This weekend, the 48 Hour Film Project will take place in a city that spans distance and time — the town of Machinima. Competitors will begin Friday night with instructions about elements that must appear in their film, and then using tools built for video games, virtual reality environments, and other mainstays of the Machinima […]
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San Jose 48HFP Audience Awards Nominees!
Audiences for the 2010 48 Hour Film Project in San Jose submitted ballots during the screenings and results are finally in. These are the films that came out on top at the ballot box this year. (They are presented in alphabetical order.) Group A: Beeswax Deported Elf & Fairy Group B: Come Back to Me […]
Just Her Type
Bay Area filmmaker DB Cheng contributed to the 2009 San Jose 48 Hour Film Project hit “Dave and Liz.” For the 2010 season he decided to bring his own film company, EM West Productions to the party and submit his own competitive entry. This is what they came up with. We think you’ll enjoy their […]
What’s on YOUR Mind?
We love to feature content that is designed to enlighten and teach. It’s no secret that the TED lectures are among the best of this sort of material online. These talks are a little bit longer than typical clips and videos online. But they are definitely worth the time. In one of the best of […]
Adventure cometh…
Seems like teams that compete in the 48 Hour Film Project either love or hate the new genre: Adventure Serial. This veteran team (you may know them as Beyond Forever Studios — now Ovation Pictures) leapt on the opportunity to do a sendup of the most iconic adventure serial from modern times. We think you […]
Everything’s — perfect!
Rising star filmmakers at Stabbing My Jelly! submitted this film to the 2010 San Francisco 48 Hour Film Project. They went all out with the look and took on a different style from their efforts in the past. Their entry in the San Jose competition is a candidate for Audience Choice Award as well as […]
More Game Than Dad
Veteran competition filmmakers at Outlaw Media Productions brought in this charmer for their San Jose 48 Hour Film Project entry for 2010. We like to applaud their enthusiasm for finding and developing very young new talent for the community. We’re starting to be a little bit excited about some of their recent finds. Take a […]
Does Your Mother Know?
It’s tough finding connections with friends you can trust when you’re a teen. The folks at Outlaw Media Productions know this and illustrate it very well with their midsummer short film, Zombie Prom Date. These veteran competitive filmmakers created 5 short films in Bay Area competitions this summer (that we know about) and we thoroughly […]
Marriage is between a man and — well…
Last year a team of talented high school students from International High School in San Francisco delighted audiences with their comedic entry in the 48 Hour Film Project: Une Soiree de Passion. They went home with an Audience Choice Award as well as a number of accolades from 48HFP Jurists and Producers. Their film went […]
Somebody save Mrs. Pickles!
Regular award-winners from the 48 Hour Film Project, It Donned On Me made this short film for another time-based filmmaking competition. They brought home an Audience Choice Award as well as an award for Best Sound. We love the bravado with which they made this adventure film and we look forward to their next creation. […]