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Posted 1 day ago by: Tim Lane
in The Wild West
It's a thing called BIG -AIS...Brain in Gear-Ass In Seat.
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Posted 1 day ago by: Tim Lane
in I'm new in town!
Been a member since 2011 when Talentville was new. Cancer and Chemo has limited my participation for some time now (time and focus/concentration issues). Thing are better now and I hope to get back to my previous participation levels. Comedy is my forte but wordcrafting is my love. I particularly enjoy speech writing, though those opportunities are not as rare as screenwriting but rare nonetheless, meaning...unpaid.
Been a member since 2011 when Talentville was new. Cancer and Chemo has limited my participation for some time now (time and focus/concentration issues). Thing are better now and I hope to get back to my previous participation levels. Comedy is my forte but wordcrafting is my love. I particularly enjoy speech writing, though those opportunities are not as rare as screenwriting but rare nonetheless, meaning...unpaid. |
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Posted 2 days ago by: Shore Scripts
in The Screenwriters' Lounge
WE ARE HONORED TO ANNOUNCE THE SEMI-FINALISTS FOR THE FALL SEASON OF OUR SHORT FILM FUND! Thank you so much to all the writers and filmmakers who shared their work with us this season. It is undeniable that there are many fantastic stories out there that deserve to be told – that need to be produced – and we are grateful to all those who entrusted us with their work. This season, our Semi-Finalists represent the Top 3% of all submissions. View the list of Semi-Finalists here: https://www.shorescripts.com/2023_shortfilmfund2_winners/ OUR TOP 15 FINALISTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON DECEMBER 1ST. Want to...
WE ARE HONORED TO ANNOUNCE THE SEMI-FINALISTS FOR THE FALL SEASON OF OUR SHORT FILM FUND! |
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Posted 14 days ago by: Shore Scripts
in The Screenwriters' Lounge
2023 Feature Screenplay Contest Semi-Finalists We are delighted to announce the Semi-Finalists of our 2023 Feature Screenplay Contest! VIEW THE FULL LIST https://www.shorescripts.com/2023-feature-screenplay-contest-results/ We're sending huge thanks to all the writers who shared their feature screenplays with us this year. Feature storytelling is alive and kicking as the caliber of entries continues to increase year-on-year. Our Semi-Finalists represent the top 5% of entries received. Our Judges will shortly be deciding on our Feature Contest Winners and Finalists and we will announce the final placings on December 5th. **** DON’T FORGET THE FINAL DEADLINE FOR OUR NEW SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT FUND IS...
2023 Feature Screenplay Contest Semi-Finalists
We are delighted to announce the Semi-Finalists of our 2023 Feature Screenplay Contest!  VIEW THE FULL LIST https://www.shorescripts.com/2023-feature-screenplay-contest-results/ We're sending huge thanks to all the writers who shared their feature screenplays with us this year. Feature storytelling is alive and kicking as the caliber of entries continues to increase year-on-year. Our Semi-Finalists represent the top 5% of entries received. Our Judges will shortly be deciding on our Feature Contest Winners and Finalists and we will announce the final placings on December 5th.
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DON’T FORGET THE FINAL DEADLINE FOR OUR NEW SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT FUND IS IN JUST TWO DAYS! MIDNIGHT, NOVEMBER 15TH, Pacific Time. SUBMIT YOUR TREATMENT OR 1ST TEN PAGES https://www.shorescripts.com/scriptdevfund/ |
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Posted 17 days ago by: Ben Cahan
in From the Town Council
For you phone users of Talentville, we have vastly improved the look of the Script Library page when viewed on your phone in portrait mode. It now uses the entire width of the screen for results, with the search criteria section overlaying the results when desired (using a show/hide button). Check out the following pix to see how it looks:
For you phone users of Talentville, we have vastly improved the look of the Script Library page when viewed on your phone in portrait mode. It now uses the entire width of the screen for results, with the search criteria section overlaying the results when desired (using a show/hide button). |
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Posted 19 days ago by: Shore Scripts
in The Screenwriters' Lounge
Would a writer's retreat to a tropical island help you finish your screenplay? We created the Script Development Fund to help writers find the time to write. That’s what it takes to write a great screenplay and that’s a commodity we are all short on. Our Script Development Fund will give our Grand Prize Winner ($2,000) and 2nd Placed Winner ($1,000) cash prizes which they can spend in whatever way they see fit to help them find the time to write. Plus, our two winners will also receive 12 months of script development with our Head of Education. This...
