Quoted from Dreamscale Andrew, I was obviously joking around.  But if I remember correctly, someone said (back on that old thread about a 4 week feature script) that they were going to do it to prove me wrong...I don't think they succeeded, did they?

Depends on who "they" is.

Zack,

Did you have to take a test to get into your school?

Well, Mike, we know this does not apply to you, cause you made it clear that you normally write your features in 3 hours and 48 minutes.  

Quoted from Dreamscale Andrew, I was obviously joking around.

I know, you rascal

Quoted from Dreamscale that they were going to do it to prove me wrong...I don't think they succeeded, did they?

It's less a proving a point, more of a let's test ourselves thing, I think.

Quoted from Dreamscale 1,500 word essay?  Dude, that's not saying much.  I used to write 20-50 page finals the night before, and had no problem.  I also usually did it quite under the influence of various...uh...well...things, let's say.

Haha! True, but it is when you had to absorb the topic as well

Oh, and Jeff, the "Drugs Don't Work" - remember that!

Andrew

Quoted from Shelton Zack, Did you have to take a test to get into your school?

And Zack - I don't know if anyone's been brave enough to mention this but your screen name doesn't invoke the image I think you're trying to create.  

More than a horror persona you likely want, it invokes someone with a prostate problem or explosive diarrhea.  

Now, of course, this is my opinion but now that I've brought it up - it will probably be everyone else's too.  

All I can think of now is a superhero who suffers from chronic Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

The amazing adventures of Splatter Boy!

"I'm off to save the world! Once I've been to the toilet, that is..."

See him face off against his greatest, deadliest and most uptight foe...Constipation Man!

- "You're full of shit, Constipation Man!"
- "Tell me something I don't know!"

Ah, the fun we have.

Johnny, come to think of it...I think it was actually you that said they were going to prove me wrong by writing your first feature in 1 month...wasn't it?

Do we really need deadlines?  Don't we have enough of those fucking thing in real life?

Sorry guys, if that's what you want o do, that's totally cool.  I just got a much different vibe from what Dec was talking about.  I'd sure like to hear back from him to see if I totally missed the fucking yacht.

Hey Jeff,

http://www.simplyscripts.net/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?m-1250717061/

Jeff,

Here is dec's thread: The Individual Script Challenge.

This would be something separate. dec's clearly stated that he wants to look at this after the OWC. Any subsequent OMC would be independent. One doesn't need to kibosh the other - there's room for all.

Let's not descend this thread into a OMC debate. There are a lot of constructive ideas going on, and that's good

Andrew

Cool!  Thanks both of you...I didn't know it was there.

But am I still missing something? I don't see anything in this new thread about a deadline of 1 month or the like.

Quoted from Dreamscale Johnny, come to think of it...I think it was actually you that said they were going to prove me wrong by writing your first feature in 1 month...wasn't it?

Quite possibly. I was actually quite shocked when I opened up the draft today, looked at the front page and realised it'd been over three months since I started. I never meant for it to drag on this long. But let me be clear: that's my ill-discipline that's to blame, not the fact that it's impossible to do it faster. I've been really neglecting the writer inside me of late. Hopefully, that'll change from now on. Splashed out £15 on Syd Field's Definitive Guide to Screenwriting, and have posted the first 15 pages of the feature up for feedback (read them at http://www.simplyscripts.net/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?b-workinprogress/m-1250698304/). I've got to get back into the groove.

But enough about me.

Quoted from Dreamscale Well, Mike, we know this does not apply to you, cause you made it clear that you normally write your features in 3 hours and 48 minutes.

Only if I proof them.

Mike, you are genuinely a funny guy!  I like that.  So, without a proof, we're talking about what...1 hour 24 minutes or so?  You are the master, my friend.

Johnny, I will check your post out and see what kind of progress you've made in 3 months...should I be honest...or should I tell you how amazing it is?  Hell, maybe it'll be both...right?

Funny stuff, guys...

Quoted from Shelton Only if I proof them.

Zingingly good work sir.

Quoted from Dreamscale Maybe I'm missing something here, but what Dec was talking about had absolutely nothing to do with an OMC...did it?  I thought he was talking about working with individual writers and comign up with something that would help them, or push them into something that they may not normally do...or do well. Am I wrong here?  Dec?  Set me straight...it's bee a rough day, so I apologize if I am wrong.

No, you're not missing anything. That's essentially it.

Deadlines would be negotiable or non-existent.

Quoted from Shelton Zack, Did you have to take a test to get into your school?

Yeah. Doesn't everyone?

Cornetto, Of course the screenname is a hint at my explosive diaarea! I thought that was obviouse. Horror!? Haha. I'm much more into dramedys. Hahahahahaha.

~Zack~