Rated PG-13 for language

This is a continuation of the interview from last week with Emmy, Cable Aces and WGA nominated writer/producer Ron Osborn.

In this episode Ron answers questions from our panel members and from the Radio Simply Mail Bag.

Our panel consists of George Willson, Phil Clarke Jr, Jeff Bush and Pia.

SimplyScripts Radio is produced by Michael Cornetto and hosted by Mike Shelton.

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

Reminder that the late deadline for the 2010 BlueCat Screenplay Competition, where every screenplay receives written script analysis, is coming up on April 1st (no joke!).

This year, BlueCat has created two new awards for international screenwriters, expanded early analysis deadlines and for fun, decided to have a best title contest to further support and find the new writer.

PRIZES

Winner receives $10,000

Four Finalists receive $1,500 each.

NEW! The best screenplay outside the USA, Canada and the UK will be awarded the Joplin Award and receive $2500.

COMPETITION DEADLINE

Late: April 1 ($60 entry fee)

Any screenplay submitted early and having received our early analysis can be resubmitted by April 1, 2010 for the reduced fee of $35.

SUBMIT YOUR SCREENPLAY: www.bluecatscreenplay.com

On another note:

*True Story: I’m taking a Human Factors usability course. At the beginning of class, each student was asked to introduce themselves and tell the class one interesting or unusual thing about themselves. I mentioned that I run a “fairly popular” screenwriting resource site. Kathryn, who sits two rows behind me asked, “Is it, by any chance, ‘SimplyScripts’?”

Totally made my day. – Don

In this action/adventure fantasy, Alison discovers that a ghost lives next door to her. She must help the spirit make the transition into the next life.

If this is not your bag, skip over to the unproduced scripts page and sample another. – Don

Rated PG-13 for language and references to “The Jerk”.

The guest this episode is Emmy, Cable Aces and WGA nominated writer/producer Ron Osborn. Ron has writing credits from shows such as Mork & Mindy, Moonlighting and The West Wing with his writing partner Jeff Reno. His writing credits also include Meet Joe Black and Radioland Murders. He has recently optioned his screenplay, ECHO. He also teaches screenwriting at Art Center/College of Design.

In this episode Ron talks about his career, how he got into the biz, the value of the writing team and what happened with “Radioland Murders”.

Our panel consists of George Willson, Phil Clarke Jr, Jeff Bush and Pia.

SimplyScripts Radio is produced by Michael Cornetto and hosted by Mike Shelton.

Music provided by Incompetech.com.

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

We have the March 15, 2004 shooting script of Chaos (pdf format) which starred Jason Statham, Wesley Snipes and Ryan Phillippe.

Two cops, a rookie and a grizzled vet, pursue an accomplished bank robber..

Tony writes, “[The] Chaos [shooting script] is pretty close to the final product.”

We also have, the September 17, 2006 shooting script of Timber Falls (pdf format) by Daniel Kay (revised by Tony Giglio).

A weekend of camping in the mountains becomes an excursion into hell for a young couple, who become pawns in a grotesque plot hatched by deranged locals.

Of this, Tony writes, “TIMBER FALLS is too [pretty close to the final product] except the very last scene is completely different. We ran out of time in Romania to shoot the ending the way I wanted. The ending that made the film was shot in LA (and not very good). But now, if anyone cares, they can see what we were actually going for.”

There is a video of a Q&A from screamfest where Tony talks about Timber Falls.

Check out Tony’s IMDB creds and his website, The War Room.

You can find these and other movie scripts on the Movie Scripts page.

Claireece Precious Jones endures unimaginable hardships in her young life. Abused by her mother, raped by her father, she grows up poor, angry, illiterate, fat, unloved and generally unnoticed. So what better way to learn about her than through her own, halting dialect.

Information courtesy of imdb.com

An intense portrayal of elite soldiers who have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world: disarming bombs in the heat of combat. When a new sergeant, James, takes over a highly trained bomb disposal team amidst violent conflict, he surprises his two subordinates, Sanborn and Eldridge, by recklessly plunging them into a deadly game of urban combat. James behaves as if he’s indifferent to death. As the men struggle to control their wild new leader, the city explodes into chaos, and James’ true character reveals itself in a way that will change each man forever.

Information courtesy of imdb.com

Squirt: ‘Too Much Citrus’ by Tyler Higgins (Higgonaitor) – Dan is quite abruptly endowed with the power to squirt a jet of water from his index finger. 7 pages (pdf format)

Squirt: ‘Fashion and Focus’ – Rufus and Dan get to down to business. 7 pages (pdf format)

Squirt: ‘The Auditions’ – Dan and Rufus hold Sidekick auditions with the help of Rufus’ little sister. (pdf format)

Squirt: ‘Over’ – The team has a day of reconnaissance, in which a clue is discovered and a sidekick gets a costume. 11 pages (pdf format)

You can talk about the scripts here. Comments on the webisodes can be made here. – Don