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Posted by: dresseme (Guest), January 4th, 2010, 2:38pm
In an attempt to become a more active part of the Simply Script community again, I'm looking for scripts to review.  No exchange needed or anything, just something to pass the time.  

The last time I did this, I got a little bombarded with scripts, so if we can try to keep it to 5 at a time, that would be great.  I'll make sure to post when I'm done with those 5, but if I get more than that, I feel bad if it takes me too long to get to people.

So features or shorts, let me know! I'm excited to read what's out there now.
Posted by: ajr, January 4th, 2010, 2:41pm; Reply: 1
Ah, altruism - I've heard about this...  (o:

Can I get an I.O.U.?  I will have a revised version of my feature "Grand Avenue" (comedy) up within the next week or two.

AJR
Posted by: JonnyBoy, January 4th, 2010, 2:42pm; Reply: 2
I'm gonna nip in there and say the 6 of us who submitted entries into the 7WC would all appreciate your attention and expertise.

Flattery will get you everywhere.
Posted by: dresseme (Guest), January 4th, 2010, 2:42pm; Reply: 3

Quoted from ajr
Ah, altruism - I've heard about this...  (o:

Can I get an I.O.U.?  I will have a revised version of my feature "Grand Avenue" (comedy) up within the next week or two.

AJR


Sure thing.  I loves me some comedy.
Posted by: dresseme (Guest), January 4th, 2010, 2:45pm; Reply: 4

Quoted from JonnyBoy
I'm gonna nip in there and say the 6 of us who submitted entries into the 7WC would all appreciate your attention and expertise.

Flattery will get you everywhere.


I'll throw yours at the top of the list, but I'm basically going to make this on a first come, first serve basis from those who actually post on here.  That way, maybe I can get some shorts thrown in there to cleanse my palette after reading features (not to say they're bad or anything, but you know what I mean).  But if I get 5 features in a row, so be it.

In short, I'll read "One Last Christmas".
Posted by: craig cooper-flintstone, January 4th, 2010, 3:28pm; Reply: 5
Hi Dressel,

I'd love to hear your thoughts on my short 'Heavenly Intentions' if you haven't already read it.

Cheers,

Craig
Posted by: dresseme (Guest), January 4th, 2010, 3:42pm; Reply: 6



I'd love to hear your thoughts on my short 'Heavenly Intentions' if you haven't already read it.



No sir, I have not.  It'll be #3.
Posted by: Brian M, January 4th, 2010, 4:02pm; Reply: 7
Hi,

I would love to hear what you have to say about my short "The Forgotten Christmas Tape" if you have the time. It's only 9 pages.

Do you have anything new coming up soon?

Brian
Posted by: Mr. Blonde, January 4th, 2010, 4:03pm; Reply: 8
I've already got some helpful opinions on it, but if you'd like to read one of mine, you could try "24/7". It's very long for a short, but it's too short to be a feature. Lol.

If you're interested, page 3 in the Shorts area.
Posted by: dresseme (Guest), January 4th, 2010, 4:08pm; Reply: 9

Quoted from Brian M

I would love to hear what you have to say about my short "The Forgotten Christmas Tape" if you have the time. It's only 9 pages.

Do you have anything new coming up soon?


No sweat. It's #4.

As for myself, I haven't done much writing as of late, aside from a touch-up on my latest draft of "Casting Kristin".  I'm doing a pretty drastic overhaul of "Based on a True Story" in the coming months, but nothing I'm posted to the boards.


Quoted from Mr. Blonde

I've already got some helpful opinions on it, but if you'd like to read one of mine, you could try "24/7". It's very long for a short, but it's too short to be a feature. Lol.

If you're interested, page 3 in the Shorts area.


It'll be #5, thus capping off this series of reads.  I'm glad to see I got a good mixture of features and shorts, as I have to fit this in between spurts of work I'm doing.  Looking forward to all this though!
Posted by: michel, January 4th, 2010, 4:41pm; Reply: 10
Thanks Matthew...
Posted by: dresseme (Guest), January 4th, 2010, 4:46pm; Reply: 11

Quoted from michel
Thanks Matthew...


No sweat, michel.
Posted by: craig cooper-flintstone, January 4th, 2010, 4:56pm; Reply: 12
Thanks,

I appreciate this very much.

Craig
Posted by: ajr, January 4th, 2010, 5:28pm; Reply: 13

Quoted from dresseme


Sure thing.  I loves me some comedy.



Dressel,

Thanks very much - I appreciate the time.  And though it would make six, I'll leave it to you as to whether you want to read the current version or wait for the re-write.

AJR
Posted by: dresseme (Guest), January 4th, 2010, 5:29pm; Reply: 14

Quoted from ajr

Thanks very much - I appreciate the time.  And though it would make six, I'll leave it to you as to whether you want to read the current version or wait for the re-write.



I'll wait for the re-write.  Otherwise it could just become this big back-and-forth of me saying "Well, I'd change this." and you saying "I already changed that."
Posted by: dresseme (Guest), January 5th, 2010, 4:43pm; Reply: 15
So, wow, that went quick!  It definitely helped to have a healthy mix of shorts and features.

