Babz Buzz 24.

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

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In this installment Babz talks about…

• Scams
• Jason Bortz
• Stephen Wells
• Coverage
• Table-Read
• Read-Thru or iScript
• Agency Readers
• You’re the first person to tell me that…
• Q&A the working screenwriter
• Penitent Man
• Brother Mozart
• Long Shadow Woman
• Write the way you talk
• The ish word.
• 17000 days. How to know when to quit.
• Pia Cook
• Bret Martin

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ParaNorman – undated, unspecified draft script by Christopher Butler – hosted by: Focus Films – in pdf format

In the town of Blithe Hollow, Norman Babcock is a boy who can speak to the dead, but no one besides his eccentric new friend, Neil, believes his ability is real. One day, Norman’s estranged eccentric uncle tells him of an important annual ritual he must take up to protect the town from an curse cast by a witch it condemned centuries ago. Eventually, Norman decides to cooperate, but things don’t go according to plan. Now, a magic storm of the witch threatens Blithe Hollow as the accursed dead rise. Together with unexpected new companions, Norman struggles to save his town, only to discover the horrific truth of the curse. With that insight, Norman must resolve the crisis for good as only he can.

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Moonrise Kingdom – May 1, 2011 unspecified draft script by Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola – hosted by: Focus Films – in pdf format

Set on an island off the coast of New England in the 1960s, as a young boy and girl fall in love they are moved to run away together. Various factions of the town mobilize to search for them and the town is turned upside down — which might not be such a bad thing.

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Snow White and the Huntsman – November 22, 2011 2nd Blue Revision draft script by Evan Daugherty andJohn Lee Hancock and Hossein Amini (story by Evan Daugherty – Inspired by the Brothers Grimm’s Little Snow White) – hosted by: Universal Pictures – in pdf format

In a twist to the fairy tale, the Huntsman ordered to take Snow White into the woods to be killed winds up becoming her protector and mentor in a quest to vanquish the Evil Queen.

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Another script for award consideration

Ted – undated, unspecified draft script by Seth MacFarlane And Alec Sulkin & Wellesley Wild (Story by Seth MacFarlane) – hosted by: Universal Pictures – in pdf format

As the result of a childhood wish, John Bennett’s teddy bear, Ted, came to life and has been by John’s side ever since – a friendship that’s tested when Lori, John’s girlfriend of four years, wants more from their relationship.

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Quick update. Thanks to Zavier for the heads up on this.

Prometheus fansite posted, then took down an early version of the script entitled Aliens: Engineers.

You can still read it via Google Cache here.

Thanks Hagbard for the heads up on this link.

More later,

Don

The October, 2012 One Week Challenge theme was Odd but interesting character(s) take refuge from a hurricane in a beat-up motel and are forced to make a choice between good or evil in order to survive the night.

Participants had one week to write a 6 – 12 page script on the genre and theme. There were 36 scripts which were read and discussed over on the discussion board. One script was selected to be audio performed by the fine folks over at iScript.com.

That selected script is The Ledger by Rene Claveau.

When travelers take refuge from a hurricane, they learn not all shelters are safe havens.

You can read along with the pdf version of the script. You can discuss this script and all the OWC entries here. Click the “Play” button to listen to the script.
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Thanks to everyone who participated in the challenge. – Don

Very special thanks to iScript.com for sponsoring the challenge and selecting the final script.

Austin’s short, drama Agnes has been filmed.

A lonely old lady and a neighborhood teen bond over weekly chores. 5 pages – pdf format

Talk about it on the Discussion Board