, we often see the listener’s face go numb as if we’ve just spoken words from another language. And perhaps we have. Usually we mean media content that is produced partly in the traditional fashion — with actors and cameras and lights that burn out, and partly animated in a virtual […]
Boys Cannot Resist…
We’re told that there are some things that boys naturally cannot resist. Trying to fix something that no one asked them to fix. Trying to find a route through the mountains using only dead-reckoning. (Maybe using a map in a pinch.) And stomping in a puddle if it’s close enough to reach with their feet. […]
Top Beer! Really?
Our friends at Top Beer TV released this little gem earlier this week. Would you think to make whiskey from a pretty decent beer (Racer 5 IPA)? Only the finest minds would dream of trying this out. You decide whether it’s a successful experiment. In case you don’t recognize his voice, the narrator is Erik […]
The Actors’ Sandbox – Bay Area Edition
The folks at San Jose 48 Hour Film Project have created a special opportunity for Bay Area independent media producers to meet talented local actors and other producers. It’s called The Actors’ Sandbox. It is for actors, producers, directors, and especially for 48HFP team leaders. On Saturday, July 30th, in partnership with Schoolhouse Earth, and […]
SF 48 Hour Film Project 2011 Awards Nominees
The judges have deliberated, the scratching and clawing is over. What remains are mostly flesh wounds. These are the nominees for awards (presented in alphabetical order) for the 2011 San Francisco 48 Hour Film Project. Best Use of Prop: Compulsion, Killin’ It In Reno, Mum Best Use of Genre: How the Spot Was Won, Roomies, […]
San Francisco 48 Hour Film Project: Audience Choice Group D
The ballots are counted and the top finishers in the San Francisco 48 Hour Film Project Audience Choice Award for Screening Group D are here. On June 10, teams set out to make a short film in just two days. All of the films submitted were screened at the Lumiere Theater in San Francisco. Over […]
A Man Alone
Most participating teams in the 48 Hour Film Project are comprised of somewhere between 8 and 24 team members. The largest team consisted of 120 people and 29 horses. The smallest team consists of 1 person. Perhaps the most noteworthy one-man team is Bill Dyzel from Cinema Solo. He has competed 29 times in 10 […]