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I enjoy logging in, checking out what's happening etc. actually I miss the OWC. There is something great about the activity and energy that surrounds this competition.
I am currently in a short script comp which has been an interesting experience. So far my entry in this other comp has resulted in 1) movie poet banning certain activities (because of me! Not many can claim that achievement), 2) a huge disparity between the amount I have reviewed and the amount of reviews I have received (so far I have reviewed over 14 scripts and had only one of these return the favour. I know the OWC is not perfect, but everyone does appear to try and give back to others). Oh well, all good experience I suppose.
I have my eye on another small script comp which seems to be judged differently. At least it forces me to write.
Hope everybody's plans for Christmas are working out.
The Elevator Most Belonging To Alice - Semi Final Bluecat, Runner Up Nashville Inner Journey - Page Awards Finalist - Bluecat semi final Grieving Spell - winner - London Film Awards. Third - Honolulu Ultimate Weapon - Fresh Voices - second place IMDb link... http://www.imdb.com/name/nm7062725/?ref_=tt_ov_wr
As of last night, I'm 17/113 pages into the rewrite of my upcoming occult drama, Left Hand Paths. I'm aiming to break the 20 page mark before the day's over. I have to say it's coming along quite smoothly. I've really been hard on myself not to leave any element of the script to be second guessed, which has been difficult but I think it's finally paying off. I already feel the script's one of the most significant benchmarks in my writing thus far, especially since I only started writing scripts I consider to be "good" in 2009.
Over the past few months, I've been outlining a new script for a genre I despise under even stricter self-imposed guidelines than Left Hand Paths. So far, the ideas have just been pouring out and it's looking great. It might even serve as a "spiritual" sequel to Left Hand Paths.
Still trying to figure out what to do with my zombie script. I think I'll finish it on principle but I don't think it stands up to my most recent work at all.
Anyway, it seems I'm finally back in the swing of things. Looking forward to finally posting some new material. 2011 has been a rough year in the writing department.
So far my entry in this other comp has resulted in 1) movie poet banning certain activities (because of me! Not many can claim that achievement), 2) a huge disparity between the amount I have reviewed and the amount of reviews I have received (so far I have reviewed over 14 scripts and had only one of these return the favour. I know the OWC is not perfect, but everyone does appear to try and give back to others).
There are actually a lot of us here that also compete at Movie Poet. I am entering their December contest.
The reason most try to read here during the OWC is because we will bitch at you if you don't. Sometimes worse, if we can find you.
Chris and the mods over at Movie Poet do not allow too much yelling at each other -- which is actually a big difference between the two sites in general -- not just during contest time.
It's all a matter of taste -- but I find that what I like most is actually the contrast between the two sites. Helps keep them distinct.
Amongst others, I've recently bought the zombie.xxx web domain.
Seeing as zombies are now worth about 5 billion per year I fancied a slice of the action.
Although the xxx websites are for adult content (nudge nudge wink wink) I figure it would make quite a good zombie hub for films:
Xtreme Violence Xtreme Action Xtreme Horror
That kind of thing.
I wrote the script without the intent to sell so it is quite high budget, namely in the set design department. A proper budget would probably exceed that of Planet Terror. I do have another zombie script already written but it's the first script I ever wrote (back in 2005) so naturally, it's completely unsalvageable.
Nevertheless, zombie.xxx sounds awesome. I like the concept a lot. It need not produce adult content but then again, it might be fun to write a zombie porno. Sooo much that can go wrong in one of those. I wrote something similar into my current zombie script but fortunately, no zombies actually engage in coitus. For that, see Chillerama.
Have just counted my handwritten pages for my new comedy feature - 42 pages! That will come to close to 50 when I put it on the computer, half done!
By the time I finish handwriting it all, I can revise it as I use the software, and think up new stuff if needed.
I have a probable title, suggested by Beatle fans on Dm's Beatle site:
Hello Goodbye
It is a very pure Aussie script with our swearing and stuff, the action moves to the US about where I'm up to now. I tried different things in the style to get away from the usual boring script,
There is unfilmables but I don't give a rats arse!!!!
