Here:

http://simplyscripts.com/unpro_short_exercise_11_02.html

However the date needs changing...it should be the 25th of Feb, I presume.

Homework:
http://www.britishhorrorfilms.co.uk/

http://horror.about.com/od/foreignhorrormovies/a/britishhorror_3.htm
(The Lair of the White Worm - Now that's some quality sh!t there. Fo sho! Doomsday, too!)

http://www.bloodsprayer.com/

https://withoutabox.com/03film/03t_fin/03t_fin_fest_01over.php?festival_id=7865
The British Horror Film Festival 2010 will take place on October 22nd 2011.
The absolute final submission deadline is September 25th 2011.
Gunnin' for that deadline?
https://withoutabox.com/03film.....p;category_id=441220
Probably can hit that 30pound SEP 1 deadline

A snippet about the biz - and a horror movie (I'm googling for British Horror Shorts, BTW).
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film.....INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487

How stupid does your OWC challenge short need to be to get produced? How about an entire feature?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2011/feb/16/11-trailer-review-flick-teaser

But where do you actually upload the script from that page?

http://simplyscripts.com/unpro_short_exercise_11_02.html

Quoted from cap10xbls But where do you actually upload the script from that page? http://simplyscripts.com/unpro_short_exercise_11_02.html

At the bottom of the page, you insert your info. once you've done that and pressed submit...the page where you upload the script comes onto the screen.

Rick,

Starnge choice of genre and theme after your highly acclaimed "End of Tour" film.  Kinda seems like a step down, IMO.  But oh well, to each his own.    You're the Director.   In any event, obviously you're looking to make another film you can ultimately shop around to festivals and competitions so my question is this -- what about profanity?  IE: F bombs.   Do you feel excesssive use of it would diminish the film's marketability factor?  

If I remember ccorrectly you only had a couple f#cks in EOT.    Reason I ask is because I've got a story in mind but my characters cuss like drunken sailors.   Should I tone it down?  Curious to hear your professional opinion.  

Thanks.  

Rick also produced Dog Run (and did a great job at it), Mike; he likes horror.  It contained a good bit of cursing and is closer to this challenge than EOT.  Why is this a step down?

There's no reason for one to limit one's self in a single genre.


Phil

I don't see why this would be a step down.  

Some people like both snails and oysters.  

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Hey, moderator.
"Lliannan She" begins with two 'L's.

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I like flippin' out.
And throwing fits.

They are about the only cardiovascular activity I get.

Don't flip out, gang.    I'm completely onbaord with this project.   But I'm also looking at it from a "commercial" standpoint.   The Horror genre definitely limits its marketability.   Especially for an up-and-coming filmmaker.

Rick can go "anywhere" with EOT.   But Dog Run on the other hand...might be a Shriekfest winner, and that's about the extent of it.    This is just MY opinion.   Take it like a grain of salt.   Better yet, forget I ever brought it up.

Genre has no bearing on the quality of film. End of the Tour is just a thriller at the end of the day, however good it may or may not be.

That's why I emphasised this:

"Looking for Powerful, original stories with a strong thematic content. Visually interesting with memorable characters and unique endings...twists are good and also an attempt at creating standout/iconic moments."

I think one of the reasons Horror is often seen as a "ghetto" genre, if you will, is because people forget to tell interesting stories with engagiong characters and too often just have 2D characters getting violently massacred by a gimmicky bad guy for no real reason.

As for profanity...I don't have a problem with it as long as it serves the story. Generally speaking it's often overrused...a character can be rough, threatening, offensive without having to swear all the time. It's often an easy way out.

Quoted from RayW Some people like both snails and oysters.   Hey, moderator. "Lliannan She" begins with two 'L's. I like flippin' out. And throwing fits. Thay are about the only cardiovascular activity I get.

It does. Corrigan only has one "i" as well. My fault.

Hey, Rick and all you UK folk, and once removed cousins in AUS,

How familiar are you guys with any of these "less internationally popular" entities? Generally speaking?

If I was writing this for a US audience I could talk about gnomes, goblins and probably sirens without any expository education.

But... uh... is a UK audience generally going to be QUITE familiar with "Sucking the teat of a Bean Nighe to get a wish"? Or "I thought I was marrying a Gwragedd Annwn, but instead wound up with a Leanan Sidhe!"

"Dude, you got a selkie wife".


If these entities are very well known to a UK audience we can get away with a wee more than a US audience which won't have a fetching clue what a selkie is.

Quoted from Scar Tissue Films I think one of the reasons Horror is often seen as a "ghetto" genre, if you will, is because people forget to tell interesting stories with engagiong characters and too often just have 2D characters getting violently massacred by a gimmicky bad guy for no real reason. As for profanity...I don't have a problem with it as long as it serves the story. Generally speaking it's often overrused...a character can be rough, threatening, offensive without having to swear all the time. It's often an easy way out.

Got it.

Thanks.

Quoted from Scar Tissue Films End of the Tour is just a thriller at the end of the day, however good it may or may not be.

I'll pretend I didn't hear that.    End of Tour is a masterpiece.   Hands down.

Quoted from cap10xbls Sorry to be thick but where do I upload my script entry

I hope you are not uploading your script already.

You have a whole week -- please take it.

How quickly you can write has no bearing here, and scripts that are submitted within hours of the challenge being issued are most frequently among the worst of the batch.

Proof, put it away and read it in a few days, let it percolate.  All of that stuff.

I am not just picking on you, Cap -- that is a general message to any first-timers lurking about -- as I suspect there are many.

Quoted from RayW Hey, Rick and all you UK folk, and once removed cousins in AUS, How familiar are you guys with any of these "less internationally popular" entities? Generally speaking? If I was writing this for a US audience I could talk about gnomes, goblins and probably sirens without any expository education. But... uh... is a UK audience generally going to be QUITE familiar with "Sucking the teat of a Bean Nighe to get a wish"? Or "I thought I was marrying a Gwragedd Annwn, but instead wound up with a Leanan Sidhe!" "Dude, you got a selkie wife". If these entities are very well known to a UK audience we can get away with a wee more than a US audience which won't have a fetching clue what a selkie is.

No-one will have heard of any of them. You don't necessarily have to tell anyone what they are. Up to you.