Here is who wrote what in the Feb 2010 OWC.


The Dark by Steve McDonell (stevie) - Short, Fantasy - A mysterious warning drives a man to the brink of insanity... - pdf, format

Issues by P. Cook (me) - Short, Drama, Horror - Longing for love, can make you do bad things. - pdf, format

Sanitarium by Cindy L. Keller - Short, Horror - An orderly tries to make life bearable to a young girl who is lost in Hell. - pdf, format

Revenge by Gary Rademan (grademan) - Short, Thriller - A man mourns the death and rape of his sister. His uncle’s revenge leads to their capture by the killers. - pdf, format

Shamrock by Seth Hamilton - Short, Psychological Thriller - A Priest, having killed, struggles with whether or not to take his own life. - pdf, format

Obsessions by P. Cook (me) - Short, Drama, Horror - Two people with obsessive love for someone end up together. - pdf, format

A Night To Remember by Javier Torregrosa (jayrex) - Short, Dark, Thriller, Horror - Tyler awakes to find he doesn't know who he is, and all he has to go on are the clues left behind to help him retrace his whereabouts. - pdf, format

The Light by Michel J. Duthin (michel) - Short, Fantasy - In a (near?) dark future, the last family in the country waits for the light to come... - pdf, format

The Faceless by Richard Kinsella (decadencefilms(a)37.com) - Short, Supernatural Thriller - There is nothing to fear, but fear itself... - pdf, format

Monster in the Dark by Zack Akers (splatter boy) - Short, Thriller - Disturbed cop Jack Morton is followed home by a dark secret. - pdf, format


Sisyphus Imagined by Anthony Russo (ajrscreenworks) - Short, Fantasy - A re-telling of the myth of Sisyphus, who does battle with Zeus and Hades. - pdf, format

Shoot from the Hip by Andrew Allen - Short, Horror, Supernatural - As Nick faces a life-changing decision, a battle of wits for his future rages. - pdf, format

The Killing Gene by Tim Ratcliffe (trojan) - Short, Supernatural Thriller - A man has his beliefs put to the test when he is confronted with an offer he simply can't refuse. - pdf, format

The Dark Place by T. Joseph Fraser (blakkwolfe) - Short, Science Fiction - Surrounded by darkness, A young man struggles between compassion and commitment. - pdf, format

Three Strikes, You're Out by Jeff Bush (Dreamscale) - Short, Horror - First comes the love, then comes the marriage, then comes...the infidelity...and bad s***. - pdf, format

The Room of Doors by Paul J. Gitschner - Short, Supernatural Thriller - A woman wakes up somewhere strange and tries to make sense of it all.  - pdf, format

Are You Afraid of the Dark? by Ronald Simpson - Short, Supernatural Thriller - A dark supernatural thriller that digs deep into the philosophical minds of sophisticated people, and really makes you wonder what really hides in the depths of the shadows of darkness. - pdf, format

Eyes in the Dark by Zach Shearer (Zach.scripts) - Short, Horror - A man comes to terms with his lack of humanity. - pdf, format

Dragan's Apparatus by Martin B. - Short, Horror - A professor must foil a desperate man who holds him captive for a non-existent formula. - pdf, format

The Environmentalist by James Williams (jwent668 - Short, Horror - A young girl alone in her parent's plush ski retreat gets a visit from a malevolent stranger. - pdf, format

Marooned by Mark-Curtis Dunn (currentcmine) - Short, Science Fiction - Two space deputies put off on Ganymede to save shuttle fuel discover a hermit scientist in residence. - pdf, format

Auto-da-fe by William Pearce - Short, Horror - {no logline} - pdf, format

It Gazes Back by Jon Barton (jonnyboy) - Short - A writer struggles with a dangerous obsession. Remember, He's always watching... - pdf, format

Cul-de-sac by Ezekeil Obregon - Short - {no logline} - fdr, format

Stranded by Herman Chow (coding) - Short, Science Fiction - Two survivors stranded on a spaceship need to find whatever ways to survive.-9 pages - pdf, format

One For The Road by Cameron Mitchell (cam17) - Short - Four people in an isolated Nebraska diner encounter a stranger with a horrifying secret. - pdf, format

The A** Spider by Greg Baldwin - Short, Science Fiction, Thriller - The saying "I've got butterflies in my stomach" takes on a whole new meaning. - pdf, format

Interesting.

