I'm announcing this a few hours early because I have a bit of a conflict later.

According to Mayan prophecies the world is about to end on December 21st at midnight.  Therefore it makes a lot of sense to get in one more screenwriting challenge before that happens.  Right?


Here's the criteria.

Genre: Open

Theme: Your script must contain a prophecy.

• The prophecy must not be the Mayan prophecy or related to the Mayan prophecy.
  
• The prophecy can be as large or as small or as real or as fictional as you want.
  
• The prophecy doesn't have to be the main story line but your story should not be able to exist without the prophecy.
  

Pages: 6 - 12

Budget: Open (but remember most filmmakers that frequent this site like low to no budget scripts).

Due: December 21st midnight - Eastern US time.


Now go write a screenplay, write it as if it were the last screenplay you'll ever pen.  Leave your legacy to the post-apocalyptic world.



And when you're done submit it here.  

Do not submit it to unproduced scripts use the following link...

http://simplyscripts.com/unpro_short_exercise_12_12.html


**** This is not anonymous so put your name and copyright on your script.  The limit is one screenplay per entrant (though I doubt anyone will actually monitor that).  

Well, that's pretty open!  Everyone should be able to work within these parameters, I'd say.

Comedy!

Thanks for the earlier start MC. It's Sat morn so I don't have to wait till this arve to find out like normal.

I recall hearing about a prophecy when I was in Arizona in 1997.

It mentioned references to a  'Bush that would rise in December 2012, then fall down in a drunken stupor.' And there was mention of ' Dreamscales let loose in the bathing areas of Rams'...

Hmmm, might be able to work these into my script.... ;D

Yup, very fair. Dena will submit no less than a dozen. The hardest part for her will be coming up with names for herself. I offer some help:

Dusty Carr
Yellow Fellow
Pale Shade
Tye Sharona
Florida Bones
Bo Tanical
Summer Storm

Ok, sounds like a fun one! Good set up.

OMG LOL Kevin you're too funny!

I'm afraid I'm buried with a project right now suddenly BUT don't count me out ;)

Surely I can get one afternoon to cough something up!

I "prophecize" you will have at least 17 ideas, three of which will get written.

Quoted from stevie Thanks for the earlier start MC. It's Sat morn so I don't have to wait to masturbate like normal. I recall hearing about a prophecy when I was in Arizona in 1997. It mentioned references to a  'Bush that would rise in 2013, and become a great and mighty force. And there was mention of the St. Louis Rams winning out the season and beating the Swiners in the opening round of the Playoffs. Hmmm, might be able to work these into my script, but I'm worried about being too graphic when I write about pleasuring myself.  I know bestiality isn't all that popular in the states, but it sure gets me off!

Quoted from Dreamscale

Yeah, I'll pay that one, bro! Nice!

Seriously, this is a cool challenge. Should get a nice mix too, as we don't have to slot in rundown motels or wheelchairs and stuff.

Thinking of doing a horror and a comedy, see what happens.

Is it still anon, MC?

Sorry , just re-read your first post.

I'm going to do a gritty gangster script with dialogue that wants to be really cool, but hasn't been since the 60's.

I think I'll call it, "Killing them with a Hard On".   ;D ;D ;D ;D

I was looking forward to a SS Skype evening waiting for the announcement of the contest I'm not taking part in!!

Sorry, have to go out a bit later so I had to announce it earlier.  Not taking part in?  That must mean you're only submitting one script.

I may be able to Skype tonight...not sure yet.

Best of luck...I,say. Best of of whatever's as I a, smashed eye etc . This is ome I won't take part into enjoy and I will follow.

God, I' pissed,,I can't even spellit

Bless

Bcx

Bill?  You wasted, bro?

Damn...

Bill's partying BEFORE The skype adventure!!!! No fair! LOL

I am headed to the NUTCRACKER :) yippeeeee be home about 11 pm if anyone is on skype...

I may/may not get in the challenge...god I'm like a moth to fire with these things! I don't have time to think much less write a script!

