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Welcome to The Simply Scripts After Dark, Erotic Thrillers One Week Challenge.
Yes folks, SS is bringing back the Erotic Thriller genre and who knows this might be the start of its comeback in popularity.
So, without further ado...
Genre - Erotic Thriller Theme - Seduction (think sex & danger, femme fatale, revenge, adultery, double-cross, entrapment, blackmail etc. Page Count - 1-10 pages Budget, Low. Contained locations with minimal cast are preferable as they are more easy to produce and attractive to Short filmmakers. Submit your script to SimplyScripts.com/OWC
The No-No's No Pisstakes No pornographic depictions (we trust you'll know the difference). Suggestion is often more potent than explicitness.
Feel free to utilise elements in the thriller component to incorporate Crime, Neo noir, Mystery etc.
"The erotic thriller participates in several genres and film styles at once, taking narrative and stylistic elements from each. Its greatest debt is undoubtedly to the 1940s and '50s film noir..."https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erotic_thriller
Go stylish and classy, with dialogue that sings with wit and banter. Think cinematically - obviously, with regard to your visuals, characters, and scenarios. And create intelligent narratives - more in the vein of engrossing storylines like Basic Instinct & Fatal Attraction, Body Heat and Sea of Love, and less in the vein of schlocky Sliver & Body of Proof
**This production is brought to you from the mind of Sean Chipman) – eat your heart out M. Night Shyamalan. If it weren’t for behind the scenes discussions you all might have had to endure another rendition of the Valentine’s Day challenge from yours truly. Thank you, Sean.
*** Pia unwittingly inspired Sean, I think...
Additional info & timeline:
Timeline: * Don to input final dates. Friday 2/20 - Theme and Genre release Friday 2/26 Scripts due 11:59 edt Sat 2/27 Noon edt scripts posted Friday 3/5 Writer's Choice votes due
This isn't a contest - it's a challenge. There are no official prizes.
You may submit more than one script but it's better to write one GREAT script than two or three mediocre ones. You may also have a writing partner.
You can revise your script as many times as you wish up until the deadline.
Do not put your real name on your script; this is an anonymous challenge. However, please use your real name when submitting your script.
After the challenge closes you can either have your script removed or resubmit your script with your name on it.
Participants must read and comment/review in the discussion board at least five other scripts submitted.
Submit your one to ten page script, anonymously to simplyscripts.com/owc by midnight February * midnight edt.
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No pornographic depictions (we trust you'll know the difference). Suggestion is often more potent than explicitness
Agreed. If you ever seen one or more of those mid tolate 90sDTV/cable fare ('Skinemax") then you know those our to five minute soft core kink fests must have had only two lines of description at least. Hedonism writes itself.
By the way, some of those titles in those links suck. Cruel Intentions? Wild Things? Body Of Evidence? yeeech. List they praise DePalma and gave a shout out to John Dahl's Last Seduction. And Kasdan's Body Heat.
Agreed. If you ever seen one or more of those mid tolate 90sDTV/cable fare ('Skinemax") then you know those our to five minute soft core kink fests must have had only two lines of description at least. Hedonism writes itself.
By the way, some of those titles in those links suck. Cruel Intentions? Wild Things? Body Of Evidence? yeeech. List they praise DePalma and gave a shout out to John Dahl's Last Seduction. And Kasdan's Body Heat.
No, I haven't, but... Clearly you can tell your trash from treasure. So write a goodie, Darren.
Stevie, Ha de ha. It most definitely does not come under the banner of Erotic.
Quoted from Khamanna
The sequel is out there. There’s Another 9 1/2 weeks starring Mickey Rourke. I want to know how appropriate it is and if it’s a schlocky
I should have remembered the sequel...
Kham, anything you like. I actually liked 9 1/2 weeks - quoted Joe Cocker's song You Can Leave Your Hat On on the teaser thread. But you might need to add some Thriller to the raunch, if you're going that way.
Everyone likes different movies. Schlocky is often in the eye of the beholder.