Monster Fest 2009 - Official Rules - "Monster" defined - Please read carefully

Just two quick questions... If I have some bts, zombie make up footage, can I post that? Nothing thats in the movie, just a timelapse of a zombie being made up. Is that fine? Also, what if the television is on during a scene, is the slight bit of audio and video from that considered breaking the copyright clause? Or because it is being emitted by a device and not being reproduced or placed directly into the film, it is alright? Just wondering. Thanks!
 
BTS is cool; NO ACTUAL FOOTY FROM FILM IS NOT

Unless you have the rights NO music or tele on even in background.
 
hey, okay, is is KIND of a technical question for those horror/monster buffs/film guys, but would Ghost count as Monsters?
 
Human ghosts or monster ghosts? :grin::evil:

A zombie is a monster, so maybe just put a gash or wounds on your ghosts.
 
Ghosts: "Casper", no. Swayze in "Ghost"? No.

A malevolent nasty ghost that goes around possessing people and other mayhem, sure.
 
Hmmm, I'm wondering how much actual physical disfigurment has to be on your "monster". Could a person have a scar and be a serial killer?
 
jpsheets said:
Hmmm, I'm wondering how much actual physical disfigurment has to be on your "monster". Could a person have a scar and be a serial killer?
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I won't speak for the Mods but from what I've been told it has to be more than a scar. Example, Zombies may have cuts and bruises but they are also the walking dead.

Read the rules concerning what they said concerning serial killers.

There would need to be some other qualifying factor beyond just "serial killer" or "bad person". Having the monster be a psychosis in the mind of your character is acceptable, but it needs to manifest in some physical, monstrous form to the main character. We need to see the monster, not just experience it through the angst of the main character.
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Just some guy with a scar killing people isn't going to cut it.

MAH
 
Your monster should feature some element of the supernatural or gross exceptions to the ecosystem (such as a giant lizard or "the fly").

No human "monsters". If the only element of his monstrosity is a human being with extreme behavior, then that isn't a monster.

No serial killers. Unless it's a werewolf serial killer.
 
Haha why are so many people struggling with this "monster" concept. Just make a ****ing monster movie already!
 
Need Clarification Please

Need Clarification Please

"Film Title - you must include the title of your film in your film. This may be in any format and may appear anywhere within the 6 minutes of the film."

Does this mean it could be spoken or printed or written etc. etc.?

The wording any "format" is throwing me.

Thanks Yall!
 
So pumped for this. I stumbled upon this site while the last fest was coming to a close, and promised that I'd hit the next one no matter what. A monster film is the last thing I'd ever make on my own, but I'm stoked to see what comes of it. Question though: are there prizes? Other than the obvious shared feedback and that feeling you get after completing a film? :)
 
BenConner said:
A monster film is the last thing I'd ever make on my own, but I'm stoked to see what comes of it.
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Excellent -- that's part of the fun of the fests, pushing folks outside their comfort zones and seeing them create something totally unexpected.

Question though: are there prizes? Other than the obvious shared feedback and that feeling you get after completing a film? :)
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The sponsors have usually donated prizes for the fests, and that may happen again. However, we usually advise everyone to enter assuming that there won't be any prizes, because we want it to be a festival, not a "competition". Whether there actually are or aren't any prizes will be announced towards the end.
 
I dunno if this is a stupid question or not, but are all of these films still required to be shot strictly on the DVX100 or any camera that has a forum on the site?
 
any camera at all... whether it has a section on this site or not...

You can shoot your film on an iphone if you want. :)

later,
Jason
 
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