Quoted from Reef Dreamer SHORTS Script Shadow opportunity And i don't mean stevie in his denims - haven't had the privilege of that sight. As a newbie to Script Shadow i noticed he is doing an amateur short opportunity - entry by 3rd Jan. Must appeal to a few around here. I was thinking of entering Inner Journey but have been working on that for Page so will pass, but should be an opportunity for someone. Just thought i would point it out. For example, would love to see something like Bert's, Somewhere Nice and Dark (think thats the title) get reviewed. Ps fingers crossed for you Brett - had a look at the first pages of CW and saw major changes even since the second draft. Had a good feel about it.

Hey Bill!

Yup, I sure did throw a few shorts at that event.
Even a new one that's not available here on SS.
And I know of at least two other SS vets that have submitted shorts too.
So go for it!

Appreciate the kind words about Clone Wife.
Yes, the script wen through another page one rewrite since last posted here.
That included re-engineering the tone, some characters and the plot.
I steered it all more towards a studio friendly Rom/Com package.

Much gratitude and joy to all the well wishes.
It's been great to get this far with the script.
And I hope that my effort will represent Simply Scripts well on the site.

Happy Holidays!

Think Huge & Dream Endless,
E.D.

You guys better check out this link Carson emailed.

http://www.mediafire.com/?5uwdctfnae6w44y

It's all of 2012's Black List Scripts and it's probably going to get taken down within the next few days or so. Better get them before they're gone, some of these ideas sound really, really good.

If anybody has Echo Station could you shoot me a copy?  I've heard good things.  Thank ya.  ryanlee1800@yahoo.com

Sent Ryan.

Does anyone haver the Texas Chainsaw 3D script? If so could you please share??

~Zack~

Quoted from Ryan1 If anybody has Echo Station could you shoot me a copy?  I've heard good things.  Thank ya.  ryanlee1800@yahoo.com

Could someone possibly send me this one as well if they stumble upon this?  This sounds insanely out there?  oney.mendoza@gmail.com

Thanks!

ONEY

Brett's ScriptShadow review is up early, so now's the times to head over there and give your balanced opinion, as long as it's glowingly positive!

Good luck, Brett.

Well, I did check out Carson's review, still debating whether or not I should go back over and leave a comment.   I can't validate his points, because I've only read the earlier version of "CLONE WIFE," the first fifteen, so all I'll say is, it's only one person's opinion, but hopefully there's some gold nuggets in there, somewhere, Brett.

Ghostie

This question has probably been asked a hundred times before. I've read the review, now I want to read the script. How do you access it from the website??

I think Carson's suggestions are all sound. I've tried to plant the idea that maybe he could review the script again after some of them are implemented by Brett. That's a lot to ask, but since Carson likes the premise and the writing, then it might be doable.

I'm sure this review will be seen as disappointing at first, but in the long run it could be just the thing this script needed. And the review did not hurt the reputation of the writer at all, as Carson was impressed in many ways. Considering that Brett has not written very many scripts, this was still a pretty impressive review.

Hey, just getting someone that's somewhat important to pick your script for a review is an achievement in and of itself. CONGRATULATIONS BRETT!!!

Carson gave some good feedback. And there will be plenty of comments that help as well. I'm sure Brett will take it all as constructive criticism and upon a rewrite or two, make a completely kick-ass script.

Clone Wife is out there! People know the name now. That's a huge first step. I'm proud.
Way to go, Brett!

Hey Brett

You did it, 'Clone Wife' got reviewed on Scriptshadow! Like Steex mentioned above, thats an achievement in itself.

So it "wasnt" his thing? Okay BUT he did say it was VERY WELL WRITTEN. Thats a big deal IMO. And I happen to agree with him. With what I've read it is very well written and has that "easy read" thing to it.

This script, has a "Zombie Playground" flavor story wise. When I read that one I got a "goonie" vibe out of it, a sort of 80's Spielberg family story (mixed with your own stle of course).

Now this one may be more adult in theme, but it seems to have a lot of the same thing going for it as that one did. And like I said about ZP, there is a market for that out there IMO. So dont be suprised if this doesnt get some serious looks. Not saying for sure it will get made by Paramount or something, but ya never know!

Will add more later as time permits.

HGW

Made a comment at ScriptShadow. I haven't read this latest version of CW, only the first ten pages and of course the early draft when it was posted here.

I'm sure Brett was disappointed at first, but I have a feeling that Brett is the kind of person that will take all the comments from not just Carson, but everyone else there too to heart and whip this one into something awesome, just to show he can do it! And that's the attiyude that will win in the end.

Another thing I feel I want to comment on is Carson's comments at the end about great writing vs great story telling. I have made the same comment on scripts many times here at SS especially. I often read scripts that are very much enjoyable to read because of the writer's style, but somehow in the end when I sit back to think about what to comment on, I realize that I liked the writing itself better than I liked the story. Anyone have any thoughts on that?

It's much harder to learn how to craft story than it is writing.

I think that there are those that have a gift for pure story telling, but it takes tons of experience to apply that to a feature. The odds of writing an impressive feature after writing only a few scripts are likely impossible. I haven't seen it happen.

Brett has not failed here, because I don't think any other writer with only a few scripts under his belt has been able to do it either. It takes a lot of scripts to really master this.

I don't think anyone thought of this as failiur. Disappointing, but not faileur. (I can't spell that word) I think it would take balls the size of an elephant just to submit a script to Carson for a review by him in the open like that.

Since we and so many other writers and industry professionals put so much weight on his IMPRESSIVE and GENIUS rated scripts, we must also respect his comments when a script gets a WASN'T FOR ME. No? I mean everyone likes different stories/genre/style whatever, but I don't agree with the attitude that Carson's review was "just one person's view". Carson is not just another reader. We have already established that...