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Posted: 05/16/12
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Hollywood films take years to produce, but there's a group of film-makers here in soflo speeding up the process.
The 48 Hour Film Project is set to kick off this weekend. Deco found out what it's like to make a movie in a weekend with no budget, no crew and a whole lotta' pressure.
Big budget Blockbusters like "The Avengers" take years to make but despite that film's success, it would have flopped at The 48 Hour Film Project.
CATHLEEN DEAN: "It's a wild sleepless weekend where teams of filmmakers make a Film In 48 Hours."
Teams compete to see who can make the most of their time.
CATHLEEN DEAN: "It's starts with a kick off where they get a genre out of a hat then they get a line of dialog and a character and they have 48 hours to incorporate all of that into a short film."
Simon muchnik won the top prize last year with his creepy thriller called "77."
CATHLEEN DEAN: "There's there's a serial killer loose in my city.. and now he's got stella."
So how do you make a movie in 48 hours?
SIMON MUCHNIK: "You have to simplify the process you can't follow the rules exactly."
ELVIRE EMANUELLE: "No rehearsal at all so as an actor you have to be on your a game you have be versatile."
Not everyone makes it think christian bale on a bad day.
ELVIRE EMANUELLE & FINELY: "The team totally turned on each other i guess the stress of the event tempers exploded it was chaos on the set."
But for those who love the pressure it's all about the rush.
ARMANDO ORTEGA: "It's awesome it's really like a rush doing it."
JAY GUTIERREZ: "Last year we got silent film so imagine at one moment bla bla bla so how do you prepare for that?
The event kicks off at news lounge this Friday night check 48hour film.com for details if you act quickly, you might find your film on the big screen.
www.48HOURFILM.COM
Big budget Blockbusters like "The Avengers" take years to make but despite that film's success, it would have flopped at The 48 Hour Film Project.
CATHLEEN DEAN: "It's a wild sleepless weekend where teams of filmmakers make a Film In 48 Hours."
Teams compete to see who can make the most of their time.
CATHLEEN DEAN: "It's starts with a kick off where they get a genre out of a hat then they get a line of dialog and a character and they have 48 hours to incorporate all of that into a short film."
Simon muchnik won the top prize last year with his creepy thriller called "77."
CATHLEEN DEAN: "There's there's a serial killer loose in my city.. and now he's got stella."
So how do you make a movie in 48 hours?
SIMON MUCHNIK: "You have to simplify the process you can't follow the rules exactly."
ELVIRE EMANUELLE: "No rehearsal at all so as an actor you have to be on your a game you have be versatile."
Not everyone makes it think christian bale on a bad day.
ELVIRE EMANUELLE & FINELY: "The team totally turned on each other i guess the stress of the event tempers exploded it was chaos on the set."
But for those who love the pressure it's all about the rush.
ARMANDO ORTEGA: "It's awesome it's really like a rush doing it."
JAY GUTIERREZ: "Last year we got silent film so imagine at one moment bla bla bla so how do you prepare for that?
The event kicks off at news lounge this Friday night check 48hour film.com for details if you act quickly, you might find your film on the big screen.
www.48HOURFILM.COM
