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July 2025 Script Length Poll (currently 2075 views) |
Don |
Posted: July 1st, 2025, 10:23am |
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LocationVirginia Posts17410 Posts Per Day 1.95 |
Traditionally the script length has been six pages or 10 pages depending upon the whim of the person running the OWC.
The person running the OWC has the right to disregard the decision of "the people".
- Don |
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blakealiwrites |
Posted: July 1st, 2025, 10:29am |
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With how many there were to read for June's OWC, I'd suggest sticking with six or less. I'm limited on time, so found getting through the scripts a struggle already. |
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Zack |
Posted: July 1st, 2025, 11:51am |
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LocationKentucky Posts5069 Posts Per Day 0.72 |
Six or fewer seems to be the sweet spot. |
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Dreamscale |
Posted: July 1st, 2025, 12:13pm |
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LocationArizona Posts11731 Posts Per Day 112.52 |
6 or fewer BLOWS!!! Way too short.
Impossible to really create strong characters and develop a solid story and plot.
I say 10 Page max.
Let's see how it works out. |
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kcranford |
Posted: July 1st, 2025, 4:47pm |
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I understand both sides of the argument here. I guess my vote would be to make it a 10 page max. Those who don’t want to write that much can only use 6…or 3 or whatever. It doesn’t specify you must write 10 pages. On the other hand, I would hate to see people marked down by others because they didn’t use the entire 10 pages (yes, I can think of numerous times people have sniped about that). As for the reviewing, I don’t mind the longer scripts. It doesn’t take much time to read 3 or 4 extra pages.
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Dreamscale |
Posted: July 1st, 2025, 6:04pm |
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Of The Ancients  It's all about the rum
LocationArizona Posts11731 Posts Per Day 112.52 |
I understand both sides of the argument here. I guess my vote would be to make it a 10 page max. Those who don’t want to write that much can only use 6…or 3 or whatever. It doesn’t specify you must write 10 pages. On the other hand, I would hate to see people marked down by others because they didn’t use the entire 10 pages (yes, I can think of numerous times people have sniped about that). As for the reviewing, I don’t mind the longer scripts. It doesn’t take much time to read 3 or 4 extra pages.
Just my two cents worth. |
I agree 100%! If you don't want to write a 10 pager, you don't have to. If you do want to, then you can. |
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Drongo Bum |
Posted: July 1st, 2025, 8:53pm |
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LocationU.S.A. & Japan Posts1010 Posts Per Day 2.85 |
Feature length or go home! |
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LC |
Posted: July 1st, 2025, 11:25pm |
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LocationThe Great Southern Land Posts8690 Posts Per Day 1.42 |
Feature length or go home! |
That's an entirely different WC. |
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grace |
Posted: July 1st, 2025, 11:33pm |
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Locationsouthern california Posts136 Posts Per Day 1.33 |
I would totally host a 7WC if I knew there'd be more than like 2 entries.
the OWCs are such a great way to generate an idea and see it through, and I always find myself wishing there was a way to help myself stay on task that way for bigger projects |
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LC |
Posted: July 2nd, 2025, 12:36am |
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LocationThe Great Southern Land Posts8690 Posts Per Day 1.42 |
I would totally host a 7WC if I knew there'd be more than like 2 entries.
the OWCs are such a great way to generate an idea and see it through, and I always find myself wishing there was a way to help myself stay on task that way for bigger projects |
Grace, you should register your interest with Don. We typically get less numbers with Feature OWCs but they're worth running imho This one resulted in a Produced script: https://www.simplyscripts.net/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?b-0313XWC/m-1367084316/s-0/Bad Connection by Steve Wells. The script was removed for obvious reasons. https://m.imdb.com/title/tt21410828/ |
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ChrisBodily |
Posted: July 2nd, 2025, 3:15am |
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6 is short and sweet and I can get through them quicker. I don't mind 10 pages, and it shouldn't take that much effort to read. I see both sides of the argument. |
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AnthonyCawood |
Posted: July 2nd, 2025, 5:03am |
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LocationUK Posts4691 Posts Per Day 1.10 |
I'm easy with whatever page count, there's pros and cons for 2 pages - nice and brief and a challenge to get a whole story in, 10 pages - (as Jeff said) allows for some character work... and everything in between. |
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Don |
Posted: July 2nd, 2025, 9:00am |
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AdministratorAdministrator  So, what are you writing?
LocationVirginia Posts17410 Posts Per Day 1.95 |
Feature length or go home! |
We have had a few Seven Week Challenges (7WC) in the past wherein writers wrote a feature. I wonder if someone wants to cheerlead, say, a four week challenge to write a feature, ala~ script frenzy?
I would totally host a 7WC if I knew there'd be more than like 2 entries.
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Wow! Ask and ye shall receive! Grace, Let me know if you'd like to shepard a feature challenge. Perhaps run it the same month as NaNoWriMo (November). |
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Grandma Bear |
Posted: July 2nd, 2025, 9:41am |
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LocationThe Swamp... Posts8219 Posts Per Day 1.29 |
Wow! 12 years ago!!! I've taken part in a few of those and besides the one that Libby mentioned, Dena and I both had films made out of our 7WC scripts. Dena's went on to play at the Cannes film festival. The point of the feature challenges, though, at least in the past, is to help each other complete a script. It's not like the OWCs where you try to win a crappy mug.  |
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Drongo Bum |
Posted: July 2nd, 2025, 9:52am |
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LocationU.S.A. & Japan Posts1010 Posts Per Day 2.85 |
It's not like the OWCs where you try to win a crappy mug.  |
That's not why I do it. I already have lots of crappy mugs in my kitchen. |
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