V48HOURS 2011 – A Furious Filmmaking Competition
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Posted by Ant on 17 January 2012 at 09:27
2012 DATES
Thank you for being very patient.
Registration Opens on March 1
Shoot Weekend is May 18-20
Grand Final Civic Theatre is June 30
More news to come.
Posted by Ant on 1 November 2011 at 13:36
MAKE MY MOVIE
MAKE MY MOVIE. Entries are now Closed. We have over 750 to judge in the next ten days. The numbers will then be cut down to just 12 for the public to vote on.
Go to makemymovie.co.nz to view the entries, and see which one you want made.
Posted by Ant on 3 July 2011 at 07:46
2011 GRAND NATIONAL WINNERS
Congratulations to all the teams who were nominated but especially to the big winners on the big night. Thank you all for a truly outstanding year. It's been one crazy ride. Remember the Best Of The Fest starts on TVNZ U (Skychannel 16, Freeview 6) from July 3rd. Every night at 10pm. Now go start 'Chumpin' !
Grand National Champ
GRAND CHEVAL - "The Child Jumpers" - FAD MOVIE
Grand National Runner Up
LENSE FLARE - "Copy That" - ROAD MOVIE MOVIE
Grand National Third Place
MUKPUDDY - "Meanie Pants" - QUEST
Panasonic Cinematography
Couch Kumaras : Sketch : Road Movie
Images & Sound Sexiest
Mr Manager: The Gardener : Quest
Rialto Channel Rising Talent Award
Slurpedo
Unitec Aspiring Filmmaker Study Prize
Alan Parr
MINI Best Road Movie
Haynes Team : Stuck in the Mini With You : Road Movie
Loop Best Original Song
Rubber Soul : Well Strung : Musical/Dance
Loop Best Original Score
Couch Kumaras : Sketch : Road Movie
Media Design Best Animation
Mukpuddy : Meanie Pants : Quest
Best Incredibly Strange Film
Vault502 : Blue Rising : Road Movie
Best Actress
idiotvision Headshot : Mia Pistorious
Best Actor
Rubber Soul Productions : Well Strung : Dinnie Moeahu Ash Haimona
Best Editing
Pickle Thugs : Nearest & Dearest : Crime
Best Art Direction
Irrational But Cunning : Sick : Horror
Best Makeup
Traces of Nut feat. EPC : Ruby Red : Musical/Dance
Best Costume
Traces of Nut feat. EPC : Ruby Red : Musical/Dance
WIFT Best Women Director
Laurie Wright
Best All Women Team
SCC Unicorns : Do you swing that way : Rom Com
Best Use of prop
Mo Appreciation Collective : Circus Animals : One Room
Best Use of line
Zebra Crossing Inc. : A Series of Unlikely Events : Quest
Best Use of character
Touche Maiballs : Rodney : Fad Movie
Best Damn Teen Team
Pickle Thugs : Nearest & Dearest : Crime
Best School Team
Toasted Wolfgang : Get Lost, Be Free : Road Movie
Posted by Ant on 1 July 2011 at 15:54
GRAND FINAL STREAMING FROM THE MIGHTY CIVIC
Can't make it along to the Grand Final on Saturday Night? No problem. Jump online and watch all the madness unfold live via the NZHeraldonline.co.nz.
You need to make sure you are HERE at 7pm. There is a limited capacity to watch the event so if all the virtual seats are taken don't give up. Someone will leave and then you can jump on.
Posted by Ant on 23 June 2011 at 10:42
The 2011 V48HOURS GRAND NATIONAL FINAL NOMINEES
Tickets to the Grand Final - Hurry! TICKETS
Grand Finalists
Grand National Runner Up
Sir Peter Jackson WILDCARDS
Grand Finalists
Panasonic Cinematography
AG-AF102EN 4/3" AVCHD camera $7,820, H-VS014140E - Lumix G Vario HD - 14 - 140mm (Z8 - 280mm) / F4.0 - 5.8 / O.I.S $1,899.99, SSL-VBG50 7.4V/5000mAh Battery for AVCCAM series $316
Images & Sound Sexiest
$15,000 Post Package, Offline Avid system/ Telecine transfers/ 2k scans, Baselight conform, Baselight grading, Graphics, Audio edit and surround tracklay, Stereo mix and stems ready for Dolby mix (not including Dolby cinematic mix or film outputs, www.imagesandsound.co.nz
Rialto Channel Rising Talent Award
$1000 Cash to the Team that has show most growth
Announced at the Grand Final
Unitec Aspiring Filmmaker Study Prize
Unitec Performing Arts Department will offer one an individual the ability to undertake a Graduate Diploma in Creative Practice in 2012.
