Wave Two: Pick Your Genre!
For this round writers will sign up for genre challenges. Writers are not required to pick one specific movie this time around, this is all about genre characteristics (and clichés). The stories written can be anything from serious to ridiculous, using clichés of a genre does not mean the story must be a parody. Feel free to refresh an old plot element! Add a new twist!
While claims this round are not for specific films/books/etc., writers are certainly allowed to follow plots of such as was done in the last wave.
Dates
Sign-up: Until September 1, 2008
Preview event: November 15, 2008
Posting: January 15-31, 2009
Want to stake your claim? The format for commenting is below. The information is very basic. While I hope making a claim means that you’re committing to writing the fic, I won’t fault you for dropping out.
(See example claim post in the first comment.)
“Fandom” is for what/who you are writing. “Characters” is the place where you can say “main cast” or specify the few characters you’re including in your fic. “Genre” is to identify the genre you’re basing your plot on - options listed below (based on Wikipedia film genre listings).
(Wikipedia Listing)
Anime/manga
“Art Film” and Cult: Avant-Garde, Experimental, Underground
Crime: Crime comedies, Crime thrillers, Film Noir, Heist, “Hood”, Legal Drama, Mob, Prison, True Crime
Espionage: Spy-Fi, Conspiracy
Film Noir
Fantasy: High Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery, Contemporary, Bangsian Fantasy, Fairytale, Historical, Heroic, Superhero, Mythology
Horror: Slasher, Creature Feature, Vampire, Werewolf, Zombie, Frankenstein, Hell and Demons, Ghosts and Afterlife, B-Movie, Apocalypse
Mystery
Sports:
Sci-Fi: Science (hard, soft, social), Cyberpunk, “Golden Age of Sci-Fi,” New Wave, Pulp, Scientific Romance, Alternative History, Comic Sci-Fi, Gothic, Sci-Fi Western, Spy-Fi, Space Opera, (various themes)
War: Anti-War, (military vs. war films, too…)
Western: Classical, Osterns, Revisionist Western, Acid Western, Contemporary
Fandom:
Characters:
Genre:
Pen-name:
(Note that you can update any of this information later if you change your mind.)
Please direct your questions to the FAQ post!
While claims this round are not for specific films/books/etc., writers are certainly allowed to follow plots of such as was done in the last wave.
Dates
Sign-up: Until September 1, 2008
Preview event: November 15, 2008
Posting: January 15-31, 2009
Want to stake your claim? The format for commenting is below. The information is very basic. While I hope making a claim means that you’re committing to writing the fic, I won’t fault you for dropping out.
(See example claim post in the first comment.)
“Fandom” is for what/who you are writing. “Characters” is the place where you can say “main cast” or specify the few characters you’re including in your fic. “Genre” is to identify the genre you’re basing your plot on - options listed below (based on Wikipedia film genre listings).
(Wikipedia Listing)
Anime/manga
“Art Film” and Cult: Avant-Garde, Experimental, Underground
Crime: Crime comedies, Crime thrillers, Film Noir, Heist, “Hood”, Legal Drama, Mob, Prison, True Crime
Espionage: Spy-Fi, Conspiracy
Film Noir
Fantasy: High Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery, Contemporary, Bangsian Fantasy, Fairytale, Historical, Heroic, Superhero, Mythology
Horror: Slasher, Creature Feature, Vampire, Werewolf, Zombie, Frankenstein, Hell and Demons, Ghosts and Afterlife, B-Movie, Apocalypse
Mystery
Sports:
Sci-Fi: Science (hard, soft, social), Cyberpunk, “Golden Age of Sci-Fi,” New Wave, Pulp, Scientific Romance, Alternative History, Comic Sci-Fi, Gothic, Sci-Fi Western, Spy-Fi, Space Opera, (various themes)
War: Anti-War, (military vs. war films, too…)
Western: Classical, Osterns, Revisionist Western, Acid Western, Contemporary
Fandom:
Characters:
Genre:
Pen-name:
(Note that you can update any of this information later if you change your mind.)
Please direct your questions to the FAQ post!