Announcing Teen Scriptwriting Contest!
November 20, 2009
We are excited to announce our first ever Vital Film Works/Columbus Metropolitan Library Scriptwriting Contest!
Here is the quick and dirty:
- The contest is open to teens ages 12 to 18 who are Franklin County residents.
- The deadline to submit scripts is Monday, January 4, 2010.
- Scripts can be dropped off at any Columbus Metropolitan Library location or e-mailed to johnd@vitalfilmworks.com. Make sure to drop off a completed and signed application form.
- The winner(s) will be announced January 15, 2010.
- In February, 2010 the winner's script will be filmed by Vital Film Works (a local production company) using real actors!
- The winner gets to go on location with the guys at Vital Film Works to see the taping of their script.
- The final film will premiere for all to see during Teen Tech Week in March.
Click HERE for more information, including the application form.
Questions? Ask here!
Need help writing your script? Come to the free Vital Film Works Scriptwriting Workshop on Saturday, December 5th at 1:00 p.m. at Main Library. Registration is required.
UPDATE: This past summer Vital Film Works and library staff hosted "Vital Film School," a program in which local teens wrote scripts and filmed their own short films. Check them out!
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Comments
Can the movie be long?
Can the movie be long?
re: Can the movie be long?
The winning script will be made into a short film (about 5 minutes long), so your script should be about 5 pages long. You can find more information here: http://www.vitalfilmworks.com/scriptwritingcontest/.
Length of Script
How long can the script completed script be?
re: Length of Script
The script should be about five pages. It should be about one page per minute of filming.
Regarding ability to film
If the winning script is going to be filmed will there need to be a limit on the amount of special effects and CGI that would be needed?
re:Regarding the ability to film
Unfortunately, there will be no time and budget for special effects
(which includes green screen and CGI work). We suggest that you
focus more on their story, rather than on special effects.
Thanks for the great question!
-Maggie at Livingston
the script writing contest
Are we allowed to use the names of real universities (both ivy league schools and state schools) in our script or would that require special permissions from the universities?
re:the script writing contest
It's ok to use the names of real universities.
script writing contest
i was wondering if your script should have an ending or if it should be just the beginning like the example we received at the workshop of The Dark Night??
re:script writing contest
Response from John at Vital Film Works:
To all-
It should be a complete script with a beginning and end.
Thanks!
-John D
script
re:script
The script has to be completely original, so it would be best to leave out any reference to CSI.
Also, while the winner of the contest may go on set while their script is being filmed, the acting will be done by local professional actors.
Thank you for the great questions. Good luck!
? regarding the script writing contest
Does this have to be an original script or can it be an adaptation from a short story?
re: regarding the script writing contest.
It must be an original script.
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