The “48-Hour” Film Project

These Mass Media groups had a simple direction: create a roughly one-minute sequence that evokes a different affective response (a specific emotion) from the viewer, selected blindly. BUT IT WASN’T THAT SIMPLE– they all had to incorporate the same prop and the same line on dialogue in their scene. Adding to the challenge, each group selected a unique camera angle AND editing technique they had to incorporate. They also had a grueling schedule– one period to plan, one period to shoot, and three periods to edit. Although each group member edited her scene, the group voted on which one would be presented for contest.

Here are this “48 hour” scenes from previous semesters:

ALL VIDEOS WERE VIEWED AND VOTED ON BY BOTH MASS MEDIA CLASSES. “BEST IN SHOW” IS DETERMINED BY THE HIGHER SCORE ON BEST OVERALL SCENE BETWEEN BOTH CLASSES.

FALL 2010 sample 48-hour videos

ALL GROUPS: required prop – a spiral notebook
ALL GROUPS: required line of dialogue – “Is that all you’ve got?”

6^th hour Group E
Required Elements: evoke happiness / quick cuts / close shot
Class Awards: Best Editing, Best Ensemble Acting, Best Use of Prop (tie)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOaXyBjd4fc

6^th hour Group F
Required Elements: evoke sadness / POV shot / fade (out or in)
Class Awards: Best Use of Prop (tie), Best Use of Line of Dialogue, Best Actress – Kierston Moore, Best Writing, Best Direction, Best Overall Scene, Best Affective Response, Best in Show

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIGRa-fLBqw

6^th hour Group D
Required Elements: evoke confusion / cross-cutting / extreme close shot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyXJumTI58k

6^th hour Group B
Required elements: evoke fright / flashback / long shot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B52duGuWyM4

6^th hour Group A
Required elements: Tension-suspense / manipulate film speed / Extreme Long Shot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee3gqjXj6LU

1^st hour Group E
Required Elements: evoke happiness / tilt / blurred effect
Class Awards: Best Direction

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbLyObfI7OA

1^st hour Group D
Required Elements: evoke fright / extreme long shot / fade (in or out)
Class Awards: Best Use of Prop, Best Overall Scene, Best Ensemble Acting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03cQ2LEs9x8

FALL 2011 sample 48 hour videos

ALL GROUPS: required prop – a pencil
ALL GROUPS: required line of dialogue – “Is that all I am to you?”

2^nd hour Group C
Required Elements: evoke happiness / POV shot / quick cuts
Class Awards: Best Use of Prop, Best Editing, Best Actor – Elliott Andich, Best Ensemble Acting 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T5MtsxVRjs 

2^nd hour Group B
Required Elements: evoke sadness / blurred / extreme long shot
Class Awards: Best Use of Line of Dialogue, Best Writing, Best Direction, Best Overall Scene, Best Affective Response, Best in Show

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEg4jr_7FLA

6^th hour Group C
Required Elements: tension-suspense / POV / film speed
Class Awards: Best Editing (tie)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj5CDERuSGk