Here it is folks, "The Cruelest Cut" from Team Burnt Bridges.

Uploaded (finally) in glorious HD, unlike the competition version which was, unfortunately, submitted in pathetic old SD. But never mind, mustn't grumble, there is always next year. Thanks again from me to the team, you all did an amazing job. I had a blast and I'm already thinking about next year. Stand by...

In the mean time, enjoy the pretty pictures, glorious sounds and all the facepulling goodness...
If you prefer you can also view it, and leave lovely comments, in the official V48hoursNZ screening room.

Or, why not go crazy and review it?

And, lastly, a quick thank you to this lot, without whom we would have truly burnt our bridges:

Envy Studios
Ellerslie Racecourse
Tony's Wellesely Street
Crewcut Waikato
Great Southern Film & TV
Bob Coldham Mowers

Oh, and just 'cos I can, here's a little mid-shoot-planking shot of Mr Turner:

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The brilliant Samantha Jukes and the team at Envy Studios doing some foley to enhance our film.

Here you see Samantha reproducing sounds to create a sense of reality within a scene, such as walking on grass.

Without these crucial background noises, the scene would feel uncomfortably quiet, and would detract from the audience's experience of the film.

Taken minutes before our film went up on the big screen. You can feel a mixture of excitement and anxiety in the room. Well done to all the teams in Heat 4. It was fun seeing what came out of a crazy weekend. See you again next year.

On the way to our first heat. I'm nervous! Here is a link to our film on the review database. You can log in using Facebook and the most prolific reviewer gets free entry next year and 50 bucks.

http://reviews.v48hours.co.nz/reviews/2011/auckland/04/the-cruelest-cut

Be kind now. No, no, just be honest, we can handle it.

A few more pics I didn't get time to post over the weekend.
It all started with this...

I love it when the kids visit set, especially when it means we can rope them in as extras (safety first, of course.)

Compulsory pic of a scene being shot via the monitor. Kelson and Michelle and the "Bobby Young 360" hero mower.

Kelson rocking the ADR at www.envystudios.co.nz. Envy, quite frankly, saved our asses after AVID decide it didn't want to play anymore.

And a frantic, possibly ever-so-slighly less than legal bike ride resulted in...

This is what happened to a member of another team that tried to enter the mancave over the weekend.

Team Burnt Bridges succesfully completed 48 Hours with only four minutes to spare. Congratulations to all our cast and crew for all their hard work over this fantastic weekend.. *chimes glass.

If the team can finish the high-res version before the deadline, then Fraser will hop on his motorbike and race to the Aotea Centre. USB stick in hand. Highway to the Dangerzone in head.

Like a military operation, we huddled around a map looking at how close we could get to the drop off point.

At this point, Fraser is prepared to drive inside the Aotea Centre on his motorbike, like an action movie hero.