The Basics

• Minimum length: 1 minute (includes credits)
• Maximum Length: 5 minutess (includes credits)
• Before time begins:
• • 5 seconds of black
  • Title card with Title, Genre, Required Elements, Team name, director & scriptwriter
  • Second Title card must state “This film made for the UWRF 48 Hour Film Fest”
  • 2 seconds of black
  • Begin Time
    

Equipment:

• Participants are responsible for providing their own equipment

Genre

• Each team draws a genre out of a hat
• They can trade with another team
• Once rules meeting is concluded, no changes allowed (will sign out as you leave)
  

Required Elements

• At rules meeting a character and prop are drawn from a hat
• All teams will have same required elements (genre, character, prop)

General Dos and Don’ts

• All footage must be from 48 hour time frame
• Only work allowed ahead of time is organizing crew/cast, securing equipment, and securing locations
• All cast and crew must be volunteers
• All music is used at the discretion of the producer
  

Keep it Legal

• Entries must be entirely original works
• Must be suitable for public screening
• May not in any other way violate applicable laws and regulations 
• No obscene or pornographic material
• Cannot contain defamatory remarks about any real person/place/entity
  

Materials to submit

• Submitted media must be standard definition television
• 2 DVDs:
• • 1 playable DVD for screening (will not be returned)
  • 1 QuickTime file self contained data DVD (will not be returned)
    

Judging

• Based on:
• • 40% Creativity
  • 30% Technical Merit
  • 30% Adherence to Genre, Required Elements, & Rules
• Awards
• • Best Director
  • Best Actor
  • Best Technical
  • Audience Awards (by ballot at screening)
  • • People’s Choice Best Picture
      

Hold Harmless Agreement

• Agreed to by submitting an entry

Final Comments

• All costs are each team’s responsibility
• Team leader must be present at rules meeting
• Rules are subject to change