Filmmaking Rules

1. Times

   The US Virtual 48 (US_VIRTUAL) occur in select cities across the United States the weekend of on the weekend of October 15-17, 2021.

   The US Virtual 48HFP competition period begins Friday, October 15 at 7 pm and ends on Sunday, October 17 at 7:30 pm. All times are referenced to each participant’s local time zone. This is the Official Time Period.

2. Creative Process

   All creativity must take place during the Official Time Period.  Any creative work in advance of the competition weekend is prohibited. Creative work includes, but is not limited to:

   • Writing the script
   • Casting (of roles)
   • Rehearsing
   • Costume/Set Design
   • Shooting
   • Editing
   • Sound Design
   • Rendering
   • Outputting to USB drive or other media

3. Preparation

   The only work to begin prior to the Official Time Period is:

   • Organizing Crew
   • Organizing Cast
   • Securing Equipment
   • Scouting/Securing Locations

4. Imagens

   Todas as imagens incluídas no filme têm de ser criadas durante o Período Oficial de Tempo do projecto.

   Não é permitido o uso de imagens de arquivo ou de imagens criadas fora do fim de semana. 

   É permitido o uso de animações e de efeitos especiais, mas têm de ser criados durante o "Período Oficial de 48 Horas". (Nota: o uso de imagens de banco é permitido como parte de um efeito de pós-produção ou aparecendo num ecrã que esteja no background, tal como uma televisão, desde que a equipa tenha todos os direitos de utilização dessas imagens e que as mesmas apareçam misturadas (por exemplo, por sobreposição e blending) com imagens criadas no "Período Oficial de 48 Horas". As imagens de banco permitidas incluem balas, fogo, explosões, fundos para chroma key, etc., mas imagens de banco que incluam pessoas ou outros actores não são permitidas).     

   O uso de fotografias é permitido, desde que as equipas detenham todos os direitos sobre o uso das mesmas. Estas fotografias não precisam de ser criadas durante o "Período Oficial de 48 Horas"; no entanto, imagens estáticas criadas fora do período oficial de competição não podem ser usadas em sequência de forma a criar a ilusão de movimento. 

5. Eligibility

   To be officially eligible for competition:

   • The Team Leader must upload a completed copy of the Team Leaders Agreement to https://cinema48.com prior to the Kickoff Event. A team may not participate without submitting this agreement.
   • Each team must also upload a certificate of completion for the "Safe Sets COVID-19" training found here: https://practicesafesets.co/certificate/
   • Each eligible team will then receive a Kickoff e-mail at 7:00pm their local time on Friday, October 16. The Kickoff e-mail will contain two genres from which to choose. Teams may choose either genre for their film. In addition, the line of dialog, character, and prop (required elements) will also be in the Kickoff e-mail.
   • Each team’s film must be in one of the two genres and all of required elements must be included for the film to be eligible for competition.

   To be eligible for the Project, Entries must be the original work of the Entrant; must not infringe third-party's rights; must be suitable for publication (i.e., may not be obscene or indecent); must not contain obscene or pornographic material; may not contain defamatory statements about any person, company, organization or entity; may not invade privacy or other rights of any person, company or entity; may not in any other way violate applicable laws and regulations; and may not contain any copyrighted elements (other than as owned by the Entrant and/or 48HFP).

   Entries containing prohibited or inappropriate content as determined by the 48HFP, in its sole discretion, to be inappropriate will be disqualified. 48HFP reserves the right to make the final determination as to which Entries are eligible. 48HFP reserves the right to refuse to screen a film or to make an announcement at the screening regarding the content of the film. 48HFP reserves the right to alter a film in order to remove or delete offensive or defamatory content.

6. Kickoff Event

   Each participating team must have a representative at the official Kickoff Event of the US Virtual 48, as listed on your city's webpage.

   • Prior to the Kickoff event, each group must submit a completed Team Leader's Agreement, signed by its team leader. A team may not participate without submitting this agreement.
   • Each group will receive the genre of its film in a random drawing.

