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.

A good turnout.

I haven’t entered but will read a few here and there

It’s quite nice just reviewing the titles and loglines thinking which ones catch the eye

Best of luck folk

Great turnout.

I'm not in, but I'll try to have a look at a few.


There's some good Loglines in there, I think.

Quoted from ReneC 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)

Seeing this, I'm glad I did not enter.  I hate scoring like this, to be honest.  Most seem to like it, though, so as usual, I'm alone on my island or mountaintop.

I will be reading and commenting on all, but not scoring.

Great turnout!  Good luck to all.

Quoted from MarkRenshaw 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!

As Anthony stated, if a script has no dialogue, grade according to how effective you think it is without it. If no dialogue really makes the script stand out, give it a 5. If you wish there was just one line in there somewhere, give it a 4. If you feel no dialogue hurts the script, grade lower.

Quoted from AnthonyCawood 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

Good suggestion

Nice turnout!

*****Just another kind reminderto those of you entering your first OWC:*****

This is an anonymous challenge.

Do not reveal any clues as to your script.

Do not respond or answer your critics in any way - not until the reveal.

** Meant to add: Yes, you can review your own script (or not) to deflect guesses, but make sure you're clever and subtle about it.

Quoted from LC Meant to add: Yes, you can review your own script (or not) to deflect guesses, but make sure you're clever and subtle about it.

I done that in the past.I was both clever and subtle. It still backfired, as I pointed out some of my errors, and my attempt at subtext.

So what happened?

Ha! All the comments after pointed out the same stuff, having been unaware of it until I pointed it out Happened at least three times. After that, I just put a lid on it and only commented on my work until after the reveals. Imean. y'know, what are you going to say reviewing yourself? Right! We are tempted to give ourselves delusions of grandeur!
Which,of course, gives the farm away.

So y'know the old saying.
Looseth lips sinketh ships
  

Quoted from DarrenJamesSeeley I done that in the past.I was both clever and subtle. It still backfired, as I pointed out some of my errors, and my attempt at subtext. So what happened? Ha! All the comments after pointed out the same stuff, having been unaware of it until I pointed it out Happened at least three times. After that, I just put a lid on it and only commented on my work until after the reveals. Imean. y'know, what are you going to say reviewing yourself? Right! We are tempted to give ourselves delusions of grandeur! Which,of course, gives the farm away. So y'know the old saying. Looseth lips sinketh ships

I just go the modest route. Something like:

A perfect blending of Sorkin and Taritino. How is this writer expecting a crappy mug when an Oscar should be in order.


Me thinks that you can almost say anything and not be revealed other than when you respond to issues raised by other reviewers.

Quoted from eldave1 I just go the modest route. Something like: A perfect blending of Sorkin and Taritino. How is this writer expecting a crappy mug when an Oscar should be in order. Me thinks that you can almost say anything and not be revealed other than when you respond to issues raised by other reviewers.

EXACTLY!  If you really like what you wrote, and you wrote it well, go all in...or at least point out an issue that is AMAZINGLY WELL DONE!!!.

If you hated what you wrote and you know it's terrible and embarrassing...TRASH IT!  Trust me, I've done this to myself and I should have been much meaner.

If you comment on every script except your own, some peeps will actually know.

I can say with complete honesty that my entry will not receive a SINGLE NEGATIVE COMMENT...because...well...uh...I didn't enter one.



Could easily be my best OWC!

Quoted from Dreamscale I can say with complete honesty that my entry will not receive a SINGLE NEGATIVE COMMENT...because...well...uh...I didn't enter one. Could easily be my best OWC!

I'm not buying this  until I see the who wrote what - you have fooled me before, sir

Quoted from eldave1 I'm not buying this  until I see the who wrote what - you have fooled me before, sir

I'm not foolin' this time.  Swear to God, and if I say that you'll son find out, I mean it.  

Quoted from Dreamscale I'm not foolin' this time.  Swear to God, and if I say that you'll son find out, I mean it.

Okay - good enough for me,

Whew - got through 20 - taking a rest.

Already got a few favorites.

The challenge parameters certainly made the reads easier - a lot more varied concepts here. Kept it interesting.

Out for now

Damn good turnout - will start reading tomorrow but very little chance of getting to read them all. Apologies to those I don't get to read.

