Thanks for encouragement guys. I sorted the software issue now.

I discovered this site and the OWC just when the challenge started. I thought about it and wrote it here and there at work on my small tablet. Yeah, won't do that again. So some format problems arose. My own fault.

Johnny --- I liked your OWC concept for sure. I really liked the lil girl. The mine. And the overall mystery. I think the wonder and characters are the best points of your short.

I have a series coming soon, maybe this weekend. Properly formatted 4 episodes in, so far.

Thanks again guys,
D A N

Quoted from bert James Stampp goes by "J.S."  He's around.

Then, where the fuck is he?

JS, c'mon, man.  If something's wrong, then I understand, but otherwise, you need to show up and man up bro.

Quoted from bert James Stampp goes by "J.S." He's around.

I see.

If my memory serves me correct he's the guy with the Humphrey Bogart avatar?   Must've cut and run after reading all the scathing critiques of that script.  Such a shame.  I liked it.

Quoted from NickSedario If my memory serves me correct he's the guy with the Humphrey Bogart avatar?   Must've cut and run after reading all the scathing critiques of that script.  Such a shame.  I liked it.

Well, we all get 'scathing' stuff it's part of the OWC really - the anon. thing generally means critiques can be uncensored to a degree.  

And there were plenty of complimentary notes given on his and people appreciating his 'out of the mould' writing. I second the 'Come back J.S!'  

Better yet, if ya can't stand the heat then stay out of the kitchen.

The "scathing stuff" is def part of OWC's although this one was pretty tame...can't put my finger on why...   

But I have to say, IMO the WORST thing you can say to someone in a review is that you thought their SP was a Pisstake/Pisser.  Seriously.  Is there any worse thing to say than you thought their work was a joke?  It burns me every time and for whatever reason, I always get one of those comments.  Anything else I let roll off my back but that to me is the ultimate insult. It sticks with me for weeks.  Like echoes in my head.  LOL.  I know...crazy.  

Quoted from mmmarnie The "scathing stuff" is def part of OWC's although this one was pretty tame...can't put my finger on why...    But I have to say, IMO the WORST thing you can say to someone in a review is that you thought their SP was a Pisstake/Pisser.  Seriously.  Is there any worse thing to say than you thought their work was a joke?  It burns me every time and for whatever reason, I always get one of those comments.  Anything else I let roll off my back but that to me is the ultimate insult. It sticks with me for weeks.  Like echoes in my head.  LOL.  I know...crazy.

At least you know your work's provocative, then! That's what I took from it, at least.

Guys and gals...c'mon now.  Peeps give their honest opinions, especially when the entries are anonymous.

If someone thinks something is a pisser, not great, or downright bad, IMO, it should help the writer.  It's never meant to hurt, at least when I say something, and I honestly mean that.

If I offended anyone recently on this OWC, I sincerely apologize.

We all have different tastes and likes...and dislikes.  That should be clear and understood up front.

And, let's all be clear, nothing will ever work for everyone.  Just check Rotten Tomatoes for either a "great" movie or a "terrible" movie - each will get both positive and negative reviews.  No way around that...EVER!!!

I know when I said "The Girl" was a pisser, it was because I added everything up and that's what I sorta thought. It wasn't an emotional response because I was upset I'd wasted my time with it. I had a few clues that there was another pisser other than mine in the bunch, according to Jeff, and I'd read that someone might've done that on purpose, too. I certainly didn't say it lightly by any means.

It's not a big deal....writers get used to it. In this OWC and the last OWC there were people who actually thought my script was a pisser. *blush* It can be a kick in the gut...but what do ya do? More sits ups so the next kick doesn't knock the wind out'a ya.

It doesn't matter what we write...there are always going to be some who hate it..and some who love it. Just learn to take the good with the bad and hope that there's more of the good than the bad that's what I do.

Quoted from Dreamscale If I offended anyone recently on this OWC, I sincerely apologize.

Yes, Jeff, you offended me when you referred to the dialogue I had written as, "EXCELLENT".  My dialogue is nothing short of, GENIUS, as though written by a Sorkin/Tarantino love child.  I scoff at your "EXCELLENT".

Seriously though, thank you, everyone, for your reviews.

You all seemed to have the same feeling that the script fell apart after Tyler entered the cave.  My script fell victim to the age old problem of writing a good beginning and rushing through the end.  I wrote the second half of the script within two hours right before the deadline, and it shows.

I wanted to give Tyler more of an arc with the men picking on him because he's weak, and then he has more of an internal struggle on whether to save the men in the end, but alas, I ran out of time.

I appreciate all of your reviews and I'll be sure to return the favor.  Thank you.

Jordan

Quoted from Marnieml But I have to say, IMO the WORST thing you can say to someone in a review is that you thought their SP was a Pisstake/Pisser.  Seriously.  Is there any worse thing to say than you thought their work was a joke?  It burns me every time and for whatever reason, I always get one of those comments.  Anything else I let roll off my back but that to me is the ultimate insult. It sticks with me for weeks.  Like echoes in my head.  LOL.  I know...crazy.

I agree totally, I wrote a very serious script "Dreamscale Spoof" and the peeps just laughed at it, it really hurt my feelings

Mark

I didn't mean to come across as a baby.  I was just suggesting maybe that's why J.S. hadn't popped in.  It does feel like a punch in the gut...like Dena said.  Or maybe more like being stung by a million bees!!!  

Yeah Marnie!!! Haha stings like a bee...or a zillion! ACK Run!!!!!!

Quoted from Dreamscale If I offended anyone recently on this OWC, I sincerely apologize.

Apology accepted. At least you read it. Dena wimped after what, three pages. Nothing more insulting than that.