Quote from: Wweyland on Jul 27, 2018, 09:45:46 AM
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I wonder if these movies will be considered semi-canon or what.
I doubt it. That would require a whole extra level of story ratification that they don't mention in the competition process. Here is what they have to say about story requirements:
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The goal of this Project is to produce a unique five to nine-minute Short within the universe of the original 1979 Alien film. The contents of your story and Pitch is up to you, but must adhere to the following criteria.
Your STORY must:
¤ Be themed with the science fiction and/or horror genre;
¤ Be tonally in line with the original film – suspenseful, visceral, claustrophobic and intense;
¤ Keep a narrative vantage point centered around the original story;
¤ Introduce original character(s) based in the archetype of the underdog – the everyday working men and women that grounded the film in realism and relatability;ý
¤ Include Alien in some form of its lifecycle (i.e. ovomorph to face hugger, chestburster +/or Xenomorph);
¤ Be for a short video ideally five to nine minutes in length; and
TARGET THE FANS OF THE ALIEN FRANCHISE AGES 17+.
Your PITCH must not:
¤ Use the name/likeness of any actors appearing in the Alien films;
¤ Use the characters from the Alien films; or
¤ Use actual Alien film footage, music or any third party controlled material.
Even though your Pitch must not use characters from the Alien films, your Pitch may reference these characters in dialogue (e.g., "Ash wouldn't have done that...").
Your PITCH AND FINAL VIDEO must be wholly original.
Someone asked for clarificatio n about whether they could base their story on other Alien film; they said no. Alien '79 only.
There was also confusion expressed over the seemingly contradictory requirements of "wholly original", yet based on a "narrative vantage point centered around the original story".
At a guess I'd say "wholly original" means "don't rip off your fav. scene in that Dark Horse comic",
And "narrative vantage point centered around the original story" means they wanted stories that used Alien 79's setting, concepts, events, designs - pretty much everything except the actual characters.
TC