Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 4:46 am
Are different criteria going to be weighted seperatley? eg, MOC over story, or character development over interesting plot?
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We will be evaluating the story as a whole.Shurtugal wrote:Are different criteria going to be weighted seperatley? eg, MOC over story, or character development over interesting plot?
wow, what a nice thing to do. If I wasn't entering, I'd say that I hope you winwlister wrote:If someone was to win one of the prizes, but perhaps had way too much LEGO, is it possible the set they won be donated to a Childrens charity in the name of the winner?
I have been hesitant in the past to enter contests because I have so much more than a lot of guys on here, but seeing as these are readily available sets, I thought I'd ask.
Will
What the winner does with their newly won set is their own business. As such, we will ship the prize to where-ever the winner wants it shipped, granted that such shipping doesn't cost more than standard priority shipping, after which, the winner will reimburse the us the rest of the shipping costs.wlister wrote:If someone was to win one of the prizes, but perhaps had way too much LEGO, is it possible the set they won be donated to a Childrens charity in the name of the winner?
I just wonder if sexual violence is ok if some characters are just talking about it. For example: "She told me about everything that had happened; how the Saes had pillaged Brystei, slayed her father, raped and killed her mother and ravaged her as well."Glencaer wrote:Normally, I'd say no. But I don't want to see any sexual violence, like rape, etc. Murder, maiming, blood, guts - I'm cool with as much of that you can dish out using LEGO pieces.5) Any restrictions on the level of violence?
Ya, I don't have a problem with that.Maedhros wrote:I just wonder if sexual violence is ok if some characters are just talking about it.
Yes.Can we photoshop backgrounds into pictures of our mocs?
Also, is it alright if I build all my models in some kind of vignette form, ie, some micro, others maxi vigs, etc?
If it is a castley cannon, then maybe.Graynar wrote:This is a castle contest, but can I ask if Cannons can be used? Not muskets, but the big castle breaker cannons? Cannons helped end the castle age and I was wondering if we could use them even if they are not castlely.
To be honest, I created the limits based off the total number of photos rather than the 'length' of a story. However, I'm not sure I totally agree with your appraisal. Comic stories and Short stories are two totally different mediums and comparisons between the two can be difficult. I would write a short story differently than how I would write a comic. Your example above assumes that each panel of a comic is equivalent to one sentence, which would be a very, very poor way of converting a story to a comic.R_The_Falcon wrote:If a bad guy falls off a cliff and yells, "No!" It takes up 1 sentence, which is approximately 1/500 of your text, while in comic-book form it takes out 1/120, almost a 5 times difference.
Yes.Here's yet another question I have; can we use an introductory frame like Dan Jassim did? (Made up of entirely words.) (http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=1875 )
Comic Book Stories and Short Stories are totally different mediums. It would be impossible to write a short story the same as you would a comic. Well, maybe possible, but it'd be a very deplorable comic. No, when I said I was writing my story I ment something like this:Glencaer wrote:To be honest, I created the limits based off the total number of photos rather than the 'length' of a story. However, I'm not sure I totally agree with your appraisal. Comic stories and Short stories are two totally different mediums and comparisons between the two can be difficult. I would write a short story differently than how I would write a comic. Your example above assumes that each panel of a comic is equivalent to one sentence, which would be a very, very poor way of converting a story to a comic.
I completely agree.Glencaer wrote:Regarding rule changes: As long as the rule change favors the contestants, then a change can occur. Keep in mind that there is no minimum and that in telling a story, a brilliant but short piece can easily top over a convoluted and long piece. Making something longer rarely equals making it better.
Once again, I agree with what you say about stories; however, I'd say the strengh of a comic is in the flow of story through visual aid. Since our eyes are our most used sense, you can easily communicate a story through several pictures; therefore, the writer has a harder job, and needs more room so to speak. I didn't consider the internet speed of judges and the frame limit really isn't too bad. Hopefully we can discuss this further on AIM or through e-mail.Glencaer wrote:Okay, back to the discussion of Story (aka Illustrated Short Story) vs. Comic (aka Comic Book style story).
Take this panel for example: http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/DanJa ... ene-d5.jpg
When converting it to story form, it could be:
Then the Admiral said, "Need some help?" The entire fleet was there. Mr.Zog said, "It's the Gibraltar!"
or it could be:
At that very moment, when the crew of the Nasal Avenger thought their time had come, they heard a scratchy voice over the communicator. "Need some help?" It was the voice of the Admiral! The entire fleet exitted from hyperspace just at the right moment. "It's the Gibraltar!" cried Mr. Zog in a fit of joy. Now, the Adaloids were out numbered and out matched.
One version is a sentence, the other is a short paragraph. In other words, a picture can be a thousand words or none at all. A comic has a different style to it, where Zog's state of mind as he states the obvious (that the Gibraltar has come) is unimportant, or the reality of recieving a message from the Admiral (whether scratchy over a communicator or plain as day).
The power of a short story is its ability to communicate thought, feeling, details that a comic can't, whereas the power of a comic is that it is easier to follow, more dramatic and simpler.
Now, lets look at this a different way. The purpose of the maximum length for both forms is because our judges don't have infinite time. Downloading 300 photos isn't the same as downloading a 20 page word document and 60 photos. There is a very real time difference there, especially as some judges only have dial up internet access. Archaic, yes, but then again, this is a CASTLE website .
If you'd like to discuss this further, it might be better to take it to email. I'm always up for a thoughtful discussion!
-Lenny
Two people can work together, however one person can only win one prize. Since there are only three prizes, we want three winners.Ayden wrote:What if two ppl work together on a project? and if u enter 2 comix and one wins grand prize can the other one win best comic(if itsworthy of either of course).