Re: Confessions of a Contest Judge
I do understand. I've read for contests, including SSC (no, not this year).
My point was that it would be easy to dismiss that script because, based on the first few pages, it seems merely competent. I mean, we've seen this situation before; we've seen it done better.
And if we're looking for the best of the best, well, hey, no reason to read on, right? Odds are -- based simply on those first three pages -- there are at least twenty scripts in the competition that are better, and our job is to advance about that many scripts (let's say).
But if we read on, we might be surprised.
I do understand. I've read for contests, including SSC (no, not this year).
My point was that it would be easy to dismiss that script because, based on the first few pages, it seems merely competent. I mean, we've seen this situation before; we've seen it done better.
And if we're looking for the best of the best, well, hey, no reason to read on, right? Odds are -- based simply on those first three pages -- there are at least twenty scripts in the competition that are better, and our job is to advance about that many scripts (let's say).
But if we read on, we might be surprised.
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