Two birds with one stone.
I found some very cool new (to me) screenwriting/film blogs yesterday. (Unk led me to MM who led me–eventually–to Matt.)
As if that weren’t enough — this morning Unk posted the first page of one of his scripts in response to a challenge from Michael who evidently started this a year ago with his first One Page Challenge.
So after much dickering and dinking with software (and help from nic and Unk) I have managed to upload the first page of one of my scripts.
And since I’m always being asked to let people read the script that won the Nicholl (and always saying, “no”) I figured this would be a chance to let you at least throw darts at the first page. (I already see something I’ve never noticed before and am itching to change it, but won’t.)
So I pass on the challenge — post your first page or any single page, and let me know you did! And also, you’re supposed to go here and post a link to your one-page. Let’s see how far it goes.
I showed mine. Now you show yours! (Oh, I think I’ll post another one later — one that hasn’t met with as much success.)
, by Mary Ann Shaffer
, by Marion Chesney
, by Marion Chesney
, by Ariana Franklin
by Margiad Evans
by Jo Beverley
by Jo Beverley
by Jo Beverley
Aw shucks… I was hoping the rooster would burst into flames and SCREAM.
I’m always disappointed.
DAMN!!!!!
If I’d thought of that, this movie would already be produced!
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Pooks, that’s a helluva an opening. I feel like running around just screaming that- MURDERERS!!! which would of course draw undue attention.
Instead I’m jumping on the bandwagon…
http://www.nicollecjones.com/archives/125
Heey your WP picked up my WP link… how the heck did it do that?
FADE IN is so so so 20th century, pooks.
Really? I missed the memo! (Which is ironic because when I read
http://mysterymanonfilm.blogspot.com/2006/09/new-spec-style.html I couldn’t figure out what the hooplah was about — I’ve been doing that stuff for years!)
And I think there is now a limit of FOUR sluglines per page.
I’ll make sure you get another copy of the memo…
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TPS report B
All these memos. What next — they’ll tell you want font to use?
pooks,
I like it. Only problem is that I was really hoping for a better description of the Whore.
How about it?
Unk
Oh, you’d see a LOT of the whore before it’s over. (wink)
I just didn’t want to waste space on the first page with descriptions. I was already risking having it too confusing with too many people.
I introduced the three main characters (Coulter, the Sheriff and Elizabeth) and the event in the past that connects them.
Too much on one page? Maybe.
nic — Heey your WP picked up my WP link… how the heck did it do that?
It’s a ping-back. That’s all I know.
Now I wanta go back and reread the story – it’s SO GOOD!
It’s a ping-back. That’s all I know.
Lies! You have a majick blog@! *cower*
Candace, you make me blush.
Nic — Well of course I do. But that doesn’t have anything to do with the ping-back. That’s an entirely different matter.
Okay, I went there and I did. I came, I saw…I stumbled over something in the dark. Okay, it was actually too dark to see. And I don’t really know where I was. Anyway….
Shado
Wear the badge with pride.
Or, you know…don’t.
I didn’t know there’s a badge! Woo-hoo!
I’m challenging readers to write the next line of dialogue to my “one page” segment. If I get a few entries I’ll post the lines I wrote for it.
shado.wordpress.com
Lots of vivid description – interesting choices (“Maybe, just maybe, SCREAMS can be heard…”)
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