Format
There are 10 packets, each consisting of 10 visual questions and 10 written questions. Each visual question consists of 8 slides, with at least 1 20-point superpower slide, at least 3 15-point power slides, and at least 1 additional 10-point slide before the 10-point giveaway. Each written question is roughly 8-8.5 lines in standard formatting (10 pt TNR) before powermarking.
Content
The questions will be a good blend between both art film and culturally/historically/technically "important" popular films. The vast majority of the questions will be on films that could be clued/tossed up in the "other arts" distribution at general academic tournaments.
The difficulty is now approximately the same as On Cinema on the Buzzer, The Act of Seeing With One's Own Eyes, Reel Knowledge, and FILMRIEL. I think anyone who liked the aforementioned tournaments, and any avid movie watchers in general, will enjoy this one too!
Generally, my theme was "important films that haven't come up much in quizbowl" - though that's not to say that there won't be a substantial amount of "classic"/canonical knowledge tested. I don't have a rigid distribution, but here's a rough overview of the set:
* ~50% strictly English-language film, ~50% non-English film or mixed English/non-English
* Variety of genres/time periods/countries
* Questions will generally skew more modern (late 20th century or later)
* Some non-feature film visual works like music videos are clued
* Some important filmmakers are mentioned more than once, sparingly
* Some visual questions will not just include frames from the film but will rather include promotional images, posters, on-set stills, etc.
Logistics
Please email me (zubenine[at]gmail) or DM me on Discord (zn#7484) if you would be interested in mirroring the set. There'll be a mirror fee to reflect the time put into writing it. I anticipate that the online mirror will cost $20 per player.