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After Dark - Stella Screen

Competition

The competition is now closed.

To read all of the pitches, and find out who won, click here.

How the competition works:

We'll ask for you to send in your short film ideas around a certain theme. At the end of the month, the best pitch will win an iPod Shuffle, a DVD player and some DVDs. We'll then set you a new theme every month for the next six months, picking a new winner each time. At the end of the six months, one overall winner will be chosen from our six finalists to receive £2000. All of the finalist's short film pitches will also be featured on the site.

Tips for a great pitch:

1. A great pitch should be around a paragraph long and set out the idea for your short.
   
   
2. Make sure that it has a 'hook', something that makes the reader want to know more about your film. For example, Jaws in space was the hook for the film Alien.
   
   
3. Introduce your short film's main character. Movies are about characters, so make sure that your idea involves a strong character.
   
   
4. Put them in an unusual situation. Find an original predicament for your character to be in, one that will make the audience gasp.

Find out more about making a great short film in our After Dark masterclasses.

Rules:

1. No more than 1000 words please. Someone has to read your entry.
   
   
2. No stealing other people's ideas. We'll know if you have.
   
   
3. Enter as many different short film ideas as you want.
   
   
4. Your film MUST NOT feature:

• Excessive violence or pornography
  
• Drug abuse
  
• Actors under the age of 18
  
• A political or religious leaning

* We promise that we won't steal your ideas, but we will be putting the winning pitches up onto the site. Please read our terms and conditions before entering.

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