2009: A Polaroid and Poe.

Teams were given an image and asked to be inspired/influenced by it.
They were challenged to be influenced by Edgar Allan Poe.

Participating Teams:

ah muh face
Asian Dawn
Big Wave
Bright Boy
Browning Film
cinegraphic
Cineplex
Collision Course
connectivity
cynical methodists
elephant graveyard
Elephants of Style
Exile
Falcons
fredrock
getaway monkey
giant sharks
Green pool
Inner Child
Laserstar
Missing Link
Mountaindale
nasT
Northward Advance
Open Bar
pecos
rainbow
Sailorjack
second brain
Series 6
Sparkly Fresh
stepdad
Time Dimension 7
Uncle Andross
unlimited supply
WT

Producer’s Notes:

2009. A Polaroid and Poe.

So many things were unique to this year. It was the last year of cofounder Jason Streff, as he moved away to pursue studies. It was the first year we saw significant support from outside the local community in the form of Frederick Reads and NEA’s Big Read’s program teaming up with us through Elizabeth Cromwell at the Frederick County Public Library.  And true to Edgar Allan Poe, It was the darkest year so far.

Joey knocked the opening out of the park. We didn’t receive it until a few hours before airing, and he was being pretty tight lipped, so we were ecstatic when it turned up.

At launch Zack Cutler interviewed teams about movies and Poe.  And we shot footage for our short “The Giving” during the Launch.  “The Giving” was about a husband putting his life on hold for his wife to pursue her ever shifting dreams – this time being a filmmaker.  Michelle Murad played the wife. As much as we love artists and filmmakers, we know that a lot of the people that SHOW UP to 72 are the people that PUT UP with 72 filmmakers.  So building on last year’s sketches that spoke directly to those people in the audience, this story is mostly for them.  After putting it all together, we weren’t quite sure how to make it pop, but after editing the filmmakers interviews together, it seemed obvious: insert Mikael into those to make it feel more real.

Produced by: Clark Kline Jason Streff Host: Mikael Johnson “Edgar Allan Poe” Opening and Bumps Directed by Joey McAdams“The Giving” Directed by Clark Kline, Mikael Johnson  Starring Mikael Johnson and Michelle Murad Awards designed by Rebeccah Leister Guest Judge: David Kipen Judge Chair: Kelly Trigger.Judges: Shuan Butcher, Matt Edens, Rona Mensah, Diane Sibbison Poster Design by Lauren Morrison Very Special Thanks: Elizabeth Cromwell