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2010 Boston 48 Hour Film Project
Summer Camp Reformatory - click the title to view the film

 

LOCAL STUDENTS FILM PROJECT TO APPEAR IN PROVIDENCE 48 HOUR FILM PROJECT and AIR AT MIDDLEBORO HIGH SCHOOL

Students of The Burt Wood School of Performing Arts, and Boston Casting Inc., teamed up with film maker and owner of Bait Shop Productions, Andrew Osborne once again to enter the national 48 Hour Film Project. After having success in the Boston competition, The Burt Wood/Bait Shop group decided to try their luck in Providence. "DEADSVILLE" aired on Tuesday, July 20th, in Rhode Island. Although the cast is waiting for the results of the competition, they are excited to have their film air in Middleboro on Saturday, July 31st, at 7PM, at The Middleboro High School before a musical production of GODSPELL. Tickets for a double feature of both presentations are $15.00 and are available at the door only. For more information call 508-946-1071.

The cast of DEADSVILLE (featuring Jordan McClure of Middleboro pictured in the red cowboy hat) takes FIVE for a photo.

 

CALLING ALL ACTORS- The 48 Hour Film Project

Cape Cod director, screen writer, producer and owner of Maran Films, Shane Kinsman on the set of My Intuition.

The Burt Wood School of Performing Arts in Middleboro, in conjunction with Shane Kinsman (director, screen writer, producer and owner of Maran Films) will be participating in the national competition, the 48-Hour Film Project. Past entries by the local performing arts school can be accessed on You-Tube, with the titles of the past projects being "Shoe", “Farm Force”, “de Zomer Kamp” and the successful “SOX POCK” which was chosen for the 2009 BEST OF BOSTON. On June 9th, 2009, the short film (directed by Andrew Osborne) won BEST USE OF PROP, BEST SONG, BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE, and 2nd Runner Up for BEST FILM.

As part of a national competition, The 48 Hour Film Project is destined to be an exciting adventure. The talented director — along with his cast — will create, produce and edit a short film or video in just 48 hours. The project is a thrilling challenge for all level actors, (of all ages) as they must be ready for anything during the two-day production process.
The 48 Hour Film Project will take place over the weekend of May 1st and 2nd, with each team being given a "theme" via an object that must appear in all scenes of the movie. Over the following 48 hours, the teams must not only come up with a plot and script, but must film all of the scenes, produce and edit the film, with the final product being submitted by Sunday, May 2nd, 2010.
Filmmakers from all over New England will participate in the Boston-based division of the competition, with winners from the project then going on to compete against entries from all around the world for the title "Best 48 Hour Film Project of 2010." Screenings for all films will be premiered at the Kendall Square Cinema in Cambridge, located on 370 Binney Street, later in May.
For Burt Wood students, cost to participate in the weekend event is $50 each; for non-Burt Wood students, cost will be $75 each. Filming for the event will be held in Middleboro only. More information about the project itself can be found on www.48hourfilm.com. To participate, call the office at 508-946-1071 or download a registration form at burtwoodschool.com under UPCOMING EVENTS or FILM PROJECTS. Deadline for all paperwork is April 26, 2010. For more information on Maran Films visit maranfilms.net.
Check out the recent article on SouthCoastToday.com.

 

 

 

 

The short film DEADSVILLE will air on Saturday, July 31st,
2010, at 7PM before the musical GODSPELL. Both
presentations will take place at The Middleboro High School
in the Wayne Caron Auditorium. Tickets are $15.00 available
at the door only. For more information call 508-946-1071.

 

 

 

 

EMMY AWARD WINNER TO DIRECT LOCALS IN Providence 48 HOUR FILM FESTIVAL

MIDDLEBORO — For the fifth year in a row, The Burt Wood School of Performing Arts, in conjunction with director Andrew Osborne and Ol' Bait Shop Productions, will be participating in the national competition, The 48-Hour Film Project. For the past four years the groups paired up for the Boston competition. This year, the group will be competing in the Providence, R.I. festival. Past entries by the local performing arts school can be accessed on You-Tube, under "Shoe", “Farm Force”, “de Zomer Kamp” and the award-winning “SOCK POX” which was chosen for the 2009 BEST OF BOSTON and won BEST USE OF PROP, BEST SONG, BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE, and 2nd Runner Up for BEST FILM. As part of a national competition, The 48 Hour Film Project is destined to be an exciting adventure. The talented director — along with his cast — will create, produce and edit a short film or video in just 48 hours. The project is a thrilling challenge for all level actors, (of all ages) as they must be ready for anything during the two-day production process.

