What an interesting season it’s been for FiLMLaB. We mixed things up this year by adding required prompts to the contest for dialogue (“I understand the urge.”), props (a lock of some sort), and perhaps the most interesting, a character prompt for “Bug Eyed Bill.” It was a real challenge for the writers who took…
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2015 FiLMLaB Contest Closed
FiLMLaB Writing Contest Enters Its Final Week
We have arrived at the final week of the FiLMLaB writing contest. You can still work all week and through the weekend on your seven page short script, but it must be submitted by 11:59 this Sunday night. Plenty of time, really. If you’ve already submitted–congratulations; you are a rock star. You took a risk…
FiLMLaB:The Problem Of “You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know”
FiLMLaB At The Midpoint
We are halfway through the FiLMLaB short script contest. There’s still plenty of time to submit your seven page script for a chance at the Grand Prize: the filming and production of your story by a professional film crew. In three act structure, the second act is always the longest, and arguably the most tedious…
Don’t Short Your Chances With Film Shorts
By Danny Manus
If you’re using a short film as your calling card, you need to make sure it’s dialing the right number.
Unless you live in Denmark, where making short films can actually be a sustainable career, film shorts are basically made for three reasons; as practice; as inspiration or proof of concept for a larger feature project; or as a sample to show off your talents.
Author, Producer Bill Johnson on Short Scripts
(This blog is being reposted courtesy of the author. Originally titled, Revelation, Story, and Plot in a Script for a Film Short, it appeared in a June 2013 FiLMLaB column. It is worth reviewing, along with Bill’s short video discussing short scripts, common errors inexperienced screenwriters make, and the benefits for writers in going through a…
InkTip Signs On As FiLMLaB Sponsor
If you’re an aspiring screenwriter you may have heard of Ink Tip, the online resource where writers can connect their script with industry professionals. If you haven’t, then stay with me, because Willamette Writers is very happy to announce that InkTip has signed on as a sponsor for the 2015 FiLMLaB Contest! InkTip offers writers…
Governor’s Film Award Recap
(This article is shared by the author, our good friend Josh Leake at Portland Film Festival. For more about Josh, see his bio at the end of his article) The Oregon Governor’s Office of Film & Television, more commonly known as Oregon Film, hosted its annual film awards on Tuesday, January 6th. Hosted in a…
Valentine’s Day Six Word Story Contest 2015
Congratulations to our 2015 winners: 1st – “You, me, coffee – it’s a start.” – Stephanie Carradine 2nd – “I’m checking out from Heartbreak Hotel.” – Joan Graves 3rd – “You miss me… When I duck.” – Terry Nelson 4th – “Should’ve known. Artificial diamond, fake love.” – Bob Ferguson 5th – “Chocolate spawns love…