A Screenwriting Blog-A-Thon!
I would like to announce (what may be) the world's first:
SCREENWRITING BLOG-A-THON!
THE TOPIC: Your Favorite Screenplay & Why
WHEN: March 30 - April 2
Simply post on your blog (the weekend of March 30 - April 2) an article about your favorite screenplay & why you admire it so. (This must be a script that has been turned into a film.)
I will publish on March 29 a blog-a-thon post (like this one), which I will continually update that weekend with links to ALL of the articles. After you post your article, email me or include in your article a link to my blog-a-thon post. I'll keep a watchful eye on the trackbacks and be sure to include everyone who participates.
To all of my TriggerStreet friends who don't have blogs - if you'd like to contribute, you are very welcome to do so by emailing me your article, and I will post it right here.
By the way, if you're having trouble deciding, SimplyScripts has a wealth of free, available, online screenplays. Hope that helps.
And finally, if you guys could announce this on your blogs so word gets out, I would greatly appreciate it.
WOO HOO! I'm excited.
-MM
15 comments:
Great idea! Though I think I'll struggle to narrow it down to just one script...
Thanks so much!
We thought we'd start with a simple topic first.
And I agree! It'll be tough for me, too. But if a lot of people participate, it'll be less confusing if everyone talks about ONE script, ya know?
I have so many favorite scripts, I may pick one that I'm sure no one else will talk about.
-MM
I've got my script picked out and two versions downloaded to compare. This is a movie I keep coming back to for good examples of sub-text, structure, character depth, etc.
I think I know what that is, too!
-MM
Hmmmmm...I'm pretty sure I'll participate in this...I've already narrowed it down to two of my favorite relatively obscure films made within the last 10-15 years.
This means I actually have to read a script? Oof.
Guillermo - Yeah, narrowing it down is tough. It's also tough, I think, because a lot of newbie screenwriters out there haven't read a lot of screenplays. They have movies they love. So to talk about a script and explain why you love is unusual, ya know?
Carl - I'm sure you've read one or two before, haven't ya? Hehehe...
-MM
I'm assuming we're not to be narcissistic and that we're to pick a script somebody else has written, right?
And should there be a limit on length on this essay as well?
Are you kidding? Limit a writer on length? NEVER!
Hehehe...
-MM
"I'm sure you've read one or two before, haven't ya?"
All kidding aside, I have a pretty serious reading disorder. I go through phases, usually of a 2-3 months out of a year when I can read. The rest of the time, I struggle through magazine articles.
A few months ago I tried to read the first Harry Potter book. Three days later, when I had sat down with it about a half-dozen times for an hour at a clip but still wasn't through chapter one.... I put it back on the shelf.
On TS I've only reviewed a couple of scripts since October. I'm in a don't bother phase, but I will give it a go.
Are you serious? I would've NEVER guessed. That's absolutely amazing.
So I should really appreciate the fact that you actually read "Gigolo," shouldn't I?
Wow.
I'm speechless.
I really don't want to put you to any trouble. I know you're busy. We all are.
Wow.
okay, I'm gonna try to do this.
WOO HOO! Hehehe...
I can't wait to read it!
-MM
I'm in. I'll go for it.
I read a 25-page act today to start warming myself up.
No worries.
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