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Over on the Unproduced Scripts page are twenty four original script for your reading pleasure.
On the discussion board, Readers Choice voting has opened up, so if you’ve finished reading most (if not all) the excellent scripts of the October One Week Challenge you may select which one or more scripts you found enjoyable.
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Pumpkin Nightmare II from Indie Me on Vimeo.
’Til Death (pdf format) by Rick Hansberry
A marital tiff erupts to epic proportions…
Married couples can find s-o-o-o many things to bicker about. Toilet seat up, toilet seat down, stop hogging the covers, I-don’t-like-the-panties-drying-on-the-rod*. You know, that sort of thing.
For Paul and Jenna, it’s the fancy towels — specifically, how could Paul have had the audacity to actually use them, when he knows damn well they were Jenna’s favorite wedding gift!
In this wildly humorous short, award winning screenwriter Rick Hansberry zeroes in on just how crazy domestic skirmishes can get. As the battle lines in this tale are drawn, Paul and Jenna find every possible way to push each others’ buttons: power tools, flushing the toilet while the shower’s being used, and multiple viewings of Sex and the City (oh, the Humanity!) Reminiscent of Woody Allen or Neil Simon, the snarky, quick witted dialogue escalates to def-con four quickly. It begins with a raging thunderstorm – and ends with a wild-west shootout. Including cleavage. And power tools.
A sneering, jeering bundle of fun, ‘Til Death is totally character driven, and super simple to produce. Did we mention relatable? Well, for some of us it is… 🙂
Pages: 5
Budget: Micro.
About the writer: Rick Hansberry has written/produced several short films, including the SAG Foundation award-winning Branches. He teaches screenwriting seminars and workshops in the Central Pennsylvania area and is presently available for hire for new story ideas, rewrites and adaptations. He can be reached at djrickhansberry – AT – msn, (cell phone 717-682-8618). IMDB credits.
About the reviewers: Scott & Paula Merrow are a husband and wife screenwriting team. Since 2006, they’ve written over 50 short screenplays, several of which have been produced. They tend toward family-friendly scripts, but they’ve written a little bit of everything: horror, fantasy, sci-fi, comedy,… the whole nine yards. They’re reachable at scott-paula “AT” comcast.net
* Especially during that time of month, when my friends are coming over for the game.
Read ‘Til Death (pdf format)
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This screenplay may not be used or reproduced for any purpose including educational purposes without the expressed written permission of the author.
Amazon Studios is next out the gate with:
Manchester By The Sea – March 10, 2015 final draft script by Kenneth Lonergan
Love and Friendship – May 22, 2015 Partially conformed shooting script by Whit Stillman (adapted from Jane Austen’s Love & Friendship -or- The Spirit of Jealousy & Perversity of Malice)
You will find these and more on the Scripts Studios are Posting for 2016 – 2017 Script Award Consideration page.
Christmas Story by Sean Chipman
To be filmed as Christmas Eve between December 2nd through December 14th.
Christmas Story (pdf) started out as a 7 Week Challenge Script* written by Sean & Robert Chipman
A botched Christmas Eve liquor store robbery leads down a destructive path for a cop trying to reconcile with his estranged mother, an alcoholic mall Santa, a mentally unhinged man, his vindictive fiancé and her secret lover.
A few years later it was revised as Christmas Story (pdf)
Be sure and like the Facebook page and talk about it on the Discussion Board
*The 7 Week Challenge is a writing challenge wherein writers come up with a feature script in 7 weeks.
Frankenstein – May 23, 2015, second draft script by Max Landis – hosted by: Frankenstein – in pdf format
Radical scientist Victor Frankenstein and his equally brilliant protégé Igor Strausman share a noble vision of aiding humanity through their groundbreaking research into immortality. But Victor’s experiments go too far, and his obsession has horrifying consequences. Only Igor can bring his friend back from the brink of madness and save him from his monstrous creation.
Information courtesy of imdb.com
Award Season Continues…
We continue posting links to the scripts that the studios are posting for award consideration. Award season continues with Disney Studios.
Zootopia – June 21, 2016 unspecified draft script by Jared Bush & Phil Johnston
You will find this and more on the Scripts Studios are Posting for 2016 – 2017 Script Award Consideration page.
Mendelevium (pdf format) by Erich VonHeeder
A “Battle of the Bands” helps two lead singers find love.
Mendelevium. It’s a synthetic element on the Periodic Table. Atomic Number: 101.
Don’t let the title lead you astray. There’s little science in Erich Von Heeder’s script, Mendelevium.
But tons of chemistry.
Incredibly engaging, Mendelevium is totally character-driven: an interview of Delores and Levi, two lead singers in rival punk rock bands.
When the couple first meet, it’s hate at first sight – an animosity of biblical proportions. As Delores articulates: “I was overcome with hatred for him. Like deep, blinding…” A helpful Levi completes the thought: “Murderous. Murderous hatred.”
…a hatred which escalates to an on-stage scuffle, after Delores throws a pound of cocaine at Levi. Followed by a night in jail. Talk about auspicious first dates!
“Where did you get a pound of cocaine?” their puzzled interviewer queries.
“Where do fish get scales?” Delores replies. “I don’t know. I’m a rock star, dude.”
Holding hands, the couple reminisce about their whirlwind romance, shortly after making bail. Delores: “We were hotter than a pequin pepper. A rare pepper that grows in the remote Andes Mountains of Chile, and if you even touch it to your mouth you die.”
Levi rolls his eyes. “Doesn’t exist,” he confides to the camera.
Imagine a punk rock reboot of When Harry Met Sally… that’s Mendelevium in a nutshell. Packed with witty dialogue, the script is funny, fresh – a standout vignette of two non-conformists in love. As Levi says, “Love’s a jester, man.” And a script like this is bound to shine.
Pages: 5
Budget: Low-medium. All that’s needed is an interview room, an indie rock “stage”, a handful of crowd extras – and a couple with great chemistry.
About the writer: A humble denizen of Seattle (home of some amazing rock bands) talented writer Erich VonHeeder can be reached at erich_vonheeder(a)yahoo.com
About the reviewers: Scott & Paula Merrow are a husband and wife screenwriting team. Since 2006, they’ve written over 50 short screenplays, several of which have been produced. They tend toward family-friendly scripts, but they’ve written a little bit of everything: horror, fantasy, sci-fi, comedy,… the whole nine yards. They’re reachable at scott-paula(a)comcast.net
Read Mendelevium (pdf format)
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This screenplay may not be used or reproduced for any purpose including educational purposes without the expressed written permission of the author.
Original Script Sunday are the scripts of the October One Week Challenge wherein writers were challenge to write a 6 to 10 page script on the theme of:
Horrific Tales of my Childhood
Retell your favorite childhood fairy tale (story, poem or song) as a horror story. Please include the source. Here is a list of fairy tales for inspiration.
Genre: Horror (or any subgenere thereof)
Rating: Children / Young Adult / Adult
Budget: Open
The scripts are submitted anonymously. In a week or two, the writers will be revealed.
