The Official "Next Fest" Idea Submission Thread

YES! "Attack of the 100 Foot Lady with a Mushroom Cloud Swimsuit" would be an AWESOME example of a war. Like battling a giant mangi...

It's a good example! ;)
 
Seems like some of the best shorts for Betrayalfest and some of the finalists all had an element of suspense in them...which ironically the current script fest is suspense related... HitchcockFEST.

Suspense is a great story element and a fairly simple and cheap concept to work in at the low budget level. If it's actively pursued it could lead to a lot of great entries.... just a thought.
 
Susepense isn't a theme... most narratives HAVE some elements of suspense going on anyway so I don't see the diffrence than just having a "StoryFest". Maybe a more practical application than just an abstract concept such as "suspense"?
 
Rodney V. Smith said:
Susepense isn't a theme... most narratives HAVE some elements of suspense going on anyway so I don't see the diffrence than just having a "StoryFest". Maybe a more practical application than just an abstract concept such as "suspense"?
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There were quite a few that didn't have suspense in betrayalfest including my short. Some were jampacked with it. A lot of narratives have elements of things like comedy, action, horror, suspense, that doesn't make them a comedy or action film. I'm talking about it being a predominant theme or element, that's sort of how themes work..not something lightly injected inside.

And if most narratives have some element of suspense...why is there a category for it... mystery/suspense and thriller/suspense (hint: because that is their predominant theme)
http://www.blockbuster.com/browse/movieGenres/mysterySuspense
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=suspense+movies&aq=0&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=suspense

I think you should do your research Rodney on the categories and genres of cinema. A lot of films aren't full of suspense, enough so that there are categories and sections for those movies that are. It is a theme, not some abstract general all encompassing idea.

But if you think the idea sucks, then that's cool. It's not like I'm in love with it..if I got to choose, I'd want a comedyFEST. Just trying to suggest something that's maybe in line with the current scriptfest....whatever you guys want to do...I'm game for. I had fun on the last one...so it's whatever.
 
GoodLuck said:
There were quite a few that didn't have suspense in betrayalfest including my short. Some were jampacked with it. A lot of narratives have elements of things like comedy, action, horror, suspense, that doesn't make them a comedy or action film. I'm talking about it being a predominant theme or element, that's sort of how themes work..not something lightly injected inside.

And if most narratives have some element of suspense...why is there a category for it... mystery/suspense and thriller/suspense (hint: because that is their predominant theme)
http://www.blockbuster.com/browse/movieGenres/mysterySuspense
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=suspense+movies&aq=0&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=suspense

I think you should do your research Rodney on the categories and genres of cinema. A lot of films aren't full of suspense, enough so that there are categories and sections for those movies that are. It is a theme, not some abstract general all encompassing idea.

But if you think the idea sucks, then that's cool. It's not like I'm in love with it..if I got to choose, I'd want a comedyFEST. Just trying to suggest something that's maybe in line with the current scriptfest....whatever you guys want to do...I'm game for. I had fun on the last one...so it's whatever.
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Okay, so the idea sucks. I was just trying to point out that alof of stories, even comedies and documentaries have an element of suspense somewjere in there. Will he kiss the girl or will he goof up this time? Will their plan fall apart before the end despite the hilarity that has followed them? It's all part of good storytelling. Now some of them amp up the suspense, yes, but just like a TarantinoFest.. woudl you really want to sit through 50 films that are all suspenseful?

Ugh. I can;t even fathom it.
 
Rodney V. Smith said:
woudl you really want to sit through 50 films that are all suspenseful?

Ugh. I can;t even fathom it.
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If they had naked women in them??? Naturally... I mean of course...

But I think the use of the world 'suspense' when applied to a genre of film/story, pretty much includes 'crime/horror'. Other genres do play with deferred resolution, that is hold some element/question in 'suspended' state until a later resolution...

The reason, from my point of view, as to why many of the Betrayal fest films had 'suspense', is because they often centered on the illicit, and the revelation of the illicit.

My gedankenexperiement entry, which I never got the time to write out, or film, was centered on poker player 'tells', how an individual betrays themself... the 'suspense' element would be when the tells add up to the buff being called...
 
Rodney V. Smith said:
woudl you really want to sit through 50 films that are all suspenseful?

Ugh. I can;t even fathom it.
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Well that's a good point. I personally would really love to sit through 50+ comedy shorts. That would be awesome. What do you guys think? :Drogar-Shock(DBG):
 
Aren't they announcing in 2 days what the next one is...I know voting goes through the 22nd on the finalists and at that point I believe they announce the next fest with the winners. Can't wait to see what it is!

:)
 
jasonthewho said:
RedemptionFest?
HopeFest?
FunFest?
HappyFest?
WishFest?
TravelFest?
ImagineFest?
SoulFest?
SelfFest?
MindFest?
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Bierfest... Bier hier, Bier hier, oder ich fall um...

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GoodLuck said:
There were quite a few that didn't have suspense in betrayalfest including my short. Some were jampacked with it. A lot of narratives have elements of things like comedy, action, horror, suspense, that doesn't make them a comedy or action film. I'm talking about it being a predominant theme or element, that's sort of how themes work..not something lightly injected inside.

And if most narratives have some element of suspense...why is there a category for it... mystery/suspense and thriller/suspense (hint: because that is their predominant theme)
http://www.blockbuster.com/browse/movieGenres/mysterySuspense
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=suspense+movies&aq=0&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=suspense

I think you should do your research Rodney on the categories and genres of cinema. A lot of films aren't full of suspense, enough so that there are categories and sections for those movies that are. It is a theme, not some abstract general all encompassing idea.

But if you think the idea sucks, then that's cool. It's not like I'm in love with it..if I got to choose, I'd want a comedyFEST. Just trying to suggest something that's maybe in line with the current scriptfest....whatever you guys want to do...I'm game for. I had fun on the last one...so it's whatever.
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Eh, suspense is not a theme. It's a genre. As is thriller. So suspense/thriller is a combined genre. You can also have comedies that have suspense in them. Or a drama with comedy, which would be what is coined as a dramedy genre.

Examples of themes are betrayal (like in the current BetrayalFest) or love.

You could have a HitchcockFest and it doesn't have to be just suspense. Hitchcock is known for instilling macabre and comedy in his films as well. So filmmakers can make a Hitchock styled film, but they can still be varied. Even though you can find many, many, many common motifs throughout Hitchcock's body of work, each film tends to stand apart on its own for the most part. I would argue that if someone wanted to make a Hitchock-styled comedy they could do it, and it would probably be very interesting.
 
Mike@AF said:
Eh, suspense is not a theme. It's a genre.
Examples of themes are betrayal (like in the current BetrayalFest) or love.
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You and Rodney are right, I was wrong..see what you both are saying now. Seems like some of the best themes have been done already (love, loss, betrayal)...will be interesting to see what is chosen next. :Drogar-Shock(DBG):
 
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