[IMC] 48HFP Newsletter: Happy Holidays, 4PFP Winners, Film Screening In Space, And More!

[48 Hour Film Project]

48 Hour Film Project Newsletter
December 2015
Editor: Brian Bowers

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December 48HFP Newsletter

Happy Holidays from 48HFP Headquarters

Who Wants To Generate Conflict?

48HFP Movie Gallery

Genre Competition Winners

Recent City Winners

48HFP Alumni Achievements: 48HFPers' Film (Literally) Gets An "Out Of This
World" Screening

Happy Holidays from 48HFP Headquarters

Happy Holidays from Liz, Brian, Christina, Mark, and Laura!

It's hard to believe that 2015 is coming to an end. It's been another
amazing year for the 48 Hour Film Project, and we owe it all to you! This
year's tour culminated with over 4,900 films created in 128 cities around
the world, several different new genre competitions in multiple cities, and
a successful Four Points Film Project. We're looking forward to an even
better 2016! In the meantime, we're wishing you a Happy Holidays and Happy
New Year from all of us at 48HFP Headquarters. Have fun, be safe, and keep
making films!

[2]What is the #1 gift for filmmakers this holiday season? Tickets to this
year's [3]Filmapalooza in Atlanta! Filmapalooza is filled with
award-winning 48HFP film screenings, workshops, parties, and tons of
networking opportunities, making it the perfect gift for the filmmaker in
your family--or as a treat to yourself! Filmapalooza will be held in
Atlanta, Georgia, this March 2nd - 5th.

Make it your New Year's resolution to attend Filmapalooza! Register before
January 8th to take advantage of our special Early Bird discounts! Get all
of the info and register now at [4]http://www.48hourfilm.com/filmapalooza.

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Happy New Year! We hope you celebrate like the superheroes in "Crash and
Burn", winner of the 2015 LA 48HFP Holiday Film Project!

Who Wants To Generate Conflict?[6] [7]

You do! Why? Because it's great for storylines! Our long time sponsor,
Write Brothers, (makers of the fabulous "Movie Magic Screenwriter
Software") have provided this article especially for our 48HFP filmmakers.
For more articles like this, check out their website:
[8]www.Screenplay.com.

A Method for Generating Conflict

by James Hull

Jim Hull is a regular contributor to the Write Brothers monthly
newsletter.  His articles are about all things story-related.

Long extended Thanksgiving road trips are for nothing more than
opportunities to learn about effective storytelling. Trapped in a small box
and surrounded by others sharing the great misery, writers can’t help but
be creative. Discovering this truth and the joy it brought to the artists
in my family, I felt it beneficial to share our experience.

Robots and Segregation

It all began with an idea. My 13-year old daughter, laptop at hand, called
from the backseat and requested that I help her write a story. Having
failed to install Dramatica prior to our journey and lacking the necessary
protocols for tethering, my aspiring writer needed assistance getting her
story started on the right foot.

She knew the subject matter to be robots and segregation, but she wasn’t
sure how to begin. I shared a technique [9]Chris Huntley, co-creator of
Dramatica, taught me during one of his weekend workshops. While simple in
nature, its mastery often takes several failed attempts before finally
establishing a foothold in the mind of the Author. Though, as I’ll explain
later, this exercise can come easier for minds untouched by years of
preconception and rote memorization.

Meaning is Context

Nothing means nothing without context. A grape can be round or a grape can
be green, its meaning–or truth–lies in the context taken by the
viewer. Insoluble arguments occur over differing contexts, not over
opposites. You can imagine one character arguing incessantly that the grape
is round while another demands that the grape is green. Look at it, it’s
round! Are you insane?! It’s green! On and on this goes until one finally
sees things from the others point-of-view.

The same dynamic can be found between the Main Character and Influence
Character of a story. The argument between them isn’t so much about seeing
different things as it is seeing the same thing from different points of
view. Everyone knows what it is like trying to convince somebody else of
our own point-of-view. That same dynamic and same struggle happens within
effective stories.

