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  • finalact4
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    Re: Imagine-Impact boot camp

    Originally posted by JoeNYC View Post
    I'm not entering.

    In the future, if Imagine-Impact continues, I might enter when I finish the screenplay that I'm working on now, where I could use it as the "sample" script that they request.

    Feature film writers, keep in mind, that the majority of the first group of creators selected had submitted TV pilots, so it's obvious that Imagine Entertainment's priority is finding material for their TV production side.
    i'm submitting a polished draft of a feature of which i also wrote a pilot. i thought it best to send that one in, but it falls in their ultra-high budget range ($60m+). that alone may disqualify me.

    i am also including two other ideas (one a polished high budget action/thriller feature and another high concept rom/com WIP), the first one Sony TV considered for a TV series and the second my current WIP project which is a feature but also with the ability to create a TV series.

    i didn't send that idea in alone because, even though it is a high concept rom/com, i do not want to write in that genre. i just couldn't walk away from the concept, it's too good, to me anyway (what do i know?).

    i want to write in action/thriller genre's which are my best genres, so i'm leading with that.

    i'm hopeful. i've got the video down to 35 seconds. it's not a lot of time.

    it does look like they do work with writers that have a strong idea, but submit a sample that shows their ability to execute a fully realized story.

    they're putting out a lot of money, so yeah, sure, i get that they are seeking material for themselves to potentially develop. i'm okay with that.

    StoryWriter, i'm in north dallas, (was in CT) if you ever want to connect. not sure where you are.

    good luck to one and all.

    does anyone have an opinion about doing your video with a background, like inside a house? should it be a blank wall?
    Last edited by finalact4; 01-14-2019, 10:26 AM.

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  • JoeNYC
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    Re: Imagine-Impact boot camp

    Originally posted by finalact4 View Post
    anyone else entering?
    I'm not entering.

    In the future, if Imagine-Impact continues, I might enter when I finish the screenplay that I'm working on now, where I could use it as the "sample" script that they request.

    Feature film writers, keep in mind, that the majority of the first group of creators selected had submitted TV pilots, so it's obvious that Imagine Entertainment's priority is finding material for their TV production side.

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  • StoryWriter
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    Re: Imagine-Impact boot camp

    Originally posted by finalact4 View Post
    ps; cut it down by half and still over, and i'm from the northeast, we talk fast... ugh!
    My family is from Maryland and Pennsylvania (I was born in Southern California). So we probably don't talk as fast as North-easterners, but a whole lost faster than they do in Texas, where I live now.

    When I first got here I kept wanting to finish their sentences for them. Now I'm just as slow talking as any of them.

    I consider that a plus. By the time I get done saying "Hi all, y'all", I could just about have that 30 seconds covered.

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  • finalact4
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    damn, i got through half of my statement and the timer went off... ugh!

    ps; cut it down by half and still over, and i'm from the northeast, we talk fast... ugh!
    Last edited by finalact4; 01-12-2019, 08:57 PM.

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  • LauriD
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    Originally posted by finalact4 View Post
    30 sec video? just something you do with your desktop should be fine, right? i get very nervous speaking. haha. i mean, i might actually pass out while taping... should be good practice.

    Lauri, are you submitting? anyone else entering?
    Yup, I'm entering again.

    But I know a BAFTA-winner who entered and didn't even get an interview, so the competition is fierce.

    I hate the video, but I can understand it.

    From reddit:

    "I don’t know how important the video is. The important part is to be personable and “on.” Pitching is a big part of what the program teaches, so the video is about demonstrating that you can be engaging both on and off the page. I’m sure you’ve already discovered that 30 seconds is a loooong time. The key is not to be boring.

    And as for the conspiracy theories about the video serving as a backdoor way to gauge the age/gender/ethnicity of the applicants... over half the first impact group was straight, white men. So, while the group was diverse, it’s not intended as a diversity initiative and thus far has not functioned as one.

