The Asheville 48 Hour Film Project
What Happened During Your Weekend?
The Asheville filmmakers share stories from their wild weekend of filmmaking. (Blogging ended shortly after the filmmaking weekend.)
"Stuck"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgiYg4Xu3bs&feature=channel_page
- Greg, roundDog films?
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heavan
As some have pointed out there are 3 levels of heaven and 9 levels of hell, I bounced from the 2nd level of heaven to the 4th level of hell. 97 deg in the shade in SC. Boom op and one camera man called in sick. Misunderstanding of who was in charge weren't resolved until the saturday.I was very lucky to end up with a group of professional actors if not in skill in heart and a tech group that awed me with their abilities. I am now just thinking about my next project. A great exercise in knowing what your doing and doing it right onas few takes as possible...oh what fun...:-)
- james washburn, sc film group
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48 Hours of Delayed Gratification
Man I had a really nice long post but this thing ate it because the Security Code was expired.
Forget it.
Link to our movie here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZkw7wFoSxM
- Curt Arledge, Team Just In It for the Gift Certificates
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48 Hours of Delayed Gratification
I\\\'ve been an Asheville participant for 3 years, team leader for 2.
The weekend was exhausting and hot as hell, and we thought the script and footage were nonsensical crap until half-edited. But turns out we\\\'re really happy with \\
- Curt Arledge, Team Just In It for the Gift Certificates
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THE CRUNCH
Despite knowing exactly what to expect from my last 48 Hour Film Experience ("Fastism", Asheville 2006), I collided with THE CRUNCH shortly after Midnight Sat Night/Sunday Morning, and stayed deep in there through drop-off. Tempers were short, BO was off the chart, and my desire to be an Orson Wells-esque multi-hyphanate was turning a fun collaboration with some of my favorite local friends into a purgatorial nightmare.
The crunch reared its ugly head when I lost my ability to deal diplomatically with the diametrically opposed working styles of my two leads and chief collaborators. One of them loves to just riff, blasting off into uncharted creative territory. The other prefers to know the parameters clearly so they can nail things cleanly and quickly. The second approach would seem to be a much more prudent way to approach a super compressed production schedule, but I tend to gravitate to the first approach, where I can just gather all the bounty and pick and choose what I want later, rather than having to stop the flow and explain myself, which I can do under most circumstances, but not when I feel so desperately under the gun.
I take the 48 experience as a opportunity to take DIY to an extreme, shooting and editing along with directing, which is deeply satisfying creatively but leads to crazy exhaustion, creative burnout and the occasional technically indefensible moment...a key shot having mushy focus, a dissolve whose timing drives me up a wall. I was smart enough this time to give the music and sound effects over to my vastly more capable collaborators, which is not so much a no-brainer as you might think, given my control freak tendencies.
While I jealously guard my desire to control the camerawork and the cutting, I love letting the content of the piece be as collaborative as possible. My own instinct to be controlling rears its head on the narrative in odd, a-rhythmic ways , as I show seemingly no opinion regarding large issues and bug out over seemingly insignificant details.
This lead to sharp tempers and some hard feelings, which is as much a part of the hangover of a typical 48 hour experience than mere exhaustion. In the end, I had to force myself to slow down and let my more analytical friend get his two cents in with more regularity, which ultimately paid great dividends.
In the end, despite a handful of painful technical glitches, I feel really great about the film we completed. I felt we created something that feels fun and entertaining, and at the same time, deeply personal. At 3 pm Sunday, I swore to never do another 48 Hour Film Project, but I'm already plotting my next dive into the deep end of the pool.
- Tony Torn, The FBI- "The Left Handed Way"
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Earliest Turn-in
Unlike years past, when a race against time caused more heart-stopping action than the movie we were turning in, this year we had so much time to get to HQ that we joked about stopping for ice cream. No mad dash. No speeding tickets. Instead, a solid movie (our most accomplished yet) and a casual stroll to the Game Room. Wow! So that's what it's like...
I do have one question: What are the details for the awards ceremony? I haven't heard anything about where or when they are taking place. I assume it'll be somewhere Friday night...
- Mark Bloom, 47th Hour Films
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A Total Macabre Thrill-Ride!
I would absolutely love to thank the 48 Hour Film Project of Asheville once again for a very memorable experience. The creative and unusual talent from all different members of our team infused like I've never seen before, making this project a very personal accomplishment not only for myself but for everyone involved. The ending of all endings being- our hotel caught fire 1 hour from "turn in"... we were still editing... made it out safe and sound with 7 minutes to spare. It was a wild ride! Hope everyone enjoys our thrilling macabre piece of work.
- Kai Elijah Hamilton, PANDEMONIUM
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Ha!
See, that's funny, how we titled our entries the same. This team was on the same page like that!
- Andy Balla, Rock Paper Scissors
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best yet
This was my third year. I learn more every time, of course. This year's team made everything seem so easy. I guess if you put the right people together, the magic does indeed happen. I think its a tribute to our great team to say that there was no drama (other than what happens on screen) and no crazy stories to tell. Just a lot of sweat and love, and a film we can all be proud of. Ya'll rocked it! Thanks to everyone involved! Andy
- Andy Balla, Rock Paper Scissors
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Best yet
This is my 4th year participating, my first year as a team leader. It was a lot more work than I anticipated, but worth every minute. I just want to say thank you again to my team - no egos, no attitudes, and a whole lot of hard work with no complaints. I couldn't have had a better group of people to work with. I have to say that, for me, this year has been the best yet.
- Natalie Broadway, Rock Paper Scissors
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