We just got back from dropping off our tape to the 48 hour Toronto Film Challenge. We made it with 10 minutes to spare. There were only 18 or so envelopes already submitted, and maybe only another 10 or so got submitted after us. Teams were given a bit of an extension due to a street festival, and one guy put his envelope in the box with less than a second to spare. However, some teams didn't make it, so their movies will not be judged.

Chris was blogging the process throughout, which was a bit unnerving, especially near the end when we were running out of time.

We met two women from the Glitchless team who were also blogging and we all went out for dinner afterwards and had a good time discussing our experiences.

It was a great experience overall, and I am really glad that we did it. I have never been involved making a movie before, and it was really interesting to see the process, especially watching Chris edit! Due to problems with the footage on one tape, we didn't have full coverage on some of the scenes so Chris had to be very creative in stitching the pieces together to make something work.
I am actually very impressed with the overall quality of our movie. Especially since we only had one actor on the team, and she was our composer! We aren't allowed to publish it, due to contest rules, but home viewings are definitely allowed. It is 8 minutes and 7 seconds and 15 frames long.

So, not only did we make a movie in 48 hours, I think we made a pretty good one. Also, I think we really used our challenge pack well which is an important part of the judging. So we may have a chance at an award.

The viewings are Wed night, Thursday night, and Friday afternoon. But we don't know which one we are in yet. The gala will be Saturday the 18th and I want to go, especially if we are in the top 20, however my ultimate touring team also has a tournament that weekend.

Jen

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