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Requirements Draw
Every match starts here. The machine deals your options — three themes, three characters, three props. Your film must use at least one from each category. The rest is inspiration, and the film is about the theme you pick.
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Categories
9
Options
1
Team reroll
Operator console · universal pools · no duplicates inside a category
Theme
Round 1 of 3
What the film is about. Three themes hit the board — your film must be built around at least one of them.
Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Character
Round 2 of 3
Occupations, not names. At least one of the three must appear as a character in your film.
Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Prop
Round 3 of 3
Physical objects. At least one must be clearly visible on screen — not hidden in a corner.
Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
The board
Your requirements sheet
Theme
- — not drawn —
- — not drawn —
- — not drawn —
Character
- — not drawn —
- — not drawn —
- — not drawn —
Prop
- — not drawn —
- — not drawn —
- — not drawn —
To qualify for judging, the film must use at least one element from each category. Using more is style points, not a requirement.
The rules
How it works
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Spin the reels
Each category runs like a slot machine — the reels blur through the pool, then lock one result at a time. No duplicates inside a category.
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Nine options, three picks
You don't use all nine. The film must feature at least one theme, one character and one prop from the board — your choice which.
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One team reroll
Once the board is drawn, each team may request one official reroll of a single slot. The operator runs the machine and can spin as needed.
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Finish & celebrate
No more rerolls? Hit finish. The board locks and your requirements pop up with the fanfare — copy them, share them, start the clock.
Maximum randomness. Every result comes straight from a cryptographic random source. No seeding, no weighting, no favorites — the machine cannot be steered.
Never the same twice. A result never repeats inside a category, a reroll always lands on something new, and a redraw never deals the board you already had.
Universal by design. The categories and pools were curated to be equally filmable in every region, culture and budget — so no team starts with an advantage.