Having a quick skim through the comments, the quality seems pretty high too

Quoted from ReneC As Anthony stated, if a script has no dialogue, grade according to how effective you think it is without it. If no dialogue really makes the script stand out, give it a 5. If you wish there was just one line in there somewhere, give it a 4. If you feel no dialogue hurts the script, grade lower.

Good idea guys, I'll go with this approach!

Great turnout guys!

Good luck to all that entered!

I for one did not enter but I'll try to read a few here and there

2 left to read, nice to see some new entrants (I think) and there's some very good scripts here...

Will finish the last two tomorrow.

Another reminder for those not in the loop - I've noticed a few queries...

A voting ballot/ link will be emailed to you, around the 31st, with directions on scoring.

Least that's the way it's usually done and Don or Rene can correct me if I'm wrong.

And again, sorry to sound like a broken record but...no outing yourselves in the meantime.

Okay - done. Although there are two or three I need to go back and re-read. My initial observations:

Kudos to Rene on the requirements. Good job, mate.

I think that open genre really is a gift to the readers. That is well as the multiple options of props. It was refreshing to be able to go from story A to story B, etc and see something totally different. Reading these 33 scripts seemed like reading 10 from a regular OWC - flew by.

Kudos to the writers for having several scripts in different cultures and time periods - it was interesting to read how the writers wrote to set the tone of something other than modern day, Western civilization. Most succeeded in that regard.

As always - many nailed the requirements and several - well kind of did. errg - okay, I'll just throw in a syringe, snake of shovel here rather than it being instrumental to the story. But - I don't think there are any I am going to give a N to any submission.

I have a few favorites - interesting to see how they will do.

Good stuff.



As usual,

Normally I don’t like open genre. That’s just me. I like being required to write something of a specific genre, that way I might be forced to write in a genre I’m not comfortable with, say sci-fi. But here I didn’t mind because of the “s” requirements. It worked very well for me anyway. Not my script, but me.

Quoted from SAC Normally I don’t like open genre. That’s just me. I like being required to write something of a specific genre, that way I might be forced to write in a genre I’m not comfortable with, say sci-fi. But here I didn’t mind because of the “s” requirements. It worked very well for me anyway. Not my script, but me.

Yes closed genre is a challenge for writers - I was commenting from a readers POV - nice to get varied stories

That was the hope with the parameters of the challenge, to have restrictions but also the flexibility to come up with a variety of stories. I'm glad it seems to have paid off. I'm also enjoying the reads, and the quality of the scripts.

Quoted from ReneC That was the hope with the parameters of the challenge, to have restrictions but also the flexibility to come up with a variety of stories. I'm glad it seems to have paid off. I'm also enjoying the reads, and the quality of the scripts.

It worked!

Quoted from ReneC That was the hope with the parameters of the challenge, to have restrictions but also the flexibility to come up with a variety of stories. I'm glad it seems to have paid off. I'm also enjoying the reads, and the quality of the scripts.

Dave wrote all the good ones.

I jest, but I wonder how many multiple entries there were. Rene?

Really enjoying reading my way through. Starting as always with those with the lowest number of reads. I think it's a bit unfortunate that some scripts, currently, have six reviews and others have twelve. Seems like a lot of beginners' scripts to offer feedback on -- are we really all that desperate to read yet more torture porn instead?

Not a fan of the scoring system. Story, characters, dialogue etc. do not cleanly separate out as skills that writers can work on independent of one another, so I don't think it's that useful to grade along these lines.

Very glad to finally be back on one of these again. Good turnout, good scripts, good feedback -- and all starting out from a clever challenge with well-chosen parameters.

Also: man, a LOT of people went with the shovel, eh?

Quoted from SAC Dave wrote all the good ones. I jest, but I wonder how many multiple entries there were. Rene?

I don't know who wrote what so I don't have that answer.

Quoted from ReneC I don't know who wrote what so I don't have that answer.

It seems we have no multiple entrants! A bunch of people came out for this one.

Ok, all done.  What's left is to tally our votes.  Congrats to all those who participated.  Some great writing on display here.  Big shout out to Don and ReneC for a great challenge. Oh, and to anyone behind the scenes.

Quoted from Heretic Also: man, a LOT of people went with the shovel, eh?

And snow!

