I ran location sound on a crew that participated in the 48 Hour Film Festival in Boston.  For the uninitiated, the festival rules stipulate that you write, shoot, edit and deliver a short film over the span of one weekend.  The only elements you can pull together in advance are your actors, crew, gear, and locations. Here's a photo dairy of the ordeal...uh, I mean, endeavor.

Saturday - 8AM.  The crew assembles, loads gear into vehicles and convoys off to the first location.

Pictured at left from L to R: Writer Bill Chambers, Actress Megan Sullivan, Producer Laura Buckley, Writer/Actor Cody Morrow and Director Thad Samoza.

Controlling the light while Felix gets into character.

Our man with the camera - DP John Coyne - works out a reverse shot.  Our Lead Actor Felix Tretter is seated next to him.

John frames up a shot - Pure. Genius.

Second Location - 6:30 PM

Setting up for the main character's scene at the workplace.

John & I get into position to roll on a take.

The big night

All of the

beautiful people

in Boston

are there.

                    Dig the yellow suit.

Our little movie on the big screen

Click here to watch the movie online at YouTube.

Not pictured in the photos, but essential to the process, are Writer Scott Hillary, and the post team - Editor Kevin Zhang and Composer/Audio Post Supervisor Michael Lorant, who took the raw material and sewed it into a thing of beauty.

Great working with everyone, let's do it again next year.

Cheers.

Filmmakers line up after the screening for a Q&A session with the audience.