Quoted from Dreamscale How about we also add in the additional cost (subtract points) of fixing up fucked up scripts, as the cost to shoot will be dramatically increased with all the incorrect Slug locations, and gaps in logic, etc. And, I think a special category with a +10 should go to greatest characters, and of course Kenny of Witch gets that award, hopefully sending the awesome Witch up to the head of its class.

Since it's all spec at the moment, the cost of fixing up OWC scripts costs nothing.
But I agree on great characters...on second thought, no, I don't, because I'm sure you mean your own

No, I only mean truly great characters like Kenny of Witch.

Or maybe Clone # 4 of Gen.

Or possibly goon # 1 or 2, or even Henchman 1.

I gotta hand it to Kenny...that dude had good timing showing up when he did, and asked all the right questions.  Not to mention he also had beer.  Those naked witches were just lucky Kenny didn't return to the pit in that thunderbird of his.  That woulda been armageddon.

Right on, Kenny's definitely the man!  maybe in a rewrite, the writer can expand on this tale, get Kenny into that pit with all 13 naked nubiles, and maybe,...maybe, even give the story an ending.

Don is really stringing out the drama with this writer reveal.  What a showman.

I can't wait to see who wrote mine.

I'm still waiting for Godonthewire to break in here and let us all know why he didn't read or review a single script, after all the notoriety Kenny and Witch got for him.

Personally, I'd ban his as from all upcoming OWC's, but that's just me.

Quoted from Dreamscale I'm still waiting for Godonthewire to break in here and let us all know why he didn't read or review a single script, after all the notoriety Kenny and Witch got for him. Personally, I'd ban his as from all upcoming OWC's, but that's just me.

Are you sure he wrote Witch?

100% positive!!!!!!

Well it sucks he didn't read anything.  Other than that post he made in the OWC announcement thread he hasn't posted here since last year.  

I don't post here much, but I'm trying to change that. Get back into the swing of things and read as many scripts as possible.

Quoted from Dreamscale 100% positive!!!!!!

If that's true, then let's never forget this:

A film is never really any good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet.
- Orson Welles

Or this:

The witches...the naked witches...they’ll be gone.
- Kenny

OMG.

You titty-babies are a lol hoot! A hoot I tell ya!

Here.  <--- Make your own [expletive] evaluations.


FWIW, I think the next challenge should either be a rework of one of these or to boil down to what makes
a GOOD CHEAP ACTION short.
Not a good short with no action.
Not a bad short with lots of action.
Not a perfectly written good short with no action.
Not a perfectly written budget busting great action short.

A GOOD CHEAP ACTION short.

No one gives a sh!t about writing format nuances.
Story is key.
Write a good story.
Everything changes when budget comes into play.
Everything changes when the director who actually has tools to do this stuff - and - producers that have to pay for it get their little hands on your wonderful prose.

Who really wrote what:

No One Lives Forever  -  Josh Randall & James Braddock  -  Darren J Seeley (darrenjamesseeley)
Availability May Be Limited  -  Anonymous  -  Janet Clarke (wonkavite)
Quarter  -  Cordell Walker  -  Chris Shalom (heretic)
Witch  -  Joshua McCord  -  Ed Thames (godonthewire)
May The Best Man Win  -  Jake Fallon  -  Harley Wolfe Jr. (hugh hoyland)
Her Cheating Husband  -  Jake Wilder  -  Jeff Bush (dreamscale)
Denied  -  Frank Shatter  -  Ray (rayw)
Fuck Donkey Kong  -  Scott McCoy  -  Greg Baldwin  (greg)
Heartless  -  Danny O'Brien  -  Jordan Wiebe (theboywhocouldfly)
Broken Teeth  -  Max Donigan  -  Ryan Lee (ryan1)
A Thief Next Door  -  Eddie Cusack  -  Gary Rademan (grademan)
The Swordsmen  -  J.J. McQuade  -  Matthew Layden (theusualsuspect)
You Betcha  -  Diane Holechek  -  Catherine M. Hall (cmhall)
Gen  -  Sean Kane  -  Ray (rayw)
Lumberjack  -  John Shepherd  -  Ray (rayw)

Cats're outta the bags.

