Imagination Short Film Competition The Competition The Imagination

Imagination Short Film Competition

The Competition • “The Imagination Series celebrates creativity and is committed to the intrinsic beauty of film as an art form. ” • The competition invited the public to elaborate on the initial script to create a fullyrealised script. • Five winners were then chosen to be made into the short films in this collection.

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The Script Hi Hi Who are you? What are you doing? Nothing What’s that? Nothing So… Why? Don’t open it Why not? You might regret it. I’ll take my chances Fine , go ahead, open it You happy now Yes No why didn’t you say something? Would you have believed me? Where are you going? Isn’t it obvious?

Your Task You will write a short treatment to accompany the script outlining: • the overall situation/ idea • characters, locations, sets, props. costume • ideas for how it would be filmed. • Add directions to the script for actors.

The Rules • You cannot leave out any of the dialogue • You can add maximum 20 extra words • The characters, location, narrative are completely up to you.

Homework – Bombay Sapphire Due Monday 10 th July • Explain the competition idea • Fully explain the idea you generated and its strengths and weaknesses • Discuss at least 3 of the winning entries – strengths/ weaknesses / your response (2 from class and 1 of your own) • Extension: Link to your research on what makes an effective opening – what features occur in the Bombay Sapphire films? How have they used incorporated some of the advice given from the short film directors and D 4 Darious?