Over the weekend at the da Vinci Film Festival we screened the Fast Film Projects to a sold-out crowd. These films were created in only 48 hours by 9 different teams ranging in age from 12 to 60. Some of the entries looked and felt a lot more polished than you might expect.
Each Fast Film was required to use this year's standard-issue prop (a balloon) and da Vinci quote, "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." In some, these two elements were inserted into a story that had perhaps already been conceived. In others, the entire (short) film was inspired by the balloon and the quote. The winning film, "Fair Share," was chosen by audience response at the screening Sunday evening, March 8. "Fair Share" was written, directed, and edited by Evan Gütt, a high school senior from Corvallis.
