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You have a weird addiction.
Weird to anyone but you, of course, but this itch demands to be scratched whenever it rears it’s ugly head. Any time, any place.
With that in mind…
Visit The Discussion Board for the theme. Scripts due July 14th at midnight edt
– Don
The scripts of the One Week Challenge and Who Wrote What and Writers’ Choice are on the Unproduced scripts page.
– Don
Check them out on the Discussion Board!
– Don
Thanksgiving ’22 (writing) Challenge Is on!
For those new to the site, the One Week Challenge is a writing challenge wherein you write a ten or less page script on a theme within a week. The challenge is meant to hone your skills writing a short script under a tight deadline. It’s an opportunity to exchange writing tips and ideas with other screenwriters. Also, it’s a chance to both get and give feedback on short scripts.
So, check out this month’s theme! Scripts will be due November 18th at midnight est to SimplyScripts.com/OWC.
– Don
Check out the scripts of the ’22 Halloween One Week Challenge.
It’s Halloween and a cursed noun* has been activated. Your scrappy protag(s) have until midnight to save everyone. Will they succeed?
Theme: Cursed Noun!*
Genre: Halloween Horror (Thriller, Suspense, Comedy, etc) Rating: Adult, YA, Family
*A noun is a person, place or thing.
This is an anonymous challenge. If you have any interest in any of the scripts, please reach out to me and I’ll put you in touch with the writer. Or wait until the names are revealed on Halloween weekend.
Check them out on the discussion board.
– Don
Over on the unproduced scripts page are eight original scripts for your reading pleasure.
And, don’t forget the Halloween One Week Challenge has just started!
– Don
Theme: Cursed Noun!*
It’s Halloween and a cursed noun* has been activated. Your scrappy protag has until midnight to save everyone. Will they succeed?
Genre: Halloween Horror (Thriller, Suspense, Comedy, etc)
Rating: Adult, YA, Family
*A noun is a person, place or thing.
Scripts due to simplyScripts.com/owc on Friday, October 21st at midnight edt
The Deets:
Write a properly formatted 10 page or less script on the theme provide.
It’s an anonymous challenge. Do not put your name on the script. Provide a pseudonym on the title page as well as “copyright (c) 2022”.
Each writer will be assigned between 5 to 10 scripts they must read (at a minimum) and vote on for “Writers’ Choice”. Writers are encouraged to read more and vote on more. Giving feedback to other writers on the discussion board is highly encouraged!
Schedule:
10/21/22 – midnight edt – scripts due
10/22/22 – midnight scripts posted for reading and reviewing
10/29/22 – Writers’ Choices ballots due.
10/29/22 – guess who wrote what.
10/30/22 – midnight Who Wrote What and Writers’ Choice announced
PC: PH Cook
The Challenge: Write a 3-6 page properly formatted screenplay depicting some sort of global (or natural) disaster. Open genre. Here’s the catch… This story must be told from a found footage perspective.
Seven writers took the challenge. (note: the writer names are pseudonyms and will be revealed at the end of the week. If you need to contact the writer, please let me know in the comments).
Splodge by Chris Atna – A close encounter of the sixth kind leaves the human race fighting for survival (Short, Sci fi, Horror ) pdf format – Discuss this script on the Discussion Board
Nationwide Best Seller by Found Footage – A group on Hazmat employees stumble on the last days in a library. (Short, Drama) pdf format – Discuss this script on the Discussion Board
Beirut Vacation by tonali – The last phone call between four friends on vacation before the explosions in Beirut, Lebanon. (Short, Drama, Suspense) pdf format – Discuss this script on the Discussion Board
Cursing in the Rain by Dawn Tilldusk – When it rains it pours. Jeff and his home city of New York find that out. To the extreme. 6 pages (Short, Drama) pdf format – Discuss this script on the Discussion Board
The Consequences Of Your Actions by J. E. Hova – After leaving earth in 2022, members of the Continued Mankind Colony on Mars return 37 years later to investigate what caused the sudden disappearance of mankind on earth. Or, is it, who caused it? (Short, Drama, Disaster) pdf format – Discuss this script on the Discussion Board
Conception by Luis Cyphyre – Armageddon has to start somehwere. (Short, Horror) pdf format – Discuss this script on the Discussion Board
Target Thy Enemy by Orson Wells – At the outbreak of a global invasion, two soldiers on reconnaissance engage with a chilling new enemy. (Short, Horror) pdf format – Discuss this script on the Discussion Board
Over on the Unproduced Scripts page are ten original scripts for your reading pleasure.
And check out who wrote what for the oddly specific April One Week Challenge.
– Don