Quoted from ReneC It seems we have no multiple entrants! A bunch of people came out for this one.

I for sure thought there were some double entries! some people have incredibly similar styles.
A lot of writers in this one, well done Rene for attracting them in with the parameters.

How are everyone's entries doing? (without giving yourself away)

I think mine will miss out on the "honourable mentions" but this is the most well-received OWC entry of mine so I am pretty damn chuffed so far  

Quoted from Matthew Taylor I for sure thought there were some double entries! some people have incredibly similar styles. A lot of writers in this one, well done Rene for attracting them in with the parameters. How are everyone's entries doing? (without giving yourself away) I think mine will miss out on the "honourable mentions" but this is the most well-received OWC entry of mine so I am pretty damn chuffed so far

I was convinced that at least one writer submitted two, if not three, entries. I'm shocked at how good some of the entries are this round. Congrats to many writers and big kudos if the winner is new to SS. Quite the feat.

Now, as to how mine is doing? Typical. Some stupid mistakes and thoughts/ideas in my head not really making it to the page for readers to 'get it'. I finally have formatting nailed, now it's time to hone the rest of it. A re-write or two will definitely be in order.

Finished reading every entry and voted on them before I go back to work tomorrow. Wouldn't have the time to do it in the next few days so just blasted my way through them today.
Good luck to everyone.
I've had some really good replies and lots of pointers and tips to improve upon.
No aspirations about the scoring but the feedback has been invaluable.

Quoted from Geezis I've had some really good replies and lots of pointers and tips to improve upon. No aspirations about the scoring but the feedback has been invaluable.

Glad to hear it! That, and the practice of writing, are the main reasons why we do these OWCs.

Quoted from ReneC Glad to hear it! That, and the practice of writing, are the main reasons why we do these OWCs.

Heaven knows I need all the help I can get lol.
Thanks Rene.

Quoted from Geezis Finished reading every entry and voted on them before I go back to work tomorrow. Wouldn't have the time to do it in the next few days so just blasted my way through them today. Good luck to everyone. I've had some really good replies and lots of pointers and tips to improve upon. No aspirations about the scoring but the feedback has been invaluable.

Hey Owen, I'm just curious...you say you read and commented on every script, but you only have 16 comments in total under your name.  There were 33 entries.

What am I missing here?

Quoted from Dreamscale Hey Owen, I'm just curious...you say you read and commented on every script, but you only have 16 comments in total under your name.  There were 33 entries. What am I missing here?

Hi, I read every script but didn't comment on any of them. I voted for them.

Quoted from Geezis Hi, I read every script but didn't comment on any of them. I voted for them.

Oh...I see.

Comments are King, bro.  They keep things interesting...especially on these OWCs.  Peeps love to check and see if their entry got any new reads (and comments).

Up to you how you play, but I'd highly recommend leaving comments, so peeps know you actually read their script, and they know how you felt about it.

Quoted from Dreamscale Oh...I see. Comments are King, bro.  They keep things interesting...especially on these OWCs.  Peeps love to check and see if their entry got any new reads (and comments). Up to you how you play, but I'd highly recommend leaving comments, so peeps know you actually read their script, and they know how you felt about it.

Concur

Quoted from Dreamscale Oh...I see. Comments are King, bro.  They keep things interesting...especially on these OWCs.  Peeps love to check and see if their entry got any new reads (and comments). Up to you how you play, but I'd highly recommend leaving comments, so peeps know you actually read their script, and they know how you felt about it.

Yes, and you're not the only one who feels the notes are invaluable. Even if you feel you're a rookie or unqualified to give notes to perhaps veteran writers, you are a member of an audience and we all want to know what the audience thinks and feels about our scripts. Even saying what you like about a script is helpful.

When I was a rookie I was encouraged by the community to comment on scripts, I didn't have a lot to offer on formatting but as writers, we all have valid opinions on story, characters, structure and the like... jump on in Owen.

Quoted from Geezis I've had some really good replies and lots of pointers and tips to improve upon. No aspirations about the scoring but the feedback has been invaluable.

So why in the world wouldn't you exchange the same courtesy that you consider invaluable? Even if you don't feel you're experienced enough to offer advice, you felt you were experienced enough to use the scoring system. It may mean reading less entries but take the time others are taking to leave a review.

