The UNLV film department hosted its annual 48-Hour filmmaking challenge Nov. 18-20. The event was open to the public and brought UNLV Film students, alumni and local filmmakers together in a race against the clock, forcing them to write, shoot and edit five-minute short films in just 48 hours. The teams drew from a collection of prompts — including "Character", "Genre", "Prop" and "Line of Dialogue" — and were tasked with incorporating them into their films. A special prize rewarded the team that best worked-in their chosen prompts.
Twenty-two teams met on Friday evening to choose their prompts and quickly got to work devising their shorts. Sleep is for the weak, and most teams learned that what can go wrong usually will! However, they also learned about cooperation, time-management, and necessity truly is the mother of invention.
Some amazing films were produced and screened for the audience on that Sunday, including the runners-up Tin-Can Man by Adam Spiro Siavellis; Just Think Happy Thoughts by Alma Perez; and the winner The Fire by William Cory.
