Seacoast Creatives’ “Clark & Claire” in the Running for the New Hampshire 48 Hour Film Project’s “Best of City” Award
Carry On Productions, a joint effort by Calypso Communications’ (www.calypsocom.com) creative director Mike Teixeira and JBC Communications’ (www.jbccom.com) founder Jay Childs, today announces its short film “Clark & Claire” is among the top 12 selected for the Second Annual New Hampshire 48 Hour Film Project (48HFP) “Best Of” screening on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at the Red River Theater (www.redrivertheaters.org) in Concord. The film, a light-hearted Western about a cowboy trying to find himself, has already received this year’s Audience Award for its group at the premiere showing; the “Best Of” winner could move on to compete for the national title of 48 Hour Film of the Year. The 48HFP is a fast-paced filmmaking competition that challenges local production teams to write, shoot, edit, and score a short film in just two days.
“Before we started filming “Clark & Claire,” most of our team members had never even met, let alone worked together,” said Childs. “It was amazing how quickly we gelled and a true testament to the Project’s mission to bring filmmakers together in new and unique ways.”
Armed with the “Western and/or musical” genre, Carry On Productions convened a variety of actors, singers, writers, and others to begin laying out the details for “Clark & Claire.” Samantha Hoy, Calypso Communications’ media relations associate originally recruited to support the production team behind the scenes makes her on screen debut as Claire. Hoy also provided the ranch, horse, and costumes essential to the film’s story line.
Twenty-six teams participated in the N.H. edition of this year’s 48HFP. Minutes before the start of competition, teams selected a genre and were given three required elements: each four-to-seven minute film had to incorporate Dr. Clark or Claire Larson, a plastic surgeon, the phrase, “I need to tell you something,” and a box. These and a 48-hour timeframe were the only guidelines, giving teams the creative freedom that produced a diverse selection of films. For more information on the 48 Hour Film Project, established in 2001 to emphasize creativity and teamwork among filmmakers, please visit www.48hourfilm.com.
