Here are the scripts.  As of this writing there are 33 scripts.
Breakdown:
Western     1     3%
Drama     11     33%
Horror     5     15%
Sci Fi     11     33%
Thriller     3     9%
Comedy     2     6%
Total     33     


Click the title of the script to go to thread of the script.  Click the title again to read the script.  Please read and review as many as you can, giving the same kind of feedback you'd want to receive.  Score sheet forthcoming.


Grave Mistake by © 2020 - Short, Drama, Crime - An Indian Chief steeped in tribal traditions must use modern technology to find the killer of his granddaughter.  - pdf format

Loyal by © copyright 2020 - Short, Thriller - Sometimes the only one who truly knows what loyal means is a dog. - pdf format

Buried In The Snow by Anonymous - Short, Drama - In the midst of terrible virus outbreak, a man buries his wife and daughter. - pdf format

Can You Dig It? by blank - Short, Thriller - The death of his old friend sends Troy on an impromptu treasure hunt into the desert, but what he finds is more than he bargained for. - pdf format

Shrink Rap by 0 - Short, Sci Fi - The closing of a mental hospital is delayed by a severe snowstorm. - pdf format

The Realisation by Author - Short, Drama - A young astronaut is hit by something whilst he is in space on a mission in 2050 and finds himself in a very confusing situation. - pdf format

You Couldn't Write This by Actually I Just Did - Short, Drama - A man fears for his life when he taken captive and asked questions he has no answers for. - pdf format

Ache by Geezis Kryst - Short, Drama - The Ache comes in many forms. - pdf format

Mayhem's Best Snuff: Volume 6 by Drayton Sawyer - Short, Horror, Graphic - The making of a snuff film goes horribly right. - pdf format

The Astral Plane by I'aint Asimov - Short, Sci Fi - A rescue mission crosses the many planes of existence. - pdf format

Noni Brown by Anonymous 5 - Short, Drama - A man. A woman. Some sex and a snowstorm. - pdf format

The Devil's
Kitchen by I'm not the fig plucker, Nor the fig plucker's' son, But I'll pluck figs Till the fig plucker comes. - Short, Horror - Two wreckers disregard a local legend of a family of cannibals and loot a recently wrecked ship. some legends should not be ignored. - pdf format

Dick Whittington by Richard Johnson - Short, Drama - After their village is destroyed, two teenage, Nigerian brothers take a perilous journey to London, England. - pdf format

The Way Out by SS - Short, Drama, Horror - A beleaguered worker in a hellish office decides to make his own way out when it becomes apparent the managing director is ready for murder.  - pdf format

Draugr by Anonymous - Short, Sci Fi, Fantasy, Horror - A Norseman travels into dangerous territory to find a cure for his dying wife. - pdf format

The Seirios Mission by Simon Saint - Short, Sci Fi - A space travelling couple and their robot travel to a remote planet of sand where the long term rewards outweigh the risks - pdf format

Eden Five by Henry Hallam - Short, Sci Fi - Shot down while fleeing Earth, the two-person crew of the Eden Five struggles to escape their mysterious attacker. - pdf format

The Void Of Space by Anonymous 6 - Short, Sci Fi - In Deep Space, there's no one to call for HELP!    - pdf format

Song of the Sea by Erik - Short, Horror - A midnight raid goes horribly wrong as the tables are turned on the attackers.  - pdf format

Growth Spurts by I Don't Like Gardening - Short, Sci Fi, Horror - A homesick scientist and his team discover an alien seed that sprouts when exposed to music and violently confirms that "bad weeds grow tall". - pdf format

Grave by A 'C' and two '()'s are just as good - Short, Drama - Two gravediggers face the modern culture of dying and confront it. - pdf format

Mula Retinta by Chris Lapp - Short, Western - When he stumbles across a dying miner, an unscrupulous prospector sets out to claim the man's fortune as his own.  But first he must contend with the mule it's still attached to. - pdf format

Radio Silence by An Apologetic Canadian - Short, Drama - A father and daughter struggle to survive in the winter, while they radio for any survivors. - pdf format

Below the Beanstalk by Anonymous 14 - Short, Sci Fi, Fantasy - A giant tracks her husband's murderer down a magical beanstalk.  - pdf format

Convention of War by Eric Shipton - Short, Comedy, War - Lt. Ryan leads his platoon on an authorized mission to kill the enemy, but things don't go as planned. - pdf format