Think the theme should be changed... First one to correctly decipher Bill"s last post wins ;D

Quoted from danbotha Think the theme should be changed... First one to correctly decipher Bill"s last post wins ;D

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Or a prophecy involving Bill's wastedness.

Great theme, I've actually got a few ideas...

Quoted from danbotha Think the theme should be changed... First one to correctly decipher Bill"s last post wins ;D

Quoted from Dreamscale Or a prophecy involving Bill's wastedness.

;D ;D ;D

Mo!!  Change that avatar!!  What's with that thing?  Anyone else think it's irritating?

;D ;D ;D ;D

My UOWC will definitely involve Bill's hammerdness and a prophecy.  Could be an SS based script...

Hahahha, you're breaking my balls, Jeff, that pic makes me lol every time. I'll guess I'll change it now. :'(

Fill in the blanks...

Quoted from nawazm11 you're.  . . My balls Jeff, that pic makes me. . . Every time

PG rated please!!!!

Quoted Text F-fug you guys. You guys sug ask. Iz the holidays, so I had a few neckties. Nectars.

Yeah, I'm jealous. Wish I was there!

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Happy Holidays, all!!!  Seriously...a special time o' the year.  A time to reflect.  A time to give thanks.  A time to give...

You guys and gals are all special in my heart and I hope you know that.

A little Trans Siberian Orchestra blasting Holiday fare and my 3rd NOS and vodka half way down...yes, things could be worse...as well as better.   ;D ;D ;D

Auto correct spelling is terrible when you're tipsy!  ;D

HUH???  Who????

Can the prophecy involve visible semen? :D:D:D:D

Quoted from irish eyes Can the prophecy involve visible semen? :D:D:D:D

Sorry, no scripts about Jeff's bathroom please. Or else we will be hoping the Mayan one is fair dinkum.


Actually, here's a little prophecy for Sundays big game:

Brady will be owned by the Niners D.

Quoted from stevie Actually, here's a little prophecy for Saturdays big game: Villa will be owned by Liverpool

You said it Stevie

Mark

Quoted from danbotha PG rated please!!!!

I set myself up for that one. :X

Quoted from irish eyes You said it Stevie Mark

Lol! I was gonna add that too but the other way around....

Quoted from Dreamscale I'm going to do a gritty gangster script with dialogue that wants to be really cool, but hasn't been since the 60's. I think I'll call it, "Killing them with a Hard On".   ;D ;D ;D ;D

Please tell me that movie isn't really like that.

It's much worse.  One of the worst movies of all time...horrible!!!!

No melons and no entertainment.  HEINOUS!!!  

Prophecy - if someone has been on the piss all day and cant even type or read... they won't feel well the next morning!!!

Spooky but true. V true.

Anyway, apologies for the bizarre comment.

What it was meant to say was, best of luck, I won't be able to join in but I will try and read.

Well, it’s easier than the last challenge and very open. Hopefully I can get something together through all the madness of family life.

Quoted from irish eyes Actually, here's a little prophecy for Saturdays big game: Villa will be owned by Liverpool Mark

I would give you a couple of prophecies of my own but I don’t want to get in trouble for going off topic again. ;D ;D

Hey, Guys!

Sounds like a ridiculously fun theme.
But I'm going to have to pass.

After all that CT gloom and tragedy, I took a holiday themed task on to distract me.
So, I'm rewriting a feature this weekend that producers expect to see Mondayish. ;D

And on top of that, the new car smell new draft of Clone Wife made Scriptshadow! ;D
So, my brainpan will be rattling around like a pachinko ball all week! :P

I'm just gonna keep my head in the game.
Keep making pages until I write THE END.
And try to keep my head from exploding and not think too much about stuff! :D

Have a jazzy OWC!

Regards,
E.D.

Like Bill, my head feels like it may explode.  I got ripped last night.  Drank about 8 large vanilla porters after downing 3 NOS and vodkas...oh yeah...and a few Jagies.

My Santa hat was proudly on for all to see last night.

I need a few egg burritos!!!