So how do we instill that into our narrative? How does my daughter start
writing her story of prejudice and automation?

Crafting an Argument

The key to generating this effective conflict is finding a truism that
works from a particular context, then juxtapose it with an alternate truism
from a different point-of-view. Put them together in one room and you have
conflict.

Step 1: Identify A Truth

The first thing to do us to single out a truth. It doesn’t have to
be the truth. Only a truth. Your truth if you will.

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"Vánoční přání" by Jiří a Přátelé filmuPrague, CZ 48HFP 2015[11]

"Waiting on a train" by Undoubtedly Guilty Dublin, IE 48HFP 2015[12]

48HFP Movie Gallery

"Bert's Christmas Surprise" by Beyond StudiosEdinburgh, GB 48HFP 2015[13]
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Genre Competition Winners

2015 brought even more special genre competitions--D.C.'s PoliCom Project,
L.A.'s Holiday Project, the SciFi Project in several cities, and of course
the return of the Horror Project. We hope all of the filmmakers enjoyed
getting an extra dose of 48HFP this year. As a special treat, for the first
time ever, we will be screening all of the genre competition city winners
at this year's [15]Filmapalooza in Atlanta! Congratulations to all of the
filmmakers below.

Albuquerque

"Arid"

by Stargazers

SciFi Project

Atlanta

"Testament"

by SoKlor

Horror Project

Cleveland

"Control"

by Gone Fishin' Productions

Horror Project

Detroit

Los Angeles

"Exsule"

"Crash and Burn"

by Ron Rose Milagro

by Crash of Rhinos & Go Go Guppie Productions

SciFi Project

Holiday Project

Louisville

"A Brush With Death"

by House By The Video Store

Horror Project

Pittsburgh

"Daisy"

by Locust Street Entertainment

Horror Project

Providence

"Upgrade"

by Wacky Hat Productions

SciFi Project

Washington, DC

"The Greater Evil"

by Tohubohu Productions

PoliCom Project
"Crash and Burn" wins Best Film in the LA 48HFP Holiday Film Project

Recent City Winners

Congratulations to all of the films below that won Best 48HFP Film in their
city this year! All of these films will screen with other winners from
around the world at [16]Filmapalooza in Atlanta, March 2nd - 5th. [17]Get
all the info and save the date so you can watch all of these films, along
with the other 2015 top 48HFP films, in person at Filmapalooza!

Adelaide

"From Snake Crusher to Snake Cather: Promotion"

by Fer Creativity's Sake

Antwerp

"Ons Ik"

by ST!P

Arequipa

"Quien mató al alcalde"
by PROYECTO Z

Bogotá

"DULCE PIÑATA"

by Roble Films

Brisbane

"Verge"

by Rabriate

Bucharest

"Obsessionage"

by Take Your Dirty Hands Off the Forest

Budapest

"Csuhaja"

by Tinda Pundi Cultural Company

Buenos Aires

"Mal Trago"

by ISEC

Cairo

"Battalion 131"

by Birdrock

Cape Town

"The Book Club"

by Narrative Truth

Castelo Branco

"O Arquivo"

by Tripé

Córdoba

"Natatorio"

by Bueno Dale Films

Dubai

"Captain Detective - The Private Investigator"

by SCOPE

Dublin

"Waiting on a train"

by Undoubtedly Guilty

Durban

"Agent 031"

by NSA Productions

Eindhoven

"Het Water van Zwart"

by Make it rain

Geneva

"Clôture de conte"

by Wantoutri

Glasgow

"The Great Piggy Bank Heist"

by Beyond Studios

Hohhot

"Love needed immediately"

by Yusun

Istanbul

Johannesburg

"SÜS"

