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And He Spoke A Darkened Heart - OWC (currently 3164 views) |
Don |
Posted: October 19th, 2013, 9:30am |
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AdministratorAdministrator So, what are you writing?
LocationVirginia Posts16449 Posts Per Day 1.94 |
And He Spoke A Darkened Heart by Four - Horror - A mix of corporate philosophy and evil combine to make merriment on the eve of war. ( PG ) - pdf, format |
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Dreamscale |
Posted: October 19th, 2013, 12:10pm |
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Sorry, 1/2 a page and I'm out.
Mistakes everywhere, including your opening line.
I see the tone appears to be a joke or pisser and I don't have time for this now.
Congrats on completing a script and entering. |
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DarrenJamesSeeley |
Posted: October 19th, 2013, 3:43pm |
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LocationMichigan.USA Posts1522 Posts Per Day 0.31 |
Nothing scary, creey or much less interesting here. Feels like a big joke with a weak punchline. By the way, what is Elvis doing at a 'hell' meeting?
TIED OF THE CAPPED LAUGHS AND APPLAUSE every other narrative line. Note the title on the title page has a typo. I know...feels trivial, but still...sorry. this did zippo for me.
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JD |
Posted: October 19th, 2013, 7:23pm |
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I'm not really sure what to make of this one. There's a ton of dialogue, which shows up on the screen as talking heads, and not much action except for applause and stuff. Nothing to do with horror as far as I could tell. Horror usually has suspense and the sense of impending doom for at least soneone or something, I didn't see any of that here. And what's with all the action / description lines being in caps? |
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RegularJohn |
Posted: October 20th, 2013, 11:05am |
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Be wary of too many capitalized words. Usually they're saved for sounds or really important objects.
Half a page down and I see what the problem is. I hope something really scary pops up soon as this is headed in the wrong direction very quickly.
Started glancing over things but by page 3, I'm done. A perfect example of what happens when dialogue takes front and center before action. I don't mean to be a d*** but you really can't just have your characters talking for 3 or more pages and add a line of cheering in between each bulking paragraph. It's like staring at someone while they're having a phone conversation.
Sorry I couldn't make it through your script. Thanks for your submission in any case.
Johnny |
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SilvaSly104 |
Posted: October 20th, 2013, 2:12pm |
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New Life is Art
LocationVancouver, BC Posts60 Posts Per Day 0.01 |
This script read more like a comedy than a horror. While I do applaud your approach, it still felt kinda flat to me. Your prose could definitely need some work done on it, and some of the dialogue felt like it rambled on and on...great to begin with, but felt a bit too continuous focusing on the same subject of statistics. The part that really took my interest was Phil's conversation with the young man. That was genuine interesting, as it did hold my curiosity who this person would be. **SPOILER ALERT** I do have to admit though, I was hoping the unidentified young man would be Justin Bieber sent to terrorize humanity with his music...one of the other reasons the story felt flat for me...didn't feel like Winston Churchill was quite the right punch to end the story. Oh well...decent read nonetheless |
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Last Fountain |
Posted: October 20th, 2013, 9:19pm |
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LocationOttawa Posts195 Posts Per Day 0.05 |
Another comedic take. Not really any horror. A satire I guess. Commenting on economics and socio-political ideas. At least it's a modern take on what witches would be up to. Business. Technology.
SPOILERS
The end twist confused me. I'm thinking he is Hitler. In modern days. The 2nd coming of antichrist? Didn't get it I guess. But some interesting sociological ideas about modern witches. |
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DV44 |
Posted: October 21st, 2013, 12:26pm |
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Been Around
LocationCalifornia Posts510 Posts Per Day 0.12 |
Not a drop of horror anywhere. More of a comedy. Nicey written though. You're definitely an accomplished writer. I applaud your efforts but I would have loved to seen one of these warlocks/witches actually do something in the modern world instead of a long drawn out rally about talking to take over the world. Either way a worthy effort.
Congrats on completing the OWC!
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wonkavite |
Posted: October 21st, 2013, 1:24pm |
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*Spoilers* Hey - I enjoyed this one. I do agree with other posters, of course, that there's absolutely no horror here. But...as a comedy, it was fun (especially the first part). I did giggle several times while reading the speech. (The possessed children vomit and clap at the same time.) Cute. I *do* have considerable questions about the timeline, here. James Dean and Elvis at a table in Hell...and Adolph as a young man? Is "Adolph" just starting his journey? Or does time just somehow work different in Hell? It left me confused. But as a comedic trifle, it was fun. |
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RJ |
Posted: October 21st, 2013, 7:27pm |
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LocationAustralia Posts275 Posts Per Day 0.06 |
FAIRIES ZIP PAST A SERVANT AND SNATCH DRINKS FROM HER TRAY. – was taken by this statement and didn’t understand until further what type of ball this was – thought it could have been made clear that it was a ball for demons, witches, etc. Plus, unless this is a complete pisser, there’s not need for the capitalization of all of the description lines. Ok, by mid page 3, I agree that the talking is taking it’s toll.
Good effort, but in the end, I too, was left a little bewildered.
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SAC |
Posted: October 22nd, 2013, 8:20pm |
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Of The Ancients … but some dreams do
LocationUpstate NY Posts3208 Posts Per Day 0.78 |
Writer,
Not really a serious entry here, yeah? Doesn't fall anywhere near the criteria needed for this challenge, but I thought it was cute and had some moments that made me chuckle. However, it's littered with typos and improper format. You might wanna check out some other scripts to see how it should be done. It takes time, that's for sure.
In regards to the ending, how could we possibly know Winston Churchill is speaking if he's in VO? Unless its a famous quote and I'm just missing the boat?
Anyway, congrats on entering.
Steve |
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James McClung |
Posted: October 22nd, 2013, 9:08pm |
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Of The Ancients
LocationWashington, D.C. Posts3293 Posts Per Day 0.48 |
Not a bad start. A little clever, a little funny. It got stale as it went along though. I mean, I think by page 2 or so, the punchline had sunk in.
A lull after the speech then there's the ending. Funny. Not laugh out loud but it made me crack a smile.
Action is sparse so I honestly can't really comment on it. Lots of typos though. Clean 'em up.
As an OWC entry, man, oh man. Failure-a-mundo. Not horror. Not modern. That's only 1/3 criteria.
For what it is, not bad. Nothing special but it does what it's supposed to do and goes by quick. |
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Grandma Bear |
Posted: October 25th, 2013, 1:42pm |
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LocationThe Swamp... Posts7967 Posts Per Day 1.35 |
This one didn't really work for me. I liked the idea though of the Warlock Co. The first half of the script was just speeches at a podium. The rest was about a young Hitler. That was pretty much it.
Suggestion. Cut down on the speeches, introduce Hitler earlier and show a little more of his and Phil's character. So we care about something. Someone. |
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Ledbetter |
Posted: October 25th, 2013, 6:36pm |
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I hate to jump on the train but I have to agree here.
ZIP on the horror!
I got half way though and pulled the plug based soley on that.
I love the fact that you gave it a shot and your writing has heart.
That's what makes the OWC so great though. Take a challange and try...
For that I applaude you.
Best of luck in your writing.
Shawn.....>< |
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PrussianMosby |
Posted: October 27th, 2013, 12:57pm |
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No comments read before. Non-native speaker – take it or leave it.
AND HE SPOKE A DARKEND HEART
Hello!
It was entertaining, but didn't hit the genre.
The idea of presenting the EVIL INC is creative. The scene at all was too lengthy in execution. You had a lot of potential there to make a horrible party of the evil. And I mean really horrible. Too bad, that you didn't do so... |
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