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
Dan or Dana Crocker, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2009
Ellie or Ethan St. John, President New York, New York 2010
Brian or Brenda Souza, Waiter/Waitress Chicago, Illinois 2006
Lloyd or Laura Flowers, Gambler Paducah, Kentucky 2011
Examples of Previous Props
a glove or gloves New Haven, Connecticut 2015
a diary Boston, Massachusetts 2014
a hairbrush Houston, Texas 2017
a pillow Inland Empire, California 2008
Examples of Previous Lines
She never liked me. Los Angeles, California 2020
"You don't see that every day." OR "You do not see that every day." Columbus, Ohio 2018
I wouldn't count on it. San Antonio, Texas 2011
It's just like my mother always said. Greensboro, North Carolina 2006
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.