I'm ready to start taking scripts for Round 2, but I should let you all know that this one might be a tad bit longer.  I have a script read obligations OUTSIDE the boards, and unfortunately, it's a feature; so it'll probably take longer.

But once that gets done, I'll be ready to read more.  Stevie already talked to me about reading his 7WC, so I've got 4 more slots left!

Remember, you don't need to worry about a return read.
Posted by: sniper, January 5th, 2010, 4:46pm; Reply: 16
Hey Matt,

If you're up for it then you're more than welcome to take a look at "The Bay" in my sig (it's a feature).

Cheers
Rob
Posted by: dresseme (Guest), January 5th, 2010, 4:50pm; Reply: 17

Quoted from sniper

If you're up for it then you're more than welcome to take a look at "The Bay" in my sig (it's a feature).


Looking forward to it.
Posted by: James McClung, January 5th, 2010, 4:52pm; Reply: 18
I submitted my new feature, Complete, a few days ago. I expect it'd be up soon. I could certainly use a read.
Posted by: alffy, January 5th, 2010, 4:53pm; Reply: 19
Matt, you can check out my latest feature if you want?  It's called 'Pub Lunch' in the horror section.  Or any of my shorts, I'm easy.
Posted by: sniper, January 5th, 2010, 4:58pm; Reply: 20

Quoted from dresseme
Looking forward to it.

Cool. I don't think I've ever read Douchebag. Will check it out unless you've got something else you want a read.


Posted by: dresseme (Guest), January 5th, 2010, 5:02pm; Reply: 21

Quoted from James McClung
I submitted my new feature, Complete, a few days ago. I expect it'd be up soon. I could certainly use a read.


I'm sure it'll be up by the time I get around to #3.  


Quoted from alffy
Matt, you can check out my latest feature if you want?  It's called 'Pub Lunch' in the horror section.  Or any of my shorts, I'm easy.


"Pub Lunch" sounds fine.  I'm a fast reader, so while it's naturally easier to read a short than a feature, it shouldn't set me back all that much.


Quoted from Rob
I don't think I've ever read Douchebag. Will check it out unless you've got something else you want a read.


I'm pretty familiar with the problems in relation to "Douchebag".  And if you look at the comments, it's really just a lot of people repeating what the previous person said.  Don't worry about checking it out.  It's the only thing up on the site at this time though.
Posted by: sniper, January 5th, 2010, 5:06pm; Reply: 22
Whatever happened to Based On A True Story? Wasn't it in development at some point?
Posted by: ajr, January 5th, 2010, 5:15pm; Reply: 23
Dressel,

If you want, since it may be a while still, we can "cancel the IOU" on my feature and you can take a look at my short "New Year's Eve"?

AJR
Posted by: dresseme (Guest), January 5th, 2010, 5:22pm; Reply: 24

Quoted from sniper
Whatever happened to Based On A True Story? Wasn't it in development at some point?


It was in development in the UK, but now it's in development in Germany.  Can't seem to sell anything here, but man, does Europe love me.  :-)


Quoted from ajr
If you want, since it may be a while still, we can "cancel the IOU" on my feature and you can take a look at my short "New Year's Eve"?


Sure thing.  #5.
Posted by: dresseme (Guest), January 8th, 2010, 8:01pm; Reply: 25
I sincerely apologize to anyone who's awaiting a read from me for this next round.  I suddenly got hit with a tremendous workload and haven't been able to find the time.  If all goes according to plan, I should be able to start reading again next Monday.
Posted by: sniper, January 8th, 2010, 8:20pm; Reply: 26
Matt, we're not paying you money to do it so, seriously, take your time. :)
Posted by: dresseme (Guest), February 11th, 2010, 5:49pm; Reply: 27
So, it's about a month later, and I've just finished reading my final script of Round #2.

If anyone wants a read for their script, let me know.  I'll take another 5 titles, and hopefully get to them in the near future.  :-)
Posted by: NJDevil (Guest), February 11th, 2010, 6:01pm; Reply: 28
I'll get in line, if you want to give my script a read. :)
Posted by: dresseme (Guest), February 11th, 2010, 6:06pm; Reply: 29

Quoted from NJDevil
I'll get in line, if you want to give my script a read. :)


Sure thing.  You'll be first.
Posted by: ajr, February 11th, 2010, 6:13pm; Reply: 30
Hey Matt,

Since you read my feature I think it's only fair to give others a shot. However if you have trouble filling your five slots (I don't see why you would though) and you can squeeze in my short "New Year's Eve", that would be great.

Again, I'll take a back seat and see if others need a read first.

AJR
Posted by: dresseme (Guest), February 11th, 2010, 6:15pm; Reply: 31

Quoted from ajr
Hey Matt,

Since you read my feature I think it's only fair to give others a shot. However if you have trouble filling your five slots (I don't see why you would though) and you can squeeze in my short "New Year's Eve", that would be great.

Again, I'll take a back seat and see if others need a read first.

