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Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Us and Booksmart - post author Don

Thanks to Barksid, Shunsuke, and Richie for the heads up on Us by Jordan Peele. You can find that on the Scripts Studios are Posting for Award Consideration page.

Thanks Sunsuke for the heads up on a link to Booksmart (2008 draft) which you can find on the Movie Scripts page.

Sunday, November 3, 2019

Original Script Sunday - post author Don

Over on the Unproduced Scripts page are twenty-one original scripts for your reading pleasure.

– Don

Saturday, November 2, 2019

Two more scripts from Focus Features for award consideration - post author Don

Thanks again to Richie for the heads up on Harriet and Downton Abby both of which you can find on the Scripts Studios are posting for Award Consideration page.

– Don

Friday, November 1, 2019

Four more scripts Studios are posting for award consideration - post author Don

Check out four new scripts from Sony Pictures Classics on the Scripts Studios are posting for Award Consideration page.

 

Written in haste,

Don

Thursday, October 31, 2019

Trail to Halloween – T Minus 0 days - post author Don

Now that we are through the Brown Water, we push through the … Veil of Blood

The October, 2011 One Week Challenge genre was Gothic Horror. The theme was Ghosts are not bad, just misunderstood.

Participants had one week to write a 6 – 12 page script on the genre and theme. There were 38 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 Veil of Blood by Ryan Lee.

A young woman ventures to her uncle’s crumbling plantation in 1874 Louisiana.

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.


{note: This audio recording is released under a Creative Commons, attribution, noncommercial, no derivatives 3.0 license. You can share the audio recording in its entirety, but you can’t change it or sell it. }

Thanks to everyone who participated in the challenge. – Don

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Trail to Halloween – T minus 1 day - post author Don

The next bend on the trail to Halloween leads through some …

Brown Water (8 pages in pdf format) by Dena McKinnon

What if the only thing you were scared of was the only thing that could save you?

Brown Water is a fascinating little tale set in a rural place near a swamp. Something is up with the swamp that gives little Tadpole a sickening fear of water. Her mother used to say the brown water is not cursed, but blessed and it takes the evil away. Day after day Tadpole comes to the swamp and watches the water in attempt to understand what evil her mother was talking about.

Characters – 2 main, 4 episodically, a few extras
Locations – 4 – swamp, church, cabin, road.
Prop – canoe

About the writer: Dena McKinnon is a talented writer with a number of produced shorts under her belt. Check out Dena’s IMDB credits and website at DenaMcKinnon.com.

About the reviewer: Khamanna Iskandarova is a dedicated mother and wife. She was born and raised in Azerbaijan, a small country at the shores of the Caspian Sea, but she has been living in the US for the most part of her life. She has several features completed, as well as a dozen shorts, some of which were produced by independent productions. Khamanna can be reached at khamanna “AT” hotmail. Check out her IMDB Creds

The October 2017 One Week Challenge is a short screenwriting exercise wherein writers are given a week to write a short script on the theme and genre provided. These are quickly done and may be a little rough around the edges considering the short time frame in which they are written.

Note: This audio recording is released under a Creative Commons, attribution, noncommercial, no derivatives 3.0 license. You can share the audio recording in its entirety, but you can’t change it or sell it.

This screenplay may not be used or reproduced for any purpose including educational purposes without the expressed written permission of the author.

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Trail to Halloween – T minus 2 days - post author Don

In the days leading up to Halloween, I want to revisit October One Week Challenges of years past. Let us first begin Beneath the Surface


Beneath The Surface (6 pages in pdf format) by Richard D. Kinsella

(click the image to take you to the full version)

Read the rest at HyperEpics.com

Beneath The Surface adapted by Thomas Tuna from Richard’s script.


About the Writer: Richard D. Kinsella is a multi-award winning Director and Screenwriter from Manchester, UK. A restless soul who has circumnavigated the world twice and has visited 110 countries in his relatively short and increasingly surreal life, he is currently putting the finishing touches to a feature script he hopes to film next year. Check out his IMDb credits. Rick can be reached at scartissuefilms at gmail.


About Hyper Epics: Home of the 3 page sagas, Hyper Epics is a bold anthology series that offers diverse and exciting comic book stories on its website – www.hyperepics.com – and in print form. Each original story is packed with stunning artwork, memorable characters, and captivating stories enhanced with dazzling soundtracks. It is quickly becoming a go-to destination for readers worldwide.

It has begun – Hustlers script For Your Consideration - post author Don

It’s been a late start with Scripts Studios are Posting for 2019 – 2020 Script Award Consideration. Once again, Richie Solomon has outclassed me and located the first publically available FYC script of the season. I highly recommend you follow Richie Solomon’s Screening page for the latest available For Your Consideration* (*For Informational Purposes Only).

We begin the award season (for script nuts) with …

Hustlers – April 19, 2019 Unpecified draft script by Lorene Scafaria (Based on the article “The Hustlers at Scores” by Jessica Pressler) – hosted by: STX Awards – in pdf format

Inspired by the viral New York Magazine article, Hustlers follows a crew of savvy former strip club employees who band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.

Information courtesy of imdb.com

Sunday, October 27, 2019

Original Script Sunday for October 27th - post author Don

Over on the Unproduced Scripts page are thirty one original scripts for your reading pleasure.

– Don

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