Slate of Firsts

This is a live first shot zone.
Throw a spark into the exposed SUBMISSION BOX below and it may be conducted into the opening moments of a story or a script (and then a film). When you see the result posted in the cinematography journal, the Experiment will have closed a circuit that begins and ends with you.

	The odds of this happening are 1 in 36. [Richard Dawkins, The Blind Watchmaker]
	The canine teeth were long and sharp, the lower molars were thin and blade like. [Prehistoric Life]
	[Fraser Imrie]
	[Fraser Imrie]
	[Rui Lopes]
	The only thing that isn't the truth here is your motivation for telling it.
	[poached from The Register]
	[poached from The Register]
	[Rui Lopes]
	But the french toast never came! [giles H]
	It was a stupid idea then, and it's a stupid idea now. [Paul]
	It's disgusting ... but it works. [Paul]
	[Paul]
	I'm not a violent man. [Paul]
	[Paul]
	So the futon was never loose? [Paul]
	Maybe you're not ready. [Paul]
	[Paul]
	Can I ask you something? [Paul]
	You're patronising me, and I will not be patronised. [Paul]
	[Paul]
	What would you do? [Paul]
	It's unforgivable. [Paul]
	[Paul]
	Now's the time to add to your collection. [Paul]


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To EXPOSE THE SUBMISSION BOX, click: \>>

Type your first shot's URL (web address) or your first line of dialogue in the big input box below.
Type your screen credit in the second box — or leave it empty to remain anonymous.

How to give your shot a web address: \>>

How to select something the Experiment can use: \>>

Your First Shot or Line:

Your Screen Credit:
(exactly as you wish it to appear in the final work)

Note: There is nothing wrong with your keyboard.
For technical reasons a few typographical characters are not accepted.

Links & Lists
Tracking your first shot or line of dialogue: \<< Cinematography Journal - where firsts are discussed The Book of Firsts - where progress is indicated Incubation of First Shot Filmmaking \<< Illuminating Failure Trust The Sound of Water Bravado The First Shot is Yours First Shots on the Web \>> Jim Emerson's Opening Shots Project First Shot of a Blu-ray Burner The Beginnings of Orson Welles First Shots with a Kodak Easyshare V570 First Shots of the HPV vaccine Famous Opening Shots in Checkers First Shot of a Giant CCD Imager First British Shots of World War One USB Darts Fire First Shot First Shot in a Biowar First Shot in the Gigadeath Artilect War Deepa Tests Waters With First Shot Microsoft, EU fire first shots in courtroom Youths Get First Shot at Lurking Turkeys Incoming First-Shot for Non-Diffuse Global Illumination First Lines on the Web \>> Famous Opening Film Lines Poet's Corner First Line Index Shakespeare's Sonnets First Line Index Led Zeppelin Songs First Line Index 100 Best First Lines from Novels Worst Opening Lines First Lines Quiz at iVillage Opening Lines for Cover Letters Opening Lines I've Tried to Shock My Middle Class Father With On the Phone Getting Past "Hi" (This one made a graph.) The Spam Subject Line Museum Spamusement Spam Poetry

Links & Lists

Tracking your first shot or line of dialogue: \<<

Cinematography Journal - where firsts are discussed
The Book of Firsts - where progress is indicated

Incubation of First Shot Filmmaking \<<

First Shots on the Web \>>

First Lines on the Web \>>