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Films to watch (per Ira Livingston):
1. "Subversion" - Spy - Mpls - 2006 (www.48.tv)
- Note: FX shot of car blowing up.
2. "Laneway" - Fargo - 2007 (www.48.tv)
- Best picture
- Stripped of color, added heavy blue
- High school team
- Original viola soundtrack
3. "Stale Mate" - Romance - Mpls - 2004
- Flawless, twisted
- Note commercial quality
4. "The Handyman?" - Comedy - Madison - 2007 (www.48.tv)
- Beat out Stale Mate because of better writing, sound, acting
5. "Stairwell C" - Historical Fiction - Mpls - 2005 (www.48.tv)
- Wallet was prop but judges regarded it as more of a character in the film
- Won award
- 9/11
- Note: Use of close-ups, all elements very well hidden -- hard to see that it was actually 48HFP -- reason it can do well at other festvals.
6. "Chalked" - Dective/Cop - Chicago - 2005
- Note stuff during credits
7. "The Accidentalist" - Horror - Fargo - 2007 (www.48.tv)
- Prop: Water bottle
- Note rich color
8. "Paper Hearts" - Mocumentary - Mpls - 2005
- Liquor store robbery--completely locked down for safety
- Note: permits for Liquor store (robbery) built around their prop, not required elements, elements were put in as dressing.
- NICE
9. "Yummy Girl" - Comedy - Mpls - 2006 (www.48.tv)
- Graphic design award: hamburger logos boosted reality
10. "Dangerous Proximity" - Spy/Comedy - Mpls - 2006
- Note: Did not show the required character element
11. "Der Hund" - Drama - Mpls - 2007 (www.48.tv)
- ENTIRE SET ON GREEN SCREEN!
- Funny
12. "Hover Man" - Superhero - Mpls - 2005 (www.48.tv)
- Note: Three-person team
- Green screen in garage
13. "Headshot" - Mpls - 2005 (not on 48tv.com)
- Audience Favorite Award
- Note: permits for intersection, above and beyond basic locations
14. "Mimes of the Prairie" - Musical/Western - Des Moines - 2005 (www.48.tv)
- Very funny. Audience Favorite Award
- Photoshopped panoramic shots
- Burns effect
- Material releases, plus alittle photoshop
15. "Animale" - 2007
16. <TBD> - Fargo - Road film
17. "Half Trick Pony" - Drama - Mpls - 2006 (www.48.tv)
- Starts off in story
- Character: DJ ("Frank's a DJ")
18. <TBD - ask Ira> - Murder
- Took 4 viewings to understand
- Brilliant film
19. "Stuffed" - Mpls - 2005 (not found)
- Crew of 60
- Catered
- Leigh, Robert worked on it
20. "L'Extraction" - Foreign - Chicago - 2005
- Note: Filmed in 8mm to give softer/pixleated image like foreign films
21. "La Esposa Sola" - Foreign - Chicago - 2005
- Note: American/Spanish soap opera with Spanish subtitles
22. "Waking Up" - Fantasy - Mpls - 2006
- Note: FILMMAKER CHEATED
- Was completely shot beforehand in color
- Only thing done in the 48 was to strip color and manipulate exposure
- Eventually disqualified
23. "Feminine Mystique" - Film de Femme - Mpls - 2007
- Done in ONE TAKE - No cuts!
International Winners - 2007 (All heavy subjects, no comedies)
24. "Time Catcher" - Tel Aviv - 2007
25. "Don" - Rome - 2007
26. "Sweetie" - Albuquerque - 2007
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