I wish I could go back and amend my voting because I didn't think I'd get to read more but I've read a lot more than at the time I voted. New job...this and that...just took me longer this time. Or not even amend...but if I could change some of the ones I checked "didn't read". Oh well..

About giving a review on my own script...I usually do to try to make others think that is not my script. Somehow people always figure me out. I would never leave the first review on my own script...

Quoted from ReneC I disagree with this for one reason: writing a screenplay is also a way to gain notice as a writer and storyteller. I know of a few scripts with utterly unproduceable budgets (in excess of $300 million) but those scripts were amazing and got the writer work. Rarely will a spec script ever get made but the writer will land assignments, which is 91% of the work out there. ETA: Having said that, I really appreciate your production analysis of the scripts, Ray. It's important to be aware of the costs involved and the more informed writers are about those costs the smarter their decisions can be at the early stages to keep those costs down.

And that's totally cool.

There's a valid time and place for voting for Ms. America or PMOY and then there's nuts-and-bolts "can we actually get something DONE? - and on screen?!" time.

Honestly, I think it's healthy to bring a different perspective to a discussion.
If I brought the same perspective to this game as everyone else it'd have nominal value.

FWIW, I pretty much completely disregarded my own valuation criteria before constructing my story.
IDK WTH I was thinking.
In hindsight I feel like such a moron.  

Quoted from Reef Dreamer Ray - looking forward to your notes. I was thinking about the production challenges on mine and whilst they are not huge they still add up because it's not just one location and a carving knife etc However, I could see it slimmed down and in fact  the same place re hashed in more than one scene. But I have often thought it is the writers challenge to capture the imagination and the producers to see if it can work, and if so, what needs to be sacrificed to get it done. But first you need to be intrigued. So, looking forward to that analysis.

Yup.
Actors ought to be paid, even for shorts.
Props, costumes, SFX all need to be paid for.
Just moving around from location to location consumes time = money.
Cost is a consideration, but as you'll see from the weighted matrix not the ONLY consideration.

I would have to pare my story down on a fundamental construct level to gain any utility.
But I can see where several of these other scripts would not have do much limbo dancing to achieve optimal results.
MOSTLY they gotta add some actual horror (LOL!) and lop-off a character or two.

I hope the analysis provides a useful perspective for story craft.

Quoted from Dreamscale Nope...not mine, but that was a pretty good one. Easy there, Pia!  You're funny...but I guess you do have a point, based on what you said Friday night.  The more I think about it, the funnier it is.

It was quite easy to pick out yours Jeff....

Quoted from khamanna Do we vote the old way - should I send my pick to Don? And how many I'm allowed to pick? don't remember how many I read, probably ten, and I really liked 2.

Of those I did read thus far, I made a note of one thing. With the exception of three scripts (not including my own) I had to go back to the first post of this thread and go down the list and remind myself of what I said and thought. Now if it was voting the old way (pick your top three) it would have been a slam dunk because I had no problem remembering at least four scripts in terms of superior quality. (subjective opinion) and that included one that didn't have that much hoorror in it.

But some titles were alike, some generic, and the list on the form had a different lineup than the one on the top of the thread.

Hey, while we're all waiting for both votes and the big reveal here are some horror shorts you might enjoy: http://26th.abcsofdeathpart2.com/entries/?sort=popular

A general question to you guys: (sorry if this should be asked elsewhere, but this thread seems to be a big gathering spot)

How many of you have the screenwriter's bible? I bought the 5th edition from my school bookstore a couple days ago to try and get better?

Anddd...Do you guys follow it closely? Do you plan out your scripts beforehand, such as the "big event" and "catalyst" and stuff like that?

Apologies to anyone I may not have commented on - just realised now there may be a couple that I've read, but haven't commented cause I forgot to along the way. I'll go through and check properly a little later on.

So now that the writer-voting has ended, are we outing ourselves or guessing who wrote what?

Quoted from ReneC So now that the writer-voting has ended, are we outing ourselves or guessing who wrote what?

I'll out myself later, so to speak, but I don't mind a few guesses.

I swore I saw a Ryan script pretending to be something else but it appears I am totally wrong

PLEASE DONT TAKE ANYTHING PERSONALLY

The wild thyme - Jeff or Steve miles
Hex - Pia has outed herself but that would have been my guess. Usual concoction of characters loaded with backstory and secret - sound stuff
Magic in machine - Dena or Rene

Christ, actually with nearly 50 scripts it's damn hard

Samhain etc - Kevin

Ceaerean - back to Dena or Ray
Pr meeting or witches can't fly - Stevie - no other reason than they are comedy - sorry for that

I feel as if I should know ACT 1V - if it was a writer who once was at MP that wouldn't surprise me

Folk help me out...your thoughts?

Hey Bill,

I'm pretty stumped as to who wrote what -- i had yours pegged for 'A Grieving Spell' -- but that's the only one that stood out.  

I think maybe Bill wrote Thyme. Definitely a UK person.

My guess is Ray's is the one about the witches who run a "hit man" agency, and the guy hires them to kill his boss.

Magick had Janet all over it.

Act IV seems likely to be a Brit...or someone with theater experience.

Maybe Rene did Blind Casting? One of the better writers, but I don't know.

I did not do Samhain.

Nope - I didn't write thyme

Now if you didn't write Samhain then what??

On a separate note I feel we know know the writer of One Evil Man, for some reason. Nicely contained. Was that you Kevin?

Rene for blind casting? Yeah, could be.

No, and I don't remember One Evil Man. There were some stories I didn't get to, sad to say. I read about 30, but lost some desire to read when my reviews were called BS.

Hey, since my initials are BS I've always taken that as a positive!!

Quoted from KevinLenihan I read about 30, but lost some desire to read when my reviews were called BS.

Stop yer whining and get over it.