The Nominees

Thursday, July 19, 2007

The Nominees

I don't know if everyone else is on the official 48 hour mailing list, but if not - they just announced the nominees...

AND WE WEREN'T AMONG THEM!!!!!

I've already begun the formal protestation procedures and am currently looking into the possibility of a class-action suit in order to rectify what is clearly the result of a vast conspiracy to prevent our film from reaching a wider audience and breaking wide- open the exploitation of innocent paramedics as prostitute-playthings by the progressively-aged.

Ok, maybe not. I can't say I'm not disappointed - after our screening I really did feel we had a good chance at winning something. That said I'm still really happy with the finished film and I think we still stand up there with the best of them - and the experience was definitely incredible. We came together as a team and put something together that we can all be proud of - and with luck we'll do it again... It's already planted the seeds future projects in my mind.

The awards screening is this Wednesday in San Francisco (full details below). I'm still planning to go and see the winning films, and Tony is also planning to go - it doesn't start until 8:30, so if anyone else is interested maybe we can meet up beforehand for dinner or something.

So now it's time to look back on the film and experience and learn what we can from it so that we'll be ready for next year.

Or, perhaps, August 10th?

IT DONNED ON ME's executive producer sent the above email out last week to the team. I couldn't help but laugh because I really didn't expect that kind of response from our stoic fearless leader. I do have to admit, I was very disapointed when I received the news that Urgent Care did not receive any nominations because I really thought that we would have gotten something. But that's ok. The bottom line is that we produced a project that we are proud of, and that's what is most important to me. Tonight was the awards ceremony and screening in Delores Park. Even though we did not receive any nominations, I still wanted to see the other films. I'm glad I did because I got see what the judges are looking for. It's not completely over for Urgent Care yet, because there still is the Life Takes Visa Invitationals. Who knows, Visa may select us! Below are the winners San Francisco 48 Hour Film Project winners for 2007:

Visa Presents
The San Francisco 48 Hour Film Project

The Judges Have Spoken! Our panel of judges has made its decision. Congratulations to all of the filmmakers and teams who participated. We are proud to announce our San Francisco winners!

Best Use of Character
"Consumed" by Subject To Change

Best Use of Prop
"InAction" by Missing Piece Productions

Best Use of Line of Dialogue
"Judgment" by Team BP

Best Costumes
"Rosenfeld! For Hire" by Wind Up Productions

Best Special Effects
"Awesome Woman and Groovy Girl, Episode 18: Chef's Special" by Montage Productions

Best Graphics
"Birds Of The Dark" by A Concentric Voice

Best Musical Score
"Unsettled" by Straight Arrow Productions

Best Sound Design
"Apt. 301" by Dream Maker

Best Cinematography
"InAction" by Missing Piece Productions

Best Editing
"Served Cold" by Barewitness Films

Best Screenplay
"The Elevator Pitch" by 8-Bit Riot

Best Acting
"Time Is Money" by SubSanity

Best Directing
"Milestones" by Argonaut Entertainment

Runner Up for Best Film
"Judgement" by Team BP

Best Film
"Consumed" by Subject To Change

Audience Award Winner: Group A
"Bisque" by Cheap Productions

Audience Award Winner: Group B
"Apt. 301" by Dream Maker

Audience Award Winner: Group C
"InAction" by Missing Piece Productions

Audience Award Winner: Group D
"Jackson Reynolds, P.I." by Beyond Forever Studios

Audience Award Winner: Group E
"Coach’s Day" by The Wooden Robot

Congratulations to all of our award winners and everyone who made a film in just 48 hours!

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It Donned On Me?

For the past few years Evan Donn has been teaching classes in After Effects and Final Cut Pro in the Multimedia department at College Of San Mateo. Every semester there were a couple of students who just wouldn't go home when the class was over, staying after with a seemingly endless stream of questions about every imaginable aspect of video production. Many of them returned semester after semester for whichever class Evan was teaching at the time.

In the spring of 2006 Evan taught a new class called DV Workflow which consisted almost entirely of these "irregulars". DV Workflow became essentially an 'everything but the kitchen sink' type of class covering the entire process of video production with an emphasis on producing video for the web.

