Working title / 00:00:00:00

48 Hours

One cabin. One lake. Nobody else around for miles.

The road ends at the water. The signal drops out a few kilometres before that.

48 Hours is the working title for a small, independent short film being made by a group of friends at a cabin up north.

We’re in the planning stages now, putting together the pieces it takes to make a film: the location, the story, the cameras and crew, the cast, and everything in between.

The setting already has plenty of atmosphere. A quiet lake, a fire pit in the trees, rooms at the top of the stairs, and long nights with nobody else around.

Location / Int. & Ext.

The cabin

Two storeys, a wraparound deck, a wood stove, and a private waterfront. Every room is a possible scene.

The back of the cabin with a raised deck and stairs — Ext. Cabin – Day01

Side of the cabin half hidden by trees and brush — Ext. Side door02

A fire burning in a stone pit surrounded by Muskoka chairs — Ext. Fire pit – Night03

Wood-panelled living room with a wood stove and sofas — Int. Great room04

Dining table beside wide windows facing the lake — Int. Dining05

Cabin kitchen with a butcher-block counter — Int. Kitchen06

Small bedroom with a bunk bed and plaid curtains — Int. Bunk room07

Upstairs bedroom under a sloped ceiling — Int. Upstairs08

Bedroom with two beds under the eaves — Int. Guest room09

View from the deck down to the lake, a dog resting nearby — Ext. Deck10

Bow of a canoe on a mirror-still lake lined with autumn trees — Ext. Lake – Morning11

Production board / Where things stand

What we have, and what we need

Title

48 Hours, for now. It might stick, or the story might earn a new one.

Working title

Location

A lakeside cabin up north. Secured and scouted.

Locked

Story

Isolated, uneasy, slow to reveal itself. The story is being shaped around the location.

In development

Camera crew

Bringing in a small crew for camera, sound and lighting.

Booking

Cast

Coming together as the story does.

Open

Budget

Funded by the people making it. Everyone chips in.

Collecting

Chip in / Crew-funded

Everyone puts something in

There’s no studio behind this. Each of us contributes to get the project off the ground, and every dollar goes into the film itself.

Camera crewDay rates
Gear & lightingRentals
Food for the shootOn set
Gas & travelNorth and back
Editing & soundPost

Want in, on camera, behind it, or on the money side? Talk to anyone on the team.

Campfire in the woods near the cabin