The Antarctic 48 hour film competition is an annual challenge set by the Americans on McMurdo station and is open to all wintering Antarctic stations of every nationality.
The challenge is simple; on Friday evening all competing bases are emailed a set of elements which must be incorporated into the film. This year these were;
- Character: A grumpy diesel mechanic
- Line of Dialogue: Has anybody seen my chicken?
- Sound Effect: Sound of a siren
- Prop: Mop
- Prop: Bottle of mouthwash
Random I know!
Each base then must film and edit their movie in the next 48 hours. These elements ensure that filming only takes place during the weekend of the competition.
All the films are then submitted and compiled online for each base to download and vote on their favourites. The link to all the movies in this years competition is;
http://cid-143586e833b2f7ce.office.live.com/browse.aspx/2010%20Winter%20Film%20Festival
There are some really great movies in there which look incredibly professional, especially when you consider that all the filming, editing, sound, and music was done in only two days.
My favourites and ones you should really watch are;
- KEP; Mission Unmoppable
- Davis; Fitness Month
- McMurdo; Who’s in the Galley
- Scott Base; Big Brother
- and of course: Rothera; From Rothera with Love
All the votes should be in in a few days so we will see how Rothera has faired in the competition.
I’ll try and get a few of the best movies on this blog so you can watch them direct – I cant at the moment as a few have copy write music on them so they get removed :/
Enjoy the movies!
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