 We created the Script Development Fund to help writers find the time to write. That’s what it takes to write a great screenplay and that’s a commodity we are all short on.
Our Script Development Fund will give our Grand Prize Winner ($2,000) and 2nd Placed Winner ($1,000) cash prizes which they can spend in whatever way they see fit to help them find the time to write.
Plus, our two winners will also receive 12 months of script development with our Head of Education. This includes phone calls, script coverage, and emails to help you every step of the way with your story.
We are accepting submissions in the form of short treatments or the first 10 pages of a script that you are currently working on.
DON’T MISS THE FINAL DEADLINE – NOVEMBER 15TH
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Posted 28 days ago by: Filmmatic
in The Screenwriters' Lounge
Writers - Have you written an edgy science-fiction drama, an epic fantasy adventure, or anything in-between? Our final deadline is tomorrow, looking for great projects and underheralded talent. (We're accepting all projects and genres that have a significant sci-fi and/or fantasy element) https://filmfreeway.com/Sci-Fi-FantasyAwards https://writers.coverfly.com/competitions/view/filmmatic-scififantasy-awards *FINAL DEADLINE 10/31
Writers - Have you written an edgy science-fiction drama, an epic fantasy adventure, or anything in-between? Our final deadline is tomorrow, looking for great projects and underheralded talent. (We're accepting all projects and genres that have a significant sci-fi and/or fantasy element) |
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Posted October 25, 2023 3:45 AM by: Dravid Mills
in The Wild West
OpenAI GPT-4 is a subscription with a fluid price.
OpenAI GPT is $20/month. Includes limited access to GPT-4.
Sounds like the lastest BOT GPT-4 is still settling.
OpenAI GPT-4 is a subscription with a fluid price. OpenAI GPT is $20/month. Includes limited access to GPT-4. Sounds like the lastest BOT GPT-4 is still settling. |
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Posted October 19, 2023 10:45 PM by: Shore Scripts
in The Screenwriters' Lounge
THE FINAL DEADLINE FOR THE SHORT FILM FUND FALL SEASON IS OCTOBER 31ST! The Short Film Fund is for screenwriters and/or directors who want to see their short script produced and create a calling card to help them progress in the industry. This season, we will be awarding a $15,000 cash production grant for the winning short script. The Grand Prize Winner will also receive a free camera equipment rental package from ARRI Rental for the duration of production in any country they operate and a film festival strategy package with Kimberley Browning (Tribeca short film programmer, member of the...
THE FINAL DEADLINE FOR THE SHORT FILM FUND FALL SEASON IS OCTOBER 31ST! |
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Posted October 18, 2023 6:25 AM by: Filmmatic
in The Screenwriters' Lounge
Have you written an edgy science-fiction drama, an epic fantasy adventure, or anything in-between? https://filmfreeway.com/Sci-Fi-FantasyAwards https://writers.coverfly.com/competitions/view/filmmatic-scififantasy-awards
Prizes include Cash, Lit Manager Guest Judge/Mentor, Custom Poster Art! *Final Deadline 10/31
Have you written an edgy science-fiction drama, an epic fantasy adventure, or anything in-between? Prizes include Cash, Lit Manager Guest Judge/Mentor, Custom Poster Art! |
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Posted October 10, 2023 7:38 AM by: Shore Scripts
in The Screenwriters' Lounge
2023 TV Pilot Winners & Finalists Announced! It has been such a pleasure to immerse ourselves in the fantastic 1-hour and ½-hour screenplays submitted this year and proudly share them with our award-winning industry Judges. And now the Judges have spoken! “Such a strong bunch it's hard to choose the best.” Peter Mohan, Producer/Writer ORPHAN BLACK, MUTANT X. “These are GREAT! Such high-caliber writing! Rebecca Gibson, Producer/Writer BURDEN OF TRUTH. “They were all really great submissions.” Sean Charles, Producer at AMC Networks. “Crisp writing, original ideas, distinctive voices. And very good storytelling.” Chris Provenzano, Producer/Writer MAD MEN, SILICON VALLEY,...
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2023 TV Pilot Winners & Finalists Announced!
It has been such a pleasure to immerse ourselves in the fantastic 1-hour and ½-hour screenplays submitted this year and proudly share them with our award-winning industry Judges.
And now the Judges have spoken!
“Such a strong bunch it's hard to choose the best.” Peter Mohan, Producer/Writer ORPHAN BLACK, MUTANT X.
