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
John or Judi Simon, Parent Savannah, Georgia 2012
Robert or Rachel Poe, Insurance Agent New Haven, Connecticut 2015
Q. Treller, Secret Society Member Baltimore, Maryland 2015
Paul or Pauline Kandinski, Former Bowling Champion Kansas City, Missouri 2016
Examples of Previous Props
a drumstick Washington, District of Columbia 2013
a wallet Columbus, Ohio 2014
hair dryer Richmond, Virginia 2011
a clothes pin Charlotte, North Carolina 2013
Examples of Previous Lines
Please be careful. That's the last one. Detroit, Michigan 2013
I was thinking the same thing. New York, New York 2021
Things are looking up. Baltimore, Maryland 2018
You know what I mean? San Diego, California 2013
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.
