Making a short film in 14 hours: what went right and what went wrong.
Jun 29th, 2009 by Peter D. Marshall
“Last year seven friends and I turned-around a short film project in about 14 hours (from conception to delivery), with nobody other than Anu and I working more than 6 hours on it (that’s how long the shoot was, including rehearsals and dinner). It was literally no-budget filmmaking. The entire project was made on volunteer time, borrowed gear, and $50 pocket money for food and tape.
There was no dedicated editor involved, and I’d burned myself out by the time I went to edit it myself, so I decided to use one of the single continuous takes that we’d shot. Thus, it became a filmed skit, in the style of an old variety show. I still think I should have edited it, because the action isn’t very expressive and camera movement / shot dynamics would have helped mask that, but alas, that ship sailed long ago.”
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[...] “Last year seven friends and I turned-around a short film project in about 14 hours (from conception to delivery), with nobody other than Anu and I working more than 6 hours on it (that’s how long the shoot was, including rehearsals and dinner). It was literally no-budget filmmaking. The entire project was made on volunteer time, borrowed gear, and $50 pocket money for food and tape. Excerpt from: Making a short film in 14 hours: what went right and what went wrong. [...]
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