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I don't think whether the challenge is anonymous or not makes a big difference. People still critique the same way. Look at the recent 7WC, I think it was successful.
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Memwipe - Sci-Fi, Action, Thriller (114 pages) - In a world where memories can be erased by request, a Memory Erasing Specialist desperately searches for the culprit when his wife becomes a target for erasure -- with his former colleagues hot on his trail.
The scripts weren't posted anonymously in the original challenges.
When iScript became involved and we voted on the best script, so things went anonymous to be fair. Don also did it so every script would get a fair chance at getting read.
Dialog must include Zack's quote "I hope this little dispute never ends. I'm laughing so hard I'm gonna s*** out an A**-spider. Hahahahhahaa."
Re: Annonymity As I understand it, only the OCT will be "open". No annonymity. IMO, I think having at least one of these "open" competitions a year promotes an standard demonstraing that personal relationships are QUITE important in the industry. Wolves gang up together IRL. Friends develop alliances and work together IRL. People in the industry may very well exclude others based upon their personal behavior and correspondence.
Herman's right, as well. The 7WC had everyone pretty much equally tearing apart each others' works, albeit to varying degrees of utility. I don't think anyone escaped unscathed or fluffed.
Re: Who's getting read Phil has a perfectly legit POV on "Time Management". If you don't wanna read a non-SS regular's orphaned infant entry dropped off at the temple's doorstep - cool. It's a FREE country and no one's paying for anything around here, so gopherit. (I'll likely do the same!) If you wanna read everything - cool.
Re: Rules, rules, rules... hmm... A: Boss can run his shop anyway he wants. B: Pirate's Code. C: IRL, don't producers and directors argue with studio bean counters over casting, content and minute run time? Each means $$$$? I suggest/support making a contest (or two) as close to the real world as possible once in a while. See B, above.
It hasn't always been horror... and what a clusterf--- that turned out to be. When it was horror, it was always a specific type of horror, gothic horror or adolescent horror. The point was to keep your basic slasher stuff out of the challenge.
Due to an surprising undercurrent of interest, I propose a PISSTAKE OWC Due a minute late for work, @ 9:01am EST on April Fools Day!
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Between two and three pages long. Points added or removed (at discretion) for every quarter-page below or above the assignment.
Generally accepted format expected. However, you are encouraged to push those to the breaking point of being flagged. "Technically it's acceptable, but... d@mn!"
Action and dialog are to be made as howlingly ludicrous as possible. You wanna make a pisstake? Fine! Gopherit, Ace! But if too many people whine... "It's not amusing. It's just confusing." ... then it gets gonged out of the competition. So be reasonable. Somewhat. Maybe.
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One JURIED AWARD by SimplyScripts administrators BEST OF SHOW!
One MOB AWARD by the rest of the rabble here BEST FOOLERY!
There were entries like that in the last OWC, Ray. Quite a few.
I'm not for it though - I think it's a waste of time. Why to read...comment.... And what kind of comments it should be - doesn't work for me as it's not foolish enough, sorry
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