Rules for SUMMER SILENTS Film Scramble

Posted: May 17, 2012 | Author: filmscramble | Filed under: Mobile Bay Scramble 5 | Tags: Mobile Bay Scramble 5 | Leave a comment »

Mobile Bay Film Scramble 5 SUMMER SILENTS

contact: Trey Lane email: vocabularian@gmail.com

The theme for this scramble is Silent Cinema.

Submissions will be screened silent with musical accompaniment provided by local composers.

i.e. music is completely out of the hands of the filmmaker. However, teams that would like to submit “soundtrack notes” for the composer are encouraged to include notes with their entry.

Teams may include intertitles (onscreen text used to narrate story points, present key dialogue and/or sometimes even comment on the action for the cinema audience.)

Entries submitted with sound will have the audio removed before screening.

Entry fee: $10 per film.

If you missed the sign up meeting but still want to participate, read these rules and send an email to editor@modmobilian.com with SCRAMBLING in the subject line to declare your intent.

For late starters (those who don’t attend the sign up meeting) registration fee is due by Monday May 21 (submit to Crescent Theater with a completed copy of this page)

Submission deadline – 8pm Friday June 8 Crescent Theater

Screening: .June 22 11PM Crescent Theater

Maximum finished film length is 8 minutes, including credits. Tthere is no Minimum length.

Each film must feature the following in the end credits: ” Mobile Bay Film Scramble 5 filmscramble.org “

Each team must have the rights to any characters/elements contained in their film. Stock footage is ok.

Tech Specs for submissions:

H.264 encoded Quicktime file (typically .mp4 .m4v or ,mov) 720p Resolution preferred

submitted on usb thumb drive or data disc (NOT playable dvd) Participants assume responsibility for all costs, expenses, damages, and claims related to their film.

Participants grant Mobile Bay Films Scramble the non-exclusive right to screen, show, exhibit, broadcast or otherwise disseminate in any way possible,

including but not limited to theatrical release, broadcast, tv, cable television, podcast, dvd compilation and the internet,

and the right to publicize any MBFS project using the name of and images from your film.

This form must be signed and submitted with your finished film.

Team Leader_____________________________________________________________

Phone__________________________________________________________________

Email__________________________________________________________________

Signature of Team Leader ____________________________________________________

My signature confirms i have read and understand the specifications of this scramble, legal and creative.

SUMMER SILENTS Film Scramble sign up

Posted: May 12, 2012 | Author: filmscramble | Filed under: Lower AL Film News, Mobile Bay Scramble 5 | 2 Comments »

Mobile Bay Film Scramble and the Crescent Theater present

SUMMER SILENTS

It’s time to put some of those great ideas into action, the fifth Mobile
Bay Film Scramble begins!

If you’ve always wanted to be a part of the exciting film scrambles
happening in town but never knew how, here’s your chance.

Film scrambles offer a unique challenge to all area filmmakers, from
beginners to professionals, to complete a short film within a very limited
time frame.

Three ways you can get in on it:

First:

Meet at the Blind Mule Bar & Restuarant Thursday May 17, at 8 PM.
There you will find out the specs and rules of the scramble, register, meet
other participants, have a bite to eat and a drink (or three.)
If you’d like to participate but are not a filmmaker, come out anyway.
Teams can always use actors, extras, technical assistants, prop masters,
etc.

Second:

Make your film! And turn it in to the Crescent Theater by 8 PM Friday June
8 . That gives you around 20 days to write, record, edit and submit
a short silent film.

Third:

Come out to the Crescent Theater on Friday June 22 at 11 PM to see all the
films.

Prizes? Why, yes! The winners determined by audience vote.

Mobile began hosting film scrambles in 2006 with the Mobile Arts Council
and Alabama Film Group, headed up by Margaret Broach. After that, film
scrambles caught on, with Hailee Kuntz from South Alabama Film Festival
hosting several film scrambles. The Student and Filmmaker Alliance (SAFA)
began hosting an annual film scramble in 2010, which paired 7th and 8th
grade writers with local filmmakers, recently celebrated their 3rd annual
competition.
Mobile Bay Film Scramble has been hosting film scrambles at the Crescent
Theater at least quarterly for the past handful of years.

Sign-Up – Thursday May 17 8PM at the Blind Mule

Submission Deadline – 8PM Friday June 8 Crescent Theater

Screening: Friday June 22 Crescent Theater 11PM

New Gulf Coast Film Website Debuts

Posted: March 18, 2012 | Author: filmscramble | Filed under: Lower AL Film News | Leave a comment »

check it out:
Get Film Schooled
Film News, Casting and Crew Calls, and Reviews for the Gulf Coast

ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, SHOOT! 48 Hour Film Scramble in Birmingham begins April 13

Posted: March 14, 2012 | Author: filmscramble | Filed under: Press, Uncategorized | Leave a comment »

Local filmmakers will have the chance to create their own masterpiece as the Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival hosts their Spring Sidewalk Scramble April 13-15, 2012. The premise of the competition is simple. From concept to completion, the short films must be completely written, rehearsed, shot and edited in only one weekend. Filmmaking teams meet at the Kick-Off Event Friday, April 13th and find out their specific “inspiration items”, elements that the completed films must include to ensure that their script was not written ahead of time. The teams are then given 48 hours to create a short film. With three prizes totaling over $1,000, as well as an opportunity to be in the Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival 2012 line-up, local filmmakers will be running fast to get their masterpiece completed in time. All films are due Sunday April 15 between 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm. Registration is open now and is limited to 24 teams. Interested individuals can find out more information and download complete registration materials online at http://almovingimage.org/sidewalk-scramble.html

