Quoted from LC Hey Jeff, I felt exactly the same way as Stevie re the word 'miraculous'. While thinking about the challenge I've been removing the adjective 'miraculous' in my head (but then I worried that ain't following the brief)... I also thought, with 'horror' as the genre I've chosen, that something could at first appear 'miraculous' but then as things go along have a dark side and unforeseen consequence.

Exactly.  IMO, a miraculous event can quickly turn dark, or devastating.  But, using the word "devastating", means something bad - period.  I don't look at miraculous as having to be good.

Hope you guys understand.  As always, there will be things that aren't crystal clear and IMO, that's a good thing.  Have fun with it and make it your own, based on your own interpretation.

Cool to hear the back and forth and that you peeps are working with it and thinking things through.  

I think a 12 yr old child story with no guns is tough to make rated R. Not impossible, but tough, and it might lead to weird stories. I have not decided on a story yet, but I'm not going to force the R stuff into it if it doesn't fit.

6-12 years old - male or female.

Many horror R rated classics, actually with child main Protags.

Kev, I agree with you and this is one of the reasons I wanted to do this - it is a challenge and will take both finesse and thought.

  

Jeff,

Would you mind if I refer to you as BM through the remainder of the challenge? As in Board Moderator, of course.

The true challenge for me is to get BM to delete one of my posts with his new, precious, coveted delete button.

Quoted from Dreamscale no pissers

Really? Coming from the pisstake king? Sunnova.

I had the perfect first three pages! Was about a 12 year old boy in Tacoma woods who discovers a prostitute's body. Sick bastard who killed her buried her with just her ass sticking out of the ground. It is miraculous in how her ass shines in the moonlight, and we see it.

James

C'mon now! Throw one "I fucked your mother" in and y'all have to rate it R in the States. The R rating is a great suggestion but a minor restriction.

On a related note, the MPAA are moronic, scum-sucking bootlicks, the deeply irrational, illegitimate defenders of a corrupt morality. Hee hee!

PACIFIC NORTHWEST RIM JOB:

When an unemployed Board Moderator moves to Spokane from Arizona, his exploits in the backwoods become Youtube legend.

Cast:
Jeff Bush - himself
Jwent - ex pat Clevelandian now local farmboy
Kevin L -  a cop who immerses himself elbow deep in the shitty areas of the county
Ryan Lee - himself. A big fish from Miami who's looking for the perfect team of Dolphins. He doesn't find a team in Spokane, just a good ream.
Stevie Mac - leader of the Beatles worshipping commune north of Spokane. Wears only denim cutoffs despite the intense snow. His harem of ex Niner cheerleaders keep him warm hourly.

James, my man, god to see you chime, in you sick bastard.  

Please use quotes from The Cabin or Cannibal, but NO PISSERS!!!  Seriously!  This is a serious challenge.  Hope to see you in, bro!

Chris, yes, there are "simple" ways to get an R rating, but the idea here is to make your script R rated.  You know what I'm talking about.

Hope to see you in as well, my friend.

Quoted from Dreamscale James, my man god...

Um...Something going on here we should be in on?  

Shawn.....><

Quoted from stevie Stevie Mac - leader of the Beatles worshipping commune north of Spokane. Wears only denim cutoffs despite the intense snow. His harem of ex Niner cheerleaders keep him warm hourly.

Inciting incident:  turns out it's the male ex-Niner cheerleaders.  

Led and Ryan...no comment necessary.

Stevie is who he is and if he loves wearing short denim shorts around men, so be it.

His love of the 49ers is scary, but remember, he's an Aussie.

Where's Bert?  No more questions?  Bert, in all seriousness, I'm expecting a great or at least mediocre entry from you!     How's that for a challenge?????

Hope you guys are formulating some ideas.  Can't wait to read them all, and you know what?  Since I'm no Mr. Nice Guy Mod, my feedback will be GLOWING!!!!  

Quoted from Ryan1 Inciting incident:  turns out it's the male ex-Niner cheerleaders.

Shrugs....I'm game...

This sounds fun, I've been busy lately so not much time to do any writing so will have to give this a go.

One question:  As you're not supposed to put camera/movie based directions in a spec script how do you go about switching from person to person if they are split up in a Forest for example?  Do you just go with CUT TO: anyway?

Just change the scene with a new Slug.  Easiest, cleanest way.  Other ways to do it, but if you're asking, my recommendation si keep it simple and clean.

Glad to have your interest.

Just finished mine, had a lot of trouble with this. Trying to keep the script outside while at the same time making good use of the location was a little hard, I don't think I used it to the best of my ability, but we'll see how it goes!

Quoted from trickyb One question:  As you're not supposed to put camera/movie based directions in a spec script how do you go about switching from person to person if they are split up in a Forest for example?  Do you just go with CUT TO: anyway?

  

Although BM may not approve, I like to use mini slugs outside as well, so long as the environment is the same. If there's a substantial change in locations, a new full slug is probably warranted.

For example...

EXT. WOODS - NIGHT

JIM and AMY run through the woods. A MADMAN in a furry ski cap chases them wielding a machete. Amy trips. Jim doesn't stop. Amy screams as the madman stands above her.

JIM

hears her scream from a distance. He pauses. He shakes his head and runs off.

AMY

crawls through the leaves. The madman slices her leg. She SCREAMS. The madman picks up a rotten piece of wood. He pulls off a small, slimy creature from the back side.

                                    MADMAN
                       Mini slug. I hate them.

James