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Well no SciFi or Horror has made it a little different... I may submit to this one based on an idea rather than anything written... when/if I have an idea!
I had something I wanted to submit for the female lead thriller, but as I read on it seemed complicated and you had to record a video pitch too, so I lost interest.
I entered the female lead thriller. The application was a pain and the 30 second pitch? Worst short film I’ve ever made.
Good luck James! Let us know how it goes. I would love to see your pitch even if it sucked. I think the reason I never even bothered is because I have never pitched anything and just have no clue how to.
I've entered all but one. (It'll be two now, because I don't have an action/comedy.)
I gave em one of my better ideas for the female led thriller. If they open it up again to any genre, they'll get my best idea (a sitcom).
I'll keep applying, mainly because I think it's a good exercise. (I don't really feel hope anymore about being chosen.) But, man, I'd love to get chosen for the 8 week deal that they used to offer. I hope they go back to that once COVID dies the death it deserves.
And, yes, my videos are brutal, too. It's nearly impossible to get anything in but the very basics.
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I threw my hat in the ring for the first one, and having to answer all those questions was probably more valuable than getting my atrocious pitch in front of them.
It said something like, "You suck as a writer and should definitely give up." Though, not exactly those words.
Still, I soldier on.
PaulKWrites.com
60 Feet Under - Low budget, contained thriller/Feature The Hand of God - Low budget, semi-contained thriller/Feature Wait Till Next Year - Disney-style family sports comedy/Feature
Many shorts available for production: comedy, thriller, drama, light horror