FFF September 2007 Writing Competition - Page 2

September 6, 2007, 7:35 PM

From what I'm getting, you've to take a scene from any Final Fantasy game and just ... narrate it. So no, I don't believe that making scenes up qualifies.

My Character Profiles · September 6, 2007, 8:00 PM

You can improvise to your heart's content. It isn't about being 100% accurate; it's about expressing the situation at hand. You can add words, make the characters dance, throw a fiesta...whatever it takes to describe the scene in your own voice. Just stick to the "general" scene at hand. =]

Pooley, this is just the first competition. I tried to make it user friendly, and being as that it's an FF forum, I thought the members might enjoy this. Worry not my friend, there will be more to come! ^.^

September 6, 2007, 9:35 PM

I will try to get round to making a story too, just one question, could you explain the whole story narration?

by narrating do I just copy a scene in my own words or do I take a scene and change everything about it such as instead of kimahri stabbing seymour he gives him a happy birthday (not what I would do but you get the idea)

September 6, 2007, 9:39 PM

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Originally Posted by FFGuy

I will try to get round to making a story too, just one question, could you explain the whole story narration?

by narrating do I just copy a scene in my own words or do I take a scene and change everything about it such as instead of kimahri stabbing seymour he gives him a happy birthday (not what I would do but you get the idea)

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Originally Posted by Rhea

You can improvise to your heart's content. It isn't about being 100% accurate; it's about expressing the situation at hand. You can add words, make the characters dance, throw a fiesta...whatever it takes to describe the scene in your own voice. Just stick to the "general" scene at hand. =]

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Pooley, this is just the first competition. I tried to make it user friendly, and being as that it's an FF forum, I thought the members might enjoy this. Worry not my friend, there will be more to come! ^.^

I'm not bothered by it being an FF theme really; I'd be happy to do a fanfic. I just think this one is too restricting for me. I might give it a shot if I can be bothered.

September 6, 2007, 9:40 PM

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Originally Posted by FFGuy

I will try to get round to making a story too, just one question, could you explain the whole story narration?

by narrating do I just copy a scene in my own words or do I take a scene and change everything about it such as instead of kimahri stabbing seymour he gives him a happy birthday (not what I would do but you get the idea)

I think you're supposed to keep the essence of the scene, but you can take some liberties and change some things around. Maybe you can revise the dialogue or fiddle with the timeline, but the actions should probably remain about the same.

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Originally Posted by Pooley

I'm not bothered by it being an FF theme really; I'd be happy to do a fanfic. I just think this one is too restricting for me. I might give it a shot if I can be bothered.

There's still a lot of freedom within any restriction; haven't you read a Wrinkle in Time? lol

My Character Profiles · September 6, 2007, 9:57 PM

eisprinz has the right idea.
For example, if you choose to do Aeris' death scene, you'd basically just write it out. "Sephy stab Aeris and everyone cry". That's all there is to it.

The idea for this competition is to do a unique job at describing the events at hand. You're highly encouraged to stick to the original events as much as possible. For example, if you're doing Aeris' death scene, don't change the story so much that she ends up avoiding Sephiroth's blow and lives to see another day. You may wish to add extra dialogue, eliminate dialogue or even extend the scene a bit, just don't change the story altogether.

All you're doing is reenacting your favorite scene from Final Fantasy from your own perspective. =]

Don't worry though; this is only the first writing competition. Don't hang your heads down because you don't like the overview on this one.

September 7, 2007, 2:19 AM

where do we write it?

My Character Profiles · September 7, 2007, 3:05 AM

Just open up Microsoft word or word pad and work on your piece there. When the submission date arrives (this Sunday), I'll give you all instructions on how and where to submit your pieces. =]

EDIT:
I've also added an example submission to the first post for your own personal reference. =]

September 15, 2007, 1:41 PM

How exactly DO WE submit something?