“These are GREAT! Such high-caliber writing! Rebecca Gibson, Producer/Writer BURDEN OF TRUTH.
“They were all really great submissions.” Sean Charles, Producer at AMC Networks.
“Crisp writing, original ideas, distinctive voices. And very good storytelling.” Chris Provenzano, Producer/Writer MAD MEN, SILICON VALLEY, JUSTIFIED.
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We are honored to announce our 2023 1-HOUR & ½-HOUR TV PILOT WINNERS and FINALISTS.
We are now in the process of awarding prizes and commencing our relationship with these wonderful new alumni.
For full details of what happens next, check out our Post Contest Timeline.
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Posted September 19, 2023 1:06 AM by: Shore Scripts
in The Screenwriters' Lounge
$15,000 CASH PRODUCTION GRANT, FREE ARRI CAMERA RENTAL, INDUSTRY GUIDANCE W/ TWO-TIME OSCAR-NOMINATED PRODUCER, AND MORE!
The Regular Deadline for the Short Film Fund Fall Season is September 29th!
The Short Film Fund is for screenwriters and/or directors who want to see their short film script produced and create a calling card to help them progress in the industry.
We created the Short Film Fund in 2016 to provide another avenue for screenwriters to get their work out there and noticed by the industry. The films we have commissioned have gone on to screen at hundreds of film festivals including Tribeca, Cannes, BFI...
$15,000 CASH PRODUCTION GRANT, FREE ARRI CAMERA RENTAL, INDUSTRY GUIDANCE W/ TWO-TIME OSCAR-NOMINATED PRODUCER, AND MORE! The Regular Deadline for the Short Film Fund Fall Season is September 29th! The Short Film Fund is for screenwriters and/or directors who want to see their short film script produced and create a calling card to help them progress in the industry. We created the Short Film Fund in 2016 to provide another avenue for screenwriters to get their work out there and noticed by the industry. The films we have commissioned have gone on to screen at hundreds of film festivals including Tribeca, Cannes, BFI London, Austin, Palm Spring, Encounters, and more. Previous winners have gone on to write and direct for Netflix, Amazon, BBC, NBC, AMC, Hulu, and many others. This season, we will be awarding a $15,000 cash production grant for the winning short script. The Grand Prize Winner will also receive a free camera equipment rental package from ARRI Rental for the duration of production in any country they operate and a film festival strategy package with Kimberley Browning (festival programmer, Tribeca, Catalyst Content Festival). We will also award a $1,000 cash prize to the 2nd Place Winner. Both Winners will receive script and/or production consultancy with two-time Academy Award-nominated producer Maria Gracia Turgeon (FAUVE, Brotherhood). The Top 15 Finalists will have an opportunity to circulate their scripts to our Industry Roster of agents, managers, producers, and directors (script circulation is voluntary and can be postponed until post-strike!) https://shorescripts.com/shortfilmfund/
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Posted August 27, 2023 7:33 AM by: Ben Cahan
in From the Town Council
Congrats to the winners of our August raffle, all three will get a free entry into the 2023 Shore Scripts Feature creenplay Contest: Kathy Grater Mark Latino Peter Gartner Wishing them all the best of luck in the contest, and for everyone else, be sure to check out the contest, their final deadline is coming up at the end of this month!
Congrats to the winners of our August raffle, all three will get a free entry into the 2023 Shore Scripts Feature creenplay Contest: |
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Posted August 10, 2023 11:13 PM by: Shore Scripts
in The Screenwriters' Lounge
THE EARLY DEADLINE FOR THE SHORT FILM FUND FALL SEASON IS AUGUST 20TH! Do you want to get your short script produced? This season, we will be awarding a $15,000 cash production grant for the winning short script. The Grand Prize Winner will also receive a free camera equipment rental package from ARRI Rental for the duration of production in any country they operate and a film festival strategy package with Kimberley Browning (festival programmer, Tribeca, Catalyst Content Festival). We will also be awarding a $1,000 cash prize to the 2nd Place Winner. Both Winners will receive script and/or production...
THE EARLY DEADLINE FOR THE SHORT FILM FUND FALL SEASON IS AUGUST 20TH! |
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Posted July 23, 2023 1:06 PM by: Ben Cahan
in My uncle's neighbor is an Agent...
I'd say it is a tough sell to pay for just an introduction, perhaps if the agent or manager takes you on then it is a different discussion, especially if the manager is willing to work with you on your scripts to get them ready to send out to producers.
