Amateur Videos Are Great Fun - The "Jaws" WeMake

Steve K

The 48 Hour Film contest requires making a four to seven minute video in two days, given a random genre - comedy, horror, scifi, about 30 total - and three required "elements": a character (name and occupation), a prop and a line of dialogue.  One of the best parts is the "Premiere Screening" nights where all the 40 or 50 teams show up to watch each others videos.  There are usually a few highly polished videos that get serious applause, and then some ... not so polished that get wild applause.  This one hour plus video reminds me of both, in some spots.

"Over 100 JAWS fans from the UK, US and India spent part of the Covid-19 lockdown creating their own unique social distanced fan made version of JAWS. And they've never met, the only thing uniting them their love of JAWS and being on lockdown.   Dubbed the 'Jaws WeMake', the over an hour long love letter to the Universal Pictures classic, directed by Steven Spielberg, has been created using a mix of live action, animation, action figures and stop motion to reimagine the 1975 shark thriller in the safety of their own home.   For that added extra JAWS feel, it includes footage shot in Martha's Vineyard - the same location that doubled as Amity Island for JAWS."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv843y7Uweo&feature=youtu.be