Element Assignment Character, Prop & Line Requirements
At the start of the Official Filmmaking Period, each team will receive a character, a prop and a line of dialogue assignment via email.
These elements must be included in your film.
The elements will vary from timezone to timezone, but in each location ALL teams will have the same required elements. It's up to each team to decide how to integrate them into their own film. Teams compete for most creative use of these elements.
Examples of Previous Characters
Anne or Andy Stirling, Comedian Asheville, North Carolina 2016
Todd or Tina Daubert, Wine Connoisseur Jacksonville, Florida 2010
Steve or Stephanie Nash, Detective New Haven, Connecticut 2013
Greg or Gretta Calhoun, Architect Des Moines, Iowa 2009
Examples of Previous Props
a bracelet Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 2015
flip flops Buffalo, New York 2011
a lunchbox Portland, Oregon 2016
eyeglasses Albuquerque, New Mexico 2009
Examples of Previous Lines
That was smooth as butter. Madison, Wisconsin 2007
When are you going to clean up this mess?? San Francisco, California 2006
Really?!? New Orleans, Louisiana 2018
Oh, really? Tell me more. Indianapolis, Indiana 2015
Required Line
The required line of dialogue must be heard or seen - it may be written. It may be in a foreign language; however if it is not clear that this is the required line, it should be translated.
Required Character
The required character does not have to be the star, but we must actually see him/her on the screen. Name tags, etc. are not necessary so long as the audience can infer who he/she is.
Required Prop
The required prop must be seen, and it should be used in your film in some way.
Adherence to Assignment
Did you know judges base part of their scores on a film’s adherence to assignment? This refers to the genre and required elements.
Elements in Credits Do Not Count
The required elements must appear in the story of your film. Use of the elements only in the end credits will NOT fulfill the requirement.
