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We’re teaming up with 105.5 The Colorado Sound to present the fourth year of the 53:14 Music Video Experiment!

The 53:14 Music Video Experiment gives filmmakers and musicians a limited window (53 hours and 14 minutes) to conceive, shoot, edit and delivery an original music video. Similar to a 48 Hour Film Festival, this experiment comes with a catch. Filmmakers and musicians won’t know who they are working with until Kickoff on August 27, 2021. During that event, filmmaker teams and bands/musicians will be randomly paired up and sent off to create their original music video in just over 2 days.

To help with this project, we’re providing each team with a budget of $1000 to use for whatever you need to bring your vision to life. The videos will then premiere at the outdoor screen at The Lyric during a special event on September 3, 2021. Videos will then receive additional distribution opportunities through 105.5 The Colorado Sound and other partners we are lining up!

The 53:14 is made possible thanks to support from 105.5 The Colorado Sound and MUSE, a responsive, competitive grant program offered by the Bohemian Foundation that provides support to organizations that have music as their primary focus, or that have a music-centered program.

Filmmakers Apply Here Bands/Artists Apply Here

Frequently Asked Questions

The 53:14 Music Video Experiment gives filmmakers and musicians a limited window (53 hours and 14 minutes) to conceive, shoot, edit and deliver an original music video. Similar to a 48 Hour Film Festival, this experiment comes with a catch. Filmmakers and musicians won’t know who they are working with until Kickoff on August 27th. During that event, filmmaker teams and bands/musicians will be randomly paired up and sent off to create their original music video in just over 2 days.

That's up to you. Some teams have used it for props, for hiring professional actors, securing locations, etc. Because of COVID, we aren't doing catered meals this year, so you'll probably want to allocate some of those funds to feed your team (people work happier when they're well fed) Ideally we'd like to see the money up on the screen, but it's yours to keep, regardless of if you spend it all.

That is totally up to your team. We want this to be a creative collaboration between the filmmakers and musicians to come up with an original concept that everyone is excited about. It could be a story focused video with actors, or a performance piece in a unique location, or even a live performance if that’s what you want to do. It’s totally up to you. We do want to stress, this should be a collaborative process. We want the filmmakers and the musicians to work together to pick a song, come up with a concept and execute a music video that everyone is excited about. So even though you’re on the clock, we encourage you to take your time coming up with a concept!