Harborlight Productions wrote:So can I put the mod element in my sets?
Yes, that's kind of the point of the mod elements. Try to intergrate them cleverly!
Squid wrote:A black plate is different from a baseplate.
In my THAC films I've done it where I place bricks on plates rather than baseplates (as I avoid having baseplates exposed). I don't think any black baseplates even exist, though I'm not sure (although blue baseplates do.)
This is true, technically.
The mod elements are they just to prove you made the film within 24 hours. We're not trying to punish you by forcing you to include them. However, I'd air on the side of caution when including them. Personally I feel a minifig walking across a plate is borderline and breaks the intent of the rule "no baseplates". I'd prefer to see the mod elements continuously touching for the duration of the shot, but it isn't in this year's rules.
Basically, it's easier on you and the judges if you stick the spirit of the rules instead of finding loopholes.
legokingmike217 wrote:Does the mod element have to be in focus?
As the rules state:
If a shot must be clarified by changing the shot in anyway (changing brightness, black and white to color, etc) to be able to identify the mod element, the shot will be not counted as containing the mod element and the entry will most likely be disqualified. See next rule for one exception regarding the cropping of the image.
For particular shots where including the mod element would be disruptive to your artistic vision (such as extreme close-ups and shots with very low depth of field), you may include a legal mod element in the shot and then crop the mod element out in post-production. You then must provide an uncropped frame from that shot and explain in detail the cropped shot in the submission email. You will have to provide separate proof for each shot.
In other words, the judges need to be able to clearly identify the mod element during at least some point in the shot.
