So, you're an adventurous filmmaker you say? You want to film a flick with your friends/confidants, but you have so much time on your hands that you don't know what to do with it? Well then, said conflicted mate, your boat has arrived. Meet the 48 Hour Film Project, a special opportunity for you to endulge in your wildest desires: filming something while being strapped for not just cash, but time as well!

In all seriousness though, the 48 Hour Film Project is a very cool, very fun thing for filmmakers to pursue. Basically, you show up at Fontana's Bar on Eldrigde Street (Manhattan) on Friday June 20th where the kickoff for the competition begins. You and your team (of two, which includes yourself) get a genre, a character, some dialogue, and a prop to include in your piece. Then, they let the bulls loose and you do your best to film said piece in 48 hours (get it?). You write, shoot, and chop it the way you want it to be, and submit it on the 22nd for entry. Then, there will be screenings of the entries on June 25th and 26th at the Sunshine, where tickets will be presented a half hour before showtime.

The cherry on top will be the special screenings that will take place at Two Boots on July 17th and 18th, where the best in all of NYC will be on display. Sort of a greatest hits '08 collection.

Now, it looks like there's still time to register for teams on the 48 Hour Film Project website, but the deadline might have passed. If it has, my bad y'all, but you'll still be able to go see the happenings. If it's still a go, then excelsior! (Teams are $135 per duo.)