51 Hour Film Making (100)
Genre : Filmmaking Arts
Description :
The 51-hour filmmaking competition is a themebased event. Submission will be taken offline. You must complete everything - scripting, shooting, and editing within 51 hours. A short synopsis of the film also must be submitted.
No. of teams per IIT :
1
No of participants per team :
4-17 members
Time Limit :
3 - 8 min (including credits)
Theme :
Will be announced on the first day of the meet (Dec 26th, 9.00 pm).
Submission Deadline :
51 hours after the theme is announced (Dec 28th, 11:59 PM).
Submisson :
Final movie, some major raw shots used to make the final movie (the host institute reserves the right to ask for specific raw shots if needed)
Rules :
The content of the movie should be appropriate for public screening and thus should have no kind of vulgarity or obscenity.
The sequence of screening will be decided by picking up chits from the number of submissions.
Judges will not comment on any entry in between; all comments will be given at the end of the screening.
Subtitles are compulsory in case of usage of any language other than English.
A synopsis of not more than 100 words must be submitted. Penalty of (5 or 10) points for failing to do so
Short films should be shot within the boundaries of the city of the host IIT. Failing to do so would result in disqualification.
Use of copied lyrical music is not allowed and its usage would lead to a penalty of 5-10 points.
You are free to use a song(lyrics-free), an instrumental or a mix of different background sounds/music as the background score for your film. You need to provide proper credits in case you use someone else’s creation. An Original Poem or Original Compositions (music made especially for the movie) are allowed and appreciated. A penalty of 8 marks will be imposed in the final judging sheet if credits are not provided in the video credits in such a case.
Penalty :
- Exceeding the time limit will cause deduction of 5 marks per minute. Entries with duration more than 10 minutes will not be judged.
- Penalties for late submission are - (15 min after deadline 5 marks, 30 min after deadline 10 marks, 60 min after deadline 20 marks, No submission will be accepted 90 mins after the deadline).
- If the movie lacks relevance to the given theme, a maximum of 30 marks shall be deducted from the overall score, as per the judge’s discretion.
Judging Criteria :
- Story and Screenplay - 25%
- Cinematography & Direction - 30%
- Editing (also includes background score, sound design, Foley, VFX, etc.) - 25%
- Acting - 5%
- Overall Impact (production value, overall vibes from the film, etc.) - 15%
Judges for the Event :
