48-hour film project comes out gold

Sacramento may not have a wealth of big budget Hollywood films being produced by it does have its share of films being produced as part of a film challenge. After several years of deciding I'm too busy and/or unskilled to contribute, I showed up at the cast and crew call for the Sacramento International Film Festival's 48-hour film challenge and offered to write something for somebody.

I hooked up with Matt Gilliam, who liked my idea of putting a modern twist on the children's classic "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." With Pam Finney's help, we began assembling our cast and crew and refining the script. Matt, Pam, Greg Marker and Gwen Conklin each made contributions to the script.

The 7-minute film is one of more than a dozen that will screen April 26 the opening night of the Sacramento International Film Festival. The show starts at 12:30 p.m. at the Crocker Art Gallery.

Here is a look at how it came together:



And a look at a trailer:



I even wrote the lyrics for a song to accompany the movie. A buddy from high school took my words and ran with it producing this pretty cool song.

Sacramento Film Challenges

Name: 48 Hour Film Festival

Sponsor organization: Sacramento International Film Festival

Important dates: 7 p.m. today – cast and crew call at the Studio Center, 915 Fee Drive; April 4 - challenge starts; April 26 - films screened

Name: Place Called Sacramento Film Festival

Sponsor organization: Access Sacramento

Important dates: April 11 – script deadline; May 28 – cast and crew call; Oct. 5 – films screened

Name: Horror Filmmaker Challenge

Sponsor organization: Sacramento Horror Film Festival

Important date: May 3 – films due

Name: “Sac Music Seen” / 10x10 Filmmaker Challenge

Sponsor organization: Sacramento Film and Music Festival

Important dates: April 4 – music submissions due; July 20 – videos due

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2014/03/21/6255207/budding-filmmakers-use-dark-fodder.html#storylink=cpy