Alamo Filmmaking Contests

hujhax · Post by **hujhax** » December 21st, 2007, 1:30 pm

Just got an email about the latest Alamo filmmaking contest -- figured a general-purpose thread might be handy.

Here's their description of the latest one:

Beginning on January 1, teams can sign up at www.filmmakingfrenzy.com to compete in REWIND KINDLY, a filmmaking competition inspired by BE KIND REWIND sponsored by AMD and Dell. Teams will have until January 18 at midnight to complete and upload an up-to-five-minute, homemade, low-budget remake of a popular Hollywood film. It's free to compete and you can choose any movie under the sun to remake!

Complete info here.

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Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » December 21st, 2007, 4:32 pm

cool, thanks. i'll start knocking out a script this monday. i love these contests, especially winning them.

LuBu McJohnson · Post by **LuBu McJohnson** » December 21st, 2007, 4:36 pm

Who's up for Eraserhead in 5 minutes?

LuBu McJohnson · Post by **LuBu McJohnson** » December 21st, 2007, 4:40 pm

48 hours in 5 minutes?

acrouch · Post by **acrouch** » December 21st, 2007, 4:43 pm

How about the entire 7-Up series in 5 minutes

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » December 21st, 2007, 4:53 pm

acrouch wrote:How about the entire 7-Up series in 5 minutes

HA! That's fucking funny. Any qualms with me writing a treatment on that, Andy?

Marc Majcher · Post by **Marc Majcher** » December 21st, 2007, 5:47 pm

28 Seconds Later?

Matt · Post by **Matt** » December 21st, 2007, 6:00 pm

majcher wrote:28 Seconds Later?

I will be in this.

TexasImprovMassacre · December 21st, 2007, 6:00 pm

Class Act.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » December 21st, 2007, 6:01 pm

Tron!

hujhax · Post by **hujhax** » December 21st, 2007, 7:59 pm

I sincerely hope somebody tries to pull off a five-minute version of Star Wars episodes I-VI plus both volumes of Clone Wars.

Spaztique · Post by **Spaztique** » December 21st, 2007, 8:05 pm

I wanna do a version of Fight Club if I can get actors. I already have the equipment to do so and a general idea of what to do.

I also have a few other ideas bouncing around. I'd also love to try making...
-Groundhog's Day
-Annie Hall (and I know just the person to cast)
-A Clockwork Orange (perhaps we could make Alex watch those currently circulating shock videos in this version, but the Beethoven music is used during a fictional video)
-Idiocracy
-Office Space
-The Shining
-Dr. Strangelove (or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb)
-High Fidelity
-Plan 9 From Outer Space (they did "Son or Daughter of Glen or Glenda?" before)
-Citizen Kane (a travesty to try to remake, I know, but it's worth a try)
-The Ring
-Saw

A real challenge, however, would be to remake Army of Darkness or 2001: A Space Odyssey (even though they did it in the movie trailer).

This contest is gonna be so awesome.

Also, Lubu, I'm totally down for Eraserhead in 5 minutes. Just let me find my wig and dinosaur-lookin'-baby-wrapped-in-gauz.

Mike · Post by **Mike** » December 21st, 2007, 8:36 pm

I'd love to see The Return of the King in 5 mins.

Or we can look to our classics: Gone With the Wind, The Wizard of OZ, or Casablanca in 5 mins. Kareem would make a great Sam Spade.

Marc Majcher · Post by **Marc Majcher** » December 21st, 2007, 11:21 pm

How about in 30 seconds, with bunnies?

beardedlamb · Post by **beardedlamb** » December 22nd, 2007, 1:37 am

Gone in 300 Seconds