As RayW correctly surmised, this October '13 One Week Challenge topic and genre will be announced on October 11th at 10:00 pm eastern daylight time.  Each person who takes the challenge will have one week, one hour and 59 minutes to write a screenplay between 6 to 10 pages. The screenplay must  be properly formatted and in PDF format.

Regrettably, iScript.com is going out of business, so there will probably not be an audio performed version of a selected screenplay.  If anyone knows anyone who is willing to do an audio-script in exchange for free advertising, please let me know.

This challenge is completely open to the public, so there will be non-discussion board members participating. I know everyone hates that, but it is only once a year.

There will be a Writer's Choice wherein the participants (and only the participants) will be asked to select one script he or she likes the best.

The Schedule:

October 11th at 10:00 pm edt - Theme and Genre announced
October 18th at 11:59 pm edt - Scripts are due
October 31st at: 5:00 pm edt - Names Revealed and Writer's Choice revealed.

The Gist:

• 6 - 10 pages
  
• PDF format
  
• Properly formatted
  
• This isn't a contest
  
• Free to submit
  
• One entry per person (you can try to slip one by me. If I catch you, the second or third script will be posted after the challenge).
  
• You can revise your script as many times as you wish up until 11:59 pm on 10/18.
  

Quoted from Don [*]This isn't a contest

... it's just the next best thing ... :)

Yeah, baby! I'm in. I'm always in.

SMILE :)

I try to pay attention. ;)

Looks all good, even the heinous "open to the degenerate, filthy, disgusting, rabble" part.

Excited to read everyone's scripts. It will be interesting seeing everyone's different take on the genre or topic. It almost reminds me of anthology movies like V/H/S.

Excited to contribute as well of course.

I'm hoping this OWC will spark something in me. I've been like a deflated balloon for too long.  :-/

YAY! An OWC! And the timing's ideal!  (At least for me.)  

Please let it be a topic that gets me inspired!  Oh please, oh please, oh please...  :)

We do have an alternative to Iscript, if anyone is interested.

Last year I set up a facebook group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/408704702532488/

The idea was to use skype to do table reads. This was intended just as a tool to help the writer. We would record the read, and it would remain with the writer to do what he wanted with it.

We could either do something similar, having just simplyscript members read, or I could message the members of that facebook group. Even though I haven't done anything with it, I still get several requests a week to join, so there is interest out there.

We could probably do the top 5 scripts.

Just throwing it out there as an option.

Quoted from wonkavite Please let it be a topic that gets me inspired!  Oh please, oh please, oh please...  :)

BLOOD SUCKING, SOCIALIST
DEMOCRATIC VAMPIRES
vs.
BRAIN DEAD, PURITANICAL
REPUBLICAN ZOMBIES!
:P

Woohoo! The only sad thing is I will stop working on my new feature for that week though will try  and get some done.

And just we don't forget - 10 page max means 10!  Not 11 or 12.....TEN!!!  

Jeff will have the down marker chains ready to keep that under control! Lol

Kind of sad hearing iScript going out of business. I had maybe 10 or so scripts made by them. I thought they did a good job. :(

Pia, I just watched that Pumpkin Nightmare video!  What a great job you did on that! Really fun stuff there!

Oh, and yay for OWC and stuff.

Thanks! I did that one 2 years ago with my daughter. I was hoping to have Them That's Dead done by this Halloween, but...  :-/

Okay I'm in. Its been a while but life sometimes interrupts writing! :]


HGW

I'm away from the 12-14th, but when has something like that ever stopped me? :)

Quoted from Grandma Bear I'm hoping this OWC will spark something in me. I've been like a deflated balloon for too long.  :-/

That's inspiring. A sentient red balloon with a slow leak, sneaking into bedrooms like a vampire to steal breath instead of blood. The analogy extends to the stake too, a pin that could destroy the balloon in an instant.

Just found this.  Very happy to see something is brewing and almost to a bubble.

Just please, no wheelchairs or old houses.  I'd even rather have the main character be a jean short wearing Aussie bloak!   ;D ;D ;D ;D

I'm hoping it'll be something dark at least. Something suitable for Halloween. Not a comedy.

Quoted from Grandma Bear I'm hoping it'll be something dark at least. Something suitable for Halloween. Not a comedy.

It better be dark and horror themed!!!!!

I'm hoping for horror-like elements (like suspense and thriller) in addition to just horror. I can't write subjective genres like horror and comedy to save my life. =)

Quoted from Dreamscale It better be dark and horror themed!!!!!

Gah!

As if there were ANY OTHER options for the OCTOBER OWC?!

Gah!
The mind reels at the suggestion of any other.

Puh-leeeze! Just give us our candy-crack once a year. Please. Pretty please. With a cherry red bloody eyeball on top.

Let it be horror themed.

I know I'm new here, but this isn't really a suggestion or anything...

But it would be cool if it was horror themed and the top five scripts we're presented in an anthology form. Like a Halloween anthology.

I don't really know how these things work though, but I just love anthology style things ahaha.

