Students show work, win prizes at 48 Hour Film Competition Showcase
Six student teams who participated in the 2013 National Broadcasting Society’s 48 Hour Film Competition received trophies for their films Thursday night.
The formal event presented the films that students worked on for 48 hours during a two-day period earlier in the month.
“Everyone worked really hard on their films, so I was really excited for everybody to see their hard work," said Troy sophomore Caitlyn Goins, who was in charge of the competition.
A variety of films were presented at the showcase, including a buddy cop comedy, a dating game show and a religious commentary film.
The array of trophies that each team competed for included Best Film, Best Actress, Best Actor and Best Cinematography. Films were judged based on the design, content, direction, talent and production.
Mount Pleasant junior Adam Baker accepted the award for Best Film as a producer for his film “Blood Now, Blood Later.”
“We were very patient with one another and worked together really well,” Baker said. “Our directors had a strong, artistic vision as well.”
The 48 Hour Film Competition officially started 2 p.m. on Nov. 8 when the five required elements for the video were released. Films were completed and submitted two days later on 2 p.m. on Nov. 10.
The five elements were a specific theme, location, prop, camera technique and line of dialogue.
This year’s theme was “nice guys finish last.” Films had to feature the Central Michigan University seal and were required to feature a hula hoop. They also had to implement the phrase “Will the real Slim Shady please stand up?” into the dialogue of their films.
Second-year Boston graduate student Michael Lehman won Best Actor for his portrayal of Wolfgang James in the buddy cop comedy “Seal Shot!”
“As we were writing, we thought about everything that is bad in every college film, such as over-dramatization and plots that don’t make sense,” Lehman said. “I just channeled that into the character, and I’m incredibly happy I won.”
