Trust us, this is worth your 4 minutes
In the summer of 2007, San Jose hosted its first ever 48 Hour Film Project. A number of highly entertaining films were made that year, but this one from the Smith Brothers topped them all.
They drew “Spy” for their genre and they were asked to include the line “I feel a little embarrassed.”
The judges loved this, the audience loved it, and we had to admit that it was an excellent start for San Jose.
A More Perfect Yellow is available to each of us if we have the courage to dig as deeply into the soul — and soak every so lovingly in the fountain of geekyness, as Lucious Breckensted. This height is available to you. Do you want it…
…badly enough?
One of the trickiest genres to draw in the 48 Hour Film Project is horror. It’s easy to get many of the devices of horror right, but to make a watchable and interesting film created in just a weekend is quite a feat. And of course the audience has see it all, so how could you possibly get it all put together with your non-existent budget, your non-existent schedule, and without having planned for making a horror film in advance (since you don’t know that this will be your genre)?
Well, this team from Minneapolis got all the details right, and we were amazed. So, apparently were the judges because this became the City Winner in a town where nearly 100 teams competed! We hope you enjoy The Grave Review.
We never did think that much of critics anyway.
The team that created this (from Token Media) shows some of its other content at: http://www.token.com/
Take a look and see what you think.
We really enjoyed the series of music videos for kids from Eric Herman. His “Elephant Song” is notorious for having built a fan base over time (5 million views over the years) and the animation by wife Roseanne and their daughter is fun and clever. This song is one of our favorites. We’ll feature some of the others at another time, but for now, get ready to get really lucky!
I was already pretty sure that you are not supposed to watch your lucky socks, but it’s good to have the confirmed.
We were proud to participate with Cinequest for Cinequest Film Festival 20. There were so many amazing stories told on the screen and off. Some of the highlights and a little perspective show up in this next video.
It was a great year!
I didn’t really get this one the first time through. I was lost in the inquiry of the story. Just WHAT are these people doing?
When I looked again, I could see the genius emerge like a crab from beneath a protective rock. The sheer lifting strength it took to get this story to us amazes me today. See if you can follow this frenetic pace and grasp the accomplishment that is rushing past you!
When I watch this, I am encouraged to swing for the fence!
We love Eric Herman’s songs and these online music videos, but perhaps our all time favorite is this one about three gentlemen of the high seas. Not only is this a great song, but the animation is fun even with its simplicity.
Perhaps the best thing about this is the moral of the story. Who knew?
Somebody get that monkey a spatula right away!
In the 2008 season of the San Jose 48 Hour Film Project, one of the more exotic genre choices was “Fable.” The team that made this movie drew it and needed to figure out how to use their best location (a Catholic Church in Alameda) to fold into such a story.
Their cinematography and interesting performances by their cast made this a City Winner.
We always liked frogs – so maybe this was really a Tragedy.
In the first San Jose 48 Hour Film Project, the competitors were instructed to use peanut butter as a prop in their 48 hour movie. This led to assaults by peanut butter, atomized peanut butter being sprayed over the mayor, a death by falling peanut butter jar, and one of our favorites, the creamy spread being used as an aphrodisiac.
Don’t try this in your real-life relationship.
…this might be the first glimpse I had of the new world of web series. I know I was not the only one to wonder what would happen if Darth Vader’s brother had a terrible job at a supermarket as an assistant manager. You may enjoy this series too.
This series is in its third season now. I’m a little jealous of these guys. But I’m glad they’ve taken this concept and built it into a very successful franchise.