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SimplyScripts Screenwriting Discussion Board  /  February 2012 OWC  /  A drum, a drum, the feb12 OWC doth come
Posted by: Don, February 20th, 2012, 8:17pm
Topic and Genre to be announced Friday, 2/24 at 10:00 pm est.  This will be a small, low key, intimate affair limited to discussion board members.  

Don
Posted by: nawazm11, February 20th, 2012, 8:38pm; Reply: 1
;D Can't wait.
Posted by: CoopBazinga, February 20th, 2012, 8:42pm; Reply: 2
Cool! My first OWC.
Posted by: Heretic, February 20th, 2012, 8:53pm; Reply: 3
Impeccable timing.  That week falls perfectly into the Procrastination section on my school schedule.  Stoked!
Posted by: irish eyes, February 20th, 2012, 8:59pm; Reply: 4
Happy days

Mark
Posted by: Penoyer79, February 20th, 2012, 9:12pm; Reply: 5
maybe this will kickstart my sputtering creative engine
Posted by: leitskev, February 20th, 2012, 9:17pm; Reply: 6
Very cool. Fewer scripts to read, awesome. I think we needed this. Good excuse to wipe the slate clean of any bickering and focus on something we all have fun with. Somebody needs to cut Ryan's internet so the rest of us have a chance! Looking forward to it.
Posted by: MacDuff, February 20th, 2012, 9:22pm; Reply: 7
It's been a long time since I participated in a OWC. I've been moving back into writing, so this is great timing for me.
Posted by: stevie, February 20th, 2012, 9:48pm; Reply: 8

Quoted from Don
Topic and Genre to be announced Friday, 2/24 at 10:00 pm est.  This will be a small, low key, intimate affair limited to discussion board members.  

Don


Table for two at my place... ;D

Posted by: dogglebe (Guest), February 20th, 2012, 9:50pm; Reply: 9
Don

Please let me do the idea I told you about a few weeks back... otherwise, I'm going to release certain photos on the world wide internet... and nobody will be happy with that!


Phil
Posted by: wonkavite (Guest), February 20th, 2012, 10:18pm; Reply: 10
No, no...don't do it!  (IE: release the pics, OR discuss your idea.)  I don't wanna!  

But I do want to do the OWC...timing's pretty good....
Posted by: Pale Yellow, February 20th, 2012, 10:40pm; Reply: 11
I think I'm in... :)
Posted by: James McClung, February 20th, 2012, 10:42pm; Reply: 12
Good news. I haven't done an OWC of these in ages. Think I might take another crack at it.
Posted by: Andrew, February 21st, 2012, 3:05am; Reply: 13
Dontastic.
Posted by: Reef Dreamer, February 21st, 2012, 5:41am; Reply: 14
Excellent.

I'm limbering up, "Eye of the Tiger" is playing...oh, thats right, its not a competition.

Good to hear its for discussion board members only - bloody annoying to have some freeloaders.

Otherwise, great news, thats is until we get the theme...drum, drum??

Should we have a guess? Oh well I'm going to anyway. The drum reminded me of the little drummer girl, don't know why, so i'm going down the espionage route - ok, very unlikely, but there it is.
Posted by: Dreamscale (Guest), February 21st, 2012, 8:35am; Reply: 15
Sweet.  And remember, I'm going to post nothing but positive, warm, fuzzy feedback to every contributing writer.

The drum drum makes me believe the theme will be "A Tale of Two Drummers:  Pete Best and John Rutsey discuss their careers that could have been".
Posted by: Hugh Hoyland, February 21st, 2012, 8:37am; Reply: 16
Cool I'm in.

I actually think my spealing has improved since the last one  ;D

It'll be fun to see what we all come up with. And thanks Don! :)

HGW
Posted by: Electric Dreamer, February 21st, 2012, 11:20am; Reply: 17
The timing could work out for me too.

I'm in the middle of a feature...
But already have to take three days off for Sherwood Oaks meetings.

So, I'm pulling up short right before the big late second act action push.
Which for me, is a nice place to break away from a first draft for a couple days.

And those meetings end Friday night.
So, the timing of all this is promising. ;D

E.D.
Posted by: Felipe, February 21st, 2012, 5:48pm; Reply: 18
Do non-members actually submit to other OWCs?
Posted by: mcornetto (Guest), February 21st, 2012, 5:52pm; Reply: 19

Quoted from Felipe
Do non-members actually submit to other OWCs?


