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Scene It?

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Scene It?
GenreTrivia
Creator(s)Screenlife Games
Publisher(s)Screenlife Games (2002-2012)
Mattel (2003-2008)
Imagination Games and Paramount Pictures (2022-present)
First releaseMovie Edition
Latest releaseMovies Edition
2022

Scene It? is an interactive film series created by Screenlife Games, in which players answer trivia questions about films or pop culture. The games were first developed to be played with questions read from trivia cards or viewed on a television from an included DVD or based on clips from movies, TV shows, music videos, sports and other popular culture phenomena. Scene It? was released on mobile and console platforms. After discontinuation in 2012, the series was revived in 2022, with streaming functionality replacing DVDs. It is owned by Paramount Pictures since 2008.

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I had absolutely no expectations for this game going in. None. I didn’t expect it to be good, and I didn’t expect it to be bad…or average. I just expected it to “be”, so it was a bit of a surprise for me just how much fun I was having with it. Trivia games are usually pretty simple, boring affairs that are best played with some friends or family over pizza. Well, not directly over the pizza, but this game actually makes effective use of the fact that it’s a video game and not just a bunch of trivia questions. This is Scene it? Bright Lights! Big Screen! for the Xbox 360. Scene it? Bright Lights! Big Screen! is split into a few different sections, like movie clips, “guess the actor”, an audio only section where you have to guess the movie, and even one where all of the movie stills are made to look like an 8-bit video game. You pick from about ten movie stereotypes for your character, and your goal is to acquire as many points as possible. To do this, you answer questions with your controller as quickly as you can, as every second takes more possible points away. It sounds pretty simple, and it is, but it’s a good format to reward those who really know movie trivia. I mean, come on, how often do you get rewarded for movie trivia? The variety of questions in the game is another really high point. Some of the movies I saw referenced were North by Northwest, The Taking of Pelham 123, The Jerk, Plains, Trains and Automobiles, and Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay. Many of these have the best moments of the movies as clips to use in questions, and they aren’t all from one studio. I saw movies from Warner, Sony, and Universal, so there’s a good chance some of your favorite movies will be included. However, I’m kind of happy I didn’t know the answer to some of the questions, and a little shocked I knew the answers to others. It’s fun having the game jolt your memory for some of the questions Now, even though I have really expressed great praise for Scene it? so far, I don’t think this is really going to keep too many people busy for very long. This is still a party game with a limited number of questions, and it’s definitely best to play games like this with other people, so as long as you only pull it out when you have company, you should still be enjoying it for a good amount of time. And really, who would choose to play something like this alone? The whole point is about seeing who’s the biggest movie nerd amongst friends. Scene it? Bright Lights! Big Screen! actually features really high-quality clips and a nice art style that suits the game’s upbeat tone well and again, I was also really surprised at how well the game covers such a wide range of genres. You’d think a game like this would be made to appeal to pre-teen kids and their families, but that isn’t the case. Bright Lights! Big Screen! is a definite buy if you’re looking for a nice, relatively family-friendly game to pull out when you’re having people over to your house. But be warned: you might learn something about your friends based on what answers they know.

History

Screenlife Games, the game company that invented and produced Scene It?, was founded in 2001 by two entrepreneurs, Craig Kinzer and David Long. Craig Kinzer served as the majority shareholder and chairman of the board, while David Long assumed the role of CEO.

The game's inception came from David's use of VHS tapes for Halloween parties, which sparked Craig's idea of utilizing DVDs and DVD players as game machines. They devised a code to embed on DVDs that transformed any DVD player into a random game machine. With hundreds of millions of DVD players already distributed worldwide, Scene It? quickly gained popularity.

The secret to their success, apart from the innovative DVD code, was their ability to secure licensing agreements with major studios and associated actors and writers. Through persuasive negotiations, Dave and Craig convinced these studios to reduce their licensing costs to a share of a small pool based on the game's gross revenue. To this day, Scene It? stands as the only product boasting involvement from all of the major studios including Universal Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Sony Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures, and DreamWorks Pictures. These studios were among the most prominent and influential in the film industry at that time.

Their first breakthrough came when Angela Lansbury agreed to be featured in the game, followed by Tom Cruise. With studios, Universal and Fox, plus a few notable actors on board, Screenlife's licensing business flourished. The company established two royalty pools—one for studios and one for actors—encompassing thousands of individuals or entities.

To enhance gameplay, they incorporated elements from other popular games like Concentration and Pictionary, creating unique play scenarios that challenged participants with movie-themed questions. For instance, Craig's youngest son, Austin, conceived the idea of using Concentration by displaying a spinning top on the screen, followed by an image of a gun after a few seconds, prompting players to guess the movie. These innovative additions were provided free of charge, incurring no additional expenses to Screenlife.

