It’s time for IFV’s 49-Hour Fest

Thanks to a timely message (pun intended) from last week, we are reminded that Illini Film & Video is once again organizing the popular 49-Hour Film Festival and seeking hardy parties of student filmmakers to partake. The challenge begins on Friday, November 5, 5 p.m., when all registered teams will receive their prompts and be sent on their merry way to create and hand in their entries by Sunday, November 7, 6 p.m. (Pick-up and drop-off locations will presumably be revealed to the teams at some point this week.) All films successfully completed will be shown on Monday, November 8, 7:30 p.m., in the Illini Union Ballroom.

For those unfamiliar with the challenge, sponsored this year by the Illini Tech Center, the following description from the e-mail blast details how it works:

Each team receives the following to incorporate into their film:

  1. A line of dialog (for example: “Don’t go in there.”)
  2. A type of camera shot (for example: “low angle”)
  3. A type of character (for example: an alien)

Each team’s film will be judged by a panel of judges on the following categories:

  1. Originality/creativity: 20 pts
  2. Use of line of dialogue/camera shot/character: 20 pts
  3. Visual style: 20 pts
  4. Overall film: 40 pts
  5. Total points possible: 100

The film can be five minutes long, plus one minute of credits, for a total of up to six minutes.

The credits can contain music by no other narrative or emotional continuation of the film.

Awards:

  1. Best Film
  2. Audience Choice

If you haven’t signed up yet, visit http://illinifilmandvideo.com/49.html and send your information to IFV by12 p.m. on Thursday, November 4. Good luck!

~ Jason Pankoke

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