The Scramble Screening/Awards Ceremony is open to the public, and will be held on Tuesday, April 24 at 7 pm at The Edge 12. Tickets for the screening are $5and available in advance at almovingimage.org or at the door the night of the screening. About Sidewalk The Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival is a project of the Alabama Moving Image Association, Inc., a publicly supported 501(c)(3) non-profit organization created to inspire, encourage and support films and filmmaking in Alabama. For additional information, please visit www.sidewalkfest.com or call 205.324.0888.

3rd Annual SAFA ‘Story-Starter’ Film Competition is upon us

Posted: January 29, 2012 | Author: filmscramble | Filed under: SAFA | Leave a comment »

Participate in the 3rd annual Student and Filmmaker Alliance’s Story Starter Film Competition!

The Student and Filmmaker Alliance (SAFA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging students to become more active with their creative community, as well as promoting research, service, and technology, mainly through film and video. As educators and filmmakers, the founders of SAFA hope to inspire students from elementary school through college level, to incorporate academics with film to either improve their academic/creative skills, explore topics of interest, or to better their community. As an integral aspect to all levels and areas of education, SAFA will advocate keeping education creative and inspirational through mobilizing, supporting, motivating, assisting, and giving a voice to students and the community. The ultimate goal of SAFA is to provide both informational material and financial aid to students.

Over a thousand sixth, seventh, and eighth graders at Burns Middle School wrote timed narrative essays from a prompt. Twenty five stories were selected as winners, now you get the opportunity to make one into a film.

Here’s how:

Create a short film based on one of the winning stories from the writing assessment.

Come to the Story Starter Film Competition Kickoff on February 17, 2011, at 6:00 to find out information about the competition and randomly select one of the winning stories as the basis of your film.

The due date for the films is Friday, March 9th, at 6:00 at Satori.

BMS students will view the films and vote on their favorite student writer and film team. Films will also be sent to a panel of local arts, film, and education judges to select a first, second, and third place winner.

All winners will receive cash prizes during a public screening at Bernheim Hall on April 10th.

If you would like any additional information about this competition or SAFA please view our website, www.safafilm.org, or email us at mobile.safa@gmail.com

PLEASE INVITE OTHERS TO THIS EVENT! Hope to see you there!

4th Down

Posted: January 21, 2012 | Author: filmscramble | Filed under: Mobile Bay Scramble 4 | Leave a comment »

The Choose Your Own Adventure Scramble is done and dusted – we managed to sell out the Crescent Theater yet again! Thanks to everyone that participated and those who came out to enjoy the results! Entries will appear here as the filmmakers send us their links.

1. Lucy the Unicorn

2. Witness

3. Quizmasters

4. Health Swap (Team Dacy)

5. Visitor (Adam Taylor)

6. Wake Up (Alfred Ward)

7. Nora the Nun

8. Pablo’s Last Game (Trey Lane)

9. Birthday Boy (Jolt Productions)

SECOND PLACE: 10. Iron Deer of Washington Square (Ben & Jerry Productions)

11. After Forever (CHP Productions)

12. Potion (Brennan Gibson)

FIRST PLACE: 13. the Art of Warfare (Gingersnap Productions)

14. Agent Stoat (Nick Brattoli)

15. Over the Woods & Through the Hills (Doom Loop Productions)

16. Numbers (Chase Webster)

Rules and Guidelines for CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE Film Scramble

Posted: January 6, 2012 | Author: filmscramble | Filed under: Mobile Bay Scramble 4 | Leave a comment »

After over 20 teams signed up at the kick off last night!

Click Here to read the Rules and Guidelines.

If you missed the sign up meeting but still want to participate, read the rules above and send an email to editor@modmobilian.com with SCRAMBLING in the subject line to declare your intent.

The clock is ticking! Submissions are due at the Crescent Theater before 8pm on Wed January 18.

oh yeah and watch Trey Lane squirm on live tv to promote the Film Scramble

‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ Scramble Announced

Posted: November 28, 2011 | Author: filmscramble | Filed under: Mobile Bay Scramble 4 | 1 Comment »

RSVP on Facebook here

DIY MOVIEMAKING! the short film competition for everyone.

–the 4th Mobile Bay Film Scramble, presented by ModMobilian.com and the Crescent Theater–

Participants get to choose the path their movie will take and see where it leads…

7pm Friday January 6 at Serda’s Coffee (3 South Royal St.)

Registration per team : $10

FOR MORE INFORMATION, contact : editor@modmobilian.com

When Should We Hold the Next Mobile Bay Film Scramble?

Posted: October 31, 2011 | Author: filmscramble | Filed under: Mobile Bay Scramble 4, Poll Voting | Leave a comment »

We know the holiday season can be a scheduling nightmare and we don’t want to make it any harder on anyone, so we’re leaving it up to you to decide when we’ll hold the next competition. We love to have as many participants as possible, so help us make it a better event for everyone by picking a timeframe option at the survey link below:

Click here to pick a timeframe.