MINI Best Road Movie
Thanks to MINI NZ you will be recreating scenes from Goodbye Pork Pie as you drive around the longest NZ summer in the brand new MINI Countryman leased from Oct 2011 to March 2012.
Loop Best Original Song
Complimentary music supervision for you next film project
Loop Best Original Score
A life-time pass to Loop shows such as Fly My Pretties & many more!
Media Design Best Animation
MDS will build you a micro-site for your winning film and a small publicity campaign through our worldwide networks.
Best Incredibly Strange Film $1000 CASH From Ant
Best Actress
NZ Actors Guild offers $500 cash, Runner Ups get complimentary membership to the Guild
Best Actor
NZ Actors Guild offers $500 cash, Runner Ups get complimentary membership to the Guild
Best Editing
Best Art Direction
Best Makeup
Best Costume
WIFT Best Director & Best All Female Team
$500 cash prize courtesy of the lovely Gaylene Preston & $500 cash prize courtesy of NZFC
Best Use of prop
Best Use of line
Best Use of character
Best Damn Teen Team
$500 cash prize courtesy of Wingnut Films
Best School Team
Posted by Ant on 21 June 2011 at 21:24
THE GRAND FINALISTS AND PETER JACKSON WILDCARDS ARE
Congratulations to the Wildcards hand selected by Sir Peter Jackson and of course to all the Grand National FInalists. I can say without a doubt that this one is going to go down to the wire. So many great films going head to head. Run, beg, steal to get a ticket to the Grand Final at the Civic on Sat July 2nd to see who is crowned Grand Champ 2011.
Full list of all National Nominees coming shortly.
WILDCARDS
MUKPUDDY - "Meanie Pants" - QUEST MOVIE
SHONKY PRODUCTIONS - "48 Hours" - MYSTERY MOVIE
THE OUTWITS - "Grindin'" - MUSICAL/DANCE MOVIE
GRAND FINALISTS
GRAND CHEVAL - "The Child Jumpers" - FAD MOVIE
IDIOTVISION - "Headshot" - ONE-ROOM MOVIE
COUCH KUMARAS - "Sketch" - ROAD MOVIE
MO APPRECIATION COLLECTIVE - "Circus Animals" - ONE-ROOM MOVIE
CINEMA IN DECLINE - "Tea Jerker" - CRIME MOVIE
LENSE FLARE - "Copy That" - ROAD MOVIE MOVIE
CLINKY - "Roborevenge" - REVENGE MOVIE
RUBBER SOUL PRODUCTIONS - "Well Strung" - MUSICAL / DANCE
$195 WORTH - "Urban Etikit" - FAD MOVIE
SUSPECT TV - "Naughty Man" - HORROR MOVIE
Posted by Ant on 16 June 2011 at 09:43
DISCUSS THE CITY FINALS
Jump to the forums to check out who took out the Awards at the City Finals. Click here
Posted by Ant on 13 June 2011 at 16:10
Posted by Ant on 7 June 2011 at 12:41
TICKETS FOR CITY FINALS
These finals sell out fast. If you don't want to miss out buy immediately. Updated links as they come in.
Live Grand Final Tickets
Auckland City Final Tickets
Hamilton City Final Tickets
Rotorua City Final
Wellington City Final
Christcurch City Final Tickets
Dunedin City Final
Posted by Ant on 5 June 2011 at 09:53
CONGRATULATIONS
The City Finalists are listed below. We wish to congratulate all the selected teams. We also hope all the other teams support their cine-compatriots by attending the City Finals. Rotorua and Taranaki are screening all shorts in their final.
