Austin: who's in?

[JoJo]

Now that Nicholl is closed for entries, it's all about Austin (their deadline approaches).

Who's in this year? With what?

Me, I'm in with a new feature and a new one-hour drama.

I entered my very first script in Austin back in '97. Made the first cut but got no further. Attended the conference that year, which was terrific.

Anyone considering attending the conference this year if they make the first cut? Or make the second cut?

BTW, I second the idea that we need an Austin version of Greg Beal to chat us up here on DD.

[AlexNoa]

Re: Austin: who's in?

Now that Nicholl is closed for entries, it's all about Austin (their deadline approaches).

Who's in this year? With what?

Me, I'm in with a new feature and a new one-hour drama.

I entered my very first script in Austin back in '97. Made the first cut but got no further. Attended the conference that year, which was terrific.

Anyone considering attending the conference this year if they make the first cut? Or make the second cut?

BTW, I second the idea that we need an Austin version of Greg Beal to chat us up here on DD.

I spoke to a reader for Austin while attending the conference one year and she told me they(readers) were told to only read the first five pages and if it didn't catch their interest, they could move on. Yeah, I'd like to hear someone from Austin on DDP too.

[Anagram]

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Jeff Lowell has mentioned he reads for Austin so you could ask him if that's been his experience. Based on his posts in another thread, it would be strange.

[JoJo]

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I spoke to a reader for Austin while attending the conference one year and she told me they(readers) were told to only read the first five pages and if it didn't catch their interest, they could move on. Yeah, I'd like to hear someone from Austin on DDP too.

Alex, I hear you but even the contests that insist all their readers read all the submissions from start to finish have no way of policing their readers. Who knows how many scripts get blown off on page five even in the best of contests? Either you write a compelling story or you don't.. you can drag a horse to water.....

[AlexNoa]

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Alex, I hear you but even the contests that insist all their readers read all the submissions from start to finish have no way of policing their readers. Who knows how many scripts get blown off on page five even in the best of contests? Either you write a compelling story or you don't.. you can drag a horse to water.....

So you're fine with an actual policy to not read more pages? I think most entrants would prefer the opposite.

[UnequalProductions]

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I'll have a pilot in the hour-long competition. So everyone else might as well save their entry fees.

[Richmond Weems]

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So you're fine with an actual policy to not read more pages? I think most entrants would prefer the opposite.

I'm fine with it.

What I'm not fine with is someone tossing pages away 'cause of a title page doesn't look the way the reader wants it, or the city doesn't happen to be NY or Los Angeles.

But without a doubt, toss mine in the trash if you can't get past the first five pages. The fault lies with me, not the reader.

HH

[JoeBanks]

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original drama pilot and original sitcom pilot. i plan on attending

[DangoForth]

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I entered my very first script in Austin back in '97.

I remember Austin back then. Wasn't '97 when that guy printed out all those copies of his logline and left them on top of every one of the urinals?
Of course, what could you say about a script that was "fit for the toilet"???

[Projectophelia]

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Sitcom pilot if I can finish it in time.

[JeffLowell]

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I've never been given the instructions to only read 5 pages.

[AlexNoa]

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I've never been given the instructions to only read 5 pages.

He was a first round reader. From our conversation, I recall that his conversation with who gave him the script, not sure if it was the contest director or an assistant to him, was very casual. When he was given his stack of scripts, he voiced his concern about how he'd read them all, and then was told - again, very casually - he only had to read the first five and could toss it after that if it didn't keep his interest.

[Anagram]

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He was a first round reader. From our conversation, I recall that his conversation with who gave him the script, not sure if it was the contest director or an assistant to him, was very casual. When he was given his stack of scripts, he voiced his concern about how he'd read them all, and then was told - again, very casually - he only had to read the first five and could toss it after that if it didn't keep his interest.

If that's true that is worrying. But Jeff's a direct source so he should hold more weight.

For the record I am planning on entering.

[AlexNoa]

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If that's true that is worrying. But Jeff's a direct source so he should hold more weight.

For the record I am planning on entering.

You realize Jeff wouldn't be a first round reader, don't you? By all means, enter. I'm only relaying information that you should use to consider whether it's worth entering.

[JoJo]

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But without a doubt, toss mine in the trash if you can't get past the first five pages. The fault lies with me, not the reader.

HH

Exactly. If only more writers had this attitude.