You don't want to be known as someone who enjoys the benefits but doesn't reciprocate. Oh wait...I think this may be my ex-husband.

Quoted from mmmarnie So why in the world wouldn't you exchange the same courtesy that you consider invaluable? Even if you don't feel you're experienced enough to offer advice, you felt you were experienced enough to use the scoring system. It may mean reading less entries but take the time others are taking to leave a review. You don't want to be known as someone who enjoys the benefits but doesn't reciprocate. Oh wait...I think this may be my ex-husband.

I'm still finding my feet here, give me time and I'll be fully involved. All of this is new to me, not just the writing but the site as well. As soon as I have my confidence, I'll be fine.
And no......I'm not your ex-husband you'll be pleased to hear  

Quoted from ReneC Yes, and you're not the only one who feels the notes are invaluable. Even if you feel you're a rookie or unqualified to give notes to perhaps veteran writers, you are a member of an audience and we all want to know what the audience thinks and feels about our scripts. Even saying what you like about a script is helpful.

As soon as I'm confident enough I'll be participating more  

Quoted from AnthonyCawood When I was a rookie I was encouraged by the community to comment on scripts, I didn't have a lot to offer on formatting but as writers, we all have valid opinions on story, characters, structure and the like... jump on in Owen.

Thanks for the encouragement  

Quoted from Dreamscale Oh...I see. Comments are King, bro.  They keep things interesting...especially on these OWCs.  Peeps love to check and see if their entry got any new reads (and comments). Up to you how you play, but I'd highly recommend leaving comments, so peeps know you actually read their script, and they know how you felt about it.

Don't worry I will as soon as I'm confident enough too. Still getting used to everything.

Mine is receiving less than favourable comments. Mostly from people complaining about how I don't explain certain things. Although they do say that the writing is more or less good, which means I just have to sit down and think of more relatable stories.

Okay - voted and done.

I liked the link to the scripts on the scorecard - was this done before? Regardless, a nice feature.

Quoted from TheUsualSuspect Mine is receiving less than favourable comments. Mostly from people complaining about how I don't explain certain things. Although they do say that the writing is more or less good, which means I just have to sit down and think of more relatable stories.

It depends on what or who needs explaining,
Over-explaining is actually more of a problem.

Oh, and one does not always have to relate to stories.  Characters and character situations have to be to some extent. Characters also don't need over-explaining.

Wow, quite a few very impressive scripts this time round and an array of genres. I can’t vote but these scripts are better than just 5’s. Some are so out of the box and beautifully written and polished and all. Great job, Rene.

Argh. So many yet to read, it's going to be down to the wire to get a majority read. Work just gets in the way of life.

There are so many good ones that I don't want to miss out.

Quoted from JEStaats Work just gets in the way of life.

Preach.

I'm going to have to apologise about not being able to read and review many of the entries. I've been tapped to be a script supervisor on a short film shoot all next week and I'm racing to catch up with the prep work.

Have no fear about the scoring though. I'm already laying the groundwork for calculating the scores. Once Don has a chance to pass them along to me I should be able to do a quick turnaround. The only trick is timing, we start shooting on Saturday and go until midnight. I'll post them as soon as I'm able to.

Quoted from ReneC I'm going to have to apologise about not being able to read and review many of the entries. I've been tapped to be a script supervisor on a short film shoot all next week and I'm racing to catch up with the prep work. Have no fear about the scoring though. I'm already laying the groundwork for calculating the scores. Once Don has a chance to pass them along to me I should be able to do a quick turnaround. The only trick is timing, we start shooting on Saturday and go until midnight. I'll post them as soon as I'm able to.

Thanks,  mate

Quoted from ReneC I'm going to have to apologise about not being able to read and review many of the entries. I've been tapped to be a script supervisor on a short film shoot all next week and I'm racing to catch up with the prep work.

I'm sure there are some here with equally, if not more, busy lives who have still managed to read them all.

Script Supervisor on a short doesn't strike me as something that would take up too much time. It sounds like a weak excuse to get out of reading 33 entries to me.

My apologies to all the writers of scripts I didn't get to, but I'm all done here.

The BS of deleting my posts over and over really pisses me off.  There's a Mod who really likes her power and loves to wield it.

Have fun.  Kid out.

