Remember there will be no genre to adhere to this fall. Your film can be in any genre you wish. The genre requirement will return for the spring 50.
Essex High school labs will not be open for the weekend. Make sure to get all of your equipment needs taken care of Friday.
I will be out of state this weekend but I will be available for any questions from any team over email tom.preska@gmail.com or tom@fiftyhourfilm.com
Please register your team for the fall 50. It is this weekend!
Please print out a few copies of this poster to hang at your school! Spread the word.
The Fall 2011 Fifty Hour Film Contest will take place the weekend of November 12-13th 2011.
There will be no genre requirement for the fall 50. You can create a film in any genre of your liking. The genre requirement will return for the Spring contest. All of the other requirements will be in place for the contest.
The Essex lab will not be open during the fall 50. I will be out of the state this weekend. I will still be in contact over email if there is any questions etc.
Please spread the word about the 50 to your school and make sure to read the rules of the contest as well as the How to win page here. These will help you create a great 50 hour film.
After some unfortunate technical issues the films made their debut on the large screen. Congratulations to all the filmmakers who participated.
Come to Essex Cinemas April 28th to see the great films created for the 2011 Spring 50 Hour Film Contest! Doors will be at 7:00pm $1 for students $3 for adults, (suggested donation) filmmakers are free.
***** Below is the Prompt for the Spring 2011 50 Hour Film Contest *****
Your Prop: A VHS tape
This prop must be clearly visible in the film and somehow used or possibly featured in the movie.
CLARIFICATION: The prop MUST make a clear appearance in the film to qualify for judging. The level of integration of the prop into the film’s plot is completely up to the film team.
Your Character: A Kleptomaniac.
This character should engage in stealing more than once during the film.
Your Dialogue:
I am the boss
Its like looking in a mirror
Have you tried turning it off and on again?
You had me at hello
Now tell me what you think of this?
If i can change you can change
Do you favor a chewy or crisp finish (cookies)
You are the reason we can’t have nice things.
Use the word “Render” in any sentence.
*Any Cheesy pick up line of your choosing* ex:“I hope you know CPR, cause you take my breath away!”
You must use five of the lines above! This dialogue must be kept in intact sentences or phrases , but the order, the timing or usage of these sentences is entirely up to your group. These five sentences MUST be able to be heard clearly in the final movie.
Your Genre: Romance
Definition of genre for the purposes of this 50:
A Romance film can be defined as any film in which the central plot (the premise of the story) revolves around the romantic involvement of the story’s protagonists. It could involve forbidden love, young hearts, star crossed lovers etc, etc. It can also be a comedy (10 things I hate about you) or drama (Titanic) but the main plot of the film has to be devoted to the romance between the two main characters.
As always refrain from any filming of nudity, language or other behavior that wouldn’t be able to be shown on Broadcast TV.
Some Romance films for reference.
Titanic
10 things I hate about you
Casablanca
The Princess Bride
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Knocked up
Good luck and have fun!
SpringPrompt PDF for Printing
I clarified, organized and updated the rules please check them out before competition weekend. http://fiftyhourfilm.com/wp/?page_id=4
Changes
– Vimeo uploading guidelines clarified and posted
– No Bars and Tone please
– Animated/Still team logos can be pre-made
– Modified running lengths slightly
– Encouragement of HD submissions
The Spring 50 is scheduled to take place the weekend of March 11th – 13th. Get your teams together and be ready to go! Check out the links at the top of the page for information and registration.
For Team Registration CLICK HERE
For Tips on how to Win CLICK HERE
For more information contact tom@fiftyhourfilm.com