Ready. Set. Shoot.
The 24 Hour Video Race is a fun filmmaking competition in which teams of videomakers have 24 hours to write, shoot, edit and score an original short film.
The 24-Hour Video Race begins at the Magnolia Lounge in Fair Park at 11:59PM on Friday, May 16th with a theme, prop, location and line of dialogue assignment for the film and concludes 24 hours later with a race to the finish line. All of the films that make it by the 12-midnight deadline will be screened and compete for awards and bragging rights. The winning videos will be screened at the 21th Annual Dallas Video Festival and also on Frame of Mind, a television program on KERA Ch. 13.
Who can Race?
Anyone with a camera and willingness to go a mile-a-minute for 24-hours! Anyone from elementary-school kids to professional filmmakers compete in this event. Student teams compete against other student teams, but adult teams are categorized by team size rather than skill level, since most teams have a mix of professionals, novices, and everything in-between. Accountant by day, aspiring filmmaker by night? Highly paid professional in the film industry, bored with having to repress your creativity on client jobs? Want to try out a new technique and see how it plays for an audience? Always wanted to make a film but never had the time or budget? This is the competition for you! Requires only 24 hours, creativity, motivation, easy-to-come-by equipment, and a small fee that enables the Video Association of Dallas, a non-profit organization, to make this event happen.