48hours film competition

Rouge_LAmour started this discussion · 5/11/2009

for those who have no idea http://www.48hours.co.nz We got dance or musical. the most dreaded. we got 2 amazing dancers to look amazing inverted behind our lead actress. There is apparently footage of me yelling at our cast while they're trying to do a really easy group routine I choreographed. 5, 6, 7, 8 no, no the other left. (after about the 5th time, I got asked how many lefts I thought they had). 3.5 hours sleep Friday night, 6 hours Saturday and we got our entry in with 23 minutes to spare. Our entry is "singing in the pain" due for first screening Tuesday May 19th at 7:15 (NZT). Very scared but thinking we're gonna do ok. I hope.

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11 replies

amcut · 5/11/2009
....Excellent! you'll have to post a direct link when it's out because already that site baffles me!
Former member · 5/11/2009
Wait, rouge I'm confused, what's this all about?? You're in a film competition and had a specific theme to follow???
Rouge_LAmour · 5/12/2009
OK, to clarify all the confusion. BIG national film competition where entrants have 48 hours to create a 1 - 7 minute film from inception to handing it in, all the while maintaining several elements. over 700 teams this year. we get a prop, a line of dialogue and a character (name and trait). Then each team is assigned a genre (in lots of 12), previous years, I've had action, sci-fi, war / western and this year we got the dreaded dance / musical. Which means we had to write the script, music, lyrics, choreograph routines (plural, up to 7 at one point for me), cast, create sets and costumes, rehearse, learn scripts, shoot, edit and do post, all within 48 hours. And our base was 30min drive from the hand in spot. Thus the basics for 48hours. It's total insanity. Complete utter total looniness fuelled by far too much caffeine, sugar and energy drinks and a major lack of sleep - I got 3.5 hours Friday night. This year was my 5th go - and I'll keep going, it's far too much fun. teams are always looking for different things, our director and writers wrote the poles in after visiting the studio, then they heard what the dancers could do... pole dancers were the only confirmed thing they had in mind to use. I know it's getting bigger in the states and there is a competition based in London too.
Former member · 5/12/2009
oh how cool!! it sounds super intense, but you've done it before, you can pull it off again!! 🙂
Rouge_LAmour · 5/13/2009
Pulled off and delivered with 23 minutes to spare!! Now to wait for heats and judging to see how we did.
Gsylass · 5/13/2009
Wow, awesome, can't wait to hear the results! 😀
Veena · 5/13/2009
I missed this post! Sound like fun...let us know when you find out the results! 🥂
Rouge_LAmour · 5/21/2009
Second in our heat as Audience Favourite!! Now to the city finals...
Trena · 5/25/2009
Wuhoo! 😀 Will we get to see it Rouge??
Rouge_LAmour · 5/26/2009
we got second in our heat, woo hoo!!! Haven't made the finals, but who knows with Peter Jackson picking wild cards! apologies for crappy typing, have kitty on one arm and she's sitting on the track pad, making typing tricky. yes THAT mr Jackson...
Caramel_Dlite · 5/27/2009
Oh congrats Rouge 🥂 There's a new lesbian vampire movie in the cinemas at the moment and I immediately thought of you when I saw it 😉