PM me your email and I'll send you some scripts that might help.  

What's up?

I'm through with all the opening pages. I think so. I would have liked to read all of them. Every opening had substance between the lines. Not even once I thought: What's that meant to be?
Maybe, it's because of the feature aspect, the writers' home port. I also didn't expect such a variety of stuffs. There are some scripts which are far away from the parameters by now. Nevertheless, I think those ones had a good quality too. On the other hand, there were some good scripts which are very near to their generic standard and should go some steps the other way imo.

Well, (as some might have guessed) mine is that lottery thing. I have some new basic conditions for my script. I hope you come around to discuss if it works and if the audience is willing to accept those conditions, so that the lottery can start. I'll comment them soon in the thread.

Not to forget at this point: thanks Don and also the moderators who care about the challenge.

Quoted from ArtyDoubleYou I think I've just finished my reviews of all the first tens. If I've missed yours, send me a message and I'll get to it. The detectives amongst you should now be able to work out which is my script, but I plan to officially reveal myself on Friday anyway so I can respond to the comments. As for the script, I haven't done any more than the ten pages that are up. I know the next few scenes though so I should be able to crack on soon enough. My plan is to get it to 30 pages by Sunday. I have four days off from tomorrow, so in theory five pages a day should be doable. But I do get pretty bad writers block so I know I could struggle, and this is where I'd like to put in a call for help... If one of you (if anyone remembers) could simply request my script update on Sunday. Sometime later in the day would be better, also taking into account time differences (I'm in England, currently 4:50am). You wouldn't need to read the 30 pages or anything, just a quick check to make sure I'm there. But if you request it and I haven't made it, you have my permission to call me out/publicly humiliate me, so the whole world knows I suck at this. That should be motivation enough to get there. Churs all. Arty.

Ok it's Sunday. I'm checking up on you and your progress. I demand the 30 pages or the permission whichever is ready.

That's about Arty, as for me, I haven't managed to come up with a concept yet, and no don't get too comfortable, I may still beat you to first place. I hold the proud record of 10 pages within the last half hour before some deadline.

Something else. Can you guys hammer me with dozens of examples of movies where the lead is racing against the clock to do something. He doesn't have to be in his 50's. I just want the clock thingy figured out.

Cheers

P.S. Pia should make a choclate cake for the winner.

Quoted from realxwriter Ok it's Sunday. I'm checking up on you and your progress. I demand the 30 pages or the permission whichever is ready. That's about Arty, as for me, I haven't managed to come up with a concept yet, and no don't get too comfortable, I may still beat you to first place. I hold the proud record of 10 pages within the last half hour before some deadline. Something else. Can you guys hammer me with dozens of examples of movies where the lead is racing against the clock to do something. He doesn't have to be in his 50's. I just want the clock thingy figured out. ...

Ha, this is really funny. Arty, you are being held accountable.  

A couple of links for you realx. There are others but this will give you an idea hopefully.

http://screen.answers.com/movies/7-best-quot-race-against-the-clock-quot-movies
http://www.mrqe.com/lists/race.....nst-the-clock-movies

It's only a little after 3pm here, and I did say later in the day... But I'm currently just about to hit page 28, think it's helping that I'm currently working on a couple of dialogue heavy scenes at the mo, they sure do take up more of the page.

By the time someone lifts that World Cup tonight, I will be on, or past, page 30 (unless something goes horrendously wrong). PM me your E-mail, and later I shall prove it.

Quoted from realxwriter Something else. Can you guys hammer me with dozens of examples of movies where the lead is racing against the clock to do something. He doesn't have to be in his 50's. I just want the clock thingy figured out.

Off the top of my head...
Taken
12 Rounds
World War Z
Back to the Future
Speed
Mission Impossible 3 (I think)

I'm sure others will come up with plenty of extra ones too.

Quoted from ArtyDoubleYou It's only a little after 3pm here, and I did say later in the day... But I'm currently just about to hit page 28 ...

Well done Arty. I'm nowhere near that page count.

Quoted from LC Well done Arty. I'm nowhere near that page count.

Cheers, Lib.

I can recommend going the public announcement route like I did. It definitely meant I had to raise my game. I'd probably still be staring at page 10 if I hadn't.

