Wendy is a junior at Ball State, studying creative writing and telecommunications: video production. Here on The Public Screen, she aims to inform readers about recent and impacting projects of filmmakers, photographers, and other visual artists.
"It took every virtue I had in my personality from patience to courage to sorority to leadership ability. Of course I will do it again!"
"We are sooo tired."
"It was awesome working with and meeting new people and coming together to create something. We all enjoyed ourselves immensely!"
"It was awesome working with and meeting new people and coming together to create something. We all enjoyed ourselves immensely!"
These sound like statements the Media Matters members would make about our work here on the Public Screen, but they are actually statements from participants in the 48 Hour Film Project, which is currently in the midst of a tour and set to reach Indianapolis in August.
Filmmakers from across the globe were involved in last year’s 48 Hour Film Project. This project started as a Washington DC filmmaker’s crazy idea: to make a film in 48 hours with the aid of only a small team of people. That idea grew in an unbelievable way over the last 12 years. As of last year, artists from 6 continents were involved with crews numbering anywhere from one person to a 116 member team (and 30 horses).
Each crew’s film has only four common criteria: a character, a genre, a prop, and one line of dialogue. These criteria are revealed to the crew on a specified Friday, providing them only the weekend to finish the film. “All writing, shooting, editing and scoring must be completed in just 48 hours.” After the weekend, one film from each city is selected by a panel of judges and submitted to the 48 Hour film festival, Filmapalooza. The top films are then shown at other festivals like the Cannes Film Festival and many more.
“The 48 Hour Film Project's mission is to advance filmmaking and promote filmmakers.” Because of the limited amount of time, the project focuses on many aspects of film that can be lost in lengthy productions. The filmmaking process is torn down to the bare-bones minimum, focusing on the process and creativity rather than effects or complicated plots. The chance to meet filmmakers from around the world also draws many artists and audiences.
Filmmakers from across the globe were involved in last year’s 48 Hour Film Project. This project started as a Washington DC filmmaker’s crazy idea: to make a film in 48 hours with the aid of only a small team of people. That idea grew in an unbelievable way over the last 12 years. As of last year, artists from 6 continents were involved with crews numbering anywhere from one person to a 116 member team (and 30 horses).
Each crew’s film has only four common criteria: a character, a genre, a prop, and one line of dialogue. These criteria are revealed to the crew on a specified Friday, providing them only the weekend to finish the film. “All writing, shooting, editing and scoring must be completed in just 48 hours.” After the weekend, one film from each city is selected by a panel of judges and submitted to the 48 Hour film festival, Filmapalooza. The top films are then shown at other festivals like the Cannes Film Festival and many more.
“The 48 Hour Film Project's mission is to advance filmmaking and promote filmmakers.” Because of the limited amount of time, the project focuses on many aspects of film that can be lost in lengthy productions. The filmmaking process is torn down to the bare-bones minimum, focusing on the process and creativity rather than effects or complicated plots. The chance to meet filmmakers from around the world also draws many artists and audiences.
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