AJR


Ideally, I'd really like to give people a read who haven't had one yet.  But if there's not a lot of takers, I'd be happy to throw yours on the pile.  :-)
Posted by: ajr, February 11th, 2010, 6:20pm; Reply: 32
My thoughts exactly -
Posted by: Scar Tissue Films, February 11th, 2010, 6:21pm; Reply: 33
If you can be bothered, you could look at my short Punch and Judy.

You'll probably have to search for it, it's a bit old.

Specifically, I want to cut it down to about 12 pages maximum for Production. Any thoughts on those lines would be welcome, amongst the usual.

Cheers,

Rick
Posted by: dresseme (Guest), February 11th, 2010, 6:23pm; Reply: 34

Quoted from Scar Tissue Films
If you can be bothered, you could look at my short Punch and Judy.

You'll probably have to search for it, it's a bit old.

Specifically, I want to cut it down to about 12 pages maximum for Production. Any thoughts on those lines would be welcome, amongst the usual.


Ooo, this one comes with a challenge.  Awesome.
Posted by: Grandma Bear, February 11th, 2010, 6:28pm; Reply: 35
I think what you're doing is very nice. I would take you up on it, but I know you don't like horror so I imagine you hate slashers. Just letting you know why I haven't asked for a read.  :)
Posted by: dresseme (Guest), February 11th, 2010, 6:31pm; Reply: 36

Quoted from Grandma Bear
I think what you're doing is very nice. I would take you up on it, but I know you don't like horror so I imagine you hate slashers. Just letting you know why I haven't asked for a read.  :)


I'm not the biggest fan of horror, but every once in awhile something jumps out and surprises me.  I swear I enjoyed the last script I read of yours though.
Posted by: Craiger6, February 11th, 2010, 6:57pm; Reply: 37
Hey Dressel,

Please feel free to take your pick from one of the titles in my signature if you have time.  "One Last Story" kind of died a quick death.

Thanks,
Craig
Posted by: bert, February 11th, 2010, 7:22pm; Reply: 38

Quoted from Scar Tissue Films
If you can be bothered, you could look at my short Punch and Judy.


Curious about this one, I tracked it down for you, Matt:

http://www.simplyscripts.net/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?b-short/m-1229216291

I will try to have a look myself before too long.

Posted by: dresseme (Guest), February 11th, 2010, 7:58pm; Reply: 39

Quoted from Craiger6

Please feel free to take your pick from one of the titles in my signature if you have time.  "One Last Story" kind of died a quick death.


"One Last Story" it is!


Quoted from bert

Curious about this one, I tracked it down for you, Matt:

http://www.simplyscripts.net/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?b-short/m-1229216291

I will try to have a look myself before too long.


Thanks Bert.  This one definitely does look interesting.



Posted by: kev, February 11th, 2010, 9:19pm; Reply: 40
If ya want to give my most recent script "Would You Like Fries With That?" it would be greatly appreciated!
Links in my signature!
Posted by: jackx, February 12th, 2010, 2:08am; Reply: 41
I think I kinda missed the boat on seeing this thread by a bit, but my revised version of Hard Case is up and in desperate need of viscious critiquing.  Not sure your opinion of Action/Thriller.  Its on the short side of feature, 60 pages.

Since your not looking for me to return the favor I'll just put it out that I'll pay it forward, you check it out, I'll check out any script someone wants a read on.
Posted by: dresseme (Guest), February 12th, 2010, 12:23pm; Reply: 42

Quoted from kev
If ya want to give my most recent script "Would You Like Fries With That?" it would be greatly appreciated!
Links in my signature!



Quoted from jackx
I think I kinda missed the boat on seeing this thread by a bit, but my revised version of Hard Case is up and in desperate need of viscious critiquing.  Not sure your opinion of Action/Thriller.  Its on the short side of feature, 60 pages.

Since your not looking for me to return the favor I'll just put it out that I'll pay it forward, you check it out, I'll check out any script someone wants a read on.


Ok, looks like I've got #4 and #5.
Posted by: rogerooni, February 12th, 2010, 7:56pm; Reply: 43
if you like scifi I would love your opinion on my script H.S.P.

use the link in my sig it is the newer draft.
Posted by: dresseme (Guest), February 22nd, 2010, 7:40pm; Reply: 44
On to Round #4: The Super Special Shorts-Only Edition!

Anyone who wants their short critiqued, I'll take the first five.
Posted by: Mr. Blonde, February 22nd, 2010, 8:05pm; Reply: 45
Well, you've already checked out something of mine, but if you want to, "12 Seconds" is in the short section. Probably on page two or three. Something like that.

-Thanks, if you do. No problem if you don't. =)

-Sean
Posted by: dresseme (Guest), February 22nd, 2010, 8:10pm; Reply: 46

Quoted from Mr. Blonde
Well, you've already checked out something of mine, but if you want to, "12 Seconds" is in the short section. Probably on page two or three. Something like that.


In keeping with giving everyone a read, I'm still going to try to read stuff from people who haven't had reads yet.

Eventually I'm sure I'll run out of people though and that rule will have to be lifted.  Might be this round.
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