For the most part, the genre has been one sub-genre of horror (gothic horror or adolescent horror).  We try to avoid slasher as it's too easy.  One time it wasn't horror but, rather, Halloween...

People got real bitchy over this one.


Phil

Quoted from Neighbour I know I'm new here, but this isn't really a suggestion or anything... But it would be cool if it was horror themed and the top five scripts we're presented in an anthology form. Like a Halloween anthology. I don't really know how these things work though, but I just love anthology style things ahaha.

You know, this is a really cool idea. I wonder if there's a way that a future OWC could be designed to support the shorts's incorporation into an anthology after the challenge? Like, after the contest, shorts would be divided into sets of four and then they could be finished off with some in-between segments? I can't quite get my head around how you would design that; maybe four different themes/topics would be decided upon, and contestants could declare their interest and then privately be assigned one of the four themes, and then they could be anthologized after the reveal? Or something? I dunno, but it sounds cool.

But what would the reason be for turning entries into anthologies?

That sounds pretty challenging to get it all together and execute without the hiccups.  How was Soul Shadows put together?  That would be pretty cool to organize something like that seperate from the OWC.

Cornetto and I tried to do an anthology with the motel/hurricane OWC, but it turned out to be harder than we thought to put them together into one coherent piece. Also, the motel we were going to use has bee sold to be a transitional home for veterans. The SoulShadows anthology worked well, but it was different.  :)

Quoted from Dreamscale I'd even rather have the main character be a jean short wearing Aussie bloak!   ;D ;D ;D ;D

Good God, we have to keep some standards around here.

Or, Bloke, I guess, right?

I'm in this time.  Can't wait.

Quoted from Ryan1 Good God, we have to keep some standards around here.

Good luck trying  to get to this level dudes! Lol

Quoted from stevie Good luck trying  to get to this level dudes! Lol

do you always wear a policeman's outfit?

If I write one it would be my third Halloween entry this time of the year - I don't even know if it's normal for an average person (generally horror averse person). I'm changing.
And I'm becoming hairier by the way. These two things (horror shorts writing and hair) must be related in some way. I'm scared.

I'm in.

Quoted from Reef Dreamer do you always wear a policeman's outfit?

No, bro, lol.


But I don't wear underpants because none have been made to take the job on!

Stevie bought those shorts at Bon Scott's yard sale.

I'm pretty sure I'm in, just as long as life doesn't get in the way.

Quoted from Ryan1 Stevie bought those shorts at Bon Scott's yard sale.

Wow, awesome pic bro! Look at how young Angus looks! No pun intended.

Incidentally, I don't wear the cutoffs anymore but I can still for into a size 32!   LOL

Quoted from stevie Wow, awesome pic bro! Look at how young Angus looks! No pun intended. Incidentally, I don't wear the cutoffs anymore but I can still fit into a size 32!   LOL

Quoted from JD I'm pretty sure I'm in, just as long as life doesn't get in the way.

Just remember JD:  life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans

Quoted from khamanna I'm changing. And I'm becoming hairier by the way. These two things (horror shorts writing and hair) must be related in some way. I'm scared.

Look at it this way:  If the OWC subject is about Werewolves, you'll have first hand knowledge.  

Then again, maybe you just spilled some Rogaine on yourself.

Jordan

I hope to be in for this one, it's been a while.

Tick, Tock.  Less than two hours until the 10:00 pm edt blastoff.

Current EDT Time.

Can't wait! I've been totally consumed by a feature and need a distraction!  

Have fired up the computer and am gonna play Lotro. Am close to level 58.

Can my buddies skype me with the genre, etc when its answered?  Sorry but I'm keen for gaming!!

Hey it's good to see some new 'female' members and some old 'ones' (and I use that word, loosely) coming back to SS, and hopefully the OWC. Looks like it might be a big roll-call of entries.

Hi, and welcome back to Silva and Harriet B.  :) Great to see more 'girl power' on the boards. And, a shout out also to BigLew!

P.S. Marnie, when I glance at your avatar too quickly it always looks like a giant turkey.  ;D

Libby

Quoted from stevie Have fired up the computer and am gonna play Lotro. Am close to level 58. Can my buddies skype me with the genre, etc when its answered?  Sorry but I'm keen for gaming!!

You slack tart!

P.S. I suppose you noticed Manly went down.  :'(

Quoted from LC Hey it's good to see some new 'female' members and some old 'ones' (and I use that word, loosely) Libby

Are you saying these are loose women?  If so, can you introduce me?

Quoted from stevie Have fired up the computer and am gonna play Lotro. Am close to level 58. Can my buddies skype me with the genre, etc when its answered?  Sorry but I'm keen for gaming!!

Your glasses are falling off of your face right now!!!

Quoted from Gary in Houston Are you saying these are loose women?  If so, can you introduce me?

And here I was trying to not get into trouble with the word 'old'. Very funny, Gary.  ;D

Momets away...what will we get?

Stevie, you are unbelievable.  Get off the games and into this OWC!!!

Bring it on!!!!

The Theme and Genre have been announced:

http://www.simplyscripts.net/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?m-1381543317/