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What’s it all about
It’s about a mad weekend, crammed with fun and frantic film making. You and your team will have 50 hours to write, shoot, edit and enter a short film into the WSB Wairarapa Film Project. And why should I do that?
Well apart from the fun, which we’ve already mentioned, there is the glory, the trophy, the huge pot of prize money and the chance to be noticed by some rather important people in the world of film.
What should your film be about? Anything. Yes, anything you like. The only real rules are that it should be between 2 – 7 minutes long and shot entirely on a phone. You can edit it using any app or video editing software. Oh, and your team should be seven peeps or less, including cast and crew. The only thing out of your control is the of genre your film – this will be given to you on the day of the briefing at The Screening Room at 5.30 Friday May 23. It could be a romance, drama, sci-fi, action, comedy or thriller. More info and a few surprises will be supplied on the night.
Then it’s action! You will have from 6pm Friday until 8pm Sunday to complete your film and submit it. Then, over the next week or so our judges, led by none other than Mark Ordesky, executive producer of Lord of the Rings Trilogy!...will view your film.
The top seven films will get a very pleasant email inviting the creators to the award ceremony on Sunday June 8 at 5.30pm, when the winners will be announced. Fame awaits! Magic.
For more information and to enter the WSB 50 Hour Film Project scroll
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Kia ora filmmakers,
We’re so happy to help celebrate and share your stories!
Please complete our online Registration Form.
You will need to deposit $50 into the account to register your team, which will be returned to you when you submit your fabulous film!
Bank Account: 50Hour Film Project
Account Number: 06-0689-0188938-06
Reference: Your Team Name
Registration is at the Screening Room at 5pm on Friday 23rd May. At least 2 team members from your team must be here in person to receive instruction, genre and mysterious prop to be included in short film.
Before submitting your film, please make sure you have permission from everyone involved – both on-screen and behind the scenes.
If your film includes music, video clips, or stock images, please ensure they are either original or royalty-free.
We’re here to help. If you have any questions, feel free to email: jane@filmtalks.co.nz
PS: Your information is safe with us – we’ll never share it without your permission.
Rules and Instructions
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All team members must be aged 28 or under.
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Teams must have no more than seven people (cast & crew).
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Films must be between 2-7 minutes in length.
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Films must be shot on a smartphone only.
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At least two team members are required to attend the briefing at 5:30pm on Friday 23rd May at The Screening Room, Masterton.
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Make sure you have permission from everyone involved in your film (team members, actors, etc.) and all the material you use (music, videos, stock images not made by you).
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Each team will be given a genre that they are to make their film to, how much this is followed will be a key judging criteria.
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Teams have 50hrs to write, shoot, edit and submit short films from 6pm Friday 23rd – 8pm Sunday 25th May.
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$50 entrant fee must be received before Thursday 22nd 5pm. This will be refunded once we receive your film on the google drive 8pm Sunday 25th May.
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If you are under 16, please provide an adult contact for your team.
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Avoid explicit content - your film should not exceed an M “mature” rating
Dates and Timelines
Thursday 22 May, 5pm - Entry form completed & $50 deposit received.
Friday 23 May, 5:30pm - Film Briefing: At least two team members must be at The Screening Room, Masterton to receive their props, genre, and competition briefing.
Sunday 25 May, 8pm - Online Submission Date.
Monday 2 June, 5pm - Announcement of top 7 teams to be invited to awards ceremony.
Sunday 8 June, 5.30pm - Awards Ceremony at The Screening Room, Masterton.
JUDGES
Mark Ordesky - Executive Director of the Lord of the Rings films
Maria Fernanda Miño - Filmmaker and Film Lecturer at Victoria University, Wellington
Celia Jaspers - acclaimed TV director, producer and editor.
If you are interested in learning more about the art of film making before you start your creative journey, click the button below and follow the short videos crafted by many great film makers before you.
Team Registration Form
Fill in this form to let us know that you and your friends want to be part of this project, Once you have finished your film on Sunday night, scoot down further to fill in the next form to upload your film so our judges can do their bit!
Submission
This is to be filled out once you have your completed short film, you've uploaded it onto a google drive and are ready to show us your masterpiece!
Google Drive Upload Instructions
On Mobile (iOS/Android):
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Open the Google Drive app.
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Tap the + (Add) button → Upload.
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Select your video file from your device.
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After upload, tap the ⋮ (three dots) on the file → Share.
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Under Link sharing, toggle to "On" → Set access to "Viewer" → Copy link.
On Desktop:
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Go to drive.google.com.
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Click the + New button → File upload → Select your video.
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Right-click the uploaded file → Share → General access.
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Set to "Anyone with the link" → Copy link.
Awards Ceremony
The Top 7 film entries will be invited to the awards ceremony at The Screening Room, Masterton on Sunday 8th May at 5.30pm where their films will be screened, and awards announced.
PRIZES:
1st $3000
2nd $1500
3rd $500
Make sure your whole team is with you, prepare your Oscar winning speech and come and join the fun!
Each of the teams will be allocated 2 extra tickets to bring guests (there may be more available once we have confirmed participants numbers).
We will announce dates in June for future screenings for whanau, fans, friends and admiring public to watch the winning films.
We’re here to help. If you have any questions, feel free to email: jane@filmtalks.co.nz