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Winter 2009 Scramble

The Scramble is over! Our sleep-deprived teams are catching some much needed sleep from a weekend of caffeinated filmmaking. Be sure to check out the awesome results on March 18 at the WorkPlay Theatre. Show starts at 7pm! Following the screening, stay for the never-dull awards show and see who gets technical props, comedic kudos, and who gets to take home the giant trophy and cash prizes!

The elements that each team was required to include are:

GENRE Each team chose from comedy or drama

SUB-GENRE Each team randomly drew a sub-genre from the following: action/adventure, sci-fi/fantasy, horror, buddy movie, romance, silent, suspense/thriller, or mystery

ENDING Each team chose an ending: either happy or sad.

NUMBER OF CHARACTERS Each team chose from rolling 1 or 2 dice to determine how many characters their film would have.

ITEM Each team had to incorporate a pair of dice in their film.

Got questions about the Scramble? Call Natalie at 205.324.0888 or just drop her an email.

Click to here get tickets to the screening in advance.

The Scramble is over! Congratulations to the winners of the 2009 Winter Scramble:

BEST OF SCRAMBLE | Hollow Porcelain Fish Chamber | Reining Nails

2009 Summer Scramble Dates: July 10-19
Another 10-day Scramble!

DETAILS FROM THE SUMMER 2008 SCRAMBLE

In honor of the TENTH anniversary of the Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival, the Alabama Moving Image Association was proud to present Scramble X, the first ever 10-day Scramble! It wass by far the most outstanding Scramble we've ever produced.

Each team was required to include the following elements:
- CHARACTER: Serena ''The Ox'' Sarducci, a hairstylist
- ITEM: Mixed Cassette Tape
- DREAM SEQUENCE: Could also be represented as a flashback or flash-forward.
- CAMERA ANGLE: The one element that differed for each team. Angle options were: Low, High, Point-of-View, Dutch, and Bird's Eye View.

Some of the new things we added for our teams:
- We leveled the playing field: Scramble X only had ONE division.
- An esteemed group of local jurors will be able to offer more hands-on feedback after the screening.
- A winner-takes-all pot of $500 was given to the team that utilizes their 10-days wisely (see below for winners).
- We upgrading the trophies to give the winners the mantle piece they've always dreamed of!
- We threw in a free DVD of the films to go with each team's entry fee.

SCRAMBLE X WINNERS:

Along with the usual technical awards, there were several special jury awards given out this year, including one awarded by the female staff of Sidewalk-- the Creme de la Femme Award, which was specifically designed to encourage strong female characters in Scramble films.

Creme de la Femme Award: The Worthy Adversaries - Next

Special Jury Awards:
Best Use of a Line from Star Wars: Costly Sunglasses - Hard Justice
Best Homage to Dr. Strangelove: Plainview Oil Company - Hell is for Bastards
Best Bible Beat-Down & Evil Priest Laser Eye Attack: Ponies, Shovels & Darkness - I, Woman

Technical Awards:
Achievement in Directing: Costly Sunglasses - Hard Justice
Achievement in Cinematography: Sprankle Studios - Endless Empire
Achievement in Editing: Costly Sunglasses - Hard Justice
Best Use of Inspiration Package: Sprankle Studios - Endless Empire

Overall Winners:
3rd Place: Bolt Action Sleeper Ray - No Return
2nd Place: Costly Sunglasses - Hard Justice
1st Place: Sprankle Studios - Endless Empire
Audience Choice: Plainview Oil Company - Hell is for Bastards

Check out al.com's coverage of the Scramble X Screening here.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW SOME OF THE TRAILERS FROM THE SUMMER 2008 SCRAMBLE X.

Click here to see the Winter 2008 winners.

Got questions about the Scramble? Call Natalie at 205.324.0888 or just drop her an email [link: natalie@sidewalkfest.com ]

Click here to listen to the Sidewalk Scramble on WBHM's "Tapestry."

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