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
Thomas or Tina Chello, Foreign Visitor Savannah, Georgia 2018
Andrew or Andrea Loper, Detective Nashville, Tennessee 2014
William or Wendy Shatternick, Life Coach Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2018
Brian or Brianna Knox, Detective Inland Empire, California 2012
Examples of Previous Props
Hand Sanitizer Houston, Texas 2020
An award Greensboro, North Carolina 2015
A book New Orleans, Louisiana 2020
cheese Hampton Roads, Virginia 2010
Examples of Previous Lines
I saw one of those yesterday. San Diego, California 2014
Can you keep a secret? San Jose, California 2018
I have three words for you. Des Moines, Iowa 2009
I've never seen anything like that. New Orleans, Louisiana 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.
