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Calling Women screenwriters over the age of 40 (currently 5849 views) |
mmmarnie |
Posted: June 1st, 2015, 11:43pm |
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Gender and age discriminating.
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Gender and age discrimination in Hollywood is the purpose behind the contest. Who ended up entering? Kham? Did you get yours in? I hope you did!! I had fun reading it. |
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LC |
Posted: June 1st, 2015, 11:51pm |
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LocationThe Great Southern Land Posts7581 Posts Per Day 1.34 |
I was going to say the same thing. Take a deep breath, Tony, and recognize the gender and age bias that already exists in the world of Hollywood, and the film world in general, and you'll recognize the attempt to right the balance with this and other contests of its ilk - and of course thanks to Don for sponsoring the cause. Good luck to all who are entering. |
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SteveDiablo |
Posted: June 2nd, 2015, 12:04am |
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Waiting for the TG/TV/TS comp.
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khamanna |
Posted: June 2nd, 2015, 4:19am |
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Who ended up entering? Kham? Did you get yours in? I hope you did!! I had fun reading it. |
Hey, just seeing this - yeah, I rewrote some based on your feedback and got it in. It's still severely underdevelopped, so I couldn't use Don't offer. I don't even know why I submitted - probably because I planned to - but I know it's a waste of money. Now I want to let the script sit a bit and in a while I'll read it with fresh eyes. I've been told by another reader that set up is all wrong, let's see. |
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mmmarnie |
Posted: June 2nd, 2015, 12:09pm |
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I definitely needs work but the contest stated the feature only had to be complete and it could be in any stage of development it just need a beginning, middle and end. I thought you were just trying to clean it up enough to enter. They're looking for projects to develop which is why they said it didn't have to be polished to enter.
Best of luck to the ladies who entered and thank you Don for the support. To you it may have just been an entry fee, to us the confidence you have in your group of writers is priceless. |
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DanC |
Posted: June 2nd, 2015, 3:17pm |
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Old Timer Killing villains since 1980!
LocationBuffalo NY Posts1131 Posts Per Day 0.34 |
Good luck to all who entered.
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TonyDionisio |
Posted: June 2nd, 2015, 10:34pm |
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Been Around Damnit, get to the point!
LocationTennessee Posts768 Posts Per Day 0.20 |
I was going to say the same thing. Take a deep breath, Tony, and recognize the gender and age bias that already exists in the world of Hollywood, and the film world in general, and you'll recognize the attempt to right the balance with this and other contests of its ilk - and of course thanks to Don for sponsoring the cause. Good luck to all who are entering. |
Or you can let everyone enter but grade your target group on a curve. lol, don't do that, it's a stupid idea. I prefer to 'right the balance' with the best 'talented work', but hey... that's just me. However, it's good that there is persuasion such as this if it helps to motivate. GJ. |
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Breanne Mattson |
Posted: June 3rd, 2015, 12:43am |
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Or you can let everyone enter but grade your target group on a curve. lol, don't do that, it's a stupid idea. I prefer to 'right the balance' with the best 'talented work', but hey... that's just me. However, it's good that there is persuasion such as this if it helps to motivate. GJ. |
If you think women's lack of achievement in the movie business is entirely due to a lack of merits, then you need to do some research. There's a demonstrable bias against women in the entertainment industry. Men already enjoy an unfair advantage. It's funny that guys like you never stand up for women in the face of the clear evidence that women are marginalized,yet the second women take the slightest step toward leveling the playing field, guys like you come out of the woodwork to take a great big dump on it. |
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TonyDionisio |
Posted: June 3rd, 2015, 9:03am |
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Been Around Damnit, get to the point!
LocationTennessee Posts768 Posts Per Day 0.20 |
Hmm, the name calling post seems to have been removed. No matter. I still saw it. See the little smiley face? Means im messing around. But, if some want to resort to name calling and then others +1 it, that's okay too. I think you should check out the other recent thread about constructive criticism. Name calling hurts me so much <--- note the wink. lol. I hope this thread doesn't get trolled by angry Femi-Nazi's. It would diminish the objective of actually getting fellow board members opportunities to have their work shine. |
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bert |
Posted: June 3rd, 2015, 9:46am |
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LocationThat's me in the corner Posts4232 Posts Per Day 0.61 |
Sarcasm often translates poorly on public forums.
But more important than that, it is ill-advised to taunt our writer-girls at all.
Seldom does that end well. |
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LC |
Posted: June 3rd, 2015, 9:48am |
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LocationThe Great Southern Land Posts7581 Posts Per Day 1.34 |
... it is ill-advised to taunt our writer-girls at all. Seldom does that end well. |
Made me laugh. Yeah, there ain't that many of us regulars either. |
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c m hall |
Posted: June 3rd, 2015, 10:01am |
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Locationpeninsula of Jersey Posts422 Posts Per Day 0.08 |
It was fun to enter this competition and I thank Don for telling us about it.
I know it seems odd and unfair to have particular age and gender prerequisites but almost everything is (odd and unfair, I mean).
Hugs to the girls who participated!
Cath
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TonyDionisio |
Posted: June 3rd, 2015, 12:16pm |
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Been Around Damnit, get to the point!
LocationTennessee Posts768 Posts Per Day 0.20 |
But more important than that, it is ill-advised to taunt our writer-girls at all.
Seldom does that end well.
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Hell hath no fury like a woman scourned, right? |
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Breanne Mattson |
Posted: June 3rd, 2015, 12:23pm |
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But, if some want to resort to name calling... |
No, you're above that sort of thing...
I hope this thread doesn't get trolled by angry Femi-Nazi's. |
That can't possibly be you name calling. You wouldn't do that.
See the little smiley face? Means im messing around.. |
Sure you were. The old "just kidding" defense, eh? |
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Breanne Mattson |
Posted: June 3rd, 2015, 12:26pm |
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Best of luck to all who entered and a sincere thank you to all those who have been supportive. You're awesome! |
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