Antman's Short Film Contest #12 - Ghost / open genre

[drapeama]

Hi Drapes, I guess your agreeing with Huey makes it official and here is my suggestion for the next theme:
Ghost
I am sure everyone can have a lot of fun with this one.

Judges:
~HueyNRolf
~Daniel Rutter
~CornReaper
The backup judge, in the event of a stalemate is KingDucky


RULES
Reminder of the Rules:
1) Can't be longer than 5 minutes
2) Shouldn't be rated over PG-13
3) Video should be posted on vimeo official page ONLY. Videos for the current theme will not be available to view until the contest deadline > managed by Shigeta, creator of the official page.
4) The winner can enter the next competition.
5.) Usage of copyright/trademarks:
a) Usage of copyrighted objects, images or trademarks is permissible so long as they are not central to the plot of the short. Usage beyond this such as green screen backdrops, fake commercial of a real product, etc. requires release from the copyright/trademark holder.
b) Use of copyrighted music both in lyrics, score or performance, other than such that is recorded incidentally during normal filming, without a release will result in the video being disqualified.
6) Entries must be made specifically for the theme submitted to, within the 2 weeks deadline. All entries made before the announcement of the theme will be disqualified.


Join the Official Group here and add the video to it. To do this, upload the video and in the settings you can submit it to the group after you have joined.


DEADLINE IS August 16th at 3 P.M Pacific Standard Time (-8 GMT)

[Brendan_pr]

GREAT theme , I will have fun with this one

[paperkut12]

I like this theme very much.

[Palmer S.]

That'll be interesting for sure. Not sure what I'm going to come up with quite yet, but I'll figure something out...good luck to everyone!

[HueyNRolf]

Judges:
~HueyNRolf (as he's been the only one for the previous contest)
~Ratfink
~CornReaper
The backup judge, in the event of a stalemate is KingDucky or Daniel Rutter (depending on availability)

I haven't seen Ratfink on this forum for quite some time, I suspect he didn't know he'd been nominated to judge (last time). I'm not sure what happened to Cornreaper.

Anyways, I can have my notes posted about 3-4 hours after the deadline, but I think you'd better make sure that the other judges are willing and available.

[Jergling]

I don't know what to say... When I've looked at previous themes, ideas came to mind instantly. With this one, I honestly have no idea where to go. Hopefully other people are having an easier time with this.

My best ideas come to me through insomnia, so we'll see what happens tonight.


Ghosts... ghosts... ghosts... hmmm...

[Palmer S.]

I don't know what to say... When I've looked at previous themes, ideas came to mind instantly. With this one, I honestly have no idea where to go.

You and me both buddy.

And here I was, hoping I could redeem myself after the terrible not-quite-an entry I made for the last contest.

[HueyNRolf]

ghost |gōst|
noun
an apparition of a dead person that is believed to appear or become manifest to the living, typically as a nebulous image : the building is haunted by the ghost of a monk | figurative the ghosts of communism returned to haunt the living.
• [as adj. ] appearing or manifesting but not actually existing : the Flying Dutchman is the most famous ghost ship.
• a faint trace of something : she gave the ghost of a smile.
• archaic a spirit or soul.
• a faint secondary image produced by a fault in an optical system or on a cathode-ray screen, e.g., by faulty television reception or internal reflection in a mirror or camera.
verb
1 [ trans. ] act as ghostwriter of (a work) : his memoirs were smoothly ghosted by a journalist.
2 [ intrans. ] glide smoothly and effortlessly : they ghosted up the river.
PHRASES
the ghost in the machine Philosophy the mind viewed as distinct from the body (usually used in a derogatory fashion by critics of dualism). [ORIGIN: coined by the philosopher Gilbert Ryle (1949).]
give up the ghost die. • (of a machine) stop working.
look as if you have seen a ghost look very pale and shocked.
not stand a ghost of a chance have no chance at all.
DERIVATIVES
ghostlike |-ˌlīk| adjective
ORIGIN Old English gāst (in the sense [spirit, soul] ), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch geest and German Geist. The gh- spelling occurs first in Caxton, probably influenced by Flemish gheest.

[HueyNRolf]

I have one!
Anyone with access to a creepy old house two 20 something talents and an older guy 50ish, could make this.
I don't have these resources, so PM me if you want it.

EDIT:
Shot at night, you'll need a modest light rig.

[drapeama]

I haven't seen Ratfink on this forum for quite some time [...] I'm not sure what happened to Cornreaper.
[...] but I think you'd better make sure that the other judges are willing and available.

All right, Ratfink's out untill he gives us a sign of life.
Anybody that wants to judge the contest, PM me about it, i'll update the list.
...and about cornreaper, he sent me a pm that he couldn't be available for the judgment, but i read it too late...

I don't know what to say... [...] With this one, I honestly have no idea where to go.

Surprinsingly, an idea came to my mind instantly when Playing sent me the theme. I think i'll be able to do something before i leave next wednesday (for 4 days).

[Maxwell]

Ghost..... Idk

[Palmer S.]

I do see one potential problem with this theme however, in that it could make for some REALLY generic entries. Just about every concept I've come up with so far in regards to this weeks competition has been done before, and done much better than I could ever make it. But we'll just have to wait and see...

[Playing]

Just about every concept I've come up with so far in regards to this weeks competition has been done before, and done much better than I could ever make it.

There's your challenge already

[Palmer S.]

There's your challenge already

I suppose...I don't know, I'm gonna have to really think this one through for a bit, and let in soak in before I write anything...I'm thinking about using one of the other definitions of 'ghost'.

[drapeama]

There's your challenge already

Not much of a challenge for me actually...i should even be able to do it all alone if i have to!

[Fade to inferno]

This theme is right up my alley. Supernatural is my thing.

btw glad to hear your ok drape. bad coincedence, my brother got in a car accident today with his GF driving. Furthermore, its the 5 year anniversary of my friend who died in a car accident.

[MikePizzoff]

Ah, this will be a fun one! I've got somewhat of an idea - will definitely be fun to shoot, to say the least.

[Jergling]

Well, no ideas came to me last night, but I did have a dream about being bitten by rattlesnakes. This crazy lady tried to cure the snakebites by hitting me repeatedly with a sitar and then impaling my spine with an arrow. No ghosts, though.

When I looked at this thread earlier, an idea started to form, so I might come up with something. Palmer's right about issues with originality. It's going to be hard to come up with something that's never been done before.

[homestar_kevin]

Very Excited to actually enter one of these!

Hoping to get an entry in, as I actually have time to

Ghost rule!

[Timbit]

I'm thinking of a plot... What it involves I don't know...

[Palmer S.]

An idea is slowly, but surely forming in my head. I'll probably write it tonight, and begin gathering resources...should be fun!

[Maxwell]

Got my idea, but might be a little to generic.

[Jergling]

For people with the Antman sig: Don't forget to change the thread it links to. I did mine this morning after accidentally clicking my own.

[Daniel Rutter]

Time to do a ripoff of casper :P

Actually, I'll help judge this one Drap. I've been looking to get a 'foot in the door' with this contest anyway. I'm still working on Bittersweet anyway, so I won't be working on other videos for a while.

[HueyNRolf]

Good man, Daniel. How soon can you post your notes after deadline?