ScriptFest XIII: BloodGamesFest - WINNERS!

Chris_Keaton

Chris_Keaton

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Well you are all winners for getting a screenplay done. I have to say there were no dogs in this mix, so congrats, but there will always be a top a three.

1. High Roller - Egg Born Son
2. Mind Games - dtroop506
3. I...Win - Russell Moore

Congrats guys on some fun scripts!

If you all would like to make suggestions for the next contest feel free to post them here.
 
Thanks Chris,

I appreciate being able to take part. Bit rushed for me, but it was a good experience. Thank you. No doubt see you at MP.

To all the winners, and others, well done. A fun competition.

As to new themes, sorry, I don't know how often you plan these things. Otherwise, all I can say is that we are heading into a predictable period of Halloween, so maybe you could do things differently. Eg a Halloween comp that has to be comedy, or family or slapstick etc etc I do get fed up of the usual fare at this time, but maybe thats me.

All the best

PS how is the voting undertaken for these things? Is it just writers, or can anyone read/review?
 
Anyone can read, but only people with over 50 posts can vote. This time it was just the writers and a few writers who didn't participate this time.
 
Over already? Why does this one feel lik it went twice as fast as the last one - not to mention scripts 3-times as long. Okay, I'm still gonna read a few here.

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Congratz to everyone that entered a script!

I appreciate the feedback and rating high enough to get me a third place finish!

I enjoyed reading everyone's scripts...looking forward to the next fest! Thank you!
 
Thanks to everyone who voted, I'm humbled. Double thanks to those who commented and congratulations to Russell and David. There were no duds this time round and I honestly think a couple of you were robbed. Once again I've learnt a lot and taken the feedback on board.

As for the next fest idea, it didn't get much traction last time I raised it but GodardFest: a girl and a gun. Two resources anyone should be able to get their hands on and is embedded with the two key primal tensions (sex and death). So it should be easy to generate scripts that are filmable on any budget. Surely this is an idea that could result in increased participation and scriptfest entries rolling over into filmfest productions?
 
Big congratz to James and David on 1st and 2nd place...well deserved! :beer:

GodardFest....hmm...I have to admit I'm not very familiar with his work (though I probably should be), but...girls, guns, sex and death? How could we go wrong? :)
 
Congrats to Eggy and Russell for making the top three. And of course, everyone who entered and made this another great fest.
Thanks to our host Chris Keaton for giving us a place to meet, learn, and grow.

As for the next fest...since this is an election year, I would like to cast my vote for Prez-fest. You may choose any genre, but your main protagonist must be a President of the United States (living or dead).
 
Russell Moore said:
GodardFest....hmm...I have to admit I'm not very familiar with his work (though I probably should be), but...girls, guns, sex and death? How could we go wrong? :)
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The title references his famous quote rather than his movies, to paraphrase: "Give me a girl and gun and I'll make you a movie". I always took the truth of this statement as representing the two most primal tensions (the third being food, but much harder to convey through the medium of film).

dtroop506 said:

As for the next fest...since this is an election year, I would like to cast my vote for Prez-fest. You may choose any genre, but your main protagonist must be a President of the United States (living or dead).
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I do like the idea but for especially for those of us who are international it could present some issues. Some americans can be precious about the presidents (although I'm sure the writers have cooler heads) and besides, historically I only know of Lincoln and Washington. Plus a couple of others such as Franklin who I knew of first as a scientist with the trivia being he was also a president. I don't really know much about their history but do know a couple had cool beards.

Plus it could get political. I mean the obvious for a recent president is either the lionisation or demonisation of a president depending on your own politics. The last few have been particularly polarising and some of the rhetoric around them is literally insane on both sides. An alternate universe would be cool (make Lincoln Vampire Hunter the film it should have been) plus wouldn't everyone pick Abe anyway because he has one of the coolest beards in history? :) Opening it up to or changing it to a future president could present some interesting avenues to explore and distance some of the issues I mention.
 
I know nossing! :tongue:

I wonder who I was thinking of then? Bell? I'm sure it was someone involved with pre-electric fundamentals... it was at least Franklin with the kite/key/lightning combo wasn't it? Or have I even got that wrong? Argh, I thought I had a few years left before age addled my brain, I'm only halfway to the finish line, it's gotta carry me another 30 years or so yet! So it looks like my president would have been made up even if I was trying to be historically accurate, ha!

S'pose I could search for a list of presidents but I think I can get by in ignorance this time :)
 
Look everyone knows that Lincoln fought vampires. Everyone knows that Van Buren was the first President born a US citizen, but what people don't know is that he fought zombie space aliens to save Washington.
 
Thanks a lot, Chris.
I was so looking foreward to reading Eggy's script about President Ben Franklin and Vice President Thomas Edison and their time machine.
 
Egg Born Son said:
I know nossing! :tongue:

I wonder who I was thinking of then? Bell? I'm sure it was someone involved with pre-electric fundamentals...:)
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Jefferson maybe? I think he was more of a Renaissance man, though, but definately a pre-electric dude. Course, could be cool to re-shuffle who actually was president, and see if history can be rewritten. Nah, too much thinking.

How about Cool Beard fest, with extra points for chicks with beards.
 
alex whitmer said:
Nah, too much thinking.
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And quite the challenge in 6 pages!

alex whitmer said:
How about Cool Beard fest, with extra points for chicks with beards.
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Inspiration here: http://www.worldbeardchampionships.com/

And here: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheBeardsAustralia

With such great songs as "If your Dad doesn't have a beard you've got two mums", "You should consider having sex with a man with a beard" and "Beards don't kill people, people with beards kill people".

They are hilarious and a credible band, unusual for a novelty act. At their shows everyone has a beard, including the women!
 
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