Meet the 48-Hour Film Project Teams

Distinguished Catfish, Local Boy Pictures, Phocus Media — they’re among the dozen moviemaking teams resting up and refining their strategies in anticipation of the 48 Hour Film Project. The action starts at 7 p.m., August 13 at Maiden Alley Cinema. They’ll have 48 hours to create a movie masterpiece and compete for Best of Paducah!

Basically, all the teams gather at Maiden Alley and pick one of 15 genres — anything from horror, sci-fi, romance, comedy, detective/cop, holiday or the ever popular, musical or western. Then they get a character, a prop and one line of dialogue that MUST be used in the film. They then have, yes, 48 hours to do all the creative work on the film — pretty much everything, except they can use music that was made prior to the weekend as a soundtrack if they have permission from the artist.

Then all the movies will be shown at Maiden Alley Cinema Aug. 17 and 18, and again Aug. 23-25. The movies will be judged by local film buffs. The awards ceremony is Aug. 25, with the winner going on to compete against other entries from around the world at Filmapalooza in Las Vegas in April 2011. There’s even a screening of several selections of 48 Hour films at the Cannes Film Festival.

Last year’s contestant, Phocus Media, nabbed most of the awards with their “Day to Die,” with a cameo by Mayor Bill Paxton. Have a look:

Here’s are the teams we’ll see running around all weekend, including Phocus Media! Which one will to Vegas next?

Black-Hook, Laurel Black

 

 

 

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Distinguished Catfish, Jon Walker

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Doctor Deuce Productions, Jason Gibson

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Eye-2-Iris Entertainment, Austin Madding

 

 

 

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Ghosthouse Records, Jason Shoulders

 

 

 

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Living End Productions, John Gibson

 

 

 

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Local Boy Pictures, Sheloa Nichols

 

 

 

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Lobster Films, Adam Gilliam

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MetalMouth Productions, Rachel Benzing

 

 

 

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Phocus Media - Based in Paducah
Be sure to “like” Phocus Media on facebook!  They’ll post behind-the-scenes pictures and updates all weekend long as they journey to defend their title.

Jonathan Warren, director
Curt Stewart, director of photography
Ethan Fife, lead writer

Strategy
“Our strategy is simple: Win!,” Jonathan says. “I’m lucky to have the team (friends) that I do. From great photographers to actors, and even folks who just want to lend a hand! It should be an experience of a lifetime and I can’t wait!”

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Provision Productions, Kelin Field

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Pterodactyls Anonymous, Daniel Yocum

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