But I know you've got plenty of researching to do, so I wouldn't panic just yet.

How's everyone else getting on out there?

Threw down another 10 pages today, and after rewriting the first 10 completely, I'm at page 20, quickly approaching the end of the first act. I love act 2, it's time to relax, have a little fun with the story.

Still not sure how I'm going to finish this concept... I got the idea the day before deadline day and have been trying to figure out how to work it since then. I still don't know. As this is a very fresh idea (I often write my stories in my head for a long time before setting pen to paper) I'm hoping inspiration will come as I'm writing.

I'm hoping to hit large 40 tonight.  But who knows.  

Quoted from Grandma Bear I'm hoping to hit large 40 tonight.  But who knows.

Fighting talk... makes me want to get stuck right back into the story to catch up. However, I bet Lee has already finished, so I may as well take my time.

Thanks a bunch guys for the lists and the titles. It's coming to me now. It has to be a never-done-before concept -if this is even possible these days-.

Arty, since you bravely lived up to your words and wrote the pages, I will gladly read your first act and give you feedback if you want me to.

I haven't quite got the 30 yet. I decided to have a little nap earlier, then when I woke up I found out the game kicks off an hour earlier than expected. I'm working on it now, but only need to get another 1 1/2 pages down.

I'd quite like to send it to someone just to prove I've done it though. But you certainly wouldn't need to read it just yet, not that I'd stop you should you so choose.

I've also found it's evolving a bit, there's a bit of mystery thrown in as well as it being an action thriller. Not sure how it's gonna play out in the end, but I'm just going with it for the time being.

Still, I'm feeling quite proud of myself for how it's going so far. Like I said before, I've never actually finished a feature, but I feel I'm on course to get to FADE OUT for the first time.

I made it to my 30 pages during the game. Willing to prove it if anyone doubts me. But then, maybe I said that so you won't ask. Mind games.

Quoted from Pale Yellow There is nothing to prove by writing ridiculously fast guys. There are still five weeks left. Give your story time to breath and make sure your plot is tight. Make sure every page has that TTP quality (Turn the page). Wouldn't you rather have a script you can be proud of and possibly sell?

Good advice, Dena. Of course I like it cause I'm going at a snail's pace.  

Quoted from realxwriter Something else. Can you guys hammer me with dozens of examples of movies where the lead is racing against the clock to do something. He doesn't have to be in his 50's. I just want the clock thingy figured out.

No Way Out (1987)
The "ticking clock" is where are protagonist has to take part in a cover-up at the Pentagon because his boss had an affair and accidently killed his mistress and to shift suspicion away from him the blame goes to another man the mistress was seeing. That mystery man is falsely accused of the killing and also accused of being a Soviet Spy. Nobody knows the other man's identuty except for the protag - he is the other man. So his "clock" involves several things:

*If he is accused of being a spy, he most likely will either be killed by Pritchard (the 'enforcer' for his boss) and/or discredited. So he has to sgift focus off him and onto his boss by making him have a connection to his mistress. It's computer printout from the 80s, so it takes some time...

* Speaking of 80s tech, a computer must sharpen the pixeld of a blurry photo (Polaroid) which will identify him. Again, this is the "identity" of the Spy "Yuri", which is a fabrication- but everyone has bought into the search for the "killer spy".

*Protag confides in a friend, says Yuri is a smokescreen and that he is the man in the photo. He needs more time to put blame on his boss. However, that friend can't handle the pressure and unkowingly confides in Pritchard, who kills him.

* Two eyewitnesses that seen our protag and Susamn mistress together tour the Pentagon. So while waiting for "evidence" he has to avoid being seen and/or caught. They get closer and closer---

*He has to save others who might be killed due to the cover-up.

And, of course, if you seen the movie, you know of the plot twist....which really gave an extra dimension to that ticking clock.

Otherfilms off the top of my head:
Escape From New York
Snake Plissken has 22hrs to save the President or die.

Commando
Ah-nold has a short amont of time to find his kidnapped daughter from a outsed dictator's private army.

Aliens
Bishop's countdown. 'You aren't just against nasty lizard-bugs, but against a nuclear meltdown too. Nuff said.

IIndependence Day.
Not just the inital alien attack, but also humanity's last stand at Area 51.


Star Wars : A New Hope
You know where.