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Matthew Taylor
Posted: June 6th, 2019, 6:02pm Report to Moderator
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I don't see the point in DNS myself.

It removes the reviewers score from the weighted average, if anything it benefits the writer rather than hinders them. Going to extremes, if every reviewer bar one felt a script pisses all over the criteria and so DNS, but it rang true with the final reviewer and they scored 4 across the board... The average is now 4, right?
Removing yourself entirely from the scoring of a script feels like a cop out to me


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Quoted from Warren


If I see the attempts at comedy (or any genre for that matter), I'm saying it was there.  I put up a list of the types of comedy earlier, there is a really broad range.

People keep using the word DQ. The way Sean has this set up, you can’t be DQ'ed for anything, and it’s just the difference between 1 and 5 points.


True. But it would be better if we could grade this 1 thru 5 too. For years I have participated in the NYC Midnight contests, both screen and prose. They're not cheap...like $55. It's similar, you get a genre, location, object. The judge's notes are fantastic. Granted, they are paid, but they really are good. And none of them are looking for reasons to dismiss scripts based on criteria. If you get it close enough you're ok.

The overwhelming percentage of scripts here had a bobblehead that was prominent, a shrink's office, and something close to 2 genres. Yet it's amazing to see so much of that questioned. But I guess that's what happens when writers judge each others work in a competition. There's a tendency to look for reasons to dismiss. All par for the course.

I can't spend this much time on these things the next few rounds. I want to complete my novel by the time I get my next health scan in mid-July.

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Quoted from Matthew Taylor
I don't see the point in DNS myself.

It removes the reviewers score from the weighted average, if anything it benefits the writer rather than hinders them. Going to extremes, if every reviewer bar one felt a script pisses all over the criteria and so DNS, but it rang true with the final reviewer and they scored 4 across the board... The average is now 4, right?
Removing yourself entirely from the scoring of a script feels like a cop out to me


I said something similar but deleted it because when I read it back it didn’t make sense to me.

But yes I agree with this.


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Quoted from Matthew Taylor
I don't see the point in DNS myself.

It removes the reviewers score from the weighted average, if anything it benefits the writer rather than hinders them. Going to extremes, if every reviewer bar one felt a script pisses all over the criteria and so DNS, but it rang true with the final reviewer and they scored 4 across the board... The average is now 4, right?
Removing yourself entirely from the scoring of a script feels like a cop out to me


Totally agree!
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Warren
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The spread on the comments is pretty big, from 13 to 31. I realise some of that is back and forth but that still seems large considering voting ends soon? Doesn’t it? Oh and Dustin didn’t enter.

I guess some might be cashing in on the fact that you only need to read half not to lose any points.


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Lol Im pretty sure Dustin is in.
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Hmm I remember Sean said a week for reviewing and scoring. How did "tomorrow" come up at all. I was able to do it quickly this week but I cant be sure for the upcoming 4 weeks
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I've got some catching up to do. Lol. Diving back in.
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Warren
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Lol Im pretty sure Dustin is in.


He definitely isn't, the list of names is up for everyone that is competing.


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Warren
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Quoted from khamanna
Hmm I remember Sean said a week for reviewing and scoring. How did "tomorrow" come up at all. I was able to do it quickly this week but I cant be sure for the upcoming 4 weeks


I thought that was the case as well. I'm not sure where the "tomorrow" thing came from either.

Can we get some clarification?


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Dreamscale
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Quoted from Warren


He definitely isn't, the list of names is up for everyone that is competing.


Where's this list?

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I counted 25 names on that list but only 20 entries in the first round.  I guess some people found the fusion thing a tough nut to crack.


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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Dreamscale
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Thank you, Khamanna!!!

Never saw this or knew it was here.  Very interesting!
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Dreamscale
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Dena's in?  YEAH!!!!!

BUT...

I haven't seen a single review from the young lady.

Where are you???DENA!!!!!  
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