This month's theme and genre:


Genre:  Romantic Drama/Comedy (Romantic Dramedy)

Theme:  This piece of music.

You can download the song here or listen to music in a player here.
This music has been graciously provided by Norm of The DrabbleCast

You must write a script and lyrics (to the music provided),  (properly formatted) 12 pages or less (courier 12 point font) ... meaning script and lyrics are not to exceed 12 pages.

Submit your script here by Friday, August 28 at 11:59 pm e.d.t..  Please do not put your real name on your script, however, please use your real name and real e-mail address on the submission form below.  (After the exercise closes you can either have your script removed or resubmit the script with your name on it).  Please put "(c) Copyright 2009" on your script.


This is a free exercise.  There is no prize for winning (after all, we all win if we have fun).  There will not be an official judging for the best script (after all, we all win if we have fun).
All submitted scripts will be posted anonymously for a few weeks before the writers are revealed.


The Schedule:  August 21 11:59 pm edt - theme and genre revealed

August 28 11:59 pm edt - submissions due

August 29 - 31 - scripts posted without author's names

August 31 - September 5th - review, critique, comment, guess who wrote what

September 11th (ish) - audio presentation of one selected script presented by iScript.com.



Very special thanks to iScript.com for sponsoring the challenge and judging the final scripts.

Yikes...

Jaw meet floor.

I'll read every one.

~Pete

Don't normally ask stupid questions but, is it my understanding that the lyrics are part of the 12 page?

Very interesting Don!

This is a challenge.

Good topic.

Yep, this is a fantastic challenge. I still can't download the song.

I can imagine that song playing over the end credits of 'Frostbite'. Amongst the ripped throats and blood spattered snow.

Quoted from elis Don't normally ask stupid questions but, is it my understanding that the lyrics are part of the 12 page?

The lyrics are part of the 12 pages.

Quoted from elis Don't normally ask stupid questions but, is it my understanding that the lyrics are part of the 12 page?

There are no stupid questions.

Your question is perfectly valid.  The lyrics are part of the 12 pages.

Don

Thank you Don and Michael.

so the lyrics, at some part of the script, will be written out? And the idea is for the reader/listener to play the song at a certain time?

Quoted from stevie so the lyrics, at some part of the script, will be written out?

Yes

Quoted from stevie And the idea is for the reader/listener to play the song at a certain time?

If you'd like.  It is your script.

Don

Don, can it be an animation?

Quoted from Don There are no stupid questions.

You obviously need to hang out on these boards a little more....

As for the challenge, it is probably not my speed, but brilliant nonetheless.  Very refreshing to see a fresh spin put onto this.  Great work.

I know that some of the members have even been practicing dashing off a bit of poetry at rocket speed.  That experience should serve them well.

Here's some clarification for everyone.  

The music should used as a tool to create lyrics.  How and when you use those lyrics in the script is up to you.  Don left stuff up for interpretation - so interpret.  There's is no right way or wrong way to use the music.

For that matter you don't have to assume that the given music will only play once - it may repeat twice or more, making the song longer.  You would want probably want to avoid more than twice because you want to leave some room for the story - which is always very important.

It is not essential but you should probably try to have the song be an integral part of the story (Ok, this is from me because it will piss me off if I see it just thrown in there for no reason).

It is usual for lyrics to be written as dialogue.  

Hope this helps.  

    

do we have to create the song or could it be an existing song?