GEEK: A Science Fiction & Fantasy Contest

[Naudikom]

Let's see if this one can't go a little smoother.

Here's how this works:

- Sword-and-sorcery, space travel, time travel, alt. history, whatever...free reign.

- 5 pages max.

- If you enter, you have to vote. Otherwise, your entry will be disqualified. If you don't enter, however, you can still vote.

- You can have a max of TWO entries.

- Submissions start now and run through May 31st at 11:59PM PST.

- Voting lasts from June 1st at 12AM PST and runs through June 10th. Winners announced on June 11th!

- Submissions and voting are done through PM to me.

- No voting for yourself.

- Winner gets a prize!

Scoring:

- To vote, give your 1st, 2nd and 3rd place choices.

- All votes are NOT created equal. Each entry will be awarded 3 points for a 1st place vote, 2 points for a 2nd place vote and 1 point for a 3rd place vote.

[OzFade]

Naud I promise I'll enter this one!

[Arroway]

five pages is a little thin, especially for sci-fi or fantasy which usually require a bit more room to set up the world.

that being said, i will be entering.

[Naudikom]

It's unfortunate, but 5 pages has always been kind of a de facto standard on the board - largely to keep post sizes manageable.

Think of it as, well...a writing exercise, as the forum is thus named. I look forward to reading your entry, Arroway.

[DeaconBlu]

I like 5 pages. For these contests I usually end up with a first draft around 10-15 pages. Cutting it down is something I've had to learn how to do. Incorporating this same condensation in my other writing, where page count doesn't matter, has churned out some tight writing.

[IndieMe]

Five pages is plenty to tell a story. I normally read about 30+ 5 pagers at www.moviepoet.com every month. Some sci-fi scripts have won too...

One page scripts can be tough though. :)

[JonnyAtlas]

If I can decide on a concept, I will enter this for sure.

[Qazworld]

naud, it wont fit as a PM.

how else should we send it to you?

[Naudikom]

If anyone can't fit it into a PM, then go ahead and PM me and I'll give you an e-mail address.

[dpaterso]

naud, it wont fit as a PM.
Just asking, have you removed all left margin spaces? I think the software counts these characters before removing them.

-Derek

[Qazworld]

i tried to post it the same way i post a page in script pages- saving the file as as a "text with layout" then copying that with code wrapped around it in the post.

:confused:

[dpaterso]

- Submissions start now and run through April 30th at 11:59PM PST.

- Voting lasts from May 1st at 12AM PST and runs through May 10th. Winners announced on May 11th!
Just asking, are you alllowing the deadline to slip, since the March Madness contest ran late again due to pesky real life stuff?

-Derek

[IndieMe]

I forgot about this one.

Can you extend it some or will that cause problems? Is there another contest in May? I think I'm confused. :confused:

[Naudikom]

Fixing the main post here in a second.

Seeing as how I've only ONE entry thus far.

[ylekot43]

Five pages is plenty to tell a story. I normally read about 30+ 5 pagers at www.moviepoet.com (http://www.moviepoet.com) every month. Some sci-fi scripts have won too...

One page scripts can be tough though. :)

Great site. Love the latest contest a short without dialogue or narration---fantastic exercise.

[Adam Isaac]

May have to get in on this action now that MM is finished.:cool:

[Adam Isaac]

I've got a cool topic. Now, I just need to form it.

[OzFade]

Great site. Love the latest contest a short without dialogue or narration---fantastic exercise.

Adam they stole my idea!

This was going to be my next contest after Naud's.

I told Adam about it and the one page contest idea like last December.

[Qazworld]

Naud I promise I'll enter this one!

liar!

[Adam Isaac]

Adam they stole my idea!

This was going to be my next contest after Naud's.

I told Adam about it and the one page contest idea like last December.


Yep. I have the PM in my downloaded message folder.

Oz, I told you that that idea was the sh*t. You should've plugged it as soon as your 1 page exercise wrapped.

Oz was the first to pitch that exercise...pity Done Deal Pro wasn't the launching pad for it.

You'll just have to tap into your brain and engineer another diamond, Oz.

[OzFade]

Qaz I still have time!

Adam I was going too but then we had SICK, MARCH MADNESS and then GEEK


Oh well I guess we can learn something from this

[Adam Isaac]

Qaz I still have time!

Adam I was going too but then we had SICK, MARCH MADNESS and then GEEK


Oh well I guess we can learn something from this


That exercise would've trumped them all.

:cool:

[IndieMe]

Got any entries yet?

[Naudikom]

Three.

This whole contest thing isn't really workin' for me.

[tonyz]

Entry incoming. I just typed FADE OUT on it last night and wanted to let it simmer a day or two before tweaking.

The deadline is still 2.5 weeks out. No throwing in the towel this early.

[12IronMonkeys]

I'm going to try and sent one in also, but no promises. :)

[dpaterso]

Mine's written but I'm giving it time to rest then I'll give it another chainsaw pass. The deadline's ages away, we could have another ice age before then.

-Derek

[d3x]

brand new to the boards and am planning on submitting this weekend. don't give up on me yet!

[Naudikom]

Contest is cancelled due to extenuating personal circumstances.

[d3x]

so is there anyone else who can pick up the reins, or is that that?

[Arroway]

...

[Adam Isaac]

Arroway's pissed. I can tell.:rolling:

[rdg]

Is anyone going to pick this one up?

My writing partner and I took an afternoon and banged out a couple of entries to support the board.

It would be sad city if it amounted to night.

[Naudikom]

I'm sorry, guys - I really am, but I am - at this time - unable to continue the contest. See my thread in One on One.

