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x-angel

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If the love story has a "dramatic" flair....does anyone think that would DQ the short? I ask this because I know there was a dramafest while I was gone to Kosovo. But the story I want to tell would have elements of a drama, but still keeping with the overall theme of love.....

Make sense? Or is it pretty mucha given that any love story would have the "drama" essence to it? Love is a dramatic emotion as it is....
 
Although we have not seen the rules, the clear past history of the fests has been to encourage filmmaking and innovative thinking. So, I am sure your story will be adaptable and, in fact, probably right in line with a lot of the entrants. Love IS drama.
 
Love is a theme ... not a genre.
I think any genre is free game here, as long as the story hits on "love" as a theme.

Much like "darkness" was used for Hallows fest.
I really like this approach because it doesn't tie us to any one genre.
Love can definitely be explored in a drama as well as in a comedy.

So... go to town!
 
Thats what I figured.. I just didn't want to get into a script, and rules come out and say "We have already had a dramafest, so no dramas, no dramatic touches, no use of the 'save the drama for your mama' line, and you must use a banana..." :)
 
either of my All Hallows exhibition shorts, especially Unawakening, would've qualified for either Hallows Fest or Love Fest ... actually now that I think of it, same goes for my drama, horror, hero, sci-fi, and zombie, and would've for my spyfest too had I been able to keep the original ending, but most apropos of those would be Unawakeing for Hallows or Rekindled for Horror

but I think love fest could arguably be a buddy cop movie ... at least for now until we get a subtle clarification of it ... like in Hallows Fest it was eventually clarified from just Darkness to "it should creep you out"

If we get a clarification of "it should be romantic" then buddy cop, or loving a demon baby would be out. Even still Unawakening (hallows), Rekindled (horror), and 18 Seconds (Drama) would all still work for Love Fest.
 
Brandon Rice said:
Any good comedy movie still has drama...

drama is what makes a story, a story.
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Really? I can name you plenty of Monty Python movies that don't. :grin:

Nothing that would truly be considered as dramatic anyway. Unless you're really using the term loosely, and I mean loosely.



dra·ma
n.
    1. A prose or verse composition, especially one telling a serious story, that is intended for representation by actors impersonating the characters and performing the dialogue and action.
    2. A serious narrative work or program for television, radio, or the cinema.
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Mike
 
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Lots of definitions for drama. I think when a lot of people talk about "drama" today, they are talking about a genre-like definition. Usually this means something "serious", as Kyser pointed out.

But to me, drama, at its core, means CONFLICT. And without conflict, I don't think you have much of a film, Warhol's and Jarman's aside.

Good comedy has conflict. Good horror has conflict. Good sci-fi has conflict. Good westerns have conflict. Etc., etc., etc.

Conflict can be internal or external. It can be between best friends or a guy and his on-the-fritz tv remote.

Kyser alluded to Monty Python. Lot of conflict there, me thinks! :grin:


Cheers! :beer:
 
cinealma said:
Lots of definitions for drama. I think when a lot of people talk about "drama" today, they are talking about a genre-like definition. Usually this means something "serious", as Kyser pointed out.

But to me, drama, at its core, means CONFLICT. And without conflict, I don't think you have much of a film, Warhol's and Jarman's aside.

Good comedy has conflict. Good horror has conflict. Good sci-fi has conflict. Good westerns have conflict. Etc., etc., etc.

Conflict can be internal or external. It can be between best friends or a guy and his on-the-fritz tv remote.

Kyser alluded to Monty Python. Lot of conflict there, me thinks! :grin:


Cheers! :beer:
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I think that's really calling Drama something else though. There is conflict in Bugs Bunny. Is it Drama? If you go by this analogy I guess so.

Like I said, if you guys want to use the term Drama "loosely" than it can be applied to anything.

In that case, all movies have it so I guess they're all good. :happy:

Mike


cinealma said:
Lots of definitions for drama. I think when a lot of people talk about "drama" today, they are talking about a genre-like definition. Usually this means something "serious", as Kyser pointed out.
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That's the way I look at "Drama". Maybe I just misinterpreted the initial comment?
 
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Kyser said:
I think that's really calling Drama something else though. There is conflict in Bugs Bunny. Is it Drama? If you go by this analogy I guess so.

Like I said, if you guys want to use the term Drama "loosely" than it can be applied to anything.

In that case, all movies have it so I guess they're all good. :happy:

Mike
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That's my whole genre argument right there.

Is Bugs Bunny a drama? IMO, no.
Is there drama in Bugs Bunny? Definitely, yes.

And there's definitely BAD drama. I've watched enough of it in my lifetime, I tell ya! :)
 
cinealma said:
That's my whole genre argument right there.

Is Bugs Bunny a drama? IMO, no.
Is there drama in Bugs Bunny? Definitely, yes.

And there's definitely BAD drama. I've watched enough of it in my lifetime, I tell ya! :)
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I agree with that, but that is one loose interpretation of Drama. :thumbsup:

If we go that far... there is Drama in everything. Yes, even in livestock being launched via catapult off the rooftop of a castle. :grin:
 
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