http://shaunhuston.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Making film & dv en Vox Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:18:23 -0700 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://shaunhuston.vox.com/library/post/our-48-hour-film.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Shaun Huston) http://shaunhuston.vox.com/library/post/our-48-hour-film.html?_c=feed-rss http://shaunhuston.vox.com/library/post/our-48-hour-film.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:18:23 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://shaunhuston.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2251cba5f549d0110164d96c8860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c2251cba5f549d0110164d96c8860b-50si" alt="past-present" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Here's the Monmouth Film Collective's entry in the 2009 Portland, Oregon 48 Hour Film Project (read more). You can also view it on blip.tv. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://shaunhuston.vox.com/library/post/our-48-hour-film.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251cba5f549d0110164d973b860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> drama portland shortfilms 48 hour film project http://shaunhuston.vox.com/library/post/comics-doc-tape-diary-10.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Shaun Huston) http://shaunhuston.vox.com/library/post/comics-doc-tape-diary-10.html?_c=feed-rss http://shaunhuston.vox.com/library/post/comics-doc-tape-diary-10.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:32:00 -0700 Finished up the last of the creator interviews today. Now, I need to step back, look at my downloaded footage, and my notes, and start to construct a structure for the film. 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