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You
are a sitcom writer for a major television network. The network is once
again in a slump and as their star writer its up to you to come up with
a clever, new sitcom to boost their ratings. On a steep deadline (a week)
you gather up some of your best co-workers and put together a short commercial
that you hope will leave the network production panel (the olympics judges...)
salivating! Your sitcom can be of any flavor. To help you along, we've
provided a list of sitcom genres with examples: |
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Super-Natural
- Mork & Mindy
- Bewitched
- I Dream of Genie
- Alf
Family
- Cosby Show
- Simsons
- Brady Bunch
- Full House
Workplace
- Just Shoot Me
- Cheers
- WKPR
Group of
Friends
- Friends
- Seinfeld
- Drew Carry
Odd Couples
- Will & Grace
- Perfect Strangers
- The Odd Couple
Non-Traditional
Family
- Punky Bruster
- Different Strokes
- Webster
- Small Wonder
- Mr. Belvedeer
- Who's The Boss
- Frasier
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Awards
and Scoring
Awards
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Most
Original Sitcom |
*50
points |
Most Entertaining |
50
points |
Best Writing |
30
points |
Best Music |
20
points |
Best Special
Effects |
20
points |
Best Cinematography |
20
points |
Best Choreography |
20
points |
Best
Female Actor |
10
points |
Best
Male Actor |
10
points |
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Participation
Five points will
be awarded for each team member that participates.
Time Limit
Commercials that
exceed the time limit will be penalized at the discretion of the judges.
Bonus
Twenty points
will be award for a composed theme song.
* Points
are relative to this event.
Details
and Tips
- Turn in the video
on a cued DV tape to Mario Christoudias in NE43-V609 by 2pm on Friday,
January 30.
- Commercials have
a time limit of 1 minute and a suggested length of 30 seconds.
- Cameras and equipment
will be discussed during the captains meeting.
- Take lots of
footage. You don't want to have to reshoot scenes the night before it
is due.
- Shoot the same
scene from multiple camera angles, so you can cut between them.
- Plan for two
days of pure editing.
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Resources
iMovie
CoolEdit
Cakewalk
Previous
Olympics
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I'd
like to give special thanks to Neal Checka and Kevin Wilson for helping
with the theme of this event and providing me with genres and examples.
I'd also like to thank Jacob Eisenstein and Michael Siracusa for their
ideas on scoring and Harold Fox for his tips on filming and editing.
Comments or Suggestions?
Email: cmch at mit.edu |
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