I actually watched the speeches on the Nicholl website and James genuinely seemed like a nice guy. I'm glad he wasn't as stuck up as some of the other entrants.

On another topic, has anyone sent their shorts in?

I did not send any of my shorts. That's like a lottery, as he will get thousands, and what do you win? Unless the short is something that could be a high concept feature, I don't see a heck of a lot of value in getting it read. But I'm not a good judge on these things.

Quoted from leitskev I did not send any of my shorts. That's like a lottery, as he will get thousands, and what do you win? Unless the short is something that could be a high concept feature, I don't see a heck of a lot of value in getting it read. But I'm not a good judge on these things.

But you're not losing anything either. I assume it's like sending a logline for the twit pitch he held earlier in the year. Maybe there's actually a reason he suddenly decided he wants to hold a shorts week.

People shouldn't expect much if they send a script in, they'd be disappointed but at least there's something to gain, even if it is very little.

It never hurts to try.

Quoted from nawazm11 Hey Brett, Great you see the other helpful side of Carson's review. I've looked into past entries and some AF writers bitch and moan when their script is reviewed. Hope your rewrites go well.

LOL yeah, seen some real special sore winners on the blog!

Regards,
E.D.

Quoted from nawazm11 I actually watched the speeches on the Nicholl website and James genuinely seemed like a nice guy. I'm glad he wasn't as stuck up as some of the other entrants. On another topic, has anyone sent their shorts in?

I was in a Sherwood Oaks class with a Nicholls winner.
Man, was she full of herself.
Bragging to me how Coppola was going to film her script.
Saw her again six months later at another event.
She was still banging the same drum... but with another star director.
Right down to the same schtick.
Broadcasting stuff like that really doesn't help your script.

E.D.

Quoted from leitskev I did not send any of my shorts. That's like a lottery, as he will get thousands, and what do you win? Unless the short is something that could be a high concept feature, I don't see a heck of a lot of value in getting it read. But I'm not a good judge on these things.

I sent in three.
I figured why the heck not?
Seems harmless enough.

Don't really expect anything from it.
But you never know...
Someone looking for a short to produce could be lurking.
Why not? It happens here all the time!

Regards,
E.D.

Yeah, it makes sense. Just not for me, because all of my shorts would require a ridiculous budget. My best short would require a Nazi concentration camp!

Quoted from leitskev Yeah, it makes sense. Just not for me, because all of my shorts would require a ridiculous budget. My best short would require a Nazi concentration camp!

Hey chin up and send it in!
I submitted the dual supermarket love story.

Come on, Kev. Just one?
Remember, you're not working hard enough in this industry...
Unless you're getting at least two rejections a day!

Lie Detector got bought to be developed into a feature.
I genuinely think the same could happen to your work!

Regards,
E.D.

Lie detector can be filmed on no budget if needed. I think the original Lie had a helicopter, but there were ways to do without that.

I haven't got to the rejection phase yet, sounds like fun! I'm still in the learning to walk phase. Gonna be tough when I get out in the world.

Did anyone receive a newsletter this week from Carson or got that script he reviewed?

Quoted from Mr.Ripley Did anyone receive a newsletter this week from Carson or got that script he reviewed?

Me neither.
I send Carson an e-mail on our behalf.

From the look of Slaughter though, we didn't miss much.

Regards,
E.D.

I sent a email to. lol.

You're right about the script, but I always like to learn.

Thanks E.D.

If anyone has Slaughter, I'd like to read it. It's good to read bad screenplays as well so one learns what NOT to do. I missed the letter as well.

File is no longer active. People can email me if they want the script:
leitskev@gmail.com

The email from Carson went out Sat morning I think. I received it fine, but he must still be having problems with his mass emailer.