It’s (60 Hour Film) Blitz!: 60 hours, 20 films, 60 characters
The 60 Hour Film Blitz is back and Blitzier than ever! Over a hundred of our more cinephilic students worked together to write, shoot, edit and submit an impressive and […]
The 60 Hour Film Blitz is back and Blitzier than ever! Over a hundred of our more cinephilic students worked together to write, shoot, edit and submit an impressive and diverse array of three-minute films, despite some newly added tricks to keep them honest.
This year, each team had to incorporate a specific line of dialogue (“Now there are two of us.”), a prop (cake) and a camera technique (extreme close-up) into their film. Despite these new demands, 20 teams managed to do a whole lot with very little. In a display of solidarity for these restraints (and to show off), I’ve written sixty-character impressions of each film. Seriously, count if you’d like!
Beginner Competition Category:
‘Silver Stare’
Bryde, Nat and Jon’s Team: Some trees, a tinfoil face guy, and a dog. Funny on purpose?
‘Snap Crack Love’
SMA: Love in a chiropractor’s. Casual mention of moose wrestling.
‘Stalemate’
Matchmakers: Beware the men in red trousers. Trailer for an anti-rom com.
‘Tomato Tale’
Blin: Delightful stop-motion salad massacre. I felt for those veg!
‘An Unexpected Guest’
Mudbus: A stranger lurks in Albany. Felt real, but dialogue muffled.
‘Growing Up Down’
Lupo: Randomness on a beach. Those shots were totally wide-angled.
‘Mr. Laurence’
Blue Tash: B+W, silent, and beautiful. Never date your creepy neighbor.
‘Akin’
Second Floor Films: Penguin reflections, good beat. Reverse ‘Spy in the Huddle’.
‘Duskingtide’
Ok Not Ok: Hungover guy in a sweet coat has a smoke, meets another guy.
‘The St Andrews Detectives’
Tinderbox: 2 conspicuous detectives romp around well-lit parts of town.
‘Viennetta’
Fighting Mongeese: Deep questions about cakes. Party on, drunk cake specialist.
Intermediate Competition Category:
‘Lights Camera Pandas’
Morning Macchiato: Funny panda-fight mockumentary. Only team to say ‘sex cake’.
‘Gulp’
Fusion: Most tragic one. That must’ve been the worst night-out ever.
‘Technologic’
Over/champagne: The horrors of autocorrect and dating. Nice texting effects.
‘Cookie’
Saga: A musical! 3rd wheel guitarist wants love, finds cutest dog.
‘Shedding’
Slug Monsters: Psycho. horror. Never walking by those sheds at night again!
‘Bag For Life’
Dead Daffodil: Brand loyalty taken a bit too far. Clever. Paper or plastic?
Advanced Competition Category:
‘The Novelist’
JM: Art imitates life imitates art. Just let her write it, okay!
‘Wolfbite’
Wolfbite: Heavy breathing. Epic music. A jar. Yelling. I don’t get it.
And the winnner is….
Beginner Category
Special Mention: Tinderbox, ‘St Andrews Detectives’
Best Picture: Bryde, Nat and Jon’s Team, ‘Silver Stare’
Intermediate Category
Special Mention: Saga, ‘Cookie’
Best Picture: Dead Daffodil, ‘Bag for Life’
Advanced Category
Audience Choice Award: Saga, ‘Cookie’
Best Picture: Wolfbite, ‘Wolfbite’
So there you have it. Another great year for the 60 Hour Film Blitz, and for the budding filmmakers of St Andrews!