Tales from the 72: Making Movies in a Weekend

Teams came out to 7th Sister in Downtown Frederick to countdown until the theme and criteria reveal for Year 20.  Ryan Kurtz chatted with teams as the excitement built about what they were hoping for, what they were expecting over the next 72 hours, and the filmmaking community in general.

Tonight’s guests are a crew that’s practically 72 royalty: Castwave Studios. These filmmaking veterans have been part of the madness since way back in 2007 with mini-dv tapes and render errors. They’re here to spill the behind-the-scenes drama and why they keep coming back year after year.Join Doug Powell as he speaks to three members from the team: Colin Caccamise, Lauren Brown and Laura Hickok. Watch Castwave Studio's 72 Film Fest entries and video podcasts here:

Welcome to "Tales from the 72," where we delve into the captivating stories of filmmaking teams participating in the 72 FilmFest and other time-based film contests. Join host Doug Powell as we explore the excitement, stress, and camaraderie experienced by filmmakers during the weekend filmmaking of 72 Film Fest. In this episode, we sit down with SRK Video, a team known for their unique blend of comedy and creativity. From hilarious beginnings with kitchen knives as props to creating memorable

On this episode is two relatively young teams, both having competed less than 5 years.  One took home "Best Student" and "Best Amateur", and the other took home a new award just after recording this called "Best Film Under 5 Minutes".  They discuss everything from using kids and animals in their films, the challenges shooting during Covid Restrictions, and some fun and crazy on-set stories.  Skinhunger meet Screenburn.

On this Episode, the creator of the longest running short film series of the Festival (and one of the few animators), chats with team leader of a team that has won just about every film at the 72 over the years.Ah Muh Face meet Dick Dangerous.

On this episode two teams with distinct styles, one a team that has participated in almost every year since 2007 and a team that started up in 2017 (after competing in other timed competitions). They compare their different approaches to weekend filmmaking and share fun and crazy stories about adapting the criteria, assembling teams, constructing complicated sets, dealing with on set sicknesses and...injuries...oh so many injuries.

First up on Tales from the 72, we have two teams that have taken home various awards including the big prize Best of the Fest: Comatoast and Shrug.  Listen as they meet each other and discuss the challenges of making short films with crazy effects, fight scenes, and... sandwich puppets. To be spoiler free and understand all the inside jokes, catch up on their films at https://72fest.com/podcast/.