I think I’ve read them all, but I keep on thinking I’ve read them all and then I spot one I haven’t so I’ll wait until tomorrow to vote just in case.

Mine is actually getting better reviews than I thought it would. It won’t win but I’m very pleased with how it has been received so far and I’ve got some ideas for a 2nd draft thanks to the feedback.

-Mark

Quoted from Dreamscale My apologies to all the writers of scripts I didn't get to, but I'm all done here. The BS of deleting my posts over and over really pisses me off.  There's a Mod who really likes her power and loves to wield it. Have fun.  Kid out.

Hell no, Dude. Don't let others get you down. Do your thing and smile while ya do it.

Quoted from Dreamscale My apologies to all the writers of scripts I didn't get to, but I'm all done here. The BS of deleting my posts over and over really pisses me off.  There's a Mod who really likes her power and loves to wield it. Have fun.  Kid out.

Woe, Jeff. While I think you get a bit rough sometimes, We had differences in the past, but I don't think you've ever done anything that warranted such action.  

Quoted from Dreamscale My apologies to all the writers of scripts I didn't get to, but I'm all done here. The BS of deleting my posts over and over really pisses me off.  There's a Mod who really likes her power and loves to wield it. Have fun.  Kid out.

Ditto on what Zack and Darren day and I don’t think any script is worthy of that much sacrifice. Unless you simply tired of reading.

Quoted from khamanna Ditto on what Zack and Darren day and I don’t think any script is worthy of that much sacrifice. Unless you simply tired of reading.

I'm tired of being deleted.

It's not on 1 script, it's on numerous threads, and I'm just tired of it.

Carry on, folks, and thanks to Zack, DJS, and Kham here.

Quoted from Dreamscale My apologies to all the writers of scripts I didn't get to, but I'm all done here. The BS of deleting my posts over and over really pisses me off.  There's a Mod who really likes her power and loves to wield it. Have fun.  Kid out.

That's not cool. It's beyond censorship. Bring it to Don's attention, we can't have mods abusing their power just because they don't like something or someone.

Quoted from Dreamscale My apologies to all the writers of scripts I didn't get to, but I'm all done here. The BS of deleting my posts over and over really pisses me off.  There's a Mod who really likes her power and loves to wield it. Have fun.  Kid out.

Hmm.

Jeff, I think it is important to keep in my mind that the comments deleted had nothing to do with a script review.  From my recollection every single comment related to the actual script was retained on the thread. I can't speak for Libby of course, but from my read this is what happened.

A writer posts a script. It is a bit controversial because of the nature of the story. The first ten or so comments deal directly with the script and then the thread blows up with a back and forth between peeps on what constitutes torture porn. Not really fair to a writer to have a thread that is ostensibly dedicated to a review of his script turn into something different. So Libby - as a moderator - post this.

Quoted Text I suggest taking this to a another thread if you want to further debate what writers should write, the definition of torture porn etc. Everyone's entitled to their opinion. This particular thread should concentrate on script reviews only.

Okay - so that was a nice way of saying please concentrate on the review of the script.

Well, of course what immediately happens after that is a dozen posts on whether a particular writer's comments on all of the scripts were substantial enough blowing up the thread once again and peppering it with comments that had nothing to do with the script - again, if you are the writer of that script - would you want your review thread populated with a ton of unrelated comments??? I wouldn't.

So, after asking for reviewers to focus on the script and then having that request being totally ignored - some comments not related to the script were deleted. I agree with that action. But add to that the fact that moderators here are unpaid trying to moderate this site while there regular life goes on - even if Libby made a mistake - which I don't think she did - really? There is a need to call it out like this??

I'm not aware of comments being deleted on other threads - please let me know if I am missing something.

Anyway - I appreciate you commenting on the scripts you did even though you didn't enter.  That was nice of you to spend the effort.  

Quoted from DustinBowcot I'm sure there are some here with equally, if not more, busy lives who have still managed to read them all. Script Supervisor on a short doesn't strike me as something that would take up too much time. It sounds like a weak excuse to get out of reading 33 entries to me.

I know, and script supervisor is my official role there, but I do much more than that. What's keeping me busy now is getting my wife and kids prepped for me not being home for a week when it wasn't expected, wrapping up a couple of consultations earlier than expected, and getting my job covered.