Yes, all OWCs used to be open entry.  It's only recently that we've had board only OWCs.  The October OWC, however, is always open entry.
Posted by: irish eyes, February 21st, 2012, 6:38pm; Reply: 20

Quoted from jeff
Sweet.  And remember, I'm going to post nothing but positive, warm, fuzzy feedback to every contributing writer.


Well that just makes me feel cozy inside, i`m going to get my pipe and slippers :)

Mark
Posted by: stevie, February 21st, 2012, 9:00pm; Reply: 21
We haven't had a full on pure comedy theme since I've been on SS...

That would be nice   8)
Posted by: mcornetto (Guest), February 21st, 2012, 9:03pm; Reply: 22

Quoted from stevie
We haven't had a full on pure comedy theme since I've been on SS...

That would be nice   8)


That's because nothing is ever funny if you call it comedy - which makes comedy scripts a drag to read.  
Posted by: DarrenJamesSeeley, February 23rd, 2012, 2:43am; Reply: 23
It all depends on what the subject and genre is.
Hopefully it has nothing to do with found footage or sex tapes.
Posted by: Reef Dreamer, February 23rd, 2012, 1:47pm; Reply: 24
Still looking forward to this and far more interested in this thread than another....

Having thought about it I think I will change my guess to something about music. The drums, the drums.

I wonder, maybe choose a favourite song and write a script inspired by it. We shall see, I just hope it's a theme i understand!! Some previous themes would have been a real challenge.

Oh and please, no vampires etc
Posted by: Dreamscale (Guest), February 23rd, 2012, 1:51pm; Reply: 25
A Vampire Down Under Musical.

Any submissions that include Stevie wearing his infamous short jean shorts from the 80's banging on a drum will receive special consideration.
Posted by: dogglebe (Guest), February 23rd, 2012, 1:57pm; Reply: 26

Quoted from stevie
We haven't had a full on pure comedy theme since I've been on SS...


Actually, we had one five years ago.

http://www.simplyscripts.net/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?b-sort0407/m-1177888486/s-new/


Phil

Posted by: stevie, February 23rd, 2012, 7:22pm; Reply: 27

Quoted from dogglebe


Ok. I only joined in November 2008

Posted by: Dreamscale (Guest), February 23rd, 2012, 7:35pm; Reply: 28

Quoted from stevie
Ok, I only wear short jean shorts.  That would be nice.


Posted by: Heretic, February 23rd, 2012, 10:09pm; Reply: 29
If the thread title is being considered as a clue to the content of the OWC, it should perhaps be pointed out that it is a reference to Mr. Shakespeare...

THIRD WITCH
A drum, a drum!  Macbeth doth come.

:)
Posted by: mcornetto (Guest), February 23rd, 2012, 11:22pm; Reply: 30
Shh!  Don't jinx it.  A Shaka-zulu-spearean contest would be great (for me at least) and I'd hate to see it not happen because we mentioned it.  
Posted by: Dreamscale (Guest), February 23rd, 2012, 11:32pm; Reply: 31
Aye, there's the rub...
Posted by: MacDuff, February 24th, 2012, 12:31am; Reply: 32

Quoted from Heretic
If the thread title is being considered as a clue to the content of the OWC, it should perhaps be pointed out that it is a reference to Mr. Shakespeare...

THIRD WITCH
A drum, a drum!  Macbeth doth come.

:)


Sweet!

Considering I'm MacDuff, I'd be all in for this one...
Posted by: Penoyer79, February 24th, 2012, 12:45am; Reply: 33
yikes..

me write in shakespear???

i might at well be writing in Hebrew.....
Posted by: Reef Dreamer, February 24th, 2012, 9:43am; Reply: 34

Quoted from Heretic
If the thread title is being considered as a clue to the content of the OWC, it should perhaps be pointed out that it is a reference to Mr. Shakespeare...

THIRD WITCH
A drum, a drum!  Macbeth doth come.

:)


Oh no...that's me stuffed.
Posted by: Grandma Bear, February 24th, 2012, 6:51pm; Reply: 35
okay...anyone excited?

I wasn't going to enter MP or the OWC, but....I am such a shortaholic, I might not be able to stay away.  ;D
Posted by: DarrenJamesSeeley, February 24th, 2012, 7:56pm; Reply: 36
Bard- themed? Hmmm...plot thickens.
Posted by: mcornetto (Guest), February 24th, 2012, 9:19pm; Reply: 37
What time is it on the east coast?  
Posted by: Pale Yellow, February 24th, 2012, 9:20pm; Reply: 38
9:20 pm
Posted by: Don, February 24th, 2012, 9:46pm; Reply: 39
Genre and Theme are here.
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