I think if I had to pick one favorite, it would be Obsessions.  Should have known that was Pia's; the peeper in it is the first cousin of the peeper from Be My Valentine  

Okay, Trojan, fess up - was your protagonist dreaming Edgar or not?

And of course Cam17 wrote "One For the Road". On the heels of the brilliantly funny "Santa's Sleigh Ride Saga"...

Damn!  I should have known...Cam wins again?  Dude, you obviously rock!!  Great job everyone!

Jeff, you reviewed your own script?

You're weird, dude...

Quoted from ajrscreenworks Jeff, you reviewed your own script? You're weird, dude...

He's weird but reviewing your own script is a traditional sort of OWC thing.

Nice - I'll know for next time to give myself a good panning...

That'll fix me!

Of course I did. If I didn't, it would be a dead give away.  Everyone reviews their own scripts, don't they?  At least most...

Quoted from mcornetto ...reviewing your own script is a traditional sort of OWC thing.

Well, for those who read all (or most) reviewing your own script preserves anonymity.

If you review every script but one, then it is easy to narrow down which script is yours.

If you only review 2 or 3 scripts -- and one of them is your own -- yeah, that is kind of weird.

Not me - I read every single * with the exception of my own, and unfortunately screenrider's, because I couldn't read his font.

I just assumed everyone else was a little too busy to do the whole process of elimination thing on 30 scripts...

Ok guys.  Almost time to announce the selectees.  

Since there is a bit of paperwork to do on this before we come up with a final list and it's going to take a couple of days to get the paperwork done, I figured I would give you all something to ponder.  

The short list.

This is a list of scripts that were in the running and were voted on at least once by one of the panel of four judges (who were Bert, Mike Shelton, George Willson and myself).  

A Night to Remember
A** Spider
Eyes in the Dark
Issues
It Gazes Back
Monster in the Dark
Nefarious
Obsessions
One for the Road
Sanitarium
Shoot From the Hip
Sisyphus
The Dark
The Environmentalist
The Faceless
The Killing Gene
Three Strikes...

Talk amongst yourselves.

Well I'll leave room for two wild cards (plus me, fingers crossed) and say that my 3 favorites were One For The Road, Shoot From the Hip and Sanitarium...

Quoted from mcornetto This is a list of scripts that were in the running and were voted on at least once by one of the panel of four judges (who were Bert, Mike Shelton, George Willson and myself).   A Night to Remember A** Spider Eyes in the Dark Issues It Gazes Back Monster in the Dark Nefarious Obsessions One for the Road Sanitarium Shoot From the Hip Sisyphus The Dark The Environmentalist The Faceless The Killing Gene Three Strikes...

A lot of quality scripts there.  We are quite proud of the talent on this board.

And it was a tough choice -- tougher than you might think -- with no names attached to the scripts, so personal bias played no role in our debates.

Also, note that none of the judges submitted a script -- also to avoid bias.

One last thing:  How well the script lends itself to machinima -- adhering to Cornetto's directions -- will also play a significant role in the scripts that are ultimately selected.

No whining allowed if you did not play by the rules.

It doesn't look like the 3 judges (other than Cornie, who didn't review any scripts) commented on all of these on the short list.

Are we to assume that they did read them all?

IMO, there is 1 easy winner...One for the Road.

BTW, I used a rating system that consisted of a low of 5 X's, to a high of 5 Stars.

Only 7 scripts received at least 1 Star, and only 1 script received above 2 Stars.

One for the Road received 5 Stars from me, and just came across as a really well written, solidly told 12 page horror script.

Quoted from Dreamscale Are we to assume that they did read them all?

Yes.

I read all the member scripts -- but got pressed for time, and had to stop dropping reviews.  I'll try to get back to that.

I read a couple of the non-star scripts that the judges brought up -- so as to be informed -- but I have no intention of spending my time composing a review for those.