At 7:00pm on Friday, June 20, 2008, the 48 Film Project began in Chicago. Each of the 30+ competitors drew a different film Genre, and all participants were given three additional elements that needed to be incorporated into the film. They were a Character(Repairperson Walter or Wilma Western), Dialogue("Whats the password?") and Prop(urn or ashes).

The result was Very Clever's first Horror film, "Toast." Following the mysterious death of her husband, a woman begins to suspect that dark forces in her home are heating up. Toast was a finalist in the 48 Film Project's Chicago contest, and received the following award nominations:

Best of Chicago
Best Sound
Best Cinematography
Best Use of [Assigned] Prop

by Jeremy Blodgett, Dan Granta, Chris Rathjen, and Nick Wagner