48 Hour Film Project

‘Life is like a box of…’ Genres! At the Kickoff event, each team receives two genres in a random drawing. Whether it is “Comedy or Horror” or “Musical or Mystery”, each team must ensure that their film fits into one of the genres–or a combination of both.

Genre Group #1

Buddy Film

A film that typically revolves around the friendship or partnership between two characters.

Detective / Cop

A genre centered on law enforcement or investigators working to solve crimes.

Fish Out of Water

A film that typically involves a character being placed in a situation or environment that is completely unfamiliar or incompatible with their usual lifestyle or background.

Ghost Movie

Romance

A film that focuses on romantic relationships between characters as the central plot element.

Sci Fi

A film that explores speculative or futuristic concepts, technologies, and scenarios, often grounded in scientific principles or theories.

Treasure Hunt

Zombie Film

A films that centers around zombies.

Night of the Living Dead
Resident Evil
World War Z

Genre Group #2

Comedy

A film based on humor and making the audience laugh.

Drama

A film with a more serious tone, focused on realistic characters and emotional depth.

Fantasy

A film that explores imaginative and often otherworldly realms, featuring elements such as magic, mythical creatures, and fantastical settings.

Martial Arts

Silent Film

From the dawn of cinema to the early 1920s, films did not have synchronized sound—they only had the live piano player. We're reliving that, but in 48 hours! A silent film made as part of the 48HFP may have music and sound effects; however, it may not have dialogue or nat sound (that is, sound recorded while shooting). So if a door shuts in your movie, you can use any sound effect you please as long as it's not the actual sound of that door shutting. And if a person talks, you can use any sound effect you please as long as it's not the sound of any person talking. Sound good?

Spy

Supernatural

Involves otherworldly forces like demons, spirits, or unexplainable magical events.

Western

Genre Drawing