The Machinima 48 Hour Film Project

For those looking for an opportunity to show off a movie made online with a few friends, there is a media event coming later this fall that will allow them the chance: The Machinima 48 Hour Film Project.“For the past two years, I've been a participant ...” Machinima producer Chantal Harvey explained in a notecard, “This year, I'm going to be the Machinima Producer. ... the dates for the Machinima 48HFP are set. It will be November 6th through the 8th. Registration has already begun, and slots are going fast, so sign up now!”“Filmmakers compete to see who can make the best short film in only 48 hours. The winning film goes up against films from around the world. Enter today! Space is limited. Each completed film is guaranteed a screening in Second Life in front of a full audience. The winning Machinima team will compete against the other 75 city-winning films at the 48 Hour Film Project's Filmapalooza, our international screening and awards event. And this year, we are pleased to announce, that Filmapalooza is at the NAB Show in Las Vegas in April 2010! “Meeting up with Chantal recently, she had a few more things to say in-avatar, “Oh the 48 Hour Film Project is a big one really. Seventy-five real-life films and machinima. ... People team up for this.” She explained this wasn’t just for those in Second Life, but other virtual places online, “All can enter, not just Second Life, it’s big. ... It works like this: 24 teams can enter of all engines, World of Warcraft, Grand Theft Auto, ... Half Life, Sims, ... all of them. Then we meet and team leaders are given for things ... they get they get a prop, a line, a character and a genre ... romance, western, drama, thriller, buddy, etc. ... and 48 hours to deliver a machinima. Twenty-four genres given at random. Musical too (laughter), so, should be fun.”Chantal explained three teams had hooked up already, at the time of the discussion, so there was room for 21 more.Those interested can enter at the website: http://www.48hourfilm.com/machinima/, and for any questions, email Chantal at machinima@48hourfilm.com. After the filming is done, the premiere screenings will be Thursday November 12, 1 PM and 5:30 PM SL time at the RastaOpen4 sim.

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