AUCKLAND
BALD FACED CHEEK - "choir in the blood" - MUSCIAL
CLINKY - "RoboRevenge" - REVENGE
FLEET STREET PRODUCTIONS - "Fun Run"- QUEST
GRAND CHEVAL - "The Child Jumpers" - FAD
IDIOTVISION - "Headshot" - ONE ROOM
LENSE FLARE -"Copy That" - ROAD
MO APPRECIATION COLLECTIVE - "Circus Animals" - ONE ROOM
MUKPUDDY - "Meanie Pants"- QUEST
ONE HUNDRED & $95 WORTH - "urban etikit"- FAD
PICKLE THUGS - "Nearest and Dearest" - CRIME
ROGER HARPER EXPERIENCE - "Let's Be Friends" - CRIME
SHONKY PRODUCTIONS -"48 Hours" - MYSTERY
SLURPEDO- "Midday (Or Sometime After 11)" - FAD
HAMILTON
AINTREE PRODUCTIONS - "Toowoomba" - FAD
ARTHOUSE MASSACRE - " Kingdom of Shadow" - QUEST
ARTISTIC - "Lillian" - MYSTERY
ASTRO STUDIOS -"Dirty Laundry" - CRIME
DF10 - "Burden" - BODY SWITCH
GHOST - "Template" - BDY SWITCH
HEAR NO EVIL -"Leaves me Alone" - CRIME
MEDIA MATTERS - "Dream Warp" - MUSICAL
RADIOACTIVE REPTILES - "Just another Bloody Family Christmas" - ONE ROOM
TEAM BELLA - "Wire" - HORROR
TEAM ZISSOU "The Beaten Track" - DANCE
ZARQUONS LAUGHING FISH - "Speed Bumps" - ROAD
GISBORNE
COWPS PRODUCTION - "48 Mile" - MUSICAL
CUZZIE FILMS - "Fad Town" - FAD
GIANT CAT TIME ARMY DOMINATORS - "Revenge is a Dish Best Served With Garlic Bread" - SUPERHERO
KRATOS - "Finding Time" QUEST
LITTLE RASCALS - "Cat as Trophy" - REVENGE
STOUT STREET STUDIOS - "Bones" - ONE ROOM
THE ANTIPODEANS - "Lost in Gardening" - ROM-COM
THE PROCRASTINATORS - "A Horror-ble Game" - HORROR
TARANAKI
Cunning Stunts - "Plankers in Love" - Rom Com
HHS GeN Cr8- "Daylight" - Fad Movie
Jampot Productions " Collision Course" - Road Movie
Ponycorn Productions - "Wandering Through" - Quest Movie
The Hawera Film Cats - "Digital Voodoo" - Horror
Nine Lives -"Ceroc & Roll" - Musical
Show Ponies - "Critical Care" - Revenge Movie
Solid V8" - Change of Heart" - Quest Movie
Taranakiteeno - "Sorry About Sunday" - Revenge Movie
Ivan Goff Fan Club - "The Baddest, Bad, Boy, Boy Band" - One Room + Fad
Team Random - "A dish best served!" - Revenge Movie
Touching Cloth Productions - "The Ex-Factor" - Rom Com
Rubber Soul Productions - "Well Strung - "Musical / Dance
WELLINGTON
Alpha Bristol Films - "Last Chance" - Road
Cinema in Decline - "Tea Jerker" - Crime
Couch Kumaras - "Sketch" - Road
gin joints - "Intervention" - Horror
Irrational But Cunning - "Sick" - Horror
Moffilaide - "Hot Knights: The Bob, Rob Medieval Bod Swap" - Body Switch
Pancake Pictures - "Sammy" - One-Room
Primer Grey Productions - "Blanking: The Unseen Art" - Fad
Steam - ";" - One-Room
The Avatards - "Fistfull of Crime" - Crime
The Brown Stove - "Fruit Punch" - Rom-Com
Traces of Nut feat. EPC - "Ruby Red" - Musical/Dance
CHRISTCHURCH
BURN THE DOG : "For A Day In The Sun" : FAD MOVIE
JUST A GOOD BUNCH OF GUYS : "She'll Be Right" : QUEST MOVIE
MRS E MOVIES : "Girls Brigade" : ROMANTIC COMEDY
ONE MAN BAND : "Big Achievers" : FAD MOVIE
SPOOCE MEDIA : "Confessions of a Killer" : MYSTERY MOVIE
STRANG ENTERTAINMENT : "The Kids Next Door" : REVENGE MOVIE
SUSPECTTV : "Naughty Man" : HORROR MOVIE
THE CRAZY HORSES : "Outside the Box" : ONE-ROOM MOVIE
THE EH TEAM : "Infinite Body Confidence" : BODY SWITCH MOVIE
THE GENTLEMEN'S AGREEMENT : "CornChip" : QUEST MOVIE
THE OUTWITS : "Grindin'" : MUSICAL/DANCE MOVIE
ZEBRA CROSSING INC. : "A Series of Unlikely Events" : QUEST MOVIE
DUNEDIN
BUS OF THE UNDEAD - "Embers of the Past" - MYSTERY
ELEVEN - "B.O.B" - REVENGE
ENLIGHTENMENT BLANKET - "The Fever - FAD
JABBA THE CUT- "Operation: Cheese Roll" - CRIME