Kevin,

Your cup is stained.

Like my soul...

12-12-12.....><

I drank coffee on the way, what can I say!

I'm going to bring the cup to legendary places when I can.

Based upon my deductions...

You like cream in your coffee, eh?

And don't lie!

12-12-12.....><

little bit of cream, little bit of sugar.

Black's ok with me too.

There was a HUGE spider right above this too. I took a picture but it didn't come out good.

Are you doing some kind of documentary, Kevin? Sounds very interesting.

No, just playing around. Don wanted a picture posted of the mug so I tried to make it more interesting. The one above is the sight of the famous Lizzie Borden murders.

So much more quieter than the previous OWC! I hope people haven't forgot.

Finally got my idea, though!

I have a vague idea of what I'm writing... Now it's just a matter of actually sitting down and writing it :)

I'll be in. Haven't written it, but have my idea worked out.

Gonna skip this one. Busy week ahead and I don't wanna submit anything that is rushed and crap.

But I will read as many as I can

Got it about the cup, Kevin:) So, some of you got the cup then... Hmm... Must be something I missed when I was away from the site.




I'll most probably skip this. I'll be on vacation when everybody else will be reading - and I know it wouldn't be able to go through them up until 29th. Plus no idea yet anyway.

I may be out as well, but not sure yet.  I'm leaving on the 20th, but I will have access, so in theory, I could read when I'm free.

We'll see...

I got a cup for my second place finish in March. Ryan finished in first, but his cupboard is full already.  

I gotta back out :(

A bad week with christmas coming up... Good luck to all that enter.

Mark

I don't see this happening for me either.  I probably should have written last night, but instead, I watched football and shopped online.

Going out tonight, so it's not looking good.

Good luck to everyone participating. Unfortunately I have to back out as well but I will try to read as many as I can.

Anybody needs a secret script to enter...I vowed to write one short per day up until the deadline :)

Quoted from Pale Yellow I vowed to write one short per day up until the deadline :)

Good for you Dena.  You go!  I might submit a script too.

1st - Dena
2nd - Dena
3rd - Dena

Artistic award - Dena

Creative license - Dena

Best use of a mine and puppet - Dena

Etc etc etc

Michael YOU have to submit!!!!! A script even!!! :)

I was in a writing slump the last three weeks....but I am trying to crawl out of the hole and get my buttocks back in gear :) so what better way than an owc and prophecy cheer?!

She writes faster than I read. I knew I shouldn't have got on that little yellow bus when I was a kid!

Dena is amazing!!!!

Jeff!!! I was looking forward to your take on Bill's drunk post the other day. Oh well...

I might have to sit this one out as well. Good luck to everyone who enters.

Well, I may be back in as my plans seemed to have fallen through for tonight...so...I could get liquored up and write about Bill getting liquored up.

And I make a prophecy....


If we don't get good enough number of entries for this very simple OWC -  Future OWCs will be very difficult (like the last one).

Almost done mine. One more quick scene.

Funny thing is I only came up with the idea because of this OWC, but now that I think about it, some might say it's not quite prophecy. Oh well. To my thinking it is.

A prophecy is just a prediction of the future - nothing more.

I think all those who dropped out are bluffing. I'm not however when I say I'm sorry, but I'll have to drop out as well.

Quoted from danbotha Jeff!!! I was looking forward to your take on Bill's drunk post the other day. Oh well....

So was I. If he could make sense of it, that was more than me. Mind you, my wife did have to rescue me from my own hallway! Which made her soooo happy. Ah, she's great, puts up with me.

I'm sorry I'm not in this. I haven't turned down an OWC, official or unofficial, since I joined this site. I just have three scripts going at once, plus Christmas and parties etc, and didn't want to promise a script then not attend.

Hope you get enough Michael as its a great idea. We only had 7? last year, but still worthwhile.

I think JEFF should write a sequel to Cowboy Sam :)

Quoted from mcornetto And I make a prophecy.... If we don't get good enough number of entries for this very simple OWC -  Future OWCs will be very difficult (like the last one).

