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Making Captcha - A 48 Hour Project

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Here’s an unabridged, detailed rundown of how Captcha was made for the Richmond 48 Hour Horror Film Project.

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Meri Jaan

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My submission to the September Write 7 in 7 competition.

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You Gotta

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My submission to the inaugural Write 7 in 7 competition!

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A Willing Participant

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The 48 Hour Film Project is a competition to create a film based on a given genre, character, prop and line that is revealed at 7pm on Friday night and must be written, shot, edited and submitted by Sunday night. Here’s how it went when I participated this past June.

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Girls Gone Mild

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A group of outcast girls at the WASP-filled Victoria Park co-ed Boarding School hatch a series of hare-brained schemes to rise up against their bullying peers.

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Love Drug

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When the practice gets a new hot pharmaceutical representative, Mindy, Danny and the rest of the team get competitive.

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The Leader

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A not-so typical, charismatic teenager works at honing her people skills and laying the foundation for a large and loyal cult.

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Fair is Fair

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Against their better judgement, Jess convinces the gang to visit the fair.

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Blog Posts

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Creating a Compelling Podcast - Part 3: Ongoing Maintenance

In the final part of this three-part series, we will cover how to keep a series going and everyone engaged.

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Creating a Compelling Podcast - Part 2: Scripting, Recording and Editing

In this second part of this three-part series, we will cover useful insights on scripting, recording and editing.

Salimah Ismail 6/27/21 Salimah Ismail 6/27/21

Creating a Compelling Podcast - Part 1: The Concept

Making a podcast is easy but making a good podcast requires an incredible amount of hard work and dedication (or a lot of money to throw at someone who knows what they are doing).