Quoted from Murphy If Stephen Hawking reads my script I will poop my pants. Personally I have only written mine as nothing more than an exercise to show the world what a huge talent I am.

As much as I hate to brag, I've had one of my OWC scripts produced.  And it made it to Cannes.

Do your best in everything you write; you'll never know where it'll take you.


Phil

14 hours left?  HUH?  How about 24 hours left?

Quoted from dogglebe As much as I hate to brag, I've had one of my OWC scripts produced.  And it made it to Cannes. Do your best in everything you write; you'll never know where it'll take you. Phil

Brag away, you have well earned the right.

When my first film opens Cannes I'm gonna get t-shirts made.
When it wins the Palm D'or I will get it tattooed on my schlong.
When it wins the Oscar I will have my name legally changed to "Acadamy Award Winning Murphy"

I am shallow, this stuff is important to me.

Quoted from Ryan1 Which is why when I saw the names being dropped and the questions being asked about what specific audiences we were writing for, it just seemed a bit much.

While I enjoyed busting Don's balls with this, I thought asking questions was crazy.  If he gave a specific audience, it would be just another obstacle.  If he said it was adolescent horror (which was used in the past), I couldn't have submitted my script.


Phil

Quoted from Murphy When it wins the Palm D'or I will get it tattooed on my schlong.

If I did this, when I got excited it would read:

Palm Springs Invitational Golf Tournament Director

Quoted from Dreamscale 14 hours left?  HUH?  How about 24 hours left?

10 hours left.

Quoted from mcornetto 10 hours left.

Whatever October 15th, 11:50pm is...  I'm done and 4th time "cough" submitted.  So, I was fortunate enough to get mine wrapped up early.  I can't wait to read the different takes on the theme.  It's gonna prove interesting.  Think of all the ideas they'll spawn for a possible rewrite even.

it's midnight Eastern...not wherever you guys happen to live.

Quoted from Ryan1 Nothing to do with professional standards, I just think you're overanalyzing this OWC to a ridiculous degree.  You're not writing for Stephen Hawking or Johnny Depp, just a character in a wheelchair.

I may very well be over analyzing.
And the counter view also holds value.

Meat on a stick is fine, depending on what critter it was, usually.
Ground beef, flame broiled on a bun with ketchup and pickles is arguably better.
And don't even get Benjamin Buford 'Bubba' Blue started on what can be done with shrimp.


- Dude in a w.c. only gives us X amount of stories. Your basic Ironside or Lincoln Rhyme, even.
- Dude that can walk but ends up in a wheelchair gives us X+Y stories. "I had it, but then I lost it" stories.
- Dude begins the story in a w.c. but ends up walking again gives us X+Z stories. "I lost it, and then I found it!" stories.

Now, I know darn good and well Denzel Washington aint no paraplegic playing Lincoln Rhymes.
However, that story begins and ends just as you say - "Ray, just put the guy in a damn wheelchair." scenario.
Which is cool and all if that's really what a P/D has to work with.

If not, then... X+Y or X+Z are bigger pots to pick stories out of than just pot X.

Not over analyzing.
Consideration of real world options.

Quoted from dogglebe I wrote my script so it could be produced by a film student; simple and low budget.  While I'll probably have to do a rewrite on it, I will shop this around.  There's no reason why everyone else shouldn't do the same.

Approaching it the same way. Simple props and make up. No whacked out CGI.
I have some foolery in mind though, so it's just slightly more complex than three talking heads in and around a house.

Quoted from Ryan1 I write my shorts for the same reason, for low budget production by a film student or independent producer.  Which is why when I saw the names being dropped and the questions being asked about what specific audiences we were writing for, it just seemed a bit much.

Now you're under analyzing.
The names were examples of people we all know are not going to be actors "acting" like they can't get in and out of a wheelchair.
That's not name dropping.  It's example citation.
And I'm pretty sure the point of this "non-anonymous challenge" is to work together and cultivate relationships.
A lot of industry and government relies on "who you know" rather than "who's the best" which is why so much writer/director rubbish actually gets on screen while perhaps much better work never sees the light of day.

FWIW, I'm ready to give this conversation a big WHATEVER! rubber-stamp.
Allowing for rebuttal, "Deal?"

jwent6688,

Just read and sent over my thoughts on your script. POW man. Good stuff.

Jeff, are you going to get a horse in this race?

Shawn.....><

Quoted from mcornetto 10 hours left.

Currently it is 11:17 pm edt (Eastern Daylight Time).  There is still 24 hours and 40-ish minutes left.  

Due date is 11:59 pm edt Friday 10/15/2010.

Don

Oooops! forgot there's 24 hours not 12...  

Thank you, Don.  I was wondering what kind of clocks you guys and gals are looking at.

Led, I don't know.  I doubt it.  Nothing written, nothing really even considered.  There's always tomorrow...tomorrow, tomorrow, it's till a fucking day away.

Very impressed with how fast everyone write their scripts and how serious people are about what they've put together.

I'll read them for sure, either way.

Quoted from Don Currently it is 11:17 pm edt (Eastern Daylight Time).  There is still 24 hours and 40-ish minutes left.   Due date is 11:59 pm edt Friday 10/15/2010. Don

And I was kidding.

I slapped together an entry and am very hesitant about submitting it. I'll do so if I like what I wrote tomorrow.

Usually I start early. At least earlier than one day before the deadline.