    That said, your personal struggle and experiences in life are VERY relevant. What have you uniquely experienced? What do you know about the world that isn’t being shown on screen? They seem to care about that. Not in some SJW sense, but in a sincere, looking for new voices kinda way."

    My last video was a laptop affair on the dining room floor. My new one will be shot by my filmmaker daughter with her pro camera, outside with an interesting background. #hollywood

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  • finalact4
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    30 sec video? just something you do with your desktop should be fine, right? i get very nervous speaking. haha. i mean, i might actually pass out while taping... should be good practice.

    Lauri, are you submitting? anyone else entering?

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  • figment
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    On this reddit thread halfway down the comments, there's a person that got in the first lab and he/she said that most of those accepted on the feature side had applied with a finished first draft. He/she said only a few people came in with just an idea and no completed script.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/Screenwriti...h7&sh=6f07c31d

    This might make a difference to you concerning what you enter... or not.

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  • LauriD
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    Did anyone here on DD get in last round, BTW?

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  • LauriD
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    Originally posted by figment View Post
    Yeah -- I just meant, do they have a list of "here's places you can stay for two months that are close-enough to our company to make all the meetings and also where you won't get murdered."
    No, they don't help. But $20,000/month is way more than needed to live comfortably, even in LA.

    It's easy enough to find places for an an extended stay on sites like AirBnb and Craigslist.

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  • figment
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    Yeah -- I just meant, do they have a list of "here's places you can stay for two months that are close-enough to our company to make all the meetings and also where you won't get murdered."

    For instance, when certain hotels are used for an annual conference of some kind, those rooms are often provided at a reduced rate, because of the guaranteed occupancy and length of stay. I just wondered if they had a deal with a hotel or two out there for this, since it will be an ongoing thing.

    I didn't see any info on their FAQ.

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  • StoryWriter
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    Re: Imagine-Impact boot camp

    Originally posted by figment View Post
    Imagine-Impact 2 now accepting submissions.

    You have from January 7 - January 20, 2019 to enter.

    https://www.imagine-impact.com/

    Good luck, people.

    (Offhand, Does anyone know if they provide assistance with living arrangements if you are accepted? As in recommending places you can stay? Or are you just on your own? Extended stay hotels out there are super expensive.)
    Last time they offered $4000 a month for living expenses. (Or something close to that.)

    EDIT: Looks like they changed that.

    "Are Creators paid?
    Yes. Each creative team will be paid weekly for living expenses (a total of $40,000) to make it possible for them to focus singularly on delivering their project in its most polished form."

    FAQ

    So, it looks like each individual gets $2500 a week for living expenses.

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  • figment
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    Imagine-Impact 2 now accepting submissions.

    You have from January 7 - January 20, 2019 to enter.

    https://www.imagine-impact.com/

    Good luck, people.

    (Offhand, Does anyone know if they provide assistance with living arrangements if you are accepted? As in recommending places you can stay? Or are you just on your own? Extended stay hotels out there are super expensive.)

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  • figment
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    Update.

    Some of the projects that are now finished and ready to pitch:

    https://deadline.com/2018/11/imagine...ay-1202499001/

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  • JoeNYC
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    Originally posted by boobtubenewb View Post
    With so many entries in such a short amount of time, forget having time to read the samples - I seriously doubt they even read all the applications in full.
    This is logical, considering how everything played out.

    When Impact was overloaded with applications and had to change the announcement dates, there were unprofessional writers who bombarded them with all sorts of wacky rumors and conspiracy theories, where Imagine Impact had to respond:

    "... there is no higher order to any of this that any of you can solve. We're just humans reading scripts and applications in the order we received them and the rollout of the interview emails is constrained to the speed that humans can go!-

    Impact was under extreme pressure to announce. I knew there was a possibility that this could happen. I wanted to get my application in early, but probably just like the majority of you I didn't submit mine to the last minute.

    Anyway, this is what I tell myself in order to continue to hammer away through the rejection: It was because of the process, not my story idea.

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  • boobtubenewb
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    Last edited by boobtubenewb; 10-08-2018, 05:37 PM.

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