LINE MEN - "Mysterious Girl" - MYSTERY
LUBRICATION PICTURES - "Do you wanna go out with me?" - MUSICAL
THE EXTREMELY FUNKY GENTLEMEN- "Shelfman" - SUPERHERO
MOSQUITO FILMS- "TimeFreeze" - SUPERHERO
MR MANAGER - "The Gardener" - QUEST
RABIES BABIES -- "Chatter' - FAD
TEAM WHITEHORSE - "Death of a SuperherO" - SUPERHERO
THE NURBS - "The Upper Cut" - REVENGE
Posted by Ant on 26 May 2011 at 15:22
Posted by Ant on 25 May 2011 at 07:17
AUDIENCE AWARDS
The Audience Awards (The top Three films as voted by the audience) re available from the FORUMS.
FIlmmakers love to hear feedback about their work. If you want someone to review your film then you need to review someone elses film. Use the Review Database for easy to enter reviews (can also connect via Facebook and share them reviews).
Posted by Ant on 23 May 2011 at 13:53
REMEMBER REMEMBER
You survived the weekend. Now you just have to get through the heats, the reviews, the judging, the city finals, the tv series, the live grand final
- Remember to check City Info tonight for when your film is screening. There may have been some changes.
- Check how many people you can bring to your Heat screenings on the City Info page.
- Remember to review the films in the heats on the V48 Reviews Database. If you don't, then don't expect anyone to review your film.
- Remember to buy tickets to City Finals as soon as they go online. They will sell out asap.
- Remember to buy tickets to First Ever Live Grand Final when it goes online.
Posted by Ant on 20 May 2011 at 19:00
2011 GENRES AND ITEMS. GO!
Here they are, with helpful tips and links where appropriate:
Genres
1. CRIME2. MUSICAL / DANCE
3. ROM-COM
4. SUPERHERO
5. ROAD MOVIE
6. HORROR MOVIE
7. BODY-SWITCH MOVIE: Films where characters swap with another. Gender/age bending; animals; inanimate objects; magic, scifi, voodoo, surgery. Young with old. Brothers and sisters. (Examples: Freaky Friday, Big, 18 Again, Face Off)
8. MYSTERY MOVIE
9. QUEST MOVIE: Can take place in any time period. The heroes are on a mission to find a "prize" and must overcome obstacles and dangers to do this, they gain friendship and learn from others eventually allowing them to complete their "quest" and claim their reward. There is often a final twist to be overcome before the happy ending. There is also a full supporting cast of: heroes, villains, sidekicks, dangers, obstacles to be overcome, resolutions, solutions and moral lessons.
10. REVENGE MOVIE
11. ONE-ROOM MOVIE: All the film takes place in one room. Huge or tiny. (Examples: 12 Angry Men, Rear Window) PLUS you must use one of the other 11 genres, i.e. The One-Room Horror Movie.
12. FAD MOVIE: Real or make your own one up. (Example fads: breakdancing, arcade games, shakey face, skateboarding, planking)
Required Items
A CHARACTER
Bobby Young or Bobbie Young, an ex-bullyA LINE OF DIALOGUE
"What have you got?"A PROP
A bent bit of wireSPECIAL TECH ELEMENT
The Freeze Frame Ending (see video below)Posted by Ant on 20 May 2011 at 09:48
IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS
Okay everybody. We just want to wish you the best of luck for this weekend. Read your City Info. Remember to ask any questions in the forums, you'll find all the answers there.
We're expecting to see some incredible shorts made this weekend but most of all have some fun! This is why you entered in the first place. You have a 1 in 800 chance of winning the Grand Prize. You have a 1 in 1 chance of having fun. What odds do you prefer to bring you happiness?