Quoted from Dreamscale Charlie, you have not reviewed mine yet, and you're missing out on a what will surely make your entire weekend!   Don't worry about Stevie's - his only concern is his odd love of the 49ers.  I heard he wore 49er briefs to bed the other night, and his wife commented, "Uh, Stevie...49er?  More like 1.9er, I'd say."

Actually it was.....69ER

Almost finished. 4/5 left.

I've stopped grading, I suppose it's not for me. It has helped me focus but inevitably you look back and think I may have got a few wrong and with a grading I don't like that, as it could affect what other people think, that's not my style.

Jeff - you going to reveal your fav's? - excluding yours of course, which I am fairly certain I know.

Quoted from Reef Dreamer Jeff - you going to reveal your fav's? - excluding yours of course, which I am fairly certain I know.

No, I am not going to reveal my faves.  That wouldn't be fair.  BUT, you can probably tell pretty easily which they were based on my feedback.

I didn't submit a script this time around...well, actually i did, but Don refused it, as it was 78 pages long and basically just a RomCom with alot of singing in it.

Read exactly half of the entries on my two days off this week. Will have a chance to get back to at least some of them tomorrow, I expect. Plan to review all of them before the names get announced next week. Already have my prospective top three picked out though I'm sure there're some other potential candidates I haven't come across yet.

Quoted from stevie Actually it was.....69ER

He loved her YEAH...YEAH...YEAH...

Shawn.....><

Quoted from Dreamscale No, I am not going to reveal my faves.  That wouldn't be fair.  BUT, you can probably tell pretty easily which they were based on my feedback. I didn't submit a script this time around...well, actually i did, but Don refused it, as it was 78 pages long and basically just a RomCom with alot of singing in it.

Time will tell. I think you entered....and it's posted....and I could be wrong....or not

I didn't read all the scripts, but I gave a complete read to about 30. If I missed any active members, I will read after the reveal.

My script comments had one purpose: to help the writer. I could care less about who votes for what.

Bill Parcells was a great coach because he knew what players needed a pat on the back, and which ones needed a kick in the ass. There may have been a bit of that in my review process, but all comments were on the level and intended to help the writer. I stand by those comments.

As far as voting, no script stood out for me, so I'm going to go back and reread the contenders. All of the scripts were written pretty well, better than any other OWC I have been a part of. A few scripts were written extremely well but had the story either fell flat for me, or it came off the rails at some point.

And then there were several scripts where the writing was not as strong, but where the characters seemed more dimensional and capable of moving an audience.

Many many many stories were way way way over the top...which only works if there is an element of humor. I attribute this over the top tendency to the fact that we had to write about a witch...but also perhaps to this prevailing notion that horror has to be something really graphic and filled with gruesome special effects. The result made stories more plot driven, and character development became difficult.

Dustin...I hear your point, but you should realize that not everyone here is aiming at making a career of this. There are people that just enjoy film and writing. We should all be careful about "crushing" anyone's dream, and I'm sure my reviews could have been more sensitive at times. The reviews I saw of yours in this OWC were well considered and considerate, that's the way to go.

Congrats to all that played! To those whose stories didn't resonate, keep your head up and learn from the comments you received...what worked, didn't work, could have worked. This is the world of story telling. Learning how to capture and hold our audience is what it's all about.

EDIT: I guess the voting is different. No need to reread!

I'm kinda confused here...

There were (around) 50+ scripts entered.

The average read for each is (around) 15.

Is it that there are over 30 writers here with scripts up that haven't posted any reviews on others OWC's?

I've never seen it so lopsided.

If you guys are just sitting there not offering ANY input on others work and watching your scripts get read and reviewed, then THAT'S JUST FUCKING LAZY!!!

And it's NOT COOL!!!

Some of yall get in there and start offering some input. The regulars are.

There are also a few new writers who are getting in there and making the rounds as well.

Btw...Welcome new writers.

But for the rest of you dead beats, you really should at least read and review ONE SINGLE SCRIPT.

It's not too late.

Shawn.....><

Shawn, you forgot to take into account people like Ray, who waits to the last minute and posts reviews on ALL the scripts...along with a few spreadsheets!  

Keep in mind, and I'm not rekindling anything, but someone new who submits and reads "couldn't get past page one" in his early reviews of his script is not going to bother reading other scripts. That person is basically gone.

I think I read around 42 entries, decided to skip a few since I couldn't get past the first few pages, for a variety of reasons. Around 85% of the scripts I read had an obvious typo on the first page, something that's impossible to miss if you read it once more. Nothing really stood out, I enjoyed a few though, which is better than nothing.

Quoted from KevinLenihan Keep in mind, and I'm not rekindling anything, but someone new who submits and reads "couldn't get past page one" in his early reviews of his script is not going to bother reading other scripts. That person is basically gone.

Then that person has a few options.

1) Write a story that makes a reader want to turn that first page because the reader enjoys it.

2) Learn to get a thicker skin.

3) Or they can find another hobby that doesn't subject them to critisism.

And if they don't want to contribute and read others work, then all they are really in it for is one sided praise.

Shawn.....><

I was excited and ready to go with this thing but the course of how the reviews went, really turned me off to be honest and I lost interest. Sorry to those of you who read mine and I did not read yours.

Shawn, I'm just explaining the numbers, that's all.

Quoted from Ledbetter I'm kinda confused here... There were (around) 50+ scripts entered. The average read for each is (around) 15. Is it that there are over 30 writers here with scripts up that haven't posted any reviews on others OWC's?

I have some thoughts on this as well. But not for the same reasons. I can't say some of the new crop at SS aren't commenting though. I've noticed some. Did they enter? That I don't know at this time. But here's what I do know:

* My script which will go unnamed at this time, was not my best. I have re-thought it and will revise it a great deal very shortly. Not everyone has commented on it ---and in my view, if they do they do, if they don't they don't. I did have less than a week to put it together and sharp eyes caught that blunder (it was worked on for four days, by the way) The point is, for those comments I did get, the majority of them covered the same ground, even if folks liked some things more than others or disliked things more than others. What is universal though, is the truth. Even with half a week, I got carried away and careless. That is usually not my M.O. But as with other OWC's I don't expect everyone to comment. In any case, some views may ditto others, and peeps may think (correctly) that most of the problem spots have been covered. And that goes for all the scripts I think, regardless of quality.

* Quanity. 50 + short scripts of varied quality. Even I haven't gotten to them all. I'm about halfway there, just going down the list on the first page of this thread. It's reasonable to think others haven't gotten to some of the scripts yet. Not to mention that the majority deals with witches and horror. There's only so much you can read at a time (good and bad) without wanting to take a break and do other things.

*"bandwagon" scripts. Good or bad, these are the works that are popular in discussion.
Usually by the end of the OWC every script post will have two threads at least.

My two cents and a nickel.