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
Bill or Belle Tyler, barber/hairdresser Greensboro, North Carolina 2018
Peter or Penny Dupree, Car Salesperson Jacksonville, Florida 2009
Scott or Scarlett Johnston, Storyteller Baltimore, Maryland 2008
Joe or Jolene Ellerby, Gym Teacher Huntsville, Alabama 2015
Examples of Previous Props
a bouquet of flowers Lynchburg, Virginia 2017
a key Dallas, Texas 2015
a spoon San Diego, California 2007
Examples of Previous Lines
You're not going to believe what I just heard. New York, New York 2009
Where do you want to meet? Madison, Wisconsin 2011
Be sure she gets the message. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2010
It is what it is. Boston, Massachusetts 2014
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.