"Puppet"

by Kemixiz Team

by Treehouse town

Kuala Lumpur

"Bingit"

by Disko Swing

Lausanne

"Aller-Retour"

by IMAJACK

Leeuwarden

"Ritus"

by Kokosnoten

Lyon

"Le temps des adieux"

by Compose it Art

Machinima

"The Quest for the Holy Relic of the Lunar Sphere"

by CrazyChickens

Mexico

"¿Has pensado en tu futuro?"

by Video Arte Films México

Montpellier

"Histoire de forme"

by Les Lunatik

Mumbai

"The Last Supper"

by AvantGarde Films

Nairobi

"Bait"

by Kibanda Pictures

Nancy

"Profite"

by LAMBDA

Osaka

"ウェルテル無頼"

by DESIRE

Paris

"SANS FILTRE"

by La Boite à Nous

Prague

"Vánoční přání"

by Jiří a Přátelé filmu

Rome

"DRUDO"

by THREEAB

San Juan

"Saliendo del cascarón"

by CINEAP

Santa Cruz de la Sierra

"Sullu"

by ColorFx

Shanghai

"Fruit"

by Public by Default

Tirana

"zânafill'"

by Lurini

Toronto

"Stephanie's Room"

by Atom Projections

Toulouse

"Il gère ou pas, papa ?"

by HappyGrumble

Warsaw

"Ta jedyna / Only One"

by Nadal Studio

48HFP Alumni Achievements: 48HFPers' Film (Literally) Gets An "Out Of This
World" Screening

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When Wayne Slaten and Molly Vernon made their short film "Red Pearl", they
had no idea that just months later it would get an 'out of this world'
screening--by the team of astronauts on board the International Space
Station. The film was created for the [19]CineSpace competition--a joint
project between NASA and the [20]Houston Cinema Arts Society (HCAS) where
filmmakers were charged with making creative short films inspired by real
footage of outer space. Participants had access to the NASA video and image
archive, and the final film was to be comprised of at least 10% of NASA
video imagery. Specialists from NASA worked with HCAS to judge the films,
and finalists in the competition were screened at HCAS this past November.
Red Pearl won the special jury award for Best Film Depicting Benefits to
Humanity from the International Space Station, a $4,000 cash prize, and a
special screening of the film on board the space station.

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References

1. http://48hourfilm.com/
2. http://48hourfilm.com/filmapalooza
3. http://48hourfilm.com/filmapalooza
4. http://48hourfilm.com/filmapalooza
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk56aFbqTm4&feature=youtu.be
6. http://screenplay.com/
7. http://www.screenplay.com/catalog/product/view/id/30/category/8
8. http://screenplay.com/
9. http://dramatica.com/community/team/chris-huntley
10. http://www.screenplay.com/jameshull_articles_a_method_for_generating_conflict#continue
11. http://48hourfilm.com/cs/prague-cz/films/11120/Vanocni-prani-by-Jiri-a-Pratele-filmu
12. http://www.48hourfilm.com/dublin-ie/films/9530/Waiting-on-a-train-by-Undoubtedly-Guilty
13. http://48hourfilm.com/edinburgh-gb/films/6132/Berts-Christmas-Surprise-by-Beyond-Studios
14. http://48hourfilm.com/films
15. http://48hourfilm.com/filmapalooza
16. http://48hourfilm.com/filmapalooza
17. http://48hourfilm.com/filmapalooza
18. http://48hourfilm.com/news-articles/28/48HFP-Alumni-Achievements-48HFPers-Film-(Literally)-Gets-An-Out-Of-This-World-Screening
19. http://www.cinespace15.org/
20. http://houstoncinemaartsfestival.org/
21. http://48hourfilm.com/news-articles/28/48HFP-Alumni-Achievements-48HFPers-Film-(Literally)-Gets-An-Out-Of-This-World-Screening
22. http://www.facebook.com/48hourfilmproject
23. http://twitter.com/48hourfilmproj
24. http://instagram.com/48hourfilmproject

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