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| Arundel |
| Posted: September 9th, 2023, 4:57am |
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LocationLas Vegas, Nevada Posts265 Posts Per Day 0.14 |
Wasn't able to get my script down to 5 pages. Not even close.  I may submit it after the challenge. Looking forward to seeing what everyone comes up with. |
I knew someone was going to have that problem lol... Will be interesting to see what the outcome was once you're ready to release it. |
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| Don |
| Posted: September 9th, 2023, 5:39am |
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AdministratorAdministrator  So, what are you writing?
LocationVirginia Posts16458 Posts Per Day 1.93 |
The scripts will be posted by midnight, Saturday, September 9th.
- Don |
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| SAC |
| Posted: September 9th, 2023, 8:22am |
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Of The Ancients  … but some dreams do
LocationUpstate NY Posts3208 Posts Per Day 0.78 |
What’s the over/under on scripts submitted? I think it may be a high turnout. Anyone?
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| LC |
| Posted: September 9th, 2023, 8:37am |
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LocationThe Great Southern Land Posts7644 Posts Per Day 1.34 |
Can't help you there, Steve. I hope it's a good turnout.  |
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| SAC |
| Posted: September 9th, 2023, 9:14am |
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Of The Ancients … but some dreams do
LocationUpstate NY Posts3208 Posts Per Day 0.78 |
Can't help you there, Steve. I hope it's a good turnout. |
I think it’ll be a good turnout. That said, I can see by the comments lots found this difficult, and I think the real key to a good story is cohesiveness with a clear beginning, middle and end. Something I didn’t come up with. But anyone who achieved that then kudos to you. |
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| kcranford |
| Posted: September 9th, 2023, 9:22am |
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New  Features: Christmas Joe
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I think it’ll be a good turnout.
That said, I can see by the comments lots found this difficult, and I think the real key to a good story is cohesiveness with a clear beginning, middle and end. Something I didn’t come up with. But anyone who achieved that then kudos to you.
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A five page limit is tough. I found myself going back and slicing dialogue and character development more than once. What was left could be woefully described as “skeletal remains”. Oh well, it is what it is. Shorter does not equate with easier and this OWC is proof. |
| Scripts Available:
Christmas Joe (Holiday Drama)
Every Time It Snows (Holiday Drama)
Happy Holi-DNA (Holiday Romance)
Let That Pony Run (Family Drama)
With Love, From Romance (Holiday Romance)
Essex (Historical Drama)
Shorts:
Santuario (OWC Writers' Choice)
Death (OWC)
Savior (OWC) |
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| Grandma Bear |
| Posted: September 9th, 2023, 10:27am |
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LocationThe Swamp... Posts7967 Posts Per Day 1.35 |
A five page limit is tough. I found myself going back and slicing dialogue and character development more than once. What was left could be woefully described as “skeletal remains”. Oh well, it is what it is. Shorter does not equate with easier and this OWC is proof.
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There used to be a place called MoviePoet that ran a comp every month and it was always a five-page limit. Some amazing stories came out of those. |
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| LC |
| Posted: September 9th, 2023, 6:28pm |
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LocationThe Great Southern Land Posts7644 Posts Per Day 1.34 |
A nice sunny Sunday. I'm ready to read! And listen.  I'll be judging your song choices too. And seeing if any of you picked my final choice which didn't get off the ground cause of the deadline. |
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| steven8 |
| Posted: September 9th, 2023, 7:27pm |
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LocationBarberton, OH Posts1156 Posts Per Day 0.22 |
I think it’ll be a good turnout.
That said, I can see by the comments lots found this difficult, and I think the real key to a good story is cohesiveness with a clear beginning, middle and end. Something I didn’t come up with. But anyone who achieved that then kudos to you.
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Non-Clear endings were approved by Arundel:
Quoted Text Yes, it can have a cliffhanger as an ending. |
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| SAC |
| Posted: September 10th, 2023, 9:47am |
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Of The Ancients … but some dreams do
LocationUpstate NY Posts3208 Posts Per Day 0.78 |
Non-Clear endings were approved by Arundel:
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Yea, no, that’s cool. Just saying that, personally, stories that have a clear structure are usually the ones I like best. In this challenge that may have been hard to do, but definitely look forward to seeing what everyone came up with. |
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| Gary in Houston |
| Posted: September 10th, 2023, 11:34am |
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January Project Group 
LocationTexas Posts1307 Posts Per Day 0.31 |
Yea, no, that’s cool. Just saying that, personally, stories that have a clear structure are usually the ones I like best.
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I can definitely say then that mine will be low on your list! |
| Some of my scripts:
Bounty (TV Pilot) -- Top 1% of discoverable screenplays on Coverfly
I'll Be Seeing You (short) - OWC winner
The Gambler (short) - OWC winner
Skip (short) - filmed
Country Road 12 (short) - filmed
The Family Man (short) - filmed
The Journeyers (feature) - optioned
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| Matthew Taylor |
| Posted: September 10th, 2023, 11:55am |
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January Project Group 
LocationShakespeare's county Posts1770 Posts Per Day 0.87 |
I can definitely say then that mine will be low on your list!
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Are you doing that SS thing of completely playing down your entry but you’ve actually smashed it out of the park? |
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