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I always spend the final hours leading up to the deadline doubting my work.
Time will tell.
It sure will.
As I said in the last challenge, by the time I have to submit I've read the script so many times that I've found hidden themes and subtext I never meant to put there and realize I've actually written a modern-day masterpiece...
Then the reviews come in and I come back down to earth
Your story must have a twist, or shock, or sting in the tail.
Budget: Preferably Low. Contained location, minimal characters. Aim for easy and cheap to produce with minimal SFX.
This is what happens when it's a slow day at work...
Horror
Speculative fiction which is intended to frighten, scare, or disgust.
Thriller
Fiction, having numerous, often overlapping subgenres. Thrillers are characterized and defined by the moods they elicit, giving viewers heightened feelings of suspense, excitement, surprise, anticipation and anxiety.
Sci-Fi
Speculative fiction that typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life.
A Twist
A plot twist is a literary technique that introduces a radical change in the direction or expected outcome of the plot in a work of fiction.
A Shock
A sudden strong unpleasant or upsetting feeling a shock of surprise.
A Sting in the Tail
If something, such as a story or joke, has a sting in the/its tail, it has a surprising or unpleasant part that only becomes clear at the end or an unexpected, typically unpleasant or problematic end to something.
Preferably Low
Ideally; if possible.
Contained location, minimal characters. Aim for easy and cheap to produce with minimal SFX.
The last time I tried something like what I've just written I was so eviscerated I didn't write anything for months. Obviously didn't learn my lesson and I'm ready to be kicked in the private parts again.
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
As sad as it is for me to say, I'll be sitting this one out. If the Halloween OWC proved anything, it's that I'm no good at twists or gut-punching the audience which I'd prefer to do. That takes some talent which I don't think I have. Best of luck to those who'll be entering.