I wrote the script without the intent to sell so it is quite high budget, namely in the set design department. A proper budget would probably exceed that of Planet Terror. I do have another zombie script already written but it's the first script I ever wrote (back in 2005) so naturally, it's completely unsalvageable.
Nevertheless, zombie.xxx sounds awesome. I like the concept a lot. It need not produce adult content but then again, it might be fun to write a zombie porno. Sooo much that can go wrong in one of those. I wrote something similar into my current zombie script but fortunately, no zombies actually engage in coitus. For that, see Chillerama.
I'm pleased that I got hold of it.
I also got werewolf.xxx, vampires.xxx and horror.xxx.
I must admit that a zombie porn has crossed my mind. Maybe not so much as a zombie porn, but a zombie film set on a porn site. Can think of so many funny scenes.
Looking forwards to getting them going, but it's going to be slow work as it's just my good self. Isolation remains my biggest problem in this game. Got so many great, profitable ideas but no real way of getting them off the ground.
There are actually a lot of us here that also compete at Movie Poet. I am entering their December contest.
The reason most try to read here during the OWC is because we will bitch at you if you don't. Sometimes worse, if we can find you.
Chris and the mods over at Movie Poet do not allow too much yelling at each other -- which is actually a big difference between the two sites in general -- not just during contest time.
It's all a matter of taste -- but I find that what I like most is actually the contrast between the two sites. Helps keep them distinct.
i'm looking forward to taking part in the MP competitions but like everyone else i have had to earn the credits. Thankfully they didn't blame me for the change of policy that followed my posting!
I will read the December entries and will try to spot yours from the style of writing. No hints please.
The Elevator Most Belonging To Alice - Semi Final Bluecat, Runner Up Nashville Inner Journey - Page Awards Finalist - Bluecat semi final Grieving Spell - winner - London Film Awards. Third - Honolulu Ultimate Weapon - Fresh Voices - second place IMDb link... http://www.imdb.com/name/nm7062725/?ref_=tt_ov_wr
Today is the shooting day of Remnant. Pretty exciting. Too bad all of it happens at the opposite side of the globe, so I can't be a part of the proceedings.
The act of writing is a quest to put a hundred thousand words to a cunning order. - Douglas Adams
I'm aiming to enter the Movie Poet log line and feature competition by the end of the month and I simply need to have a moan. As before, this thread seems a good place for one.
In short, F*****g log lines - it's driving me mad!
The industry seems to promote around 27 words, but the successful entries on MP last year average around 35ish, with a few major exceptions.
Can i get my damn log line below 40, no i can't - and yes that's 40. Not exactly punchy!
Back to the drawing board. It really is a craft of identifying what is key, what hits home and then finding the right words, or phrase. I've followed a few of the formulas but it just seems to lack so much, probably why i have over 40 words!
Having written all this it reminds me i want raise a question, in a seperate thread, on dreams - wish this was a dream.
The Elevator Most Belonging To Alice - Semi Final Bluecat, Runner Up Nashville Inner Journey - Page Awards Finalist - Bluecat semi final Grieving Spell - winner - London Film Awards. Third - Honolulu Ultimate Weapon - Fresh Voices - second place IMDb link... http://www.imdb.com/name/nm7062725/?ref_=tt_ov_wr
I've been yet again approached about Potentials, which makes it the fifth time someone is seeking my permission to do the short. None of the previous times have actually resulted in a finished film, but it is currently in pre-production in India of all places. But since that effort is still looking for finances to do the film, I'm thinking about giving my green light to this other effort as well.
How do you guys feel about "selling" your script to several productions at the same time. No money has exchanged hands and I've signed no exclusivity clauses on any contract, but I'd still like to hear form people how they feel about it.
A contributing factor is that one is a student project and the other is a professional effort, which makes them wrestle in a slightly different league anyway.
The act of writing is a quest to put a hundred thousand words to a cunning order. - Douglas Adams