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Rochester Movie Makers Summer Shorts

2010 Rochester Movie Makers Summer Shorts Challenge

Congratulations to the RMM 2010 Summer Shorts Screenplay Winners! At the March 29th Member meeting we did group readings of 15 screenplays. Members voted for their 3 favorites and the results are in:

1st Place: Mike Boas and The Interrogation
2nd Place: Paul Vonasek and Thou Shall Not Steal
3rd Place: Mike McFadden and Lunch Break

Honorable mention went to two other short screenplays:

John Centrone and The Red Lunchbox
Wayne Coughlin and Victims of an Earthquake in Some Country or Other

(Winning "best screenplay" is an honorary title. This does not guarantee that your short will be produced.)

Now comes the fun part: producing the Summer Shorts!

During the summer months, producers will assemble groups, choose screenplays, and shoot their shorts. If you, as a writer, want to produce your own short, RMM is here to help. We have weekly producer meetings to aid in any production issues.

If you are interested in working on one of the RMM Summer Shorts as Director, Producer, Crew or Actor stop by any RMM meeting and sign up. No experience is necessary. We are looking especially for producers and editors.

Producers meet every Thursday at 6pm in the Little Theater Cafe. See the calendar below for each film's specific rehearsal and shooting schedule.

In the fall, we plan to have a screening event to celebrate all the completed films.

Calendar Overview

Script Reading Event
Monday
3/29/2010
6:30 pm
The Visual Studies Workshop
31 Prince St. Rochester, NY

Producer Meetings
Optional to attend, but encouraged
Every Thursday
6:00 pm
The Little Theatre Cafe
Meeting times and locations subject to change, see rochestermoviemakers.org front page for updates.

Short Films are produced
April through August

Summer Shorts Screening
September
Date and Location TBD

The Lunchbox

This year's opt-in challenge is to connect the films using a common element: A LUNCHBOX. Independent from the summer shorts challenge, we're looking to compile several shorts into an anthology feature film. See the submission and technical requirements.

Documents

Here are three good release forms for any filmmaker to use. It's very important to get people's permission up front -- actors, crew, everyone -- so there are no misunderstandings later on. Also, when it comes time to submit your film for distribution, you may be asked to prove you have releases.