48Hours

Last updated
48Hours
Location New Zealand
Founded2004
Hosted by Ant Timpson
Festival date2020 (TBD)
Website http://www.48hours.co.nz

48Hours is a New Zealand film-making competition. It involves teams of various sizes competing to write, shoot, edit and score a short film, which must be between 1 and 5 minutes long (7 minutes before 2016), over a single 48-hour period. Developed from the US-based 48 Hour Film Project, which was run in Auckland in 2003, 48Hours has been running as a New Zealand-only event since 2004, with regional competitions organised in 8 cities and regions around New Zealand: Auckland, Hamilton, Gisborne, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin.

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The event was founded by Anthony "Ant" Timpson and is organised by Ness Patea and Ruth Korver. There is a launch event on Friday night of the shoot weekend, where each team is given a randomly selected genre. They are also given three compulsory elements which are common to all teams. These are a line of dialogue, a prop, a character, and since 2010, a "technical" element.

All creative work required to produce the film must be undertaken and completed within the 48 hours of the competition. This includes storylining, scriptwriting, filming, editing and audio mixing. Teams must deliver their finished film to the competition organisers by the Sunday evening to be eligible for prizes, although late deliveries will still be screened in the heats.

By 2011 the competition had grown to include more than 800 teams nationwide with at least 10,000 people believed to be involved.[ citation needed ] In 2020, there was a free lockdown version of the competition which was run in level 4. There were 1208 films created over one weekend.

Compulsory elements

Every year teams are given a number of compulsory elements to help ensure that film has been wholly created on the shoot weekend. The elements include a character with a gender-neutral name, a character trait, a line of dialogue, a prop, and as of 2010, a technical shot. As well as these, teams are randomly allocated a genre for their film. [1] 2017 saw the introduction of themes, different elements, and the ULTRA48 Challenge for teams that elect to do it for added difficulty.

YearCharacterCharacter traitLine of dialoguePropTechnical shotShoot weekendRefs.
2003Gnarly Watson [note 1] Rock 'n' roll legend"I didn't see that coming."Torch— [2]
2004Jesse McCloud
(Auckland) [note 2] 		Total has-been"Do you mind if I have the last one?"Ice— [3]
Terry Spears
(Wellington) [note 2] 		Model"Just put that down nice and easy."Doll— [4]
2005Bodil de ResnyAnimal lover"Please don't do that."Banana [lower-alpha 1] —13–15 May [5]
2006Robin SladeEternal optimist"That's what I'm talking about."Mirror—26–28 May [6]
2007Jerry ReedHypochondriac"What do you call that?"Rope—18–20 May [7]
2008Kerry PostPerfectionist"Wait a minute."Brush—16–18 May [8]
2009Alex PuddleExaggerator"It doesn't fit."Rock—8–10 May [9]
2010Sidney MansonFabricator"When you look at it that way..."Broken toy Dolly zoom 16–18 Apr [10]
2011Bobby YoungEx-bully"What have you got?"Bent wire Freeze-frame shot 20–22 May [11]
2012Nicky BrickUnlucky person"I did that."Leaf Slow motion 18–20 May [12]
2013Vic MeyerInsomniac"Did you hear that?"Card Point of view shot 24–26 May [13]
2014Morgan FosterLiar"Not with that you're not."Ball Extreme close up/macro 4–6 Apr [14]
2015Harper HarrisonThoughtless"Oh, really?"Bread Match cut/match dissolve 1–3 May [15]
2016Charlie FlowersThoughtful person"One more time"Wool Rack focus 16–18 Sep [16]
YearCharacterPhysical ElementSound EffectTechnical shotULTRA48 ChallengeShoot weekendRefs.
2017 [lower-alpha 2] A femaleCollision Wilhelm Scream Smash cut Create a sequel to any of your team's previous 48 shorts AND

include the required elements from that year.

