Quoted from michel do we have to create the song or could it be an existing song?

You must create lyrics for the provided music.

You can find the music you must use at this link

Is it okay if the lyrics doesn't fit too good on the music provided?

Quoted from Dude Is it okay if the lyrics doesn't fit too good on the music provided?

Do the best you can. It's meant to be challenging.  I'm sure that even the people who think their lyrics fit perfectly will find that a number of people say they don't.  Wasn't it George Bernard Shaw who once said something like "rhyming in English is always a losing proposition"?  

Interesting challenge. I think it's important to clarify that this is a screenwriting challenge and not a songwriting challenge though. Some people may come up with really good scripts but lousy lyrics. I would want those people to still enter and get some slack about their lyrics. Lyrics could always be re-written if the script was eventually picked up by anyone.

Ste

You've covered the questuions I had Michael. was wondering if the lyrics would be dialogue.

one more 'silly' query: is the script to be an actual script or a script showing the film maker making the film and using the song? Does that make sense?

Dam you, Don.  Dam you.

O.

M.

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Quoted from stevie one more 'silly' query: is the script to be an actual script or a script showing the film maker making the film and using the song? Does that make sense?

Now that made me laugh!  The script has to be an actual script.  The film maker making the film is background information - though if you can think of a way to use it...

Whoa! There was me thinking it was going to be a horror challenge.

Nice spin! This will be interesting for sure!

Read this, and thought really good idea.

Heard the music, and thought: wow, the options are endless. Perfectly pitched for a bit of romance. Now, if only I were French.

Huge kudos to Don for this challenge.

Andrew

Okay, here's the thing I don't understand about the formatting.

Say you've written the lyrics, and you have a melody for them which fits nicely with the piece of music we've been given. How do you include that melody in the script? Do you write it out, note for note? Or do you just write the lyrics, which won't really seem to fit without the melody they go with?

Quoted from JonnyBoy Okay, here's the thing I don't understand about the formatting. Say you've written the lyrics, and you have a melody for them which fits nicely with the piece of music we've been given. How do you include that melody in the script? Do you write it out, note for note? Or do you just write the lyrics, which won't really seem to fit without the melody they go with?

You just include the lyrics.  They should fit into this piece of music.  There is always going to be some different interpretations here, there is going to be people that hear what you hear and people that don't.  Don't worry too much about that.  Do your best, have fun.  You aren't going to have the opportunity to do something like this that often, it's a great learning experience.

Quoted Text A Filmmaker has this piece of music and needs lyrics and a script to fit around the melody.  In other words, the director needs a script and a song with lyrics.

Just clarifying a point:

Does a character have to be specifically a director? Would a guy who is trying - for example - to write lyrics for his dead girlfriend count? It's just that the theme is a bit vague as to what's explicitly allowed, or not. I understand this is open to interpretation, but the parameters are a little loose. If that means freedom to basically write a script, but the focus is to incorporate a set of lyrics, without the need for it to be a filmmaker then I understand. If not, then I think a refining of the theme is required.

The bit that has really threw me is the "script". So, is he/she supposed to be directing a script that includes this piece of music. Basically, I need a bit extra information on whether this needs to be set in the film world, and whether we're working with specific characters, in certain situations.

Andrew

Quoted from Andrew Just clarifying a point: Does a character have to be specifically a director? Would a guy who is trying - for example - to write lyrics for his dead girlfriend count? It's just that the theme is a bit vague as to what's explicitly allowed, or not. I understand this is open to interpretation, but the parameters are a little loose. If that means freedom to basically write a script, but the focus is to incorporate a set of lyrics, without the need for it to be a filmmaker then I understand. If not, then I think a refining of the theme is required. Andrew

The information about the film maker is background information, it is a description of your task.  You do not need to write a story about a film maker.  All you need to do is write a romantic comedy/drama script that contains the lyrics.

Quoted from mcornetto The information about the film maker is background information, it is a description of your task.  You do not need to write a story about a film maker.  All you need to do is write a romantic comedy/drama script that contains the lyrics.

That's what I needed - cleared it up. Thank you.

Andrew