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American Gem Call For Entries - Winning Script Produced |
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The 5th
American Gem
short screenplay Competition seeks submissions that are
short film (narrative),
between 3 and 45 pages, any genre and must
be possible to produce on a low budget. 1st prize: $1000; 2nd: $500... Top
5 Get to PITCH their Script to Hollywood Producers and Agents.
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FilmMakers Int'l Screenplay Awards Announces Winners |
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M. Clark and R. Ermel won First Prize of $4000 CASH for their
romantic fantasy "FOREVER". Filmmakers 5th annual screenplay
competition attracted a total of 1273 entries.
Logline: Dean Hill gets the chance to travel back in
time, in an attempt to save the woman of his dreams. But, it
comes with a price, his life. |
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American Gem's Short Script Contest Winners Announced |
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Marc Calderwood
won the grand prize of $1000 CASH for his short drama "THE CHRISTMAS CARD".
American Gem's 3rd annual competition attracted a total of 978
entries. Logline:
Can a Christmas card be used to carry a message of something
other than joy and good will? How about hate, anger and
ill-will?
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- Independent Film Making
- Making an independent film
takes talent, ambition, knowledge, salesmanship,
persistence and a bit
of luck.
- Film
Editing
- There is no common pattern for how long
it takes to become an editor... It can never be stated enough that the feature editor must find "truth" in the fictional work in order to make an emotionally rich film.
- The Film Director
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Some directors say they must concentrate primarily on the inherent
beauty in the narrative and dialogue patterns in the script. Other
directors are...
- Cinematography: The art
of painting with light -
The primary responsibility of the DP is to create the mood and feel of
the picture with their lighting. It is the DP's task to fulfill
the wishes of the director on how the film should look.
- Writing
Treatments That Sell -
If a screenplay focuses the story for a film, the treatment does the
same thing for a screenplay. A treatment could be considered a written
pitch...
- The Film Producer
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Richard Zanuck once stated, "The producer is like the conductor of
an orchestra. Maybe he can't play every instrument, but he knows what
every instrument should sound like."
- Writing
a Great Screenplay -
A
script must be designed to be read easily, flowing from page to page
in smooth transition.
- Actors
on Acting -
For many actors, part of making characters and scenes most effective is
by doing research.
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