25–27 Aug [17]
2018PuddleSlamming doorShadow or silhouetteMain characters must be children (defined as "under 18") and/or animals.11–13 May [18]
2019WindLaughterDouble-take, overhead shotSplit-screen and break the 4th-wall.14–16 Jun [19]
2020 [lower-alpha 3] A PhotographAn EchoAn Arc ShotN/A17–19 Apr [20]
2021Reluctant, unlikely, or anti-heroSomething InvisibleHeart-beatReaction ShotSet in the dark.5–7 Mar [21]
2021 (II) [lower-alpha 4] ConfidantPackageTickingReflectionSet in the dark.12-14 Mar [22]
2022A gate-keeperA signA whisperWorm's-eye view or Bird's-eye viewN/A12–14 Aug [23]
2024A traveller or neighbourAn exitA warningMatch cutN/A17–19 May [24]
  1. ↑ A bonus prop of "a red scarf" was to be included.
  2. ↑ Each team had to choose one theme from this list: Redemption, Love, Transformation, Sacrifice, Vengeance, Friendship, Justice, Jealous, Ambition, Fate.
  3. ↑ New Zealand was mid-lockdown during shoot weekend.
  4. ↑ A second shoot weekend was held for centres in lockdown during the first weekend.
  1. ↑ The 2003 competition was part of the 48 Hour Film Project. "The Auckland 48 Hour Film Project". 48 Hour Film Project. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  2. 1 2 In 2004 Auckland and Wellington were given different elements.

Genres by year

YearStaple GenresCommon GenresRarer Genres
Action,
Revenge		 Crime,
Heist 		Horror,
Splatter,
Monster,
Supernatural,
Ghost,
Zombie,
Possession		 Musical,
Dance 		Romance,
RomCom,
& anti-		 Sci-fi,
Tech
thriller,
Time
travel,Multi-
verse		 Buddy,
Twin,
Bro, Bechdel 		Ed.,
Sex ed.		 Fantasy,
Adventure,
Fairy-tale,
Wish		 Mystery,
Puzzle		Mistaken
identity,
Secret
identity		Shock
ending,
Shyamalan
twist		 Super-
hero
2006
[25] 		✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓based on true story, coming of age, mokumentary, war, pretentious art film, puppet
2007
[26] 		✓✓✓✓✓✓✓ grindhouse, western, war, unnecessary sequel, coming of age
2008
[27] 		✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓animal film, juvenile delinquent, drama, pretentious art film
2009✓✓✓✓✓✓parallel world, religious, real-time, nature runs amok, conspiracy, politically incorrect
2010✓✓✓✓✓✓sports film, femme fatale film, bio pic, road movie
2011✓✓✓✓✓✓✓one room, body switch, quest, fad, road movie
2012✓✓✓✓✓✓✓end of world, inspirational, one-shot, found footage, erotic thriller, based on an urban legend
2013✓✓✓✓✓non-dialogue, obsessive relationship, race against clock, robot/cyborg/android, immobilized, converging story-line, reunion
2014✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓against the odds, film within a film, race against clock
2015✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓cat & mouse, last person on Earth, black comedy, other dimension
2016✓✓✓✓✓✓✓cat & mouse, comedy of errors, dystopian, lovers on the run, one location, punk, puppet, real-time
2017✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓alien, at night, bad seed, Christmas, survival, thriller, z-grade
2018✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓high school, fish-out-of-water, last day on Earth, spans more than 10 years
2019✓✓✓✓✓coming-of-age, generation gap, gross-out or cringe, holiday, nature runs amok, opposites attract, wrong-place-wrong-time, real-time
2020✓✓✓✓✓unwanted guest
2021✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓invitation, redemption, race against time
2021 (II) [lower-alpha 1] ✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓gross-out comedy, race against time, real time thriller
2022✓✓✓✓anniversary, comedy of errors, impossible situation, swap movie, coming-of-age, pavalova western
2024✓✓✓✓✓✓✓animal adventure, real-time, fish-out-of-water, lovers on the run

Regional and national winners

After initially being held in Auckland in 2003 as part of the international 48 Hour Film Project, the independent 48Hours began in 2004 with teams in Auckland and Wellington. At its peak in 2011, it was represented in eight cities. [28]

Notes
  1. ↑ A second shoot weekend was held for centres in lockdown during the first weekend.
  1. ↑ The 2003 competition was part of the 48 Hour Film Project. "The Auckland 48 Hour Film Project". 48 Hour Film Project. Retrieved 21 November 2013.

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