24 Hour Christian Filmmaker's Competition

Last weekend while we were opening gifts, Nate was working with several of his friends making a film. They had a blast. The goal was to make a 3 minute short in 24 hours. There were things that had to be in the video in order to show that it was made within the 24 hour period. I understand that some things could be prediscussed and organized, but not much.

The information that they needed for the competition was given out at 6 AM Saturday morning and they had to submit their film by 6 AM on Sunday!

The guys that Nate got together had discussed next to nothing, some of them hadn't worked together before, and they didn't have any actors other then themselves.

Here they are brain storming. Aaron and Matthew Blick, Jason Stanford, and of course Nate,

There were a number of different elements that could be used in the short. 1. mismatched socks 2. Cheerios 3. a guitar 4. a baseball 5. a 720 degree pan or two different statements. You had to use least three elements in the film and they had to fit naturally into the story.

It was really challenging to come up with a story, plan the filming and pull it off in 24 hours. I think that was what made it so fun.

It was really a collaborative effort. Nate loved working with this team of friends.

For those of you who know anything, this is Nate's camera, a Panasonic DVX 100A . He's used it in filming "Doors of the Heart".

This was the set up for their 720 degree pan.

Nate enjoyed helping Matthew learn how to use his camera.

Don't you just wonder what the neighbors thought??? =)

The day turned sunny so they had to cover the car to keep the lighting the same as it had been in earilier shots.
I think they had too much fun. Here's the film. They were competing just for the fun of it (and you always learn something new), but it was nice that they were chosen in the top ten.