Extremefilmmaker's 48 Hour Film Festival
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Extremefilmmaker's 48 Hour Film Festival is designed to showcase the talents of aspiring Spielbergs and Scorseses who have access to only a digital camcorder and a computer editing program.
[edit] History
The festival is the brainchild of movie industry veterans Mark Kochinski, Keith Matz and John Parenteau. It began as nothing more ambitious than a bet among friends to see who could make the best movie over the course of two days and has grown exponentially. The first major 48 Film Festival was held at the Chaplin Theater at Raleigh Studios, a 150 seat venue that soon proved to small for the growing audience. As of 2006, the movies chosen by the festival’s organizers were being showcased in a gala premier held at the Arclight Theater on Sunset Blvd. That iconic street is the ideal location to show off the movies created by those who love movies. In addition, all proceeds raised by the festival go to the Starbright Foundation. In addition to being showed on the big screen, all chosen films are also showcased on the official web site of the festival, ExtremeFilmmaker
[edit] Rules and Resources
Also at that site you will find all the official rules. Basically, however, the rules come to this:
- All shooting and editing must be completed within a 48 hour time period.
- The time limit is eight minutes, though certain exceptions are made in the case of unquestioned masterpieces.
- The content cannot be considered deserving of a hard R or NC-17 or XXX rating.
The 48 hour time limit does not apply to pre-production efforts such as screenwriting, casting and set design. The ExtremeFilmmaker web site also contains information for those who have the idea to make a great movie, but maybe lack the technical knowledge. Other information found on the site includes guides for picking the right editing equipment and software, as well as tips on the actual process of making a movie; for instance, such things as framing, lighting, and using the camera itself as an actor are covered.
