Jen Rand. Actor. Musician. Artist.
Originating in DC, the 48 Film Project was started back in 2001. Filmmaking teams throughout the Minneapolis area (and the world) spend a wild, sleepless weekend once a year to make a short film from start to finish in a mere 48 hours. Teams are given a character, a prop, a line of dialogue, and a genre on Friday night. Writers frantically scribble down their brilliance over copious amounts of coffee only to pass off their scripts to their team’s production crew (sometimes those same writers pulling double duty) first thing Saturday morning. Teams pull in their actors and film their masterpieces all day Saturday, leaving only Saturday night and Sunday day for editing. Completed films are due Sunday evening. What a whirlwind!
This year, I was lucky enough to be asked by Matthew Glover and Sam Landman of Pommelhorse Productions to be a part of their 48 Hour Film project. This year’s required elements were: Paul or Paula Williams Chef/Cook, a pliers, “What do you want to know?”, and our genre was comedy. Hope you enjoy our little ditty!