Competitors in the 2012 48 Hour Film Project for San Jose were given a required character to include in their movies. For the 2012 competition, the character supplied was “Joe O’Kane, a commissioner.” The real-life Joe O’Kane is the former film commissioner for San Jose and he was delighted to have the nearly 30 films […]
Category Archives: Short Film
Where Do They Really Come From?
In the 2012 48 Hour Film Project for San Jose, all of the teams were required to include a piñata as a prop. There was a lot of bashing and beating in the theme for many of the movies delivered, but this one brought charm and a peek at the inside life of a piñata to […]
It’s Everyone’s Responsibility
Someone told us recently that they felt that everyone does a comedy for the 48 Hour Film Project. The team that made this film (Done in 47) was willing to take on more difficult subject material. They did and it worked out well for them. They brought home awards for Direction, Acting, and for Cinematography […]
Defied Expectations
We usually don’t post films over about 8 minutes in length and of course (like much of the rest of the YouTube nation) we tend to have a preference for shorter work. But when we settled back and gave these young filmmakers our attention for a few minutes, we were amply rewarded. This movie came […]
At the Top of Your Head
The SF Bay Area indie filmmaking team It Donned On Me has been one most tenacious competitors in the 48 Hour Film Project and the International Doc Challenge. Their 2011 entry Four Pauls tells a great story about the place a hat deserves in our culture. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/20799569] Word on the street is that Evan Donn […]
Who Has The Last Laugh
This creepy little suspense was turned in for the San Jose 48 Hour Film Project in San Jose. The team that created it was competing for the first time and proved right from the opening gun that they were in it for keeps. Enjoy a nasty romp in Hector’s Playground. You can see a the […]
That Frugal Vacation
In the many years that the 48 Hour Film Project has been coming to San Jose, there have been a number of films that have considered the issues of their times. Never has one done such a great job however, at examining the excesses of frugal behavior, as this entry from team Chikinbone. We found […]
San Jose 48 Hour Film Project 2012 Finalists
Filmmakers around Silicon Valley have been holding their breaths to hear the names of the finalists for awards in the San Jose 48 Hour Film Project. You can find out who won the awards, and see many of these films if you join us at the Highlights and Awards show on Sunday night in San […]
Final Selection
Life is filled with choices. Sometimes we choose a path and are free to return later and make another selection. Sometimes we are faced with a decision that changes everything for good. Paul Aspruria and Fim Antics have chosen to compete in the 48 Hour Film Project many times over the years and this year […]
Adventure, Love, Triumph
No matter how humble our station in life, all of us aspire to a few basic things. The folks at Story Cake understood this when they made their audience pleaser, Roll Bottle Roll. Their entry in the 2011 San Jose 48 Hour Film Project won our hearts as it led us through the adventures of […]