Ready. Set. Film! Or What Antonio Hardy Did With His 24 Hours Off

Tuesday, July 03, 2012

It was a beautiful weekend in May and L.A. Miller Antonio Hardy found himself with some time off. But instead of sleeping in or settling for the usual beer and BBQ, he hatched a plan: assemble a crew of ten and embark on a mission - a 24 film race.

The challenge: Make a short film which is four minutes or less, shows someone listening to music and the written word or number "1" and is conceived, shot, edited, and delivered within 24 hours.

On June 28th the Arclight screened the top 24 L.A. films out of 740 team submissions which included Antonio's short "Bad Luck Brian." Next round will send five of the 24 to compete in NY, the winner to receive $10K. Will it be Antonio's team? Stay tuned and find out!

Check out the finished film and get the full scoop on the contest from the talented Antonio:

"This is my second 24 hour film fest. As an actor in a short last year, I learned many valuable lessons about time management so this year I decided to up the stakes by producing, co-writing and acting all at once!

We got the criteria at 7:00PM and spent the first three hours working with the writers. Once we got an outline, we passed it on to our production team who started on the storyboards. I got less than 6 hours of sleep that weekend but wouldn't trade it for anything.

Looking back, I was honestly not sure I could pull off but am so happy we did. Moving to L.A. and working at The Mill has opened me to incredible opportunities not the least of which is a valuable lesson: if you want to create something, you should make the time and put your fears behind!"

Regardless of the outcome of this competition, one thing is for sure - Antonio is already looking forward to the next challenge.