Babz Buzz. Each month Literary Agent, Babz Bitela of Silver Bitela Agency*WGA talks soup to nuts about screenwriting.

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Babz talks about:

• Werewolves of London challenge
• Comedy contest results
• Faith-based scripts
• Tone
• The Godfather
• Table Reads
• Being Prepared
• Shades Within by Joseph Cahill (medstudent on the boards).

The Werewolves of London challenge, a 3-4 page script where you must use the lyrics to Werewolves of London by Warren Zevon to tell the story.

Send to babzbuzz(a)gmail.com with the subject Werewolves of London Challenge.

Babz is looking for Faith-based scripts. Send the first table-read 10 pages and please let Babz know if the script is finished or not.

Send to babzbuzz(a)gmail.com with the subject Faith-based Scripts.

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Babz Buzz is produced by Michael Cornetto

Music provided by Incompetech

You can subscribe to Babz Buzz as well as SimplyScripts Radio and the occasional iScript on iTunes

SimplyScripts Radio – The “Flying by the Seat of our Pants” edition. Interview with Ron Osborn.

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Mike, Pia, Jeff (Dreamscale) and Michael talk to Ron Osborn of No BS Screenwriting.com(who has previously appeared on SimplyScripts Radio).

Show Notes

• No BS Screenwriting.com
• GlenGary GlenRoss (Script from DailyScript.com
• Butterflies are Free (1972 imdb info)
• Last Year at Marienbad (1961 imdb info)
• Following Formulas
• Syd Field
• Save the Cat
• Me and You and Memento and Fargo – How Independent Screenplays Work
• Script Reading
• Drafts
• Feeback
• 7 Week Challenge Approach
• The Art Of Dramatic Writing
• Character Arc
• Beats
• Sitcoms

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SimplyScripts Radio is produced by Michael Cornetto.

Music provided by Incompetech.com.

Interested in joining the panel? Send an email to radiosimply (at) gmail.com

iTunes users can subscribe to the SimplyScripts feed and have the show automatically downloaded to your iPod. – Don

Zack “Splatter Boy” Akers’ short script Burying The Truth (4 pages, pdf format) was selected by the entire Image and Sound class of Grand Valley State University (without Zack’s permission) as their final project.^*

You can bury many things, but is the truth one of them?

There are seven (at last count) versions.

or you could watch this one or this one or this one or this one or this one or this one .

You can talk about the script on the Discussion Board or comment on the films here. – Don

^*However, in a total douche move, nobody from Grand Valley State University’s Image and Sound class asked Zack for permission to use his script.

All screenplays on the simplyscripts.com domain are copyrighted to their respective authors. All rights reserved. The screenplays may not be used or reproduced without the express written permission of the author.

Over on the Unproduced Scripts page there are fifty original scripts for your reading pleasure.

Among the scripts is Madhatten a scifi/fantasy script by Maurice Vaughan

A Manhattan scientist uses a cybernetic man he created to battle an invading alien race coming through a wormhole. 86 pages (rtf format)

– Don

Thanks WB of Passion For Cinema for the heads up on this awesome site for you Nolan Fans called Nolan Fans.

Find therein a number of Christopher Nolan Screenplays like:

Keys to the Street (8/18/2000 draft), Following, Memento, Insomnia, Batman Begins, The Prestige and The Dark Knight. Coming soon Inception.

Introducing Babz Buzz. Each month Literary Agent, Babz Bitela of Silver Bitela Agency*WGA talks soup to nuts about screenwriting.

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Babz talks about:

• Tales From the Script
• Bad Penquin
• 26 Screenwriter Cheats
• The Writers Way?
• Characters and Fairytales
• Ever After: A Cinderella Story
• Comedy Contest (see below)
• Full Moon Morning
• Kevin Spacey
• Fart Jokes
• Princess Bride 1987 shooting draft by William Goldman (courtesy of DailyScript)
• Save the Cat
• Blake Snyder
• Progressive Commercial
• Through lines and Character Arcs
• Aliens May, 28, 1985 First Draft screenplay by James Cameron (courtesy of HorrorLair.com)

You may find more when you give it a listen.

Comedy Contest:
Babz is looking for then next hit comedy and would like for people to send the first 10 pages of their feature comedy scripts to babzbuzz @ gmail.com – she will read and may comment on the excerpts in the next show. The one caveat is you need to promise Babz that you must give the pages a table read first. Attach the excerpt as a pdf and include a short logline in your email.

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Babz Buzz is produced by Michael Cornetto

Music provided by Incompetech

You can subscribe to Babz Buzz as well as SimplyScripts Radio and the occasional iScript on iTunes

“The Thick Window” by Kyle Patrick Johnson ~ First Place
A father and son cope with post-traumatic life in a bunker.

“A Man Of His Word” by Wes Worthing ~ Second Place
A soldier of the American Civil War visits the family of a fallen comrade to tell them of his death.

“ReTurners” by Paul De Vrijer ~ Third Place
A former zombie has to pass one final test of humanity at his rehabilitation clinic.

Each month, Movie Poet runs a free online five page screenplay contest. On the first of each month a new contest is announced. During that month, you can enter your script. During the next month, you can read, vote, and comment on all the entries. Finally, during the third month, the results are announced.

Head on over to Movie Poet and give it a go. – Don