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Most Americans know the story of the "Lost Colony"¯. It dates back to the time the Europeans began to settle on the land now known as Virginia. The village of Roanoke was one of the first English colonies to be established on the soil. But it didn't turn out quite as successful as the colonists had hoped"¦
The Governor of this hamlet was a man by the name of John White. The small population of Roanoke complained about their lack of food and tools. They also harbored suspicions that the Natives might launch a surprise attack on them. These complaints eventually spurred John White to travel back to England, in search of weapons and supplies. He returned three long years later.
Upon his homecoming, John White found a ghost town. The area "“ once a thriving village - was stripped of its people. Houses and other shelters were nowhere in site. What was left behind were small cannons, an opened chest, a tall fence built around the perimeter, and a single word inscription carved on a fence post: "Croatoan."¯
This, of course, has absolutely nothing to do with the challenge.
For those of you unfamiliar with the OWC, TWC, 7WC or any other WC's, the idea behind it is to see if the good people here can write a script based on someone else's criteria.
If you had a week to write a ten-page horror script that took place in a nursery, could you do it? What if you had seven weeks to write a rom-com set in the International Space Station? Could you do that?
Well, could ya? Could ya?
Anyway, the challenge starts tonight. Continue reading for the rest of the rules and the specifics for this particular challenge.
BTW, do not click here. It has nothing to do with this challenge. So, don't click here.
Anyway, without further adieu "after all, why put off tomorrow what you can do today" the challenge will be a seven week challenge.
You have seven weeks to come up with a feature length script (between 90 and 120 pages). The first nine to eleven pages, however, are due next Friday, March 15th, at 10:00pm edt. Just finish the scene at this page length. Cutting it off in mid-sentence and leaving us hanging is soooo uncool.
The genre and theme to this competition will be announced in a moment. But before I do, I just want to go over a few rules and other fascinating facts:
Participation in this is voluntary. If someone's holding a gun to your head and making you participate, call the police;
Unlike previous challenges, this one will not be anonymous. Your names will be on your work from the get-go;
There is no betting on this challenge;
No piss-takes. At all. Violators of this rule will be summarily executed by duct tape, electricity and Cheetos. Not necessarily in that order;
I've lost ten pounds on the Atkins diet and I feel great;
The genre for this particular challenge pretty flexible: comedy and/or action and/or thriller. You decide;
The first ten pages (or so) will be posted at Don's earliest convenience;
If you don't like the genre/theme of the challenge, post it on your damn Facebook page. Don't whine about it here;
There will be no voting on the best script. This is not a competition and there are no winners (though, technically, we all win when we have fun);
The theme is: A man/woman's life is turned upside down after purchasing a smart phone that is supposed to go to someone else. You can make up your own apps for said phone, but they have to be realistic. No jet pack apps or death ray apps. Thank you very much;
Can you believe it? Ten pounds on Atkins. I'm also using raspberry ketone pills. They boost your energy and help you burn calories and stuff. I first heard about them on Doctor Oz. I like this guy;
If you have any questions, write them down on a piece of paper. Roll that paper in a tight ball and throw it out. You'll be glad you did;
If you don't know what the challenge, genre and theme are, it's because you went straight to the bottom without reading all that I wrote here. You suck!
The theme is: A man/womanā€™s life is turned upside down after purchasing a smart phone that is supposed to go to someone else. You can make up your own apps for said phone, but they have to be realistic. No jet pack apps or death ray apps. Thank you very much;
as the moderator of this thread, I thought I'd unblock you to see if you had anything significant to say. I see I made the right decision in blocking you.
You've expressed your opinion and you won't be participating in the challenge. There's no need to comment here anymore.
Phil
Phil, Are you seriously going to moderate this thread in this way?
Jeff said nothing worth deleating ...but you did..
He simply expressed his opinion.
Unless something differient was posted just a minute ago I didnt see..
Why should Jeff--who has no intention of participating in the challenge--be allowed to run around like a spoiled child? Attacking me for personal reasons? Maybe he should dedicate more time into writing scripts that interest people than being disruptive.
The Elevator Most Belonging To Alice - Semi Final Bluecat, Runner Up Nashville Inner Journey - Page Awards Finalist - Bluecat semi final Grieving Spell - winner - London Film Awards. Third - Honolulu Ultimate Weapon - Fresh Voices - second place IMDb link... http://www.imdb.com/name/nm7062725/?ref_=tt_ov_wr
The 'purchasing' part has me worried too. I thought it would be easy to work out how someone ended up with another persons phone but having to buy someone's phone? I can only picture a dodgy pub and a Pikey selling it under the table lol. I can't see how a phone is made for someone else, aren't all phones the same?
Check out my scripts...if you want to, no pressure.