Shotgun

Wowed by your "silhouette and zoom" shot combo — amazing!

Ditto on the silhouette, one of the best, distinctive covers of the comp. Paper, scissors, rock shoot off very nice and cheesy entertainment. I felt the trespassers and the farmer could have gotten down to the river and into conflict a bit quicker.

Yep, I think this is sort of exactly what the organisers were looking for in terms of "Pavlova Western"; rolling hills and pastures providing the perfect setting for a kiwiana janken showdown between a landowner farmer and a bunch of pissheads.

You see, urban legends spread quickly and when the goer is to use the paper road of the local 'wanker' farmer for some peace and bourbon, a group of bogans can't leave the gate open fast enough to sink a drink or 2.

But for a staunch defender of his land, there's no better way to defend a paper road than with paper and scissors, right?

I'll third the championing of the silhouette zoom leaving my jaw open. One of the best single shots I've seen in the comp in years. But I actually noted that I thought the farmer hooning it on his bike was the footage that looked the best to me. Perfectly framed with the actor giving the perfect serious expression it looked straight out MAD MAX! I did note a couple of shots slightly out of focus but those are minor quibbles when the overall cinematography grade was very high due to those breathtaking moments.

Clever wordplay and a carefree attitude were the order of the day. Original although light in tone and content, this was highly enjoyable.

Story: 3.5/5
Technical: 4/5
Elements: 3.5/5
Overall: 3.5/5

Some amazing shots in this one, well done team!

Great story - partly hoping for a gory justice ending but the quick draw riff was fun and 'townies' played all too well!