One way or another ....we'll get enough :)

Cowboy Sam, Cowboy Sam, where you at, old Cowboy Sam?

Hot ham, hot ham, hot damn, Cowboy Sam.

:)

Green eggs and ham cuz it's Sam I AM!

LOL

Whatever happened to Limpwristed Larry? He deserved a sequel.

Quoted from leitskev Whatever happened to Limpwristed Larry? He deserved a sequel.

I don't remember that one...

Ryan's script, one of the OWC's during the year. Western themed.

Oh yeah...I remember now...

Quoted from Grandma Bear I think all those who dropped out are bluffing. I'm not however when I say I'm sorry, but I'll have to drop out as well.

I predict she already submitted her script.

Sent mine in last night! Looking back, it's really my worst logline ever. :X

Thanks for reminding me about the log, Mo. I always forget that with these.

Quoted from leitskev Thanks for reminding me about the log, Mo. I always forget that with these.

No worries, man. Make sure it's not as bad as mine. ;)

Finished.

I started on a big old pisser, but decided it was too goofy and I was too wasted to be writing.

I'm out.

I have a Presidential type helicopter, F-16s, Predators, etc. in mine. Think anyone  will film it? lol

Yes Kev.  Sounds like my shorts.  I like going for at least a $1 Million budget in my shorts.

My ill fated UOWC started at the base of a giant pyramid.  The next scene was near a giant igloo.  From there, we went to a giant fairy glen, followed by a giant cave.  Guest appearances by Yul Brynner, Christopher Lee, and a few others (yeah, I know, Yul's been dead for ages).

They can bring Yul back with the right budget. The La Mancha Prophecy.

I only needed Yul's giant face, hovering over the pyramid, delivering a prophecy to a jean short short wearing Stevie.

Pia was at the igloo.

Dena was in the fairy glen.

And, Shawn was in the cave.

If anyone is interested in shooting this epic, please contact me and we'll make it a reality.

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Maybe there is a plot to blow up the Sphinx.

And they have to...

...save the cat.

Sent mine. I'm in. Only time I write shorts is OWC, so I had fun. First for me since last March.

Sent mine in also. Done. Don't think I did very well this time.

BUT this lil exercise got me motivated once again. Hats off!

Da but wha I na can I never see it drunk lots, err I ...only kidding. On best behaviour tonight, mother in law's arrived.

Looking forward to these. Best of luck folks.

omg lol Bill...you had me fooled at first :) Good one!

I didn't have time to finish. Sorry. I am serious this time too. Will try to read some of them though.  :-/

I got devastating news today...my flight into Green Bay, WI got canceled due to the bigass dump in the Midwest.  Couldn't reroute or make the trip, so this kid is stuck in AZ, but I do have multiple options for both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day...just not like being with family.

I didn't write one.  Sorry...you would have loved the pisser I was working on.

Hay Holidays, everyone around the world.

Quoted Text got canceled due to the bigass dump

Well...

Just kidding. I'll be around at night. If you guys do one of your skype-athons maybe I'll hang.

Pia wrote hers last Sat is my guess!

I could be in, but I am already WAYYYYYSTED.  Bumming but trying to deal with the reality.

Where's Mistress Pia?

Making some dinner now...while I sulk and drink.

I was serious. Wrote something intended as comedy. Turned out not funny. Didn't have time to fix that up.

Cheers Jeff!  ;D

The good news is that it's the 21st and so called end of the world but I'm still alive! ;D

Also, the little matter of finishing up work in a few hours for the Christmas break. Beer o'clock is just round the corner. ;D

The bad news is that I haven't managed to get anything together for this challenge...sorry.

Will try to read a few though.

Merry Christmas to everyone! :)

You guys still have nearly another day to finish a script.  So go for it. I'm working on mine right now.

I've got nothing and don't intend to enter. I will try and read them all. Hopefully there's a more manageable number of entries this time. Lol.

Quoted from Mr. Blonde I've got nothing and don't intend to enter. I will try and read them all. Hopefully there's a more manageable number of entries this time. Lol.

