Classic Movie Ficathon?

[trinityofone]

forcryinoutloud and I are thinking of running an SGA Classic Movie Ficathon, in which participants would get to pick a film from the '30s-'60s and write an SGA story based on the movie itself, or extrapolated from the summary and taken in the crazy direction of your choice. (The ones I'm really hoping get written? The Shop Around the Corner, His Girl Friday, North by Northwest, The Searchers...well, and loads more, really.) So, what we want to know is: would you all be interested in something like that?

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Any other thoughts? Questions? Suggestions? I've never run a ficathon before, so I'd really appreciate any advice/words of caution/hysterical pointing-and-laughing...

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[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

I am overwhelmed by the number of cool ways His Girl Friday could be done. It makes me...kinda giddy.

What's the difference between a ficathon and a challenge?

Um. I don't know.

[slodwick.livejournal.com]

I have always operated under the assumption that ficathons were more specific, with prompts possibly being assigned or "traded" (like holiday ficathons/secret santas), and challenges are looser, with more general prompts given to everyone (like title/theme challenges).

If... that helps at all.

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Ahh. Well, I guess this is actually a challenge. Will keep that in mind when we write up the final thing.

Also: a thousand yays to your suggestion of including art! I will ask forcyinoutloud when she gets home from work, but I am ALL FOR IT.

[slodwick.livejournal.com]

I hate to say it, but it's just a lot easier/quicker for me to do a piece of art; I'd be a lot more likely to participate if it was an option. *g*

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Well, you know we'd all SUFFER LOTS if you made more art. ;-)

No, seriously: I am so excited at the idea of you making SGA movie posters of some sort. *bounces*

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Yay! Glad you like the idea. I'm bouncy-excited, too.

We're not coming up with the list in any scientific way, just compiling the names & summaries of movies we like. I'll add the ones from yours that we didn't already have to the list.

And--never fear! We're not going to assign anything: there'll be a big long list, and people can choose. First-come, first-serve, but that way no one will have to deal with a film with which they are unfamiliar.