Oh my God, the 48 Hour Film Project is here. This is going to be one crazy weekend! Agenda:

FRIDAY JUNE 15th 6-7 p.m.
Fat City SF
314 11th Street @ Harrision
San Francisco, CA

FRIDAY JUNE 15th 8pm-Midnight
After we pick up our required elements, it's off to Dolby to crank out that script and plan the filming!

SATURDAY JUNE 16th
Film and Edit.

SUNDAY JUNE 17th
Turn in final project.

I don't know about you, but I'm bouncing off walls. Looking forward to seeing all of you this weekend.

From: 48@yahoogroups.com [mailto:48@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Evan Donn
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 10:25 PM
To: 48@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [48] Has Anyone Come Up With Any Cohesive Plotlines?


> Unfortunately our producer Evan is working and unavailable for much of this planning,

Sorry to be on such limited availability this week, but before I go
to sleep (gotta be up at 6 tomorrow) I'll throw out a few things...

> I took stock of what actors we have access to and wove them into the storyline I've been thinking about:

I've already said this a couple times but I'll say it again - please no more plot ideas! This is not only a violation of the rules but it also goes against the basic spirit of the competition which is to see what you can pull off in 48 hours - which includes the plot and script.

> Do we have a schedule of who when and where members will be meeting?

We will all meet Friday at 8pm at Dolby. We will shoot all day Saturday (starting early), start post Saturday evening, and wrap up whatever remains on Sunday, delivering our finished video at 7pm. Beyond that there is very little we can plan in terms of scheduling because we don't know what we'll be doing, where we will need to be, or even who will need to do what - so there's no point in worrying about it now. We'll determine the actual schedule on Friday night.

> are we all going to be part of the production process

Yes. We'll determine who will be where and when on Friday. There will be plenty to do for everyone who wants to participate in the production.

> The initial thought was to start filming at 6am.

I don't think that is realistic - we may start preparing at 6, but I don't think we should make our actors be there that early. We'll make that call once we know exactly what we're doing.

> Do we have or are we using a logo for our group?

no.

> Should one be designed?

yes.

> how do we want to handle the actors? If you think we'll be using the comedians and my cop actor friend, I'll schedule them now for a shoot time.

I think we will be using them, but it's hard to make a call about schedules beyond saying Saturday. I think we need to find people who can commit to Saturday knowing that we won't be able to give them exact times/locations/details until late on Friday night.

I'm a little concerned about using the cop since he's SAG - it seems like it really limits what we can do with the video once the festival is over - including posting it online. Check out the section of the rules regarding SAG and let me know what you think.

> Do we really want to have any actors at our meeting Friday?

No. If someone just really wants to be there they are welcome, but I wouldn't ask them to be there - I think we'll find we have enough people involved in the planning process already.

I think things are actually looking good at this point. We've got plenty of equipment lined up, a variety of possible actors, a production office, possible locations, and as much scheduling as is possible considering what we know so far. We've got what we need to do this, and do it well.

The reality is there is very little more we can do before Friday. Relax. Enjoy your last moments of freedom before the weekend is here.

Evan