As in the contest by sf.com kids for sf.com kids. Like Kyle Johnson:

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i hate f****** games! NO GAMES!!!!!!!

Well, how bout a contest, it's like a game but not. Yeah? Good. What are the rules?

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someone write a script and whoever wants to, can join in and film it in their own creative/artistic way, we then submit them to sf.com and watch them. Winner gets 2 dollars.

Cool, but what if no one does the contest?

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if no one does this contest, I'm never coming back to this board again and I will hurt myself very bad and might die in a chainsaw accident.

Ha ha, it won't be an accident Kyle. So, you heard it kids. Bug your friends, grab your equipment and crew, and WIN THAT $2!!!

elliott.

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So, who's donating this 2 dollars?

WAIT. IDEA: Maybe the winner gets their movie paid for? Or maybe I am pushing it and you will all attack me for questioning the rules.....

besides, who's going to pay for it anyway?

I guess you can scrap that idea if you want. This was a pointless comment.

DO NOT QUESTION THE RULES!!!!!!!!

but your idea is good Durden, its a lot better a reward than just 2 dollars.

I will pay for the winner's film (for one year! only!)

but only if I like the film, otherwise durden has to pay

so whoes writing the script. is this like project greenlight

We should establish some guidelines (I'm not questioning the rules, I'm blatantly making new ones )

A panel of supervisors (preferably including me )

A time limit (page limit for the script) preferably short. Like 10 minutes/pages.

Deadline (preferably long.)

Then let the entire SF.com boards vote for about a week or so on the script (a poll will do)

Then everyone who feels like it does their own adaptation of the script. We need to decide how much a film can deviate from it.

Set a new deadline. Upload the films to SF.com

Vote again....

yeah ten minutes/pages whatever sounds bout right.

i think what we should do is have everyone who's in this decide what the movie GENRE should be, and maybe a simple plot outline, we then give that to some writers (like 3 or 4 or however many) and see what they come up with, we then choose which one we think is best and go from there.

I think we should establish a genre and a simple plot outline rather than construct a whole script because the outline would give greater room for ambiguity.

Hmm.... interesting. I'm not sure which of those two ways I like better.

I'm actually swinging more towards Trespassers idea now, just cause it's more open and we'll get lots of crazy sh**.

you gonna do this, TrespasseR?

Ok, that settles it. Trespasser's idea it is!

I'm not sure how much I'll be able to do right now... but I'm sure going to try!

Ok. Here's what were going to do for this unofficial official contest...

1. People are going to write a 5 page script.

2. The scripts are submitted and I pick the best 5 scripts and then post them on the forums for all to read.

3. Everyone votes for the winning script.

4. Then filmmakers can make the winning script into a film, the films are submitted to the site, and people vote on the films.

5. Perhaps the site could charge an entry fee for the competition, therefore the winning screenwriter and the winning filmmaker could get a prize.

I'll formalize it soon after everyone discusses the ideas above.

But lets brainstorm on some ground-rules for the scripts:

1. 5 pages max.
2. Location and script must be easily accessible for anyone making the film. (i.e. no explosions or helicopters)
3. etc... your ideas here

-Chris
Studentfilms.com

That sounds really great Chris! Its good to have your support for this project.

I think we should allow some amount of deviation from the script (in terms of small dialog adjustments, setting/timing, nothing drastic) but not too much. We need to figure out what counts as too much.

What is the genre? And what is the time limit?

Here's an idea. Let's simplify it even more...

Lets eliminate the script portion of it for now and just do this:

A film about a road. 5 minutes max.

It could be anything...but it would have to involve a road in someway as the central theme of the film.

What are your thoughts?

-Chris
Studentfilms.com

i dig it., I think the timelimit should be between 5 and 10 min though, only cause its hard for me to make a 5 min movie (but maybe there's a challenge in that? ) I dunno, but I'm totally gonna do this, I like the "road" idea too.

i like it

I think 5 minutes is good. As Kyle said, its part of the challenge.

Also, I think that the films should all have original or royalty free music....that way I can compile a DVD of all the films when the competition is done.

-Chris
Studentfilms.com

yes, definetely original music for this.

Great. I'll work out all the official details over the weekend - but in the meantime keep sending in ideas.

I'm thinking that to submit films for the contest it would be the normal hosting fee plus a small fee to be determined from which a portion of it would go to the prize for the winner.

Let me know your thoughts on this...

-Chris
Studentfilms.com