I Need A Script!*

Challenge: Write a 2-6 page script that takes place in/around an old house, with 2 to five actors.  Low budget.



Action has to take place in and around an old house. The house is going to be torn down, so you can do anything to it.  Maximum of five actors is a suggestion, you can have more if needed, just you can't have a crowd scene. Actors would supply their own costumes. No specialized props beyond what you could reasonably pick up on the way to a shoot.

Script due: February 24th at midnight edt. 2/23/24 @ 11:59 pm edt

The Gist

• Genre is open .
  
• 6 page maximum
  
• Do not put your name on title page. Anonymous challenge.
  
• Scripts are due to SimplyScripts.com/OWC by Friday, February 23th at midnight edt.
  
• Please put (c) 2024 on title page.
  
• This is a challenge, not a contest.
  
• Participants are expected to read and comment on as many scripts as they can.

*this is a hypothetical.  I don't need a script.
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'cept a creepy cabin in the woods thing going on, lol...

Edit... OK, your original post changed, and now 'my original' comment looks like the ramblings of a lunatic... or is it  

Quoted from Gum 'cept a creepy cabin in the woods thing going on, lol... Edit... OK, your original post changed, and now 'my original' comment looks like the ramblings of a lunatic... or is it

Did it change?

Open genre. Time for everyone to come out of the woodwork!
Lil' pun on the dilapidated house there.

Do Kaiju count against the actor limit? ...just kidding.

Quoted from Don Did it change?

Wait... what?

this is me... in a cabin... in the woods

What was it you thought you saw, Rick?
Spooky.

Quoted from LC What was it you thought you saw, Rick? Spooky.

I swear the thread was originally titled "nothing to see here" and the pic of the cabin was up where the counter is now. Then I reloaded the page a few minutes later and it was gone, changed to the OWC theme.

Curious, if you check the stats, there's been an influx of traffic to the site as of late, I'm thinking... ghosts in the machine? oooohh

Quoted from Gum I swear the thread was originally titled "nothing to see here" and the pic of the cabin was up where the counter is now. Then I reloaded the page a few minutes later and it was gone, changed to the OWC theme. Curious, if you check the stats, there's been an influx of traffic to the site as of late, I'm thinking... ghosts in the machine? oooohh

Yes, it's all a part of the bigger plan, Rick.
Think of yourself as one of the chosen ones.  
Some people see the signs and some do not.
Oooohh indeed.

A creepy ol' house in the middle of the woods...

I smell a love story!

Sean

My diaper just exploded!!!  

Yay an OWC!

Quoted from Zack My diaper just exploded!!!

I was gonna comment here but I’m not. lol

Idea Downloading. 7%. Do not turn off your computer. This could take a while …  …  …

Quoted from SAC Idea Downloading. 7%. Do not turn off your computer. This could take a while …  …  …

Haha! Turning your system off may result in discarding the incomplete update files, or - Might cause you to have to restart in Safe Mode.  

Do not go to sleep.  

Do the characters (actors available) have an age range? Eg. could one or more of my characters be a child?

Quoted from AlsoBen Do the characters (actors available) have an age range? Eg. could one or more of my characters be a child?

There are no actors available. It's a OWC.

Don's original post has a bit of fine print at the bottom  

Quoted from AlsoBen Do the characters (actors available) have an age range? Eg. could one or more of my characters be a child?

Yes, children are permitted.  

- Don

I know it’s just a hypothetical, I was just checking if the hypothetical had any further “rules”, xD

Quoted from AlsoBen I know it’s just a hypothetical, I was just checking if the hypothetical had any further “rules”, xD

Oh I see, my bad  

I've started writing mine, but got a full day tattoo session on Thursday and work keep asking me to do stuff, so hoping to find the time.

Quoted from Matthew Taylor ... but got a full day tattoo session on Thursday...

Is the tattooing some side-hustle you got going on?  

Quoted from LC Is the tattooing some side-hustle you got going on?

I wish I was artistically talented enough to be a tattooist. In this case, I am the canvas   Got my second session for my full sleeve.

Quoted from Matthew Taylor I wish I was artistically talented enough to be a tattooist. In this case, I am the canvas   Got my second session for my full sleeve.

Never would have picked you for a full-sleeve kinda guy.
What specific artwork are you getting, if you don't mind me asking?

Quoted from FrankM Do Kaiju count against the actor limit? ...just kidding.

Seriously though, good question. Would a CGI effect go against the specialized props rule?

Quoted from Arundel Seriously though, good question. Would a CGI effect go against the specialized props rule?

CGI is generally not low budget.
I suppose you have to ask yourself could it be made with and without the CGI?

P.S. I'd write it regardless.

Quoted from LC Never would have picked you for a full-sleeve kinda guy. What specific artwork are you getting, if you don't mind me asking?

Probably easier to just show you. This is after one session. The generally theme is leaves because I am obsessed with houseplants (I probably have 200+ now) but there are other seemingly random elements thrown in to represent different people (An apple for my youngest, T-rex skull for my oldest, a crown for the better half and a tripod for me and my 2 best friends (we are super cool and call ourselves the tripod ))



But so I don't run the risk of derailing the thread. I will say my OWC idea is fully formed in my head, just need to get it on the page and coherent.

