I often see these 24-hour film challenges, but what do they do besides show off a rush job? There isn't enough time to do an adequate sound design, which is something all good films have. Some things take time and if you're rushing to an unrealistic finish line, how can that challenge help any filmmaker? I want to produce work that isn't rushed and compromised, and that's what I believe these 24-hour film challenges are. What do you think? Am I wrong? Can people proudly show off a 24 hour film challenge to leverage their film career?
Post-Production : 24 hour film challenges don't help by Christopher Wells
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I agree. That said, not all 24 or 48 hour film challenges are equal; for example, Vancouver's Run n Gun fest allows filmmakers an additional few days after the submission deadline to complete sound design, color grading, and VFX provided that the locked edit is submitted on time. And they do check the updated versions; if the edit changes at all, the new version is disqualified.
Rakesh Malik How much time do you think is best? Would a month be a good amount?
For a quality short film? Yes, I think a month is a good target. The secret to pulling it off is to learn to scope the film to the target timetable; don't try to make a 30-minute short from start to finish in one month, target a 10-minute short. The other area where a lot of newbie filmmakers drop the ball is post, because they skip the planning part entirely and quite often don't account for post. I've run into directors and producers who didn't heed my advice to buy hard disks before shooting, so it took days just to get them the footage in order to even begin editing. A lot also drop the ball on workflow; if you don't know how you're getting your edit to your colorist, you will run into problems. If you don't know how you'll be sharing your work with your VFX artists, you're going to run into more problems. And don't pretend that your editor is your colorist; most editors "color grade" using LUTs, which is putting creative decisions for your film in the hands of someone making generic LUTs for influencers and wedding videographers and podcasters.