Besides, I have no pony in this race. My job was to provide a challenge and manage it, and I'm doing that.

Quoted from ReneC I know, and script supervisor is my official role there, but I do much more than that. What's keeping me busy now is getting my wife and kids prepped for me not being home for a week when it wasn't expected, wrapping up a couple of consultations earlier than expected, and getting my job covered. Besides, I have no pony in this race. My job was to provide a challenge and manage it, and I'm doing that.

Correct - you had no obligation to review any script. What you did review was above and beyond.

I would put a "whoa" on the rogue mod unless you are aware of details that we are not. Just PM Libby to find out what happened then reach a conclusion. My opinion anyway.

Again - thanks for all the work on this challenge

Scores submitted - I said at the start I probably wouldn't have the chance to read many, but the lure of reading "just 1 more" was too strong lol. Now I have shit loads of studying to catch up on

Apologies for the brevity of some of my comments, as I said, not a lot of time - so some comments suffered so I could get round to them all. Not that anyone gives a hoot about my opinion, but feel free to PM me if anyone wants further notes - I can get round to it at some point.

Random musings;

- Quality was generally high, can't hazard a guess as who will come out with "writers choice"
- Criteria. IMO, A lot of you are far too accommodating with marking entries as criteria met (based on comments). Seems unfair on those entries who actually bothered to incorporate the criteria.
- Newbies! this is for you - don't be afraid to leave your thoughts. You don't have to be a competent writer to be able to say what you liked/disliked about a story.
- Newbies! this is also for you. It can be hard to read comments on your own script subjectively. Stalk the reviewers who have left you comments, check out the comments they leave on other entries (and read the entry itself) -  gives you a good overview of the reviewer, which ones whose opinion you value more (Also pay attention to trends, there usually isn't smoke without fire)
- Too many combinations of Snow/Storm/Shovel - a snowstorm, ticking two boxes at once, come on guys lol
- You guys put my imagination to shame! seriously, where do you lot come up with this stuff?
- Thanks for not writing 33 horrors.


As always, thanks to Don and Rene for hosting - It's been a blast. Once again you have all knocked me down a peg with the quality of your work - One day I'll be up there with ya

As for the deleted posts, I wasn't online to catch what happened and it's not the way I would have handled it, but that thread is getting really carried away. Take it up in a dedicated thread if you really want the discussion.

Quoted from Matthew Taylor Scores submitted - I said at the start I probably wouldn't have the chance to read many, but the lure of reading "just 1 more" was too strong lol. Now I have shit loads of studying to catch up on Apologies for the brevity of some of my comments, as I said, not a lot of time - so some comments suffered so I could get round to them all. Not that anyone gives a hoot about my opinion, but feel free to PM me if anyone wants further notes - I can get round to it at some point. Random musings; - Quality was generally high, can't hazard a guess as who will come out with "writers choice" - Criteria. IMO, A lot of you are far too accommodating with marking entries as criteria met (based on comments). Seems unfair on those entries who actually bothered to incorporate the criteria. - Newbies! this is for you - don't be afraid to leave your thoughts. You don't have to be a competent writer to be able to say what you liked/disliked about a story. - Newbies! this is also for you. It can be hard to read comments on your own script subjectively. Stalk the reviewers who have left you comments, check out the comments they leave on other entries (and read the entry itself) -  gives you a good overview of the reviewer, which ones whose opinion you value more (Also pay attention to trends, there usually isn't smoke without fire) - Too many combinations of Snow/Storm/Shovel - a snowstorm, ticking two boxes at once, come on guys lol - You guys put my imagination to shame! seriously, where do you lot come up with this stuff? - Thanks for not writing 33 horrors. As always, thanks to Don and Rene for hosting - It's been a blast. Once again you have all knocked me down a peg with the quality of your work - One day I'll be up there with ya

Nice post. Good thoughts there. I like to see a challenge one day that rather than Y/N on requirements - you gave a 1-5 on the degree to which the requirements played a role in the story. That's just me though.

Quoted from eldave1 Nice post. Good thoughts there. I like to see a challenge one day that rather than Y/N on requirements - you gave a 1-5 on the degree to which the requirements played a role in the story. That's just me though.

Yeah, I would prefer that to the Y/N - But I have already got to keep track of so many 1-5's and a 1-10 lol