Nice. Nice. Nice.
Everyone did a very good job.
Super duper congratulations.

DJS - I liked your story the most. That full out shoot 'em up action is right up my alley. Rockin'! Sorry about the budget.

Janet - I VERY much appreciate one non-violent action story. Very nice.

Chris - Get a feature written and start peddling your stuff to Warner Brothers.

Ed - Education and enlightenment can sometimes be a full contact sport.

Harley - I don't wanna see you at the other end of a girl. Deal?

Jeff - GD, Jeff! Excellent effin' story, man! Love the live lobsters (LOL!) and mistress masturbation in the sports car at the racetrack. Just give us more ACTION in your ACTION shorts! (Somehow, masturbating the mistress isn't quiiiiiite the action I had in mind).

Me - D@mn! This came out to be more expensive than I thought it would. Also, I apologize  for that last second twist. I failed to sufficiently set it up. Gotcha. Looks like I shoulda stuck with the fun-kid thing. Effed it all up with the round-house heavy twist outta nowhere.

Greg - Funny (yet preposterous) story. Bubble gum? For really? LOL! I really enjoyed this and wouldda bet Jeff's d!ck that he wrote it.

Jordan - You and Chris need to get together to collaborate. Your approaches are very similar. Nice story.

Ryan - Slick, man. Real slick. You nailed this criteria bingo on the head. Only thing that I personally don't care for are hand-to-hand combat action sequences. They're kinda "Meh" to me. Nothing else. The story was fine and very personable.

Gary - Dude, I got your story A-OK 100%. Very nice. Next time put a pistol in the first homeowner's hands, thief takes it away, pops a cap in his @ss through a pillow, dusts off the wife brandishing a frying pan, then goes to house next door and starts chasing bad-step-dad around the house. Action, baby! Action!

Matthew - Dude! Nice work. Production company only has to lug equipment around to three sites in the forest and blow fake snow everywhere. Add a few cheap props, do a few cheap & simple SFX and wa-lah! Instant action short.  Don't let anyone get anything important cut off, okay?  I don't care for martial arts stuff, but it's still very nice work and I voted your submission as my imaginary production company's first pick.

Catherine - Whaaah... ? Where'd your action go? I swear, your writing is so mature. You're characters are deep and moving. Although inappropriate for the challenge as a cheap action short this is very good work for a drama.  Love Otis. LOL! You're funny.

Me - LOL! You guys are funny. Also surprised at how many places I gotta lug camera cr@p around to different locations. And props! And SFX! WTH was I thinking? I though this was gonna be cheap! Pfft. Wrong.  For the life in me I can't wrap my little brain around WHY ON EARTH you guys wanna get attached to clones with a story shelf life as short as their clone number. WHO GIVES A SH!T?! They're clones! THEY. ARE. GONNA. DIE!
RAPIDLY!
LOL! Freaks!

Me, again - Okay. Okay. Okay. You guys... go choreograph a music video.
Seriously.
Go.
Go do it.
Yeah, I know we're not supposed to either state a non-public domain or hard to get permission song - and - we're not supposed to put web links into our spec scripts.
C'mon guys.
Don't be wieners.
It's obvious that I was screwing around with that kinda stuff.
People can't be sued for defamation of character or libel when the deceit is BEYOND REASONABLE TO REASONABLE PEOPLE.
You REASONABLE PEOPLE all saw that was inappropriate, therefore your SHOULD HAVE TAKEN IT AS NOT SERIOUS.
It's a joke.
A treat.
A tongue-in-cheek double meaning meant for you guys alone at SS that NO ONE ELSE IS EVER GOING TO SEE!
Thanks for playing along.  



It's been great.
A very educational experience.
See you guys in the funny pages.