It's not a problem that you used a single room.  That qualifies as one location.

One of the restrictions of last October's OWC was: "Everything occurs in and around an abandoned, rundown house.  You can do anything to the house, except burn it down."  That was one location.  Doesn't necessarily mean one room.

Yep, exactly.

The only "real" problem I've seen so far was the one that has 2 EXT shots of a studio lot, outside an office.  The office may be on the first floor, but based on how it's worded (and how offices are in general), I doubt it, so to me, that was pushing it for sure.

But yeah, INT/EXT in and around an apartment, house, etc is definitely "1 location".

I simply just put

FADE IN:

EXT. CHICAGO - DAYTIME, BUT ALMOST NIGHTTIME, BUT STILL PRETTY MUCH DAY

as my location, and used mini slugs for the chase scenes through -

A ROLLERSKATING RINK

- then through a -

SPA

- then through a -

WAL-MART THAT USED TO BE A CONVENIENT STORE, BUT IT'S WALMART NOW

- around the -

ADULT VIDEO STORE AND SCHOOL NEXT DOOR

- until they finally jump off the -

GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE

- into the Rio Grande River below.


I don't know if that was cheating or not.  If it was, I'm sure it'll be a simple fix.

I simply put:

EXT.  WORLD - DAY/NIGHT

That's one location, right?  I also didn't put a Fade In, but no one notices those anyway.

Taking quick look at entries posted so far - is it indicative of society's malaise, or of the mental state of the people on this site (!) that all of them appear to be dark and violent (pandemics, torture, death).

No one went for a loving couple curled up in bed on a Sunday morning reading the papers and enjoying their time together...

Not even me.

Hmm.

Damn!  How'd you get a hold of my unposted script?  That's exactly the premise I went for, only it takes place on a Saturday night.  

Quoted from Dreamscale Yep, exactly. The only "real" problem I've seen so far was the one that has 2 EXT shots of a studio lot, outside an office.  The office may be on the first floor, but based on how it's worded (and how offices are in general), I doubt it, so to me, that was pushing it for sure. But yeah, INT/EXT in and around an apartment, house, etc is definitely "1 location".

After the theme was announced it became apparent that, as usual, it was subject to interpretation.  e.g., 4 Actors - does this mean 4 characters.  My take was you weren't limited to 4 characters, i.e., one could have a fifth or six character entirely off screen or the fifth character could be one of the four actors in a bunny suit speaking in a funny accent.  

One location - again subject to interpretation.  Taken to the extreme, the writer could have picked the location as 'Texas' which would leave a lot of flexibility.  Granted that is a silly extreme.  My intent was one location as in one room, a back yard, a basement, clearing in the woods, etc.  However, some folks took a little broader interpretation of 'one location' being a house or a movie studio where as long as all the action took place in and around the environs of that location, it was considered 'one location'.   In the latter case, I accepted the broader interpretation and posted the script.  

In short, two things we are all NOT going to agree on is the interpretation of 4 actors vs 4 character and 'one location' and each person reviewing is going to review based upon his/her interpretation.  

And that is OK.

Don

Quoted from Don ...one location as in one room, a back yard, a basement, clearing in the woods, etc.

I would think that if a producer asked you for a script that took place in one location, this would be what they meant.  INT and EXT of a house could easily need to be two locations and mean a company move.  

My two cents!

Looks like we're in disagreement then.  I think there will be 2 distinct camps here.

It's funny, actually, as Don said he intended "one location" to mean literally "one setting", but then when he said up to four actors, he quickly added that didn't mean only 4 characters, which is totally the opposite of the location thing.

I thought exactly the opposite on both accounts.  Different strokes...

For what it is worth, I might mention that in the Theatre, it is quite normal for a group of actors to "double up" - play a range of characters, not just one, often, though not exclusively, for budgetary reasons.

Four actors could play forty characters!

@Dreamscale

After I wrote that description, I wish I'd written it as my entry!

Quoted from Don My intent was one location as in one room, a back yard, a basement, clearing in the woods, etc.

This is what I took it to mean, which is why I mentioned it the couple of instances I've read so far where it was technically more than one location.  I was thinking one slug line for the whole script.  Which was the low budget challenge, as I saw it.  But, I can see now how "location" can also be interpreted as "setting"(house, etc).  So, as long as the story stays within those confines it seems to fit the challenge.    

When we shot Old Wounds we called it a one location shoot. Outside the house when he comes home. In the living room, kitchen, bedroom. Just because we had to move the lights 10 feet to another room didn't make it a different location...

Quoted from Grandma Bear When we shot Old Wounds we called it a one location shoot. Outside the house when he comes home. In the living room, kitchen, bedroom. Just because we had to move the lights 10 feet to another room didn't make it a different location...

Good to know.  But as I see it, if a character was in the bathroom and now he's in the kitchen, he's in a different location, requiring either a minislug or even a new full slug line.  I was just stating my interpretation of the challenge, which was also Don's.