Speed-shooting movie-makers beat clock
The 48 Hour Film Festival had a high completion rate this year, its Christchurch manager Andrew Todd says.
Entrants have two days to make a film, which had to be handed in by 7pm yesterday.
However, late entries were accepted until 9 or 10pm, Todd said.
‘‘We had a pretty good completion rate of about 85 to 90 per cent,’’ said Todd.
‘‘They still made a film in 48 hours and that is the real triumph.’’
More than 100 teams from Christchurch entered the competition this year.
Rikki Cosgrove,
whose team The Outwits have made the finals every year it has entered, said the festival was a way for his old comedy company to get together again.
‘‘Now we’re spread everywhere, so we use it as a reunion.’’
This year his team had to make a film in one shot about superheroes. ‘‘It wasn’t originally about superheroes, but the other idea we were writing didn’t work, so we changed our minds at three in the morning.’’
Shooting a film in one take was difficult, he said. ‘‘It’s like doing a play. You really have to rehearse the piece.’’
The shoot was fraught with drama, with actress Kirsty Gillespie breaking her wrist in four places.
Cosgrove said the film, Hannah Repus, was the first they had made with a G rating. ‘‘We had a lot of fun . . . but I sure am looking forward to getting some sleep.’’
The finalists to contest the national title will be announced on June 5.
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