Andrew has over 20 years of experience working in the entertainment industry as a comedy/screen writer, game designer, film/video director and actor. He has worked on dozens of independent and major motion picture projects for some of the top studios and production companies in the business, including HBO, MTV, Dark Castle Entertainment, Troma, MPCA/Orion and Warner Bros. Andrew has also worked on numerous projects with film director Jed Weintrob, including The F Word (a quasi-documentary staring Josh Hamilton, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival), Awake (a screenplay for Michael Douglas through Joel Silver’s Dark Castle Entertainment), and SuperVision (a multi-media theatrical piece for the Builders Association in New York City). He also co-wrote On_Line, an independent feature which premiered at the 2002 Sundance and Berlin Film Festivals.

In 1999, he was hired to write the film Dramarama for Warner Bros. (based on his original pitch), and he wrote and directed Apocalypse Bop, an independent feature which premiered at Boston’s Coolidge Corner Cinema in 1996. Other credits include numerous independent films, theatrical productions, computer games (including Freelancer for Digital Anvil and a new game called Vie for EnVie Interactive) and regular entertainment reporting for Nerve.com. He has also co-written comic books and graphic novels for Platinum Studios and EZD Productions, received an Emmy Award as a staff writer for the 2007 season of the Discovery Channel game show Cash Cab, and studied improvisational acting with Lisa Kudrow (Friends) and Patrick Bristow (Curb Your Enthusiasm) at the famed Groundlings Theater in Los Angeles.

Andrew received a B.A. in English from Harvard University and a Master’s degree in writing from the University of Massachusetts. He also teaches writing, acting and filmmaking classes in and around Boston, MA, and online screenwriting classes for UCLA Extension.

The Providence Rhode Island 48 Hour Film Project will take place over the weekend of July 17-18, 2010, with each team being given a specific genre, as well as a character, prop and line of dialogue that must appear somewhere in the movie. Over the following 48 hours, the teams must not only come up with a plot and script, but must film all of the scenes, produce and edit the film, with the final product being submitted by Sunday, July 18th. For Burt Wood students, cost to participate in the weekend event is $50 each; for non-Burt Wood students, cost will be $75 each. Filming for the event will be held in Middleboro only. More information about the project itself can be found on www.48hourfilm.com/providence. To participate, call 508-946-1071 or download a registration form at burtwoodschool.com under UPCOMING EVENTS or FILM PROJECTS. Deadline for all paperwork is Junr 15th, 2010Filmmakers from all over New England will participate in the Providence-based division of the competition, with winners from the project then going on to compete against entries from all around the world for the title "Best 48 Hour Film Project of 2010." Screenings for all films will be premiered on July 20-22, 2010, Cinema World Lincoln Mall 16, 622 George Washington Highway, Lincoln, RI 02865 at 7:00PM.

 

"HOLIDAY SPECIAL"

Original movie HOLIDAY SPECIAL to air December 13th.

Middleboro native Andrew Osborne wrote, directed and filmed the short movie HOLIDAY SPECIAL on November 11, 2009 at The Burt Wood School of Performing Arts in Middleboro. The movie airs on December 13th, 2009, at 2PM and 5PM in the grand ballroom of the Middleboro Town Hall located at 10 Nickerson Avenue, in Middleboro. The film was shot in one day as preparation for the National 48 Hour Film Festival.
Tickets to HOLIDAY SPECIAL are $15.00 for adults and $10.00 for children under the age of 16. Admission to the show includes a production of A Christmas Carol which begins immediately following the movie. For more information visit burtwoodschool.com or call 508-946-1071.

The Burt Wood Holiday Special:  Part One
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The Burt Wood Holiday Special:  Part Two
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Photos from the production of the movie "HOLIDAY SPECIAL" - Burt Wood School Winter Film Project 2009. Click here...

PHOTO GALLERY: Middleboro native Andrew Osborne wrote, directed and filmed the short movie “Holiday Special” on Nov. 11 - click here for more...