I have no idea if Don is planning an October OWC as well. If so, then my vote would go towards a 7WC or a game if someone wants to "run" it.

Personally I have no interest in writing 60 pages of something. Not a whole lot you can do with a script like that once it's finished. Just MHO of course.

I also have no interest in writing a mockumentary. I got that assignment at the NYC comp and I hated it. Again, that's just me.

Quoted from wonkavite Oooohhh Pia, thanks for cracking into Transgate!

I read the first 15 pages so far and thought those were really good.

Ditto for me on what "me" said.

Quoted from George Willson Make it a mockumentary from an alien's perspective on their perceived value and /or function of something absolutely worthless or mundane to us.

That's just silly.

Thank you, Pia for starting this thread.

I know it's different for everyone, but I need to set aside large blocks of time for writing. Since I know this about myself, I'm trying to get organized for projects this fall. It's my favorite season, so I'm utilizing this time now to prepare. KinDUV like getting ready for a great big festival.  

Phil always used to say: You don't need OWC or whatever to write. He's right/write.   But these kinds of exercises help people I believe because they're getting together and it becomes like a party. If you're like me, you can't resist a party! So yes...

If someone figures out a cool writing experiment for us to indulge in intellectual masturbation, then by all means...  

Sandra

Yeah, I don't really see the point of writing a 60 page mockumentary about alien perpectives on thumbtacks, or any other mundane object.  I say get this new OWC going as soon as possible, which would leave just about 7 weeks before the next OWC at the end of October, right?  I already have my next feature script idea, so if it conforms to the guidelines of the next 7WC, I'm in.

I had been planning to do major rewrites of my earlier stories, and haven't even thought about a new feature. But I would be game. Ryan whupped me in the 48 hr challenge, so I'm looking for a comeback bout!

I will only recommend this, and I am betting this applies to most here, and applies to both OWC or 7WC: most people won't write if they don't think the work is something they might be able to use when it's over. So I don't think writing experiments would bring people in, unless it was just like a 24 hr thing. That's my 2 cents, now I'm broke.

IMO writing experiments are fine for an OWC, but nothing that involves anymore time.  Most peeps seem to only spend a few hours on their OWC scripts anyways, so no big deal, usually.

A 7Wc feature is a completely different animal though.  No one wants to spend 2 months putting together a feature that doesn't have the chance to go anywhere.

Let's OWC it next Friday!!!!!

Valid point, and I will do an OWC, but not just for the heck of it. So if the topic doesn't work for me, I'll keep working other stuff. I'll do reviews though, as before, to contribute.

BTW: I do realize it's very tough coming up with topics, so I'm not being critical at all. And I know it's especially tough for those who have been doing OWC's for years, however long they have been around. I appreciate the effort and the opportunity,and will contribute in some way.

As long as the OWC isn't too open like the last one. Thats why there were only 15 scripts submitted.
I know Phil had left and Don organised it but it was a pretty vague concept, the old donkey kong thing.

Quoted from stevie I want long old donkey Don

I think this has been done before, but a neat restriction might be something around rating.  For example, if we had to write a G-rated script, or a script rated R but only for nudity (I've gotten that one before, actually).  Another might be one that demanded a specific effect, for example if we had to have a sequence that would be best achieved by stop motion, or by models, or by puppets.

Another idea that might be fun for a challenge -- I don't know how long this would take place over, but it would be neat to see.  What if we wrote something very short, like maybe a six pages max script, from a given set of guidelines, and we had, whatever, four days.  At the end of those four days, we'd submit our scripts, and on the submission deadline we'd be given significant rewrite guidelines (ie, "it has to be set in the future now, on a boat that trawls the sea for junked androids" or "we now want the main character to have a monkey sidekick").  We'd get two days for the rewrite, then submit again.  Those two submissions would be packaged together and everyone could read and compare the two drafts.

I dunno.  Something like that.  Trying to think of ideas that accurately replicate real-life situations.  

An idea from Movie Poet -- what if our OWC was the first 10 pages of a feature?

The idea that it is part of something larger gives people plenty to comment on.

Quoted from bert An idea from Movie Poet -- what if our OWC was the first 10 pages of a feature? The idea that it is part of something larger gives people plenty to comment on.

I like that idea bert.  If it was an interesting genre and theme, this would be cool

Quoted from bert An idea from Movie Poet -- what if our OWC was the first 10 pages of a feature? The idea that it is part of something larger gives people plenty to comment on.

It gives people plenty to comment on but it also never satisfies anyone.