48 Hour RED Film

[Shaun O'Connell]

On February 12-14, we wrote, produced, shot, and edited a film in 48 hours using our RED camera for the Fischgaard Short Film Project in Aberdeen, SD (http://www.fischgaard.org/).

Instead of drawing a genre, which is typical procedure, teams picked two movies out of a hat to create a mash-up. We chose Forrest Gump meets The Breakfast Club. Suffice it to say we were worried. We ended up with something that is more of a satire than anything. Hope you enjoy (p.s. there's a stinger at the very end):

The Foxhole Club
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBMUuiDb2aA

Specs:
RED (no MX) w/firmware v21.4.1
RED 18-50 Lens
ARRI mattebox and follow focus
Edited on an iMac with Final Cut Studio 3

We didn't have time for color correction, but we were amazed by the resulting look anyway. Most of it's shot outside at a local park. No lights, but a nicely overcast day.

Thanks to RED for making such an awesome camera!

 

[Shawn Nelson]

Lol, nice! Funny mashup, great production value, terrific sound design and cinematography. Only problem is waaayyyy too much screen time given to credits for such a short film. It's okay to have a run time of 3 min .

 

[Shaun O'Connell]

Thanks! I agree on the credits. According to the rules, the films have to be 4-7 minutes long. After we turned it in, I realized that I could have cut out an extra 20 seconds. Maybe in the (shorter) special edition.