Teams in the 48 Hour Film Project draw a randomly selected genre from a hat on the first night of the competition. They never know what they are going to get — we like to think that this keeps them honest. One of our favorite genres (retired for the 2010 season) has long been the […]
Category Archives: 48 Hour Films
Death by Karaoke
Award winning 48 Hour Film Project team Transvideo Studios came to San Jose to compete in 2009, even though they were ineligible to win Best of City after their victory in San Francisco earlier that same summer. Their plan was more ambitious for this project, and the challenges they faced came from surprising quarters. The […]
They Came from The Supermarket
An invasion can come from anywhere. These alert filmmakers predicted the next great invasion, and bring us a cautionary tale from the future. Their entry in the 2009 48 Hour Film Project won an Audience Choice Award for their screening group. You’ll never stand easy at the supermarket checkout after you’ve seen this film. Tomorrow […]
Experts and Consultants
The teams in San Francisco’s 2010 48 Hour Film Project drew “Geoffery Cook, a consultant” as their required character. Veteran team It Donned On Me took the challenge, along with their randomly drawn genre “Heist Movie” and went to it with gusto. This is what they produced. We have to admit being smitten with the […]
Beautiful Moments, No Losers
Our friends in the indie acoustic rock band The Beautiful Losers granted permission to use a couple of their tracks to score a highlights reel from the San Francisco 48HFP. This particular reel (about 4 mins in length) is cut to a track from their recently released CD, Four Corners of a Tiny Planet. We […]
Til the Money Comes
48HFP: $927 – Washington DC 2008
The Language of Love
Music is the language of love and musicians are often the finest consultants on the matter. In this short film from Detroit filmmakers Lionbelly Media for the 2009 48 Hour Film Project, we see how it can pay off to have a band on your side. On the other hand, maybe it’s better to learn […]
Who Gets the Girl
We always knew there were some rules about who gets the girl, but we’ve never seen it as clearly explained as it is here in this Adventure Serial movie from Thinking Stone Pictures. Hold onto your seats, keep your head low, and get ready to enjoy an amazing ride with Mister and Dister Action. We […]
Nightly Heist
This film from Barkada Inc. and Square Marden was their entry in the 2010 San Francisco 48 Hour Film Project. It won Audience Choice for its screening group and was also acknowledged for its fresh approach to the selected genre (Heist Movie). Take a look and see if you enjoy Thief In The Night as […]
Help for Everyone
In the modern age of consultants and coaches for everything, it’s very likely that an alley in your neighborhood could contain a vignette like the one depicted in this next movie. Team 938 put together this entry for the 2010 San Francisco 48 Hour Film Project. They opted for simplicity and solid production values. This […]