You are invited to participate in the inaugural Spectacle Optical Corporation 48 hour MP4 challenge. S.O.C is dedicated to screening digital short films that are classified as “MP4 cinema.” Starting today, you can access this form to sign up. This festival's timeline is a little bit different: it's flexible for you and your collaborators' schedules. You can sign up anytime between now and February 1st, but IMMEDIATELY AFTER clicking submit on the form, 48 HOURS STARTS TICKING. So be careful, choose your time wisely, and make sure to submit as an MP4 within 48 hours. If you make the deadline, we'll screen your work, along with others, at Mouse Arts and Letters Club (555 W 31st St. Chicago, IL 60616) on February 8th!

For more information on how to sign up, what classifies as MP4 cinema, or for more contact info, check out this link.

Rules:
Your picture must be completely shot and edited within 48 hours of filling out the sign up sheet. We ask that you honor the festival's spirit and try to shoot an idea new for the festival.
Your picture must have some focus in digital aesthetics, either in its edit or with the camera you’re shooting with. It's very cool that you shot on 8mm and cut it by hand, but it's not for this fest.
Your picture cannot have a run time that is over 10 minutes (including credits)

Your picture cannot make use of Generative AI. Trust me, we'll be able to tell.  
Your picture must end with text that reads “An MP4 by *YOUR NAME HERE*”.