48 hour film challenge experience!

Well, what can I say. What a night! I recently attended the Phoenix 48 hour film challenge viewing and man, was I blown away! I'd never been to an event like this so it was great to see so many actors that I had worked with and many other actors that I had heard great things about.

There were 33 short films, in all, screened that night. And, after watching all of them, I was blown away by the level of talent that exists in Phoenix - both on the talent side and production side. There were many in attendance on both sides who I think would have as good a chance as any over there in the Southern Cal market that we call Tinseltown. And honestly, I was really proud to be involved in this challenge and really proud to call myself an Arizona based actor after the event.

One of my favorites from the night was D.E.A.D - an old 60's style spoof on how to kill a zombie. Frickin' Hilarious. My favorite of the night was a flick called Luna. A story about a guy dating a girl made of cheese. Very nicely done and oh so funny. Plus, there were some great performances in a short called Like You Said. My wife kept commenting on it that night!

It was a good night for our short, Tip Jar.



It took home the award for Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast! I'm pretty sure that my 5 seconds on the screen sealed the deal for the award! ;) Seriously, it was a great effort by the cast and I'm really looking forward to the completion of the extended cut of the short. There was a lot of good stuff that got cut due to the 3 minute length restriction and I think the extended cut will highlight some nice work by other members of the cast that didn't make the final revision. Further, I think the extended cut will make the story a line a little clearer as well. For those of you who haven't had a chance, check it out below! Enjoy!




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