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Don
Posted: August 20th, 2017, 11:38pm Report to Moderator
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Leave Me The Hell Alone by Blank - Short, Comedy - Jackie just wants to take a nap but first his annoying roommate will have to go. 3 pages - pdf, format

The Numbers of the Beast by Daenerys - Short, Drama - A priest thinks God talks to him in a unique way. 3 pages - pdf, format

This is Satan by A Boggled Mind - Short, Horror - A Sunday School teacher introduces her classroom to the board game, Boggle...unaware that she just opened up a portal for Satan himself. 3 pages - pdf, format

Skip by Joe Blow - Short, Drama - A woman finds it difficult to communicate with her mother, but will that change when her great-granddaughter comes for a visit? 3 pages - pdf, format

Holy Roller by Rollin' Bones - Short, Drama - A shooter has more than luck on his side. 3 pages - pdf, format

God Does Not Play Dice by Won Nut - Short, Drama - A retired Cardinal reveals a secret to a trusted friend. 3 pages - pdf, format

In His House by Cary GiBax - Short, Drama - After a Priest discovers gaming dice, an Altar Boy tries to show him and his fellow priests that role-playing isn't evil. 3 pages - pdf, format

Eeny Meeny by Alice Walker - Short, Drama - An octogenarian struggles with the guilt of her past. 3 pages - pdf, format

Too Short by Blank Space - Short, Romantic Comedy - An aged man tries to hang himself after his lady tells him his dick is too short 3 pages - pdf, format

Sunset View by No Title Page! - Short, Drama - Two men living at a retirement home approach the end of their lives with completely opposite attitudes. 3 pages - pdf, format

A More Perfect Union by The Widow Jones - Short, Sci Fi, Fantasy - A guest at a country wedding has no intention of forever holding his peace. 3 pages - pdf, format

The Devil's Dice by Ralph Smith - Short, Drama - Hours before the world changes forever, a scientist comes to a church for guidance. 3 pages - pdf, format

We Got An A by A. Nonomous - Short, Drama - A jumprope is the harbinger of change for a senior planning to end it all. 3 pages - pdf, format

G.O.A.T. by Jingleheimer Schmidt - Short, Drama - When the greatest boxer of all time grows old, his son is forced to deal with the burdens of his legacy. 3 pages - pdf, format

Dance Away, Lover by Marty - Short, Comedy - An elderly woman has an unusual way of showing her affection. - pdf, format

On a Pair of Dice by Jon Swift's Long Lost Love Child - Short, Drama -  A visitor is mistaken for someone he isn't.  3 pages - pdf, format

Who They Were by 0 - Short, Romance - The elderly folk of a retirement home find comfort in the simplest of things.  3 pages - pdf, format

Be Devil by Lord Byron - Short, Horror - A teenage girl takes refuge in a church, under the protection of a strict minister. But evil comes in many disguises.  3 pages - pdf, format

Ice Cream Soda by Oliver Sevens - Short, Horror - Nursery rhymes turn murderous when your time is up. 3 pages - pdf, format

Blossoms and Dust by 0 - Short, Drama - When visiting her mother's place, a career woman must realize she made a mistake that she cannot correct. 3 pages - pdf, format




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MarkItZero
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Awesome, thank you, Don! You are the greatest.

Time to dive in... after my scheduled beauty sleep that is.


That rug really tied the room together.
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DustinBowcot
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Only 21? I think the 3-page limit has put some off.
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The current bottom 3 on the thread the links aren't working Don/Mark?



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MarkRenshaw
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There's quite a few with the links not working for me.


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khamanna
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The ones that don't open are:

Blossoms and Dust
Ice-Cream Soda
Who They Were
Be Devil
On a Pair of Dice
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MarkItZero
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Can't start reading just yet but I noticed people take issue with God Does Not Play Dice. I addressed this fairly late in the challenge so people may have missed it:


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Yes, you cannot swap the requirements.

If you pick the first group, you must have a retirement home and a jump rope.

If you pick the second group, you must have a church and dice.

Assuming you have those required elements for that group, you can have any other locations and objects in the world in addition to those.



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So you can have all four if you'd like to, or even three... so long as two of them are from one group.



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correct


May not have been the brightest idea allowing it, but I did say it was allowed.


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Don
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Quoted from DustinBowcot
Only 21? I think the 3-page limit has put some off.


Could be.  Also, this was not widely advertised and limited to board member. Except for the October challenge, I sorta/kinda try to keep them small


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The current bottom 3 on the thread the links aren't working Don/Mark?


Fixed


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The ones that don't open are:

Blossoms and Dust
Ice-Cream Soda
Who They Were
Be Devil
On a Pair of Dice



Confirmed they now open.


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I did not vet the scripts, so some may not meet the requirements.

- Don


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People seem to be really divided with this challenge. I still have about 5 scripts to read, I think, but there doesn’t really seem to be a standout so far. That’s not to say there aren’t good scripts.

I know people obviously have varying opinions but from the OWC's I've done there have always been a few real standouts from the start that the majority agree on.


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Read and reviewed them all!  I like quickies.


Some of my scripts:

Bounty (TV Pilot) -- Top 1% of discoverable screenplays on Coverfly
I'll Be Seeing You (short) - OWC winner
The Gambler (short) - OWC winner
Skip (short) - filmed
Country Road 12 (short) - filmed
The Family Man (short) - filmed
The Journeyers (feature) - optioned

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I'll agree with Hawkeye here... I like quickies. Did I pull it off... no .. hell no, but it's a good challenge to be able to craft a story that fits into any length. Any challenge that makes you work and think is a good challenge.

I have read my lot tonight... I'll finish up tomorrow at work (sneak time).

I've enjoyed several stories. None have been shockingly GREAT yet for me. But I've liked several.
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JEStaats
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No sh*t, there I was....

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I finished them all too. There are a couple standouts so far and a couple that really need explanation. Great efforts were made by most to fit so much in only three pages. Congratulations.
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Just an observation, but why are people complaining about no cover page? This is supposed to be anonymous, so what does the cover page do? Give you a bogus written by and a copy right symbol?

I for one do not miss the bogus cover pages.  


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I don't care about page numbers, title pages, or any of that silly stuff. I've also seen Tyler complaining in a few threads that people haven't used the full 3 pages.

Lots of great writing on show this time with some of them being not so hot on story, but we can't hit it every time. Conversely, some written not so well, but have the bones of something good.
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MarkRenshaw
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Through them all now. Man I love several quickies in quick succession!

From a story aspect there was very little in the way of thinking outside the box. In fact it was only the last one I read which really impressed me in that fashion. A lot followed predictable associations with the locations/objects such a the devil, pervy priests and old folks hanging themselves.

On the plus side, writing a three page script is a tough challenge and most managed to do so admirably. Some very capable writing skills on display here. Well done to all who entered, it's difficult trying to come up with a story in such a limited time frame.

I do echo what has previously been said, there was no requirement to do exactly three pages just not over 3 pages so those who did 2.5 should not be disqualified. Similarly if you mixed both locations/objects that was also allowed but personally I steered away from that.

Looking forward to the reveal and really itching to answer some of the points raised on my script!!

-Mark


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