Hours of Madness
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Hours of Madness
School Team Competition
            April 17-19, 2009 (screenings Apr. 26)
The ultimate school team filmmaking challenge...
Tired, spent and completely exhilirated is how student teams feel when, after "48 Hours of Madness", they submit their creations - all made from the identical script. Enter now!  QUESTIONS? Contact Archie McAllister by email or call 619-823-0481.
     GUIDELINES/RULES:
  • Who can participate: Open to any high school or college team - five students per team (from the same school) maximum. However, production crew, support staff, actors, etc. can be drafted from anywhere.
  • Unlimited # of Teams ... however, only top 30 films screened.
  • Cost: $100 entry per team ... includes theater rental, seating for 5 team members + teacher, reception following screening, and awards for top entries.
  • Help from Instructors: Teachers can assist in any way except in shooting, directing or editing.
  • Mandatory Team meeting: For schools/teams who have not participated before a mandatory meeting will be held (TBD) to receive instructions and go over guidelines.
  • Script released: On Friday, April 17 at 3pm, teams are emailed the link to the identical 5-page script (in both RTF and Final Draft formats).
  • Deadline for entries: On Sunday, April 19 at 3pm, teams turn in their entries. If an entry is turned in late, for every 5 minutes (or portion thereof), one (1) point will be deducted from overall judges' scores (on a 100-point max. scale).
  • Judging: During the week of April 20-25, a panel of judges will score each entry on the following parameters: 40% on script interpretation, 25% on creative excellence, 25% on production excellence and 10% on overall impact. Judging sheets will be provided to each team on Sunday, April 26 at the screenings.
  • Awards: After all screenings Sunday night, April 26, Audience Choice ballots will be tallied, winners will be announced with the top 4 films screened again (Audience Choice and 1st Place for both high school and college entries).
  • Script Interpretation: Each team's challenge is to interpret the script (complete re-writes and dialog changes allowed - and encouraged) and use any genre in a <5 minute film, but they MUST still tell the same story.
  • Ratings: PG-13 (think prime-time TV - not cable) apply to this competition for sex, drugs and language.
  • Violence: No guns, knives, chain saws, other weapons, fighting or inflicted injury allowed. Additionally, no car chases or dangerous situations allowed.
  • Talent releases: teams are required to secure talent releases for all on-camera talent. Use this form Talent releases (in pdf) to complete this step.
  • Music: Teams must secure/have the rights to all music music rights used in their production even if one of their teammates scores the film.
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