Teams of no more than three people must make a film with the central plot element a duffel bag, gym bag or back pack as part of the 'I Coulda Been a Contender' film contest for Lacey Township residents.
Created by Anthony Marotta, a senior at Lacey Township High School, the films must be no more than 20 minutes long.
"I like to think of myself as someone who can offer something to young film makers like myself, to get their work noticed," said Marotta, who will attend the film and video program at Drexel University in Philadelphia in the fall, which accepts only 64 students a year. "I want to be a respected director of feature-length films and documentaries."
Marotta first became interested in film when he was a freshman and has since done a few projects. It was in film class that he came up with the idea of the contest.
"I was sitting in film class with a substitute watching a movie and I started thinking how to get Lacey more interested in film," said Marotta. "I hadn't heard of a film contest so I thought I'd create one and see what happens."
Marotta said he's receiving some assistance from his film teacher, Shaun Banin, who has agreed to be one of the contest's judges.
Since opening up the competition on Sunday, Feb. 5, Marotta said he's gotten 17 members on his Facebook group, making up 10 to 15 teams.
"I'm trying to make it something that people look at and think this is pretty cool," said Marotta. "I'm hoping it will get bigger and bigger each year and expand past Lacey to all of Ocean County and possibly New Jersey."
Marotta said he's investigating venues to announce the winner and show the films. All the films will be available for the public to view on YouTube two to three weeks before the judging.
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