Quoted from mcornetto Ok. R.  Chill the vodka first. And sorry Murph, my script, if it doesn't get dq'd will blow everyone else's away.

Not true.  Mine is written with 16tons of reinforced steel that run about 200ft into the ground.  Not even the big bad wolf could blow this house down.  That's how super duper my script is... Even though it's not finished yet.  which means, when I am, it'll be 32tons worth of reinforced steel.

Quoted from Baltis. Not true, mine is written with 16tons of reinforced steel that run about 200ft into the ground.  Not even the big bad wolf could blow this house down.  That's how super duper my script is... Even though it's not finished yet.  which means, when I am, it'll be 32tons worth of reinforced steel.

But my big bad wolf is very very big.

Michael Mann has just called my agent and said my OWC is the best script he has ever seen!

So screw you guys!

Oh, shit....

Wait a minute....

It's Michael Bay.

Bollocks, forget I said that.

Carry on....

Quoted from Murphy Michael Mann's Bollocks

Can they be used as a prop in my script?


   This thread needs a levity enema...

Quoted from Dreamscale Nope, Ryan, there in lies the problem. Nothing else allowed...no animals...no nothing, just up to these 3 human actors. You see the issue???

Well, I sure didn't. In fact, it seems I had, like others, taken everything so literally...but unlike others, I came up with a ball o' wax that followed it to the letter.

In my script Pumpkinseeds...

My antag is one of the three main characters. I got the guy in the wheelchair in the house. (Note: he also could have been "around" the house as well, but I chose not to have him "stuck in the mud")

When the script is up, I'll defend and debate the specifics there, but I only used the rules as I understood them at face value.

When folks are stumped, I'm only throwing out additional ideas that I didn't use.
I am only trying to help. But not one mention of...

Well, we'll know in a week.

Mine is meeting my standards.  6 overall pages down.  Will rewrite tonite and go from there. I know the intro so i'm setting out for the finish line. Pace wins the race, even if i wasn't 1st to cross.

Darn, well I read entered the OWC based off of the rules on the main page.

Which means I wrote the script in 10 minutes, submitted it and then check out this thread which states no children? I have a kid in my script.

Damn everyone.

I am beside myself here... I just finished and it came in at 13 pages.  I hate that I'm going to have to cut this one down.  It's going to be a huge disservice to the story I feel.  I wish our page limit was 15 now.  I'd have plenty of wiggle room.

I do want to clarify something...  It's 6 to 10 pages from page 1 and not the title page, right?  I know that's a bit technical but it's something I don't want hanging over my head upon submitting.  I'm already going to lose some content it seems and can't have another page.

I wrote from end to beginning and the 1st 4 pages ended up being set up and story builder.  I expected Only 2 pages of it and miscalculated by some 3 pages.  It ends up reading too slow for a 10 min short because the 1st 4 pages are dedicated to character, setting and history.

For some reason, I thought the page count was 12 and my first draft came in at 12 pages exactly.   I had to cut two pages.   Wasn't it always 12 pages?  

Quoted from Baltis. I do want to clarify something...  It's 6 to 10 pages from page 1 and not the title page, right?

Right.

Wow. And I do mean wow. I don't think I've ever ever seen a thread go from zero to a zillion so fast as this one. Lots of complaints, but you've all got to remember the point of this challenge.

This was based directly on an actual contest where a theme and genre are given and the participants given a limited time to complete a short script. While this has morphed over the years, there's a level of real world-ness to the challenge which is its real appeal.

The thing is you can write what you want at any time you want. These challenges give you a taste of the idea of an actual producer walking up and saying "here's what I need." I like the parameters given here. I think they're very real. They ring just like someone would actually ask for.

"I have a couple guys and a girl and we wanna shoot somethin' down at the old Miller place. And I got no money for anything else, but we can mess that place up pretty good, but if we burn it down, I'm toast."

haha, I can't believe Don had to edit his description of the actors to include 'human'!

Mine just needs a bit of an edit then I'll submit. My 'able-bodied' actor had better be good and able to do stunts too!

Looks like I'll actually be able to participate this time. I'm done with mine -- just need to revise and rewrite.

I like the theme. I've always found the OWC to be much more enjoyable when you have a realistic theme and realistic limitations for the challenge, like it was a real filmmaker actually asking you to write a script.

--Julio

Glad to see this unlocked. Sorry I was an ass. I promise, I'll have an entry. You guys can tear me up there.

James