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Don
Posted: June 27th, 2014, 8:44pm Report to Moderator
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So, what are you writing?

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This is a 1+6 week challenge.  Week one - first 10 pages. Week 7 - final script

This is a two stage exercise.  Submit the first 5 - 10 pages of your script by Friday, July 4th at 11:59 pm e.d.t.


The final script is due Friday, August 15th at 11:59 pm e.d.t.

You must write a script (properly formatted) between 90 to 120 pages or less (courier 12 point font).

This month's theme and genre:

Genre:  Thriller
Theme:  Male lead about 50 years old. Race against the clock.


The Gist: This is a theme that I've seen across several production company 'looking for scripts' requests.  Assume a male actor in his 50's, in good physical shape, is looking for a mid to high budget "Race-Against-The-Clock Thriller"

The scripts must be received by Friday, August 15th at 11:59 pm e.d.t..  Please put "(c) Copyright 2014" on your script.

Submit your scripts to http://www.simplyscripts.com/owc

Bear in mind, this is just an exercise, this isn't a contest.  At the end, each participant will be asked to vote his/her choice of a script.  The intent is that the writer will come away from this challenge with a marketable script.

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Updated:  As noted by Pia, this isn't suppose to be anonymous (however, if you wish to remain anonymous, you may). Also, if you don't get the first ten in by the deadline, that doesn't mean you can't participate.


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Maybe I should be the model for the lead?  50's in phenominal shape?  

Or Stevie, but that would be 50's Aussie in skinnyass shape.

Good luck everyone, this kid is out.  But, of course I will read as many as I cna and give uplifting feedback!   > > >
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This should be fun.  I have just the thing in mind...
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Hot sought after type script! Write a good one and who knows what might happen. I've had two of these 7WC scripts produced, so I'm definitely a fan. IMHO, more chance to get one of these produced than a short OWC. Besides, if you're serious about writing, features is where it's at anyway.

Best of all....you won't waste your time reading a feature length intended pisser!!!!!  


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I don't know about this. But for some reason, I thought of Taken.


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Yay from me!! Hi five to those who are in)
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So it pretty much has to be a 50 year old man has to accomplish whatever by whatever time or it's his ass?  No other limitations, just that?


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I've got mine done already.

Title: Pissed Off.

Logline: A man with a chronic urinary tract infection races against time to relieve him self before he drowns from the inside out in his own urine.

It's not a pisser.  Really.   Well...okay...it is.

Back to the drawing board.


lmao

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Ideas that initially crossed my mind when reading this challenge:

A man races against time to find his kidnapped granddaughter held hostage by her insane father who was committed for killing his wife.

A retired CIA Agent finds himself embroiled in a turf war between two gangs, one of which kidnaps his family...

Mostly "KIDNAPPING" style stories crossed my mind when I started brainstorming 2 minutes after reading the initial post.  Ideas like Taken, for example.

Then I thought outside the box and landed on something else not riddled with cliche plot points and storylines...
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This is so out of my element that I feel I have to give this a shot. I don't think I've written a lead character that wasn't a teenager, still struggling with the fact that I'm no longer one.

I find writing in a genre outside of your norm can get really interesting, it's easier to avoid tropes and create something fairly original. However, after reading the theme I can't stop thinking about 3 Days to Kill, which I saw recently and left a bad taste in my mouth (but I kind of was into it? Confused? Me too).


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LOL - Kev, I thought 3 Days to Kill was surprisingly good.  The action scenes felt realistic and didn't have Hollywood music playing over it.  

Best Kevin Costner film since 3000 Miles to Graceland.
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I thought 3 Days to Kill and 3000 Miles to Graceland were both bad movies

I don't plan on joining this OWC but... I hope you guys don't write kidnapping and Taken like scripts. They're so cliche and over done. I hope most of you go for something more creative.

I plan on watching the movie Calvary soon. From what I read of the synopsis that seems a bit like a race against the clock type movie with a 50-60 year old main character. But it's not an action movie.

The logline from the trailer I saw would read:

Father James is a good man intent on making the world a better place. During confession a parishioner threatens that he will kill him the next Sunday. As the week progresses the forces of darkness begin to close in around him.

Something like that would be more interesting IMO.
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Quoted from Demento
I hope you guys don't write kidnapping and Taken like scripts. They're so cliche and over done. I hope most of you go for something more creative.


That they are... but adding another spice to that cliche curry always sweetens the meal.  
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Not one for me, but a good challenge for those who take part.

Some good opportunities to add tension. The creativity will be in choosing something that almost doesn't appear to be a clock.

All the best.


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I'm going away for two weeks at the end of July, so this will be more like a 1+4 week challenge for me... but fuck it, I'm in!


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