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SCREAM it off SCREEN is a short film competition where audience members decide what gets GONGED and which film wins the CASH prize. It's free to submit and everyone is given an equal opportunity to compete, however, precedence is given to filmmakers who are able to attend the event in-person, and filmmakers who are new to the competition.
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The show takes place on the First Friday of every month at the Parkway Theater in Minneapolis.
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"Hi, I'm interested in this. What can I expect?"
Yes, it's a local short film competition, but it's more. You'll never understand until you experience it for yourself. Every show is different, there's no script, and everyone present, including yourself, dictates the energy of the night. There is live music and many have called this show comedic.
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None of the films are prescreened or preselected by the organizers, so no one knows what will play. You may love some, you may hate some. Audience members have the power to scream a film off screen by yelling "GONG", but they cannot make a peep until the red light gives them permission.
- Films less than 4 minutes get the red light at the half way point.
- Films more that 4 minutes get the red light at the 3 minute mark.
If you're enjoying a film that others are attempting to "GONG", you will yell "LET it PLAY" to combat them. If the majority is yelling "GONG", we'll hit the gong, the film will be cut short and no longer be eligible to win the cash prize.
If it sounds like a toss up between the GONG-ers and the LET IT PLAY-ers, the film will be paused, and all in favor of letting it play will be asked to stand in solidarity. If the majority is standing, the film will be played in its entirety, the red light will be turned off, and the GONG-ers have to sit and watch the rest of the film in silence (no matter how much it hurts). You know what happens if most people are sitting. Majority rules.
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Be prepared to kiss inhibitions bye-bye.
You should also be prepared to scream.
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How to Win:
All films that don't get gonged with be eligible to win the BIG NASTY cash prize. The winner is determined by crowd applause at the end of the night.
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What's the BIG NASTY Prize:
$202.02 cash prize is sponsored by Benson Ringle of the Supreme Lending Dream Team, as well as an anonymous mystery sponsor called The Unseem.
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"That didn't seem THAT hard to explain. Why did you say that earlier?"
As you've probably discovered in living your own life, expectations of what something will be, or feel like based on written word are often shattered by actually being there in person. Just because something may happen at one show, does not mean that it will happen at another show, so if you do not attend regularly, you may not have a clue of what is going on sometimes - don't worry about it.
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We sing this song after
films are gonged------------->
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