The Revenger    (2009)

In 2009 Idiotvision’s supreme talent was recognized as being first class when they came 2nd in the heat for an audience favorite, marginally above a film about a couple of puffs playing chess and bumming each-other with rocks.

Surprise also came when they found out they had made it into the Auckland Finals, against some masterpieces as a film about mash and something to do with a primary school, I honestly don’t remember much about that one, it had that guy off C4 on it, yeah you know the one I mean.

Before they found that out they were surprised to find out that their film had also been chosen to play with 29 others on C4 after any sane person had gone to bed.

But they were equally came on by surprise when out they found that filmmakers Peter Jackson (he did those films about the dwarfs and the wizard, not Harry Potter the other one) and G Del Torro (he made the movie before Blade three, and that one about the labyrinth, not the david bowie one the other one) had selected “The Revenger” with two others, one which was really good and the primary school one about the rain or something, as WILDCARDS to go up against the finalists.

...our mums said we should have won.

Early Riser: with John & Kerry    (2008)

“The only way we’re going to get best cinematography is if one of us has a baby next year!” Alan Parr - Auckland Finals ’07

This glib comment was made by Alan after noticing that the previous two years winners in cinematography, had dedicated it to their one year old, or unborn child.

Little did Alan know that this prophecy would come to fruition when his son was born THE DAY BEFORE the ’08 48 Hour film weekend. But despite this careful planning in conception, the team forgot to give a shit when it came to the look of the film and didn’t even get nominated.

The Grinder    (2007)

2007 was a like a doctor wearing a baseball mitt giving a prostate examination, a difficult entry.

After Simon had come back into the fold after realizing the pointless endeavor that is theatre (I mean come on, who can be bothered) he was shocked to find his position in the idiotvision bed had been replaced by Elliott.

It was an uncomfortable 48 hours as neither Toby, Alan or Ben could look Simon in the eye after what they had done.

So much so that the scenes with Simon and Alan had to be filmed in two separate locations, each looking at a tennis ball on a stick. Simon didn’t actually realize he was sharing a scene with Alan until the screening, he had thought he had been playing alongside a computer generated character called Snufafoo the friendly dragon.

Despite the tension in the team, it made it to the Auckland Finals and was much better than The Down Low Concept’s entry about two serial killers with bad sound.

The Swingers    (2006)

2006 will remain in history as the year Idiotvision’s unique talent in producing captivating cinema partnered with an acute commentary on society was recognized.

The Swingers Party (which was to be later abbreviated as The Swingers to save people precious hours when talking about it to everyone they knew) was hailed as really good. It featured a original score that people still request to this day.

It was the first year that Idiotvision changed the dynamics of their team.

Simon Ward left the group to peruse a career in theatre. His departure left a space so big, two people were brought in to fill it. Anne Hely and Elliott McKee. Both becoming valuable assets to the team as Anne was a girl with dark hair and Elliott was only about 12 years old.

It gained several prestigious awards including an audience favorite vote in the teams hear, and several people saying they liked it.

The Swingers is currently in development as a short feature, a 6 part series, a stage play and a documentary.

Tears Of Burbon     (2005)

In 2005 Idiotvision once again aimed high and reached their target in producing a short feature that would leave audience crying for more.

Tears of Bourbon was a painfully accurate period piece accurately depicting the period. Shot in black and white to further emphasize how accurate it was in depicting the period accurately.

The original version of the film featured: car chases, Mexican stand-offs, plot twists and fight scenes so spectacular they featured 20 dwarfs/midgets and lasted 25 minutes.

Unfortunately the maxim running time for the film had to be 7 minutes, so most of the film was left on the cutting room floor and is now lost, which has left audiences crying for more.

Currently in-development is Tears Of Bourbon: Bodil Investigates a 24 part series that follows the investigations of Bodil, whilst being a historically accurate representation of the period.

The Swingers (2006)

2006 will remain in history as the year Idiotvision’s unique talent in producing captivating cinema partnered with an acute commentary on society was recognized.

The Swingers Party (which was to be later abbreviated as The Swingers to save

Darren’s Gotta Go    (2004)

Idiotvison’s first foray into the short film genre was considered by many to be a misunderstood classic.

With it, the team decided to deftly attempt to construct a deconstruction of the “drug dependency” culture. The drug P is a serious problem in New Zealand. But the team didn’t really know what it looked like or what it did, so they made up a drug that looked like a jellybean.

Like P (apparently), this drug causes the “user” to hallucinate a different existence for them. Alternative dimensions where they look after a retard and have bright washing on the line, as opposed to the grey stuff that is actually there.

The film draws to its conclusion when our main protagonist (Jessie McCloud – a washed up has been) is in a bath of ice, which is universally known to be the best way to get someone safely out of a alternative drug reality (apparently).

Unfortunately all but a single copy (which is kept in a vault until a time when a audience is mature enough to accept it) of this film exists. However you can almost piece it together if you imagine Fight Club, Rain Man and Brokeback Mountain on drugs.