Substance 1

Frickin hell yeah dude. Best film in the competition easily. National first place incoming I know it.

Awesome film right here! Great locations! Great props! Super creative cinematography! Cool motorbike! Awesome and unexpected use of a drone! The text on screen was such a great point of difference! The crowd LOVED IT!! The thumbnail in the screening room had me worried, but I never should have doubted you! Low key it felt like a Larvae Girl spin off at times! Keep making stuff like this!! This is the way!!

So good! Great black eyes. Great "kids on bikes" vibes. Great sinister plot. I love the cop who knows now isn't the time to be doing things by the book. I love how the trip-wire defies its intended place in the plan, yet still ends up being essential. I love the larger-than-life antics of this film. Great drone shot. Jame Villain – iconic!

Such a funny movie and a great time all round. Cool use of location which is really amplified by the set dressing and wardrobe. And loved how you finished the thing of with a song. Only issue is I couldn't hear the lyrics over all the laughing. Surely a Spotify release?

FELLAS! What a film! Best ending of a Christchurch film this year?? lol.

Ambitious, wacky, and absolutely the film you wanted to make. Some great practical effects throughout.

But uh, don’t ride a bike without a helmet! Please!

THE BEST THING: Great effects and high energy.
THE NEXT THING: Register next year as a school team! We’d love to include you in our workshops and training so we can help set you up for success!

'Substance 1' is a film that really captures the spirit of the competition perfectly with a great mixture of comedy and horror. I really loved the ending to this film too. Never laughed so much at a film ending in quite a while!