All screenplays on the simplyscripts.com and simplyscripts.net domain are copyrighted to their respective authors. All rights reserved. This screenplaymay not be used or reproduced for any purpose including educational purposes without the expressed written permission of the author.
Being that this is an informal competition, are there any chances of a 7th script? Like a wild card? Picked by vote from the SS masses. Just a thought.
The Killing Gene by Tim Ratcliffe (trojan) - Short, Supernatural Thriller - A man has his beliefs put to the test when he is confronted with an offer he simply can't refuse.
This was probably the closest script there was to being produced as is. It also caused a bit of discussion - and that's a good thing - it's good to make people think. On top of all that, I think it will make a fantastic episode.
That's silly! I liked yours, but just like so many complained about mine not being dark enough, I commented on it being too long. Just like Shamrock was way too short.
First of all, no...I doubt we're done with this "little hiccup", as it's much more than a "little hiccup".
Bert, I hear ya, and I agree 100%
Rick, again, none of this is aimed at you, and your comment about never entering another OWC is ridiculous.
The comments about this not being a "contest with lawyers, etc., has nothing to do with my comments and concerns. The "rules" were quite simple...write a script between 8 and 12 pages...blah, blah, blah. If a script does not fall within those very simple and easy to understand parameters, then it shouldn't be considered as meeting the challenge...PERIOD.
Michael, if you like Rick's script and want to produce it, that's great, but it shouldn't be included as 1 of the 6 for this "exercise".
I agree with Mike (Screenrider)...an "extra" script should be included, so we have 6 that met the challenge, along with Rick's, which the judges all seemed to like.
The Killing Gene by Tim Ratcliffe (trojan) - Short, Supernatural Thriller - A man has his beliefs put to the test when he is confronted with an offer he simply can't refuse.
This was probably the closest script there was to being produced as is. It also caused a bit of discussion - and that's a good thing - it's good to make people think. On top of all that, I think it will make a fantastic episode.
Good shout. That was a definite banker all the way, I thought.
First of all, no...I doubt we're done with this "little hiccup", as it's much more than a "little hiccup".
Bert, I hear ya, and I agree 100%
Rick, again, none of this is aimed at you, and your comment about never entering another OWC is ridiculous.
The comments about this not being a "contest with lawyers, etc., has nothing to do with my comments and concerns. The "rules" were quite simple...write a script between 8 and 12 pages...blah, blah, blah. If a script does not fall within those very simple and easy to understand parameters, then it shouldn't be considered as meeting the challenge...PERIOD.
Michael, if you like Rick's script and want to produce it, that's great, but it shouldn't be included as 1 of the 6 for this "exercise".
I agree with Mike (Screenrider)...an "extra" script should be included, so we have 6 that met the challenge, along with Rick's, which the judges all seemed to like.
Jeff, please show me where it says a script needs to meet the challenge in order to be selected.
It means that meeting the challenge is not a requirement for being selected - from any OWC. Ricks script belongs on the list of selectees. It was voted on long before we knew who wrote what and was solidly in the top 6. You are asking me to be unfair by asking me not to include it. It isn't the other way around.
Quoted from Dreamscale
Michael, if you like Rick's script and want to produce it, that's great, but it shouldn't be included as 1 of the 6 for this "exercise".
Again, if it doesn't matter, why don't we all just say fuck the page constraint, if we need to, and write the script the way we want to.
Unbelievable! Seriously...unreal. I'm done with this. Where's everyone else on this?
One thing to consider is that the extra pages didn't give me an advantage. Everyone complained about it and the fact it was written in too literary a form. So it was a major disadvantage.
It's not like I used the extra pages to unfairly add depth to the script. I just didn't have time to edit it.
Also the length is just one of the rules. If we were to get extremely literal about everything, we'd have to go through the scripts with a check-list and mark off every time something came up which wasn't possible in Moviestorm.
We could also get extremely academic about the genres"Horror, Supernatural Thriller, Fantasy or Science Fiction"....
Pages: 
Author
Feb 2010 OWC Who Wrote What.
Logged
Locked Board