Film's focus on viral video wins award

Otago Girls' High School pupils Rachel Brookes (left) and Rachel Macindoe-Baker with their film...
Otago Girls' High School pupils Rachel Brookes (left) and Rachel Macindoe-Baker with their film-making equipment. Photo by Gerard O'Brien.
Making a film in which the central character is a viral video clip on the internet, is a tricky business.

Not only have 18-year-old Otago Girls' High School pupils Rachel Brookes and Rachel Macindoe-Baker managed that challenge with their film Click, they also recently won the Otago Secondary Schools Film Competition with it.

''Our film is about how video can spread, the impact it has on various people, and whether it is good or bad.

''Whether it is good or bad is completely subjective,'' Rachel Brookes said.

Despite the film being about a viral video clip, the girls do make cameo appearances in the film.

''We're more like extras. You can see me in the corner of one scene,'' Rachel Macindoe-Baker said.

The duo said their inspiration for making the film came from a fascination with technology, and how easily it could be used to spread an idea.

''It's made the world a much smaller place,'' Rachel Brookes said.

They were also driven to create a film which would capture the interest of their target audience - teenagers.

''Social networking plays a very strong part in how we communicate our ideas,'' Rachel Brooks said.

Logan Park High School pupils Matthew Scadden and Robbie Motion were second-equal with their films titled Heart of Gold and It Came from the Mattress respectively.

King's High School pupil Donovan Isted was third with his film titled Redwoods.

- john.lewis@odt.co.nz

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