I think we've got somewhere around 7 so far. ;D ;D

Stuff it! I've got a couple hours to come up with an idea, write it and enter... Here's to the end of the world, I'm entering!

Quoted from danbotha Stuff it! I've got a couple hours to come up with an idea, write it and enter... Here's to the end of the world, I'm entering!

YOU have time :) you can do it :) and yes about the end of the world ;) we are still here so far so good :)

I tried to have some end of the world dreams last night but instead I dreamed of getting my gallbladder cut out :)

I tried but couldn't get it done on time with packing and all. I'll try to read some. Good luck to all!

I'm out as well. But like the others will give as many reads as possible. :]

Well, if only me and Dena enter, I should end up in the top 10. Depends on how many she entered!

Quoted from leitskev Well, if only me and Dena enter, I should end up in the top 10. Depends on how many she entered!

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Just waiting on a sanity read of my script then I'm submitting it.

Can I submit Disaster Strikes again?

Quoted from Grandma Bear Can I submit Disaster Strikes again?

LOL! No! There's a strict "no 2012" rule.

Mine is submitted.  Looking forward to reading the rest.

Quoted from leitskev Well, if only me and Dena enter, I should end up in the top 10. Depends on how many she entered!

Very funny :) You can have a party with all the coffee cups you acquire :) but remember hot cocoa for me :)

I posted a picture of the cup at the Lizzie Borden house. The funny thing is one of the regulars here noticed it had a little coffee stuck on the outside. Yup, I use it!

yeah I saw that :) but at least you are using your cup :) haha ;) that cup is going to have ghosts...like what if wherever you took it ....it captured ghosts ;) haha watch out for the hatchet!!!!

Hmm, I have been thinking of buying a hatchet. Wonder what I could use it for.

Come down to Florida and I'll show you very creative ways to put a hatchet to work...

:) Girls with a hatchet....watch out :)

Doesn't sound like she's talking about pirates and treasure.

Skype anybody for the end of the world???

And time is up.  Not sure when Don will post things but it should be within the next couple of days.

I just sent it. Hope I made it! If not, no big deal, it's a real pisser!

This challenge helped me learn I can't come up with and write a script in an hour.

A small thing I'm sure someone noticed by now: Nawazm's username and real name are attached to one of the scripts. Is that a fakeout by someone or was. what we had here, a failure to communicate?

Turns out Don has posted some of the scripts already.  Thanks Don.  

Edit:Two of them seem to get 404s.  He'll fix them tomorrow.

Quoted from Mr. Blonde A small thing I'm sure someone noticed by now: Nawazm's username and real name are attached to one of the scripts. Is that a fakeout by someone or was. what we had here, a failure to communicate?

:X :X. I thought this OWC wasn't anonymous?

This OWC is not anonymous.

Quoted from mcornetto This OWC is not anonymous.

I must have missed that post. Good call. =)

Do we know how many were entered?

It appears that we have some pisstakes entered. I'm glad you guys are calling them out because I'm busy with Holiday stuff until Wednesday and I simply don't have the time to read those. Sorry!

Anyone who passes on The Rainbow Serpent will be doing themselves a huge injustice.

This is easily one of the very best pissers I've ever seen. It's not as easy as one probably thinks to write a hilarious pisser, complete with hilarious errors throughout.

This is a true gem!!!

I just read it Jeff...I think you are the writer!

I wish I was the writer.

You said the same thing about Cowboy Sam, remember.  I was innocent then and still innocent now.

:) Love that Sam dude.

Anyway I have family affairs all day today...but will be back in JAX (home) tomorrow night so I will read and comment on ALL of these Sun night and Monday :)

Congrats to everyone for getting a story together :)

I'm pretty upset.  I whipped out 7 pages of a story, flew from PHX to DFW to see what my wife looks like for Christmas, and caught the flu either on the plane or the airport.  I have been on my back since and didn't get to finish.  I will still finish it and throw it up in the Shorts section.  I am flying back today and will try to read and comment on some of these.