As part of DV Workflow every member of the class had to produce an episodic video series for the web. This led to various members teaming up to work on each others' videos as well as providing valuable input on the finished videos during class screenings. When the class ended everyone felt that the working dynamic of the group was worth continuing.

Led by Chief Instigator Tony Nguyen they dubbed themselves 'The Evan Donn School of Film' and began holding quarterly screenings of everyone's current work. In 2006 several members of the group attended one of the 48 Hour Film screenings, and they all walked out with the same thought - we can do that.

From that point on the quarterly screenings took on a new direction as 'challenges' were thrown out with criteria similar to the 48 Hour Film Project. This helped prepare the team members for the challenge of building a short film around a character, prop and line of dialogue.

As the 2007 competition drew closer Mr. Nguyen once again took the lead and signed up the team for the San Francisco 48 Hour Film Project. Put on the spot to come up with a team name he considered and rejected many possibilities before the ideal name 'donned' on him...

Despite their history the San Francisco competition was the first time all members of the team had worked together on a single project. Everyone jumped right in and the result was our first short film - 'Urgent Care'.

Despite incredible audience reaction to the film, 'Urgent Care' failed to win either the audience or juried competition for San Francisco. However, the team was selected by competition sponsor Visa as one of ten teams from San Francisco to compete in their national "Life Takes" Invitational against teams from New York and Los Angeles.

With only one film in the can, Evan decided the team needed a little more practice before the Visa competition. Unbeknownst to the team, he signed them up for the nearby San Jose 48 Hour Film Project and announced it at the cast & crew party for 'Urgent Care'. Fortunately everyone jumped at the chance to hone their skills and prove that the success of the first film wasn't just luck. The result of that effort is 'Doggie Style', the second official film from It Donned On Me.

In September the team came together once again to complete another 48 hour film for the Visa "Life Takes" Invitational. In collaboration with members of the a capella group "Flying Without Instruments" they completed the fantasy film "EXIT".

In October, 2007 the team completed their fourth 48 hour project, the National Film Challenge, producing "Retreat", an existential tale of a horse seeking enlightenment. After this they took a break from high-speed filmmaking for the holidays in order to prepare for the 2008 season.

In March 2008 IDOM kicked off the 2008 filmmaking season with the International Documentary Challenge, producing our first non-fiction film, "Stick & Pound". Selected as a finalist in the competition, 'Stick & Pound' screened in Toronto at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival where the team brought home Documentary Challenge awards for Best Cinematography and Best Directing!

After an amazing first year of competition IDOM came full circle, returning for the second time to the 2008 San Francisco 48 Hour Film Challenge and successfully completing our 6th film, "Tail". 'Tail' brought home the award for 'Best Sound Design' as well as being nominated for Best use of Dialoge and Best Cinematography

Just a few weeks later it was once again time for the San Jose 48 Hour Film project. Despite a rough start IDOM pulled together and created 'TwirlyBoy', possibly our strangest film so far.

With seven very different films completed in a years time some would say it's time to take a break, but not IDOM - this is just the beginning as IDOM tackles new projects and goes in new directions in the quest to become the greatest competitive filmmaking team of all time!

Stay Tuned!

Who Is Quang Khoi?

When Quang Khoi and his family immigrated to the United States from Vietnam back in the mid seventies, his mother decided to give all the kids American names. Nobody could pronounce Quang Khoi, so his mother renamed her youngest son Tony. Quang Khoi's mom is a huge movie buff, and her passion for cinema is evident in the fact that she named her children after movie stars. Though it has never been confirmed or denied, word on the street is that her all time favorite movie is Alfred Hitchcock's PSYCHO, and that she named her youngest son after that film's leading man, Anthony Perkins. "Tony" is not so bad, considering that Quang Khoi could have ended up being "Norman Bates Nguyen."

These days, Quang Khoi uses his real name when he is acting in film. When he's behind the camera, he goes by his American name, Tony. Quang Khoi/Tony Nguyen inherited his mother's passion for the movies. He enjoys every aspect of film, from playing character roles on the screen to editing time lines in Final Cut Pro behind the scenes. Mr. Nguyen is very proud to be a part of this year's 48 Hour Film Project. Working with the It Donned On Me team has been such a rewarding experience, and he hopes to continue to work this awesome group of people in future projects.

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Thursday, July 19, 2007

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