Quoted from Andrew Jeff, you old dog! Good, mate, and you? Entering the OWC?

Hanging in there. No fun getting old.  I need to fix my knee, as I've gained 30 pounds, not being able to exercise, but the process has begun, so things should be improving and by the end of the year, I should be back to my "old" self.

Yes, I will be entering this Hallowed OWC.

Back to the drawing board for me. Lol

Oh well. My script will be stronger because of it.

Quoted from Zack Back to the drawing board for me. Lol Oh well. My script will be stronger because of it.

What happened?

I’m hoping to enter...

Hurdles to over come include how to bloody write one of these things, remembering screenplay format and that my software was deleted, and then ran out of license. Hey ho.

I knew it was a while, but still.

I think this challenge is a bit trickier than first appears, well to me anyway. Some things like ‘after the party’ I have found to be quite restraining, as is the location. It is almost one of the those low budget criteria to help get things filmed. What’s the betting someone wanting to film a script lurks behind this criteria. Probably not, but it has happened before.

What’s been nice for me is that for four years I have been retraining and the evening school element sucked the writing out of me. Last week I finished, which was good timing, and I seem to be more open to having a go.

Anyway, back to business.

Mind you, I do hope folk don’t get too bogged down on the criteria etc (I think mines fine my the way) - it can be shame when great offence is taken when clearly someone did try.

Quoted from Reef Dreamer I’m hoping to enter... Hurdles to over come include how to bloody write one of these things, remembering screenplay format and that my software was deleted, and then ran out of license. Hey ho. I knew it was a while, but still. I think this challenge is a bit trickier than first appears, well to me anyway. Some things like ‘after the party’ I have found to be quite restraining, as is the location. It is almost one of the those low budget criteria to help get things filmed. What’s the betting someone wanting to film a script lurks behind this criteria. Probably not, but it has happened before. What’s been nice for me is that for four years I have been retraining and the evening school element sucked the writing out of me. Last week I finished, which was good timing, and I seem to be more open to having a go. Anyway, back to business. Mind you, I do hope folk don’t get too bogged down on the criteria etc (I think mines fine my the way) - it can be shame when great offence is taken when clearly someone did try.

Bill,

You’re not wrong about filming criteria. Though I have no intention of filming anything, I did provide the criteria - 2 characters (minimum), inside the house - as sort of a guideline with filming in mind. I love seeing these things get produced, and if it came from a challenge I introduced I’d be more than proud.

But like I’ve been saying - explore the space! Want more than two characters? Great! Want the action to move outside the house? That’s fine too.

Just write a good damn script!

And no questions you might have about the challenge are dumb or tedious. Feel free to pm as much as u want, or ask here.

I want more loopholes!

Fully understood and a decent approach

Personally I will add marks for those including  a deer resting under an umbrella  

Now that would be a challenge

As it stands , it’s hard enough for me already. I don’t expect a particularly good  script from me, but hopefully adequate under the circumstances

Quoted from Dreamscale What happened?

I'm dumb and I missed the fact that the scream has to come from inside the house. Lol

Quoted from Reef Dreamer I’m hoping to enter... Hurdles to over come include how to bloody write one of these things, remembering screenplay format and that my software was deleted, and then ran out of license. Hey ho.

In case it helps and you have Ms Word… the general standard page margins there are left 1,5" -- top, right and bottom 1" each. If page is adjusted like that you have dialogue name at + 2,3"---
dialogue box is from left +1" to from the right +1,5"

The brackets should be fine with using the tab (indent key).

When you have your elements adjusted once: mark one correctly set element (like say a dialogue box), then watch for the Word upper toolbar in the main surface toolbar – there's a brush -double-click it – then you can copy each element and overwrite the format in the format you originally have marked by just clicking on it… There are great templates from the internet too that I use and do the job differently… but that's another thing.

Then, it's very important to adjust the line distance of the whole document - 12 pt and check the box "exact". Just if you need this shit. It'll at least bring you to standard

Quoted from Zack I'm dumb and I missed the fact that the scream has to come from inside the house. Lol

It's not as restrictive as it sounds. No matter where he's standing, any time Dr. House screams, the scream is coming from inside the House.

I am almost certainly not going to be in this one. Work stuff isn't helping, but the complete lack of a viable story idea contributed as well  

Finally off work! Time to sit down and bust this bad boy out.

Quoted from PrussianMosby In case it helps and you have Ms Word… the general standard page margins there are left 1,5" -- top, right and bottom 1" each. If page is adjusted like that you have dialogue name at + 2,3"--- dialogue box is from left +1" to from the right +1,5" The brackets should be fine with using the tab (indent key). When you have your elements adjusted once: mark one correctly set element (like say a dialogue box), then watch for the Word upper toolbar in the main surface toolbar – there's a brush -double-click it – then you can copy each element and overwrite the format in the format you originally have marked by just clicking on it… There are great templates from the internet too that I use and do the job differently… but that's another thing. Then, it's very important to adjust the line distance of the whole document - 12 pt and check the box "exact". Just if you need this shit. It'll at least bring you to standard

that was very kind of you, but I did manage to sort out the software - it was just another hurdle to get over.

Another good question popped up.

The house they’re in can be any type of house that you would live in: ranch, split ranch, mansion, etc.  

I put “live in” in case someone mentioned “out house.”

Quoted from SAC Another good question popped up. The house they’re in can be any type of house that you would live in: ranch, split ranch, mansion, etc.   I put “live in” in case someone mentioned “out house.”

Aw, poop. There goes my deer/outhouse angle.

Why do I get the feeling that...at least one script will have the scream come from the late night horror movie playing on the television?