[IndieMe]

I've been busy writing something else so I will not enter this one, but if no one has a problem with it, I wouldn't mind running it.

Just let me know... :)

[rdg]

I would be thrilled with Indie running this one.

Fun fun fun!

[IndieMe]

I'd be thrilled with you being thrilled for me to do that....
Geez! haven't said that in two years....


Seriously, I'd be happy to! ;)

[Mark Somers]

I'm thrilled that IndieMe is thrilled that rdg is thrilled. And I haven't the slightest idea what's going on.

[dpaterso]

I'm thrilled that IndieMe is thrilled that rdg is thrilled. And I haven't the slightest idea what's going on.
Translation, you're submitting a 5-page Sci-Fi or Fantasy short script to IndieMe by May 31. Try to keep up, won't you?

-Derek

[IndieMe]

One question... Since there's already been three or so submitted, would you guys want them posted as they come in or all at once on June 1?

Either way is fine with me. :)

Seems to me some people get inspired if there are a few available to read.

[d3x]

mayhap as they come in? we all have to have our votes in by june 1st, right? it'd give us some time to read, review, and stew.

game on...!

[tonyz]

The voting period is June 1 to June 10, so we get that time to read and review.
My vote would go to "all at once." Confidence is difficult enough to come by, and if I read a piece that I think totally blows mine out of the water, I'm going to reek cowardice and never send my submission. If I think I have even the slightest chance to stand up with the folks here, my submission actually gets sent, and that's a big, big step for me. Yes, it's stupid and doesn't make sense but that pretty much sums me up.

[yeehi]

I am going to enter this contest. I encourage everybody to do the same.

Without exception, I have looked back with very great pleasure on every competition in which I have participated.

Hopefully, GEEK: A Science Fiction & Fantasy Contest will re-open my valve.

[dpaterso]

I know it's sacrilege to treat screenwriting as anything but deadly serious, but no one's life is at stake, this is just a friendly contest, y'all are allowed to enjoy yourselves. :)

yeehi, if you write twenty 5-page shorts this year and string them together to form a feature-length screenplay, people will think you're a creative genius!

-Derek

[yeehi]

dpaterso, you are the best!:love:

[d3x]

wait! lives aren't on the line? i think we need to up the ante here people...

[dpaterso]

wait! lives aren't on the line? i think we need to up the ante here people...
OK, let's do that.

Losers have to drive rusty nails through their nuts.

That'll separate the men from the boys.

cool, c'mon, the old Cuban prison excuse is gettin' stale, you know?

-Derek

[IndieMe]

Losers have to drive rusty nails through their nuts.
That'll separate the men from the boys.

I like the way you think. I'm all for that. I don't have any myself besides the ones I've been collecting throughout my life, but make no mistake... I don't have a problem driving rusty nails through any of those. :D

[Jcorona]

I will not be entering this one as I'm currently in a Cuban prison, apart from bread, and water, they do at least allow me 5 minutes of access to DD per day, as my treat.

:rolling:

Corona

[IndieMe]

Hey all,

Just got back from vacation. LOVE the mountains!! :)

Got some entries in my inbox and a couple in my gmail. Either account is fine to send your entry. I will post all of them on June 1st.

If you sent an entry to Naudikum, please resend it to me.

For those of you who have not sent in an entry yet... get cracking! There's still enough time.

Best way to become a better writer is to post your script for others to read and receive feedback. :love:

[OzFade]

Ha I love it when an idea hits at the last second. If I ever got a job writing for someone they'd be pissed.

So yeah Qaz I didn't lie. I actually entered this one.

Go me.

[dpaterso]

Today's the day!

-Derek

[Naudikom]

I run the contest, no one enters. IndieMe takes over and, all of a sudden, it's a big party 'round here.

I see how you a$$holes are. ;)

[dpaterso]

Dude, you gave us a whole month! Then went all hobo on us! We had abandonment issues. Technically, we could sue.

-Derek

[IndieMe]

I run the contest, no one enters. IndieMe takes over and, all of a sudden, it's a big party 'round here.
Not exactly a party yet, but it's still early in the day...

Come on people. Give it to me!! ;)

[Qazworld]

how many entries do you have so far?

[IndieMe]

Just seven... :(

I think three had been submitted to Naudikom already, but I have no idea if those writers have sent theirs to me. If not, there could be a couple more.

[Qazworld]

sad.

get rid of oz's, so we can have a nice even number.

[IndieMe]

I got rid of six of them. Kept my favorite. Figured that would make it real easy for the voters...

[Qazworld]

i'm glad you liked it.

[OzFade]

Naud I would have entered even if you were still running it.

Qaz how'd you read my short already?

[Qazworld]

can we just do public voting?

and maybe a comment or something?

i feel like that helps.

but maybe thats just me

[IndieMe]

can we just do public voting?


I feel anonymous voting is better for honesty.

Comments are always appreciated, but perhaps better left until the voting is done to discourage voting without having read the entries.

I don't know anyone here so my comments are always based on the scripts alone, but many of you seem to know each other...

[d3x]

i concur with the private voting. being new to the boards there's a certain amount of intimidation to all this.

[dpaterso]

Heh, it's just a fun little contest d3x, no need to feel intimidated. I'm gonna PM my 1st, 2nd and 3rd place votes to IndieMe, and when the results are announced I'll post whatever comments I scribble as I read the scripts, in case participants are interested in feedback.

-Derek

[OzFade]

Dp is the man for comments. I'm also going to follow his lead and scribble some down...8 entries isn't hard to do.

[IndieMe]

Okay people, one day left to vote.

I have 5 votes so far... eight people entered.