Insomnia Film Festival Postponed
Apple.com’s annual Insomnia Film Festival was postponed this year just two days before the competition
was supposed to begin. The competition has groups of contestants film a three minute short film in 24 hours to certain specifications. The postponement has left some student filmmakers disheartened after weeks of preparations were thrown aside.
Posted below were three of last year’s winners. The first, My Suburban Tea, is the classic story of a man who seeks to cross an obstacle to reach his lady fair. This selection won the Slingjam Creative award for last year’s contest.
My Suburban Tea
The second short, Imagine, is the Celebrity Judge Panel’s Pick for the best in the competition. It’s an action-packed story with a witty surprise ending.
Imagine
This third selection,Hobopus,was the winner of the popular vote on Apple.com. It’s a story about the magical powers of one musician’s art.
Hobopus
Screenwriting Software Available Online
There’s an impressive software available for all those fledgling screenwriters out there. It’s called Celtx and it pretty much does all the formatting for you! The software can be downloaded for free here and is highly recommended by this site. Below is an instructional video on how to use the software to properly format your screenplay. The rest of the videos can be found here.
UNT Film Student Worries About Future
Many students have fears about graduating and their future careers. For film students, the future is even more mysterious because of a limited job market and a large amount of graduates in the major. Senior Matt Stanford tells how he came to major in film at the University of North Texas and what his fears for the future are.
