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I would not say that it was required. But if the theme was Jaws, I would say there should either be an attacking shark or maybe a battle with the great beast.
I would not say that it was required. But if the theme was Jaws, I would say there should either be an attacking shark or maybe a battle with the great beast.
I do have some sympathy of those who didn't, as i think it was permitted.
The title is jaws /shark attack. To me that suggested it either needed to have a shark/shark theme, or a shark attack.
As Daren confirmed...
I never said you had to show the shark. One could treat it as if...you know...the shark isn't working and we get only gli,pses or yellow barrells. Or The Reef where not much of the sharks were seen but they were out there somewhere.
Thus, to me as long as the story had a decent shark presence - i.e. more than just someones favourite shark necklace etc - then it worked.
Probably just as well as i think allowed a decent variation.
I think i have still one or two to do, but as said before some of these are very good. Indeed, i think that after the normal clean up, and having taken the comments on board, a few could be contenders in large competitions. lets see.
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I agree with Dustin. Hate it when then happens! lol
What Darren was trying to accommodate, I belief, is the need to keep the thing low budget. So the shark dragging the barrels down tells us they are battling the shark, even though we don't see it. That's enough. We know what it is, so it's a shark story.
I think will be fine with a story, if there is one, where they battle a killer shark, even if it never attacks them. As long as they are battling a killer shark, and this is a main part of the script.
By main part...I don't mean it has to be the bulk of the pages, but it should be the climactic scene. The one with the kid Jimmy and Tony, for example...that qualifies IMO. The climactic scene involves battling the shark on the boat.
I think I'm ok if the spirit of Jaws is there. For example, if the story centered on a man who had to do something in the ocean...and he is terrified of the water...and there are reports of a killer shark in the area. If we never see a shark attack in the story, but the story sticks to the man's fear of the ocean, then I'm ok. I mean Jaws is about the chief's fear of the water. Technically it would be missing the rogue shark, but that would be still in the spirit of Jaws, so would be enough for me.
I find this a funny debate, us lot questioning the merits of a shark attack in our scripts etc Me included, i hasten to add. Only in an OWC
I've been reading up on case law recently for a work project and it's been interesting to refer back to cases, the meaning and the intention. This debate almost has the same feel.
So your honour i respectfully refer to the chief witness, DLS, and his opening gambit...
As alluded to in the previous thread, this OWC xhallenge was inspired by a fan's callout for low budget and brave filmmakers to crank out a series of Jaws fan-films by October 2015 as according to the possible future timeline seen in "Back To The Future II" (boy that almanac sure came in handy!) when 'Jaws 19' would be released.
Accordingly sir, I think it is fair to say by the time jaws 19 came around the original theme and issues, as explored in the original Jaws, were now lost in the ocean and replaced with a new set of story lines...as we have seen.
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I'm not debating anyone, Bill. I'm explaining my thought process when picking a writer's choice winner.
In that process, when it comes to qualifying, my attempt is to be inclusive. If I can convince myself the script met the criteria in some way, I'll try. My goal is NOT to eliminate scripts from the process.
As long as it's pretty close and within the spirit of Jaws, I'm good.
If this was a Star Wars OWC, I would expect certain things that are in the spirit of that film, such as a space battle, the force, etc. If the story takes place in 1989 Los Angeles in a skyscraper, it might not fit...even if the terrorists all wear Darth Vader masks.
But I will still read the story and give notes. Which really is the main purpose.
For all I know someone says there could be a Jaws 19...there's an Ocean's 11 and 12 and 13..Okay, not quite the same thing but...anyway...moving on...
Odd that some FAQ are pouring in almost a week later, but here goes:
Do you have to show the shark?
You could have shown the shark or any part of the shark for any length of time. You did not have to show the shark.
Does the shark have to attack a person (dead or alive)
The shark had to attack something or somebody. This is why I allowed the use of other sea life.
Do I actually think some people are going to make 15 related Jaws films within a year?
No, I do not. I simply thought this make a fun OWC challenge.
Why wasn't fan fic allowed? The Tumbler guy 'call out' was for fan films.
While my proposal for the OWC was loosely inspired by this, I for one am not a big lover of fan scripts for a number of reasons. But if we took "fan fic" out of the equasion, it works a lot better., You can shop it, have an incentive to rewrite it. Most Shark (and crocodile) flicks take a page out of Jaws from time to time. There's nothing wrong with influence.
When will voting take place?
For those who participated in the OWC, check your Email box on Saturday. There will be a window of two-three days at least to vote, as results and reveals happen sometime on April 15th. Also, there will most likely be a new thread amd poll for the visitors and/or the peeps who bowed out of the OWC