Customer Support by blank - Short, Comedy, Absurd - A lonely shipwreck survivor calls for help when his TV goes out. - pdf format

The Machine by Maximus King - Short, Horror - If Maximum Overdrive and 127 Hours had a baby, they would call it... The Machine. - pdf format

Providence by No Title Page - Short, Sci Fi, Dystopian - In the distant future, humans are separated into two tribes. Natives on earth and the other off-world, technologicaly advanced J�k. The J�k control the earth natives the same way a zookeeper does to a wild animal.  The leader of the resistance, separated from his son, misses him dearly. He tasks his right hand to bringing his only son to him. - pdf format

Whitest Woods by Anonymous 7 - Short, Thriller - In a cabin deep in the Swedish woods, a young woman is held captive by a mysterious woodsman. Due to her health and weather conditions escape is impossible. She can only wait for her rescue and do what she can to be ready for when they come.   - pdf format

On The Beach by Sir Loyne Berger - Short, Drama - If only life was as simple as a day on the beach. - pdf format

Quote the Raven, Nevermore by Mary Shelley and H.P. Lovecraft - Short, Horror - When a grieving man conjures up a dark twisty tale -- he soon discovers not only can dreams come true, but nightmares, too... - pdf format

The Last Flood by Anonymous 16 - Short, Sci Fi - Suffering from terminal depression, Emily Hastings has to decide how to go on. - pdf format

Impressive number of entries! Far less horror than I expected. And is that a western I see!?

Thanks for putting this together, Rene and Don.

Wow, what a great turnout! Thanks for getting the up so quickly, Don.

All links are working with the correct scripts. If you notice anything off, please let Don know ASAP.

Everyone should aim to leave reviews on at least half of the entries. If we all do that, there are plenty of reviews for everyone.

And remember, there are some new people here, so if you see something that's greener than usual be encouraging in your constructive feedback.

I have no idea who wrote what. I'll be leaving reviews too.

I'll be reading ALL tomorrow!

Remember, the criteria for scoring will be:

Criteria Met (Y/N)
Overall (1-10)
Story (1-5)
Characters (1-5)
Dialogue (1-5)
Writing (1-5)

Awesome turnout, Rene. Going to be a great OWC. Some fierce competition in there. Going to try read a few.

Awesome! Didn't expect that many, but I'll try to give em all a read

Good morning, as I’m new here I have a couple of quick questions.
Is there a time limit on reviewing and scoring the scripts?
Should feedback be restricted to only one remark or is it feasible to make multiple points?

I’ll be honest in my opinions so please be as honest as you can with mine, it’s the only way I’ll learn, I’m a big lad, I can take it 😃

Good luck to everyone and kudos to you all for having the guts to submit your entry.

Owen, from memory I think Don said the scoresheet will be emailed around the 31st so you'll have about a week to read. Just read as many as you can - some read and comment on them all, some don't. Your best effort is all that's expected.

Make as many points as you like, i.e., what worked, what didn't, dialogue, story, characters, did it meet challenge parameters etc. It's up to you.

People will be honest, don't worry about that. Anonymity tends to elicit only candid reviews, as you'll see.

Be careful not to reveal any clues as to your script. Don't answer your critics in any way - not until the reveal.

Thanks for the guidance LC.

33!

That's either a lot of multiple submissions or some of the people who weren't entering changed their minds - guess we'll see.

Solid turnout - looks like a weekend of reading ahead.  First OWC I've been able to enter for a while now.

Interesting mix - thought there would be more horror than sci-fi so that's a surprise.  Even a couple of Viking sagas by the looks of it.  

Getting a shovel vibe from the loglines - I'm predicting lots of shallow graves and death by shovel to the face.  

Happy reading all.

A nice turnout! Just read and reviewed the first one but I'm out most of today. I will attempt to get through them all it may take me a few days though.

I like the idea of the new scoring system - the only downer is that first script I read had no dialogue. It feels a bit...unfair not being able to award potentially 5 points simply because the writer chose not to include dialogue! Writing without dialogue is tricky and requires skill but here it means less points!

I think if there are scripts without dialogue then they should be scored on how effective the script is without it.

E.g. nice idea, no dialogue, but didn't work very well 2/5... nice idea, no dialogue, and writer does a great job without it 5/5.

Just a thought, and no, mine has dialogue

That's a good idea, Anthony.

Penalty should not apply if it's done well sans dialogue.