From the San Jose 48HFP Producer

Hello Bay Area 48 Hour Filmmakers and Fans! Although the San Jose competition is complete, there is a lot of great news to share with you. So take a look and see what’s next for Bay Area independent and competitive filmmakers. In this update: San Jose Awards National Film Challenge 48 Hour Film Project Machinima [...]

Mixed-Reality: Just a Glimpse

When we talk about mixed-reality, we often see the listener’s face go numb as if we’ve just spoken words from another language. And perhaps we have. Usually we mean media content that is produced partly in the traditional fashion — with actors and cameras and lights that burn out, and partly animated in a virtual [...]

You really already know the answer…

You do in fact, know the answer to this age old question, but it’s not really the answer you’re after — it’s the sound of a tree falling in the forest on a guy clapping with one hand… Who signs for the check? We just can’t turn this off, even though we knew the ending!

Can’t Get Enough Motown

We loved this performance of an old Motown standard. Girls, whatever your species, you MUST be able to get all the way through this one, just as a guitarist must learn Johnny B Goode. See what you think of this alien girl’s rendition We thought you might like that.

Just Once in an Eva Moon

Some things are rare, and some things are rare and equally beautiful. Meet Eva Moon and see if you don’t agree with us that she’s definitely both. Keep an eye out for this talented lady because we’re certain she’ll be up to good mischief again soon. Kudos to Ideajuice Studios for a delightfully whimsical visualization.

Virtually Thrilling

We went looking for some examples of Machinima music videos. We never expected to find this gem. The musician, Hazideon Zarco, has been playing in Second Life for a long time. We found the music to be engaging, and we really like the work of machinimatographer, Flimsey Freenote. This was good stuff and we hope [...]

Leave Some Clues At Least

What does a vacationing couple do when they realize that they’ve fallen into the hands of the Zodiac Killer? This delightful short film gives us some ideas about what we might do if such a fate should befall us. This film was a Vimeo Award finalist. We can see why.

Doing the Right Thing

We love this tale of a butcher and his dog. It’s nicely done and brings both characters alive in our imagination. Take a couple of moments to get a smile from The Dog and The Butcher. We feel like we’ve seen this before at an awards ceremony somewhere. Maybe it was at Campus Movie Fest, [...]

Justice Resonant

The creators of this 2010 entry in the San Francisco 48 Hour Film Project landed on two magical ingredients for their movie. The first was a classic form of horror from across cultural traditions: the Ghost Story.  The other was the deep need in all of us to encounter justice. There certainly was a great [...]

Three Opinions

We love Eric Herman’s songs and these online music videos, but perhaps our all time favorite is this one about three gentlemen of the high seas. Not only is this a great song, but the animation is fun even with its simplicity. Perhaps the best thing about this is the moral of the story. Who [...]