One of their additional secrets to success was the transition from selling mere discs to creating an entire board game in a large game box. This strategic move boosted the retail price from $10 to $50, further solidifying their market position and profitability. Scene It? debuted during Christmas 2002 through Wizards of the Coast and Nordstrom. Its initial season of sales exceeded all expectations, surpassing the competition, despite the countless games that fail to gain traction each year.

Recognizing the game's potential, Mattel secured a licensing agreement, leading to its availability in Walmart and stores nationwide. On October 7, 2008, Paramount Pictures, a division of Viacom, closed on its acquisition of Screenlife, marking a significant monetization for the company. Screenlife's establishment coincided with the widespread adoption of DVD players, and its sale occurred just before the rise of streaming and other digital media. The series was discontinued in 2012 when Paramount closed the studio.[1]

In 2022, Paramount revived Scene It? as a streaming board game.[2]

Gameplay

Players choose either a short or long game by adjusting the "Flextime" game board: For a short game, the board is folded so fewer spaces show. Each player throws a six-sided die to see who goes first. Then, the player rolls both the ordinary die and a customized eight-sided "category die" to see how far they move, and what challenge they face. The challenge can range from a trivia card question, a DVD challenge, ("My Play" or "All Play"), or they may have to draw a "Buzz card" (Cards are often renamed in special editions, such as a "Prime Directive" card in the Star Trek edition). If the roller wins the challenge, they can go again, but if they lose, the dice are handed to the next player. This process keeps going until someone hits the All Play to Win stop sign, in which that player must win one final All Play, in which everyone participates, in order to win. If not, they go to ring 3 of the zone called Final Cut. There, they must answer 3 questions right. If that falls through, then on the next turn they only have to answer 2 questions, and if they fail that as well, they answer 1 question on every following turn. If a Final Cut challenge is won, then they win the game, and they get to watch a victory scene on the DVD.

All DVDs of Scene It? use Optreve DVD Enhancement Technology, designed to reshuffle itself every time it is inserted into the DVD player. In some instances, the DVD player may reset the system, and in this case, the DVD will reshuffle itself before returning players to the game menu. If a question from a previous game is shown in the same session, players can hit the "Return" button on their remote in order to start a new question. Some DVD players do not support this technology, but players can choose from 20 to 25 (depends on version) pre-set games to play. As their title suggests, these game sets are not random, and stay constant, no matter how many times the DVD is reset.

List of games

Main series releases

Game Packs

Game Packs are expansions that can be added to any Scene It? Game or can be played by themselves.

"To Go!": Editions

To Go! Editions are versions of standard games that were meant to be played in cars using portable DVD players or a car's built in DVD player. The board was smaller and used magnetic pieces to stick to the board.

  • Movies Edition
  • Junior Edition
  • TV Edition
  • Music Edition
  • 80's Music Edition
  • Marvel Comics Edition
  • Disney Movie Edition

Canceled editions

In 2012, in celebration of Scene It?'s 10th anniversary, two games were announced. These games would be canceled as Paramount Pictures closed Screenlife later that year.

Video games

Main articles: Scene It? Lights, Camera, Action; Scene It? Box Office Smash; Scene It? Bright Lights! Big Screen!; and Scene It? Twilight

A video game version of Scene It?, entitled Scene It? Lights, Camera, Action was released for the Xbox 360 on November 6, 2007. It featured 20 new game modes/categories and special game show-style "Big Button Controllers". The first sequel, Scene It? Box Office Smash was released on October 28, 2008, featuring the new Xbox 360 Avatars. A second sequel, Scene It? Bright Lights! Big Screen! was released on November 17, 2009, for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii. Opting for a multi-platform approach, this title abandoned the avatars in favor of more generic characters. After Scene It? Twilight two sequels were released: on November 18, 2010, Scene It? Harry Potter HD for iOS and on November 30, 2011, Scene It? Movie Night for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Two unsuccessful, web-only versions of the game, Scene It? Online, and Scene It? Daily,[3][4] were made available online, on Facebook, and on mobile platforms. Scene It? Online borrowed strongly from the DVD games' format, including video clips, sound clips, and puzzles. Scene It? Daily was predominantly text based, and represented a major departure from the multimedia-centric roots of the series.[4]

References

  1. ^ Tu, Janet I. (2012-03-07). "Maker of Scene It? movie-trivia game shutting down". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 2022-08-08. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  2. ^ Gamestar+. "Scene It? is BACK and BETTER THAN EVER! Are you ready to play the ultimate Hollywood trivia game? All hosted by Mario Lopez, game night just got 🔥!". Twitter. Archived from the original on Aug 3, 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  3. ^ Bishop, Todd (July 13, 2011). "'Scene It?' goes daily with unified trivia game across web, devices". GeekWire. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  4. ^ a b Webster, Andrew (July 19, 2011). "Scene It? Daily Review". GameZebo. Archived from the original on Aug 18, 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
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