7. Required Elements

   Each participating group will be assigned required elements that must appear in its film, such as a genre, a character, a prop and/or a line of dialogue.

   • The required Character must be seen on-screen and it must be clear--either directly shown or by context--who the required character is. The Character name does not have to be said out loud or written on-screen.
   • The required Prop must be seen on-screen. A picture of the required prop is also allowed.
   • The required Line of Dialogue must be used verbatim. It may be spoken, sung and/or written. It may be in any language, though if it is unclear that it is the required Line, there must be a translation.
   • To qualify as an Official Entry, each group's film must be in the genre it selects and must contain all required elements within the official time limit and prior to the credits.

8. Volunteers

   All cast and crew must be volunteers.

9. Cameras

   Any type of video or film camera may be used. There is no limit to the number of cameras.

10. Landmark Requirement

    First Time Cities only: Each film must include a landmark (building, monument, etc.) or identifying characteristic (e.g., bus, city office) of the competition city. (Note: The landmark or characteristic must exist inside city limits.) This rule applies only the first time the 48HFP visits a city.

11. Music Rights

    Participating groups are encouraged to work with a composer and/or musicians to write and record music for the films. It is permissible for a participating group to use pre-recorded music; however, the participating group must have the rights to any music used in its film and must provide releases for all music used. As with music, pre-recorded sound effects are allowed, but you must have rights to use them.

    Note: Song parodies (i.e., use of identifiable pre-existing compositions with new or altered lyrics or music) may not be included in the film without a signed release from the composition's rights holder. This rule applies without regard to whether the song parody arguably constitutes fair use under US or international copyright law.

12. Total Running Time

    The finished film must be a minimum of 4 minutes in duration, and a maximum of 7 minutes in duration—not including end credits. In other words, the official running time begins after the required 48HFP slates and ends prior to the end credits. The required slates and the end credits do not count towards the minimum time of 4 minutes. The film story may not be longer than 7 minutes. 48HFP reserves the right to shorten any film that exceeds the maximum length for screening purposes.
    

13. Créditos

    Títulos Antes do Filme

    Antes do filme começar, o ficheiro deve ter:

14. 5 segundos de negro
15. Um título com: nome da equipa, título, género, cidade e data
16. A intro animada oficial do 48HFP - OU - um título com a frase:  This film was made for the 48 Hour Film Project [year]. www.48hourfilm.com
17. 2 segundos de negro

A curta-metragem inicia-se depois deste conteúdo.

Créditos Iniciais

Depois dos 2 segundos de negro, alguns filmes começam com créditos iniciais. Não encorajamos o seu uso, mas se forem utilizados serão considerados como parte do filme, e irão fazer parte da duração máxima de 7 minutos. Além disso, se o filme tiver créditos iniciais para além do título do filme (por exemplo, os nomes dos actores, realizador, etc), terá de incluir o seguinte: 

18. um texto a dizer [NOME DA TUA EQUIPA] apresenta imediatamente seguido de a 48 Hour Film Project ou
19. um texto a dizer a 48 Hour Film Project logo a seguir ao título do filme
    
    

Nota: "a 48 Hour Film Project" pode ser inteiramente escrito em minúsculas.

Créditos Finais                                                            

No fim de cada filme, os créditos finais estão limitados a um máximo de 60 segundos. Estes 60 segundos são considerados uma duração adicional ao filme, como está especificado acima. (Ou seja, um filme pode ter 7 minutos de duração e 60 segundos adicionais de créditos finais, com a duração total de 8 minutos.)  

Os créditos finais devem incluir o seguinte texto: This film was made for the 48 Hour Film Project. www.48hourfilm.com

Cartões e Créditos Depois da Competição

Para quaisquer exibições futuras da curta-metragem, seja online ou em qualquer outro lugar, os filmes têm de manter a informação antes do mesmo a dizer: This film was made for the 48 Hour Film Project [year]. www.48hourfilm.com.