Attention professional and novice filmmakers: The 48 Hour Film Project is coming to the Inland Empire and this is your chance to make a great short film that could launch your filmmaking career to stardom.
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The 48 Hour Film Project, an international contest, takes place the weekend of August 24 ? 26 in the Inland Empire.
Filmmakers will compete to see who can make the best short film in only 48 hours. The winning film will compete against films from around the world, and the local films will be screened for audiences at a theater in Riverside.
?This isn?t just for filmmakers. It?s for fans. Independent filmmakers need a boost of support and the opportunity to showcase their talent,? said Marc Harris of Corona, the event?s producer.
?It?s really an exercise in filming. The time restrictions make you go out and just do it. That?s what this festival is about. It?s about action.?
The contest also offers filmmakers the chance to have their movies seen by a wide audience on the big screen. The IE films will screen at 7 p.m. on Aug. 30 at the Jurupa 14 Theater, 8032 Limonite Ave. in Riverside.
The deadline to register to participate is Aug. 14 for a fee of $160.
After that date, filmmakers can sign up until a few days before the event starts on Aug. 24, but the fee would be $175. The mission is to advance filmmaking and promote filmmakers.
Here?s how it works: a team of filmmakers make a movie from four to seven minutes in length, including credits ? they write, shoot, edit and score it ? in just 48 hours.
?Team members are responsible for putting together their entire productions,? Harris said.
On Aug. 24, when the contest kicks off, teams are given a character, a prop, and a line of dialogue they must include in their movie. They can add more dialogue and shoot wherever they want.
To make sure teams don?t work in advance, each team is assigned a genre in a random drawing 15 minutes before the competition starts, Harris said. This year, there are 14 genres, including comedy, horror, science fiction, musical and western. Creativity and teamwork are put to the test.
Community members also have the opportunity to act in a film. On Aug. 11, the contest will hold open auditions in Temecula for actors who want to volunteer to be in a film, Harris said. This gives actors exposure and the possibility to land acting work down the road.
The filmmaker meet-up and open auditions for actors are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 11 at the JDS Actors Studio, 40935 County Center Dr., Suite G, in Temecula. Actors should contact the studio at 951-296-6715 to schedule an audition time in advance and they should come prepared with a monologue of their choosing.
The 48 Hour Film Project is a good way for filmmaking hopefuls locally to be involved with filmmaking in Southwest County, in light of the fact that the Temecula Valley International Film Festival has packed up its bags. ?We?ve been around for five years in the Inland Empire and had a lot of participation from Temecula,? Harris noted.
This year, more than 50,000 filmmakers are expected to make almost 4,000 films in 120 cities around the world. Over the 11 years of 48 Hour Film Project, 278,000 people have made over 19,000 films. Harris said he expects 20 to 25 teams to participate this year from the Inland Empire, which is a host area for the fifth year.
Winners of the city contest are distributed on a ?Best Of? 48 Hour Film DVD. The winning films are also screened at major film festivals.
The 48 Hour Film Project is open to all filmmakers, including professionals and beginners, and all team members (crew and cast) must be volunteers. Teams have an average of 13 members.
Outside of the United States, the contest takes place in 29 European cities, 18 Asian cities, three African cities, five cities in the Americas and three in Australia.
In all, 125 winning films ? one from each city ? will screen at the 2012 Filmapalooza festival in New Mexico, which draws filmmakers from around the world. This year?s 12 top films will screen at the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner.
Info: http://www.48hourfilm.com/inlandempire.
Amy Bentley is a local writer and regular contributor to SWRNN.
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