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Post by mscherer on Nov 5, 2010 8:38:26 GMT -5
And that, Ladies and Gents, is this month’s Screenwriting Challenge. Write a short (3-5) page script with absolutely NO dialogue. ;D The genre is up to you -- I am somewhat flexible Deadline: November 30, 2010. Good luck and, Keep Writing!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2010 17:33:08 GMT -5
Wow.
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Post by cmh on Nov 5, 2010 18:07:36 GMT -5
That's awesome.
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Post by singsalsing on Nov 6, 2010 18:28:11 GMT -5
Oh crap! Think I'll be reading not writing in this challenge. Got a long way to go before my scene action is up to scratch.
Good luck everyone.
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Post by mydoggeorge on Nov 7, 2010 9:28:52 GMT -5
This is definitely going to be a difficult one. I am gonna try and have something by the end of this week.
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Post by JamesLindsay on Nov 7, 2010 21:02:39 GMT -5
Okay I guess I'm first!!! I used to use Page2Stage but found converting to word was creating gremlins. So I've changed to Celtx but it won't convert to PDF so I had to convert to word then PDF so I apologize for the glitches!! Hope this script makes sense as I was unsure what to include in the slugline to make it evident that the main character was just imagining this happening. Good luck guys!! James Attachments:
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Post by tous on Nov 8, 2010 16:58:59 GMT -5
HAzzah! Aaand sorry, but i conjured this as an animation, hope it still counts. Still: No dialogue. Attachments:
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Post by mydoggeorge on Nov 8, 2010 19:27:42 GMT -5
No Dialogue...that was tough. I guess this could be considered a dark drama... Three pages - but for some reason the page2stage wanted to save it to pdf as four. Who knows. Attachments:
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Post by marc on Nov 18, 2010 23:06:11 GMT -5
I'm in on it.
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Post by marc on Nov 20, 2010 3:17:01 GMT -5
Okay, maybe I should apologize for this post right away. Because, when I was crafting my no-dialogue-story for this month's challenge I procrastinated by reading all the entries for the Halloween challenge (my favorite being "Cold", btw). And halfway through the submissions, I came up with a story of my own. Reading further, I was amazed that somebody came up with a similar story to mine. I wrote it nonetheless. So, I finshed reading and I agree that the winning script was great, especially the movie he shot (really film-noir-ish with the nice black and white). Well, while I still have to work on my script and since I wasn't around on this board to take the Halloween challenge, I would still like to share my take on the topic with you guys. (In case anybody cares to read it ) If this is inappropriate, I apologize and let it be bygones. (The real script for November is coming soon, promise). Take care, Marc Attachments:
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Post by mscherer on Nov 20, 2010 8:33:17 GMT -5
Marc, Too bad you didn't post in time for the Halloween Challenge I really liked the ending, but would make two suggestions: 1. Split up the last block of description -- way too much black, as they say. 2. Cue some music. Of course it would have to be MJ's Thriller. All in all -- well done.
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Post by marc on Nov 20, 2010 16:22:44 GMT -5
Thank you, Mike, for taking the time and reading this. And even for giving me notes. I love feedback. May it be good or bad. Yes, I probably should have cued the music in the end. I shied away from it because somehow I have deeply internalized the "don't write it when you don't have the rights"-thing (of course it doesn't matter here) "Split up the block of description." This advice is good because my no-dialogue script is pretty loaded with black. I will try to make it more digestible.
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Post by atb on Nov 21, 2010 16:06:20 GMT -5
Hey, guys.
Here's my November submission -- To His Knees He Fell.
Had an idea for a short film with no dialogue for a while now and this Nov. Challenge just gave me good reason to actually write it up.
I'm hoping to actually film this after Christmas sometime, so I would really love thoughts and opinions to improve it.
Hope you enjoy and happy early Turkey Day!!
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Post by atb on Nov 21, 2010 16:07:35 GMT -5
... every time I preview my post, the link I had already uploaded disappears... hate that. But here you go... Attachments:
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Post by marc on Nov 21, 2010 21:09:03 GMT -5
Hey, atb. Very nice. I like it that you didn't use sluglines like 'FLAHBACK' or that kind of stuff. Very slick, nice description. The only thing you might tweak a little imo is that shot - ON HIS FACE - at the beginning. That might give away the ending. Of course it depends on how you shoot it. Otherwise thumbs up.
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