48 Hour Film Comp: students create "A Spanner in the Works"

From Friday 15 to Sunday 17 August, a team of Year 13 Media Studies ākonga entered the 48HOURS Film Competition. This nationwide event provides entrants with a genre and a list of elements which they must shape into a film by the end of the 48-hour period. It's the perfect opportunity for our budding filmmakers to showcase their passion, creativity, and talent for screen arts.

We were based here at school in the staffroom, brainstorming, scriptwriting, storyboarding, filming, and editing throughout the entire weekend. From choreographed fight scenes in the rain, to green screens and tongue-twisting voiceovers, our man vs. machine film, "A Spanner in the Works" truly features something for everyone.

While judging takes place over the next few months, we are unable to share our film or reveal too much - except that it was a triumph! A huge thank you to all students, staff, and whānau, especially the parents who kindly took time out of their weekend to drop boxes of Lego and prop swords to us! Everybody involved made the weekend not only possible, but a successful and unforgettable experience.

Students involved: Catalina Baird, Isabella Brown, Joachim Cleator, Alys Edlin, Lewys Evans, Finn Hall, Fred Hamilton, Isla Hanlan, Finley Hooper, Arlo Lorien-King, Jed O'Brien, Liam Presling, Florence Rowland, Ranuga Udugala, Maisy Wilson.

• Miss Rive, Head of Media Studies