One session? Wow, Matthew!  

Quoted from LC One session? Wow, Matthew!

How it goes mate? Shouldn't you be writing?

Ah, I can just see it now -- lots of Cabin In The Woods type scripts.

I wrote some trash.

Just have to come up with an appropriately trashy title, then I'll submit it. Looks like I'm in.

Quoted from Arundel Seriously though, good question. Would a CGI effect go against the specialized props rule?

What LC said.  

- Don

Submitted.

I've noticed a pattern in my OWC entries, in that the ones I am happy with end up doing poorly, and the ones I don't feel as good about, do quite well.

This one, I'm happy with.

Ruh roh.

Either way, good luck everyone.

Sean

Well done, Sean!
Who else is in?

In between the stress of starting a new job this week and simultaneously battling the stomach virus from hell, I was thinking I definitely wouldn’t have anything to offer this go round.  So why did the siren song of an OWC have me lying awake at 3 a.m. thinking about stories that might involve old houses? Regardless if I’m in or not, I’m still looking forward to reading all the entries.  

Cheers to another OWC!

Oops!!!! I totally forgot to check out the challenge. I remember how it was coming at us and we had to brace ourselves. So I braced myself! And next thing - I forgot about it.

Oh my God, I'm aging

Have fun, people. It seems like a very fun challenge. I'll read a few. If I don't forget

Apparently, I have 1 day and 8 hours left, better get a shift on!

Need an idea first of course ;-(

OMG, Kathy - a double whammy. Hope you're feeling better.

Kham, I've seen your gorgeous photo, you're not old - just slack. You still have a day and a half left.

Ant, I have complete faith in you.

Putting the finishing touches on mine now. I'll be in.

C'mon, Anthony and Kham! Get something in!

Working on one.

Didn't think I'd be in, but a kernel of an idea came to me this morning. So, might as well write it up, see if there's anything there.

Quoted from PKCardinal Working on one. Didn't think I'd be in, but a kernel of an idea came to me this morning. So, might as well write it up, see if there's anything there.

Whatever. Like you're NOT gonna submit something last minute and win the challenge.

Quoted from Zack Putting the finishing touches on mine now. I'll be in.  ...

Good for you, Zack. I look forward to reading it.

Quoted Text I've noticed a pattern in my OWC entries, in that the ones I am happy with end up doing poorly, and the ones I don't feel as good about, do quite well.

Ain't that the truth!  

Quoted from PKCardinal Working on one. Didn't think I'd be in, but a kernel of an idea came to me this morning. So, might as well write it up, see if there's anything there.

I've thrown my chips into the game in a vain attempt to overthrow the reign of King Paul.  

Good luck everyone!  Can't wait to see all the awesome creativity on display!

Nothing.  Absolutely no ideas.  And I hate the idea of throwing something together that sucks just to get an entry in.

But I do have 13 hours to change my mind, I guess.

Quoted from Gary in Houston Nothing.  Absolutely no ideas.  And I hate the idea of throwing something together that sucks just to get an entry in. But I do have 13 hours to change my mind, I guess.

What a coincidence, I have just thrown something together that sucks on my lunch break just so I could get an entry in!

Quoted from Matthew Taylor What a coincidence, I have just thrown something together that sucks on my lunch break just so I could get an entry in!

You weren't getting an abandoned shack inked across your abs during your lunch break? No fair!  

Just finished mine.

10 hours left, so I think I'm going to go for a break and come back with fresh eyes to try and polish it up as much as I can before submitting.

Quoted from Gary in Houston You weren't getting an abandoned shack inked across your abs during your lunch break? No fair!

No, I’ve already got a portrait of Don inked on my abs.  

The shack is on my ass  

Quoted from kcranford I've thrown my chips into the game in a vain attempt to overthrow the reign of King Paul.

If Dave and/or Warren ever re-engage, you'll see who the real Kings are. I'm just trying to make hay while I can.

I was so excited to find out about a new OWC, I came down with Covid 19 last Sunday.
Yeah, this has been a pretty rough week, but I was able to muster enough strength to throw something together last minute.

It may resemble a fever dream. I don't know. I may not recognize it in the morning.

Ah! I set aside an evening after work this week to write something but my idea didn't pan out. I have half an idea now but with with five hours left it would be horrid

Quoted from D.A.Banaszak I was so excited to find out about a new OWC, I came down with Covid 19 last Sunday. Yeah, this has been a pretty rough week, but I was able to muster enough strength to throw something together last minute. It may resemble a fever dream. I don't know. I may not recognize it in the morning.

We already had the 'fever dream' challenge.  
Hope you're feeling better!

Quoted from AlsoBen Ah! I set aside an evening after work this week to write something but my idea didn't pan out. I have half an idea now but with with five hours left it would be horrid

Five hours. Well, four now. You could do it in your sleep.

Submitted. You've all been warned.

40 minutes. Hmmm…..

Clock's ticking!

Setting expectations.

I am gunning for noon - est 2/24 to get the submissions up.  Hard not to stop and read. I'm crazy curious to see the interpretations of the the theme.

- Don