It’s fast and it’s furious and it helps if you’ve got a good supply of V. That’s what six Whitireia creative writing students discovered when they entered this year’s ‘guerrilla’ 48 hr film-making competition.

Student Oprah Oyugi says, ‘The fun part was the brainstorming session. Random ideas and twenty-four cans of V go well together. The most challenging bit (for me) was staying creative and piecing up something good after only six hours of sleep within sixty hours.’

Before joining the creative writing programme Oprah studied film in Auckland. For creative writing student Arielle Crozier however it was all new and although she is now in the midst of learning about scriptwriting, that wasn’t the case back in May.

She says, ‘I think that considering the time we had, and the level of experience, we did pretty well. Another time I would probably think things through a little more carefully like continuity and how ideas translate onto the screen. I've enjoyed thinking about stories more visually and not having to write dialogue. I'd love to give making short films another go, especially with a little more time on our hands.’

And the movie itself? Socker Punch is about a young man who seeks revenge on the office cookie thief. ‘Anything more will be giving it away,’ says Oprah. Watch it instead!

Socker Punch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU7QvQoLrOo&feature=youtu.be

Scriptwriting at Whitireia
First year: http://www.whitireia.ac.nz/courses/Pages/DiplomainCreativeWriting(oncampus).aspx?return=/AreasOfInterest/Creative-Writing
Second year: http://www.whitireia.ac.nz/courses/Pages/DiplomainCreativeWriting%28Advanced%29.aspx
Third year: http://www.whitireia.ac.nz/courses/Pages/GraduateDiplomainCreativeWritin...