I'd say it is a tough sell to pay for just an introduction, perhaps if the agent or manager takes you on then it is a different discussion, especially if the manager is willing to work with you on your scripts to get them ready to send out to producers. |
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Posted July 20, 2023 9:06 AM by: Jed Power
in Television Writers' Lounge
Thank you, Billie.
Thank you, Billie. |
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Posted July 6, 2023 7:37 AM by: Jed Power
in I'm new in town!
please excuse 3rd person . Doing this at PT and impossible to rewrite here and now.
After suffering a massive stroke, crime fiction author, Jed Power, overcame his paralysis and wrote the eighth book in his Dan Marlowe/Hampton Beach, NH, Crime/Mystery series. At the same time, Power completed a Pilot episode adapting the first book in the series, ”The Boss of Hampton Beach,”into a one-hour Pilot for a proposed TV Series=="saving Hampton Beach." Power has also completed a half-hour TV Pilot dramedy, “A Stroke of Luck” based on his stroke journey. Log line—When a cynical, failed novelist suffers a disabling...
please excuse 3rd person . Doing this at PT and impossible to rewrite here and now. After suffering a massive stroke, crime fiction author, Jed Power, overcame his paralysis and wrote the eighth book in his Dan Marlowe/Hampton Beach, NH, Crime/Mystery series. At the same time, Power completed a Pilot episode adapting the first book in the series, ”The Boss of Hampton Beach,”into a one-hour Pilot for a proposed TV Series=="saving Hampton Beach."
Power has also completed a half-hour TV Pilot dramedy, “A Stroke of Luck” based on his stroke journey. Log line—When a cynical, failed novelist suffers a disabling stroke and fears he has lost everything, his only hope of regaining any type of meaningful life comes from his quirky, yet courageous, fellow patients at a rehab hospital for the brain-damaged. Think MASH upside down with the patients the primary characters and the staff as secondary.
Power Also has many short screenplays on Eddie Hoar and Derwood Doller , two bumbling, low-life beach hustlers based on characters from his crime Series.The shorts are easily adapted to TV or Features. Power is now looking for a Manager, Agent or producer to help with any or all these projects.
Power admits that writing after a stroke had major obstacles. “Typing with one finger was the least of it,” Power said. He continued, “It brought me confidence though, just getting it done. In my eyes anyhow, it was an accomplishment.” CONTACT: To learn more about Jed Power, the Dan Marlowe/Hampton Beach, NH, series, his pcompleted TV/Film adaptations, or to arrange an interview, please contact: Email: jedpower@verizon.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Jed-Power/ Phone: 978-979-2371
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Posted June 20, 2023 7:19 AM by: Shore Scripts
in The Screenwriters' Lounge
Winners & Top 5 Finalists | Short Film Fund Spring Season We are honored to announce the Winners and Top 5 Finalists of this Season of the 2023 Short Film Fund! Grand Prize Winner
LOCO by Eddie Mujica.
A surreal, dark comedy about mental health stigma in the Latinx community. At his first therapy session, Rafael Reyes relives the anxious thoughts from the night of his 30th birthday. 2nd Place Prize Winner
free martin by S. J. Thompson & Hayes Hart-Thompson.
A fourteen-year-old and her girlfriend run away from home after fears their relationship has been discovered.
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Our Grand Prize Winner will receive a...
Winners & Top 5 Finalists | Short Film Fund Spring Season
We are honored to announce the Winners and Top 5 Finalists of this Season of the 2023 Short Film Fund!
Grand Prize Winner LOCO by Eddie Mujica. A surreal, dark comedy about mental health stigma in the Latinx community. At his first therapy session, Rafael Reyes relives the anxious thoughts from the night of his 30th birthday.
2nd Place Prize Winner free martin by S. J. Thompson & Hayes Hart-Thompson. A fourteen-year-old and her girlfriend run away from home after fears their relationship has been discovered. --- Our Grand Prize Winner will receive a cash grant of $15,000 and the opportunity to use a free ARRI Rental camera equipment to produce their winning short film. Plus, production mentorship with Oscar-nominated producer Maria Garcia Turgeon and a specially designed festival strategy package by Tribeca programmer, Kimberley Browning.
Plus, $1,000 for the 2nd Place Winner, and feedback from our Judges for them and the Top 5 Finalists.
Congratulations to the Winners & Finalists!
THE FALL SEASON OF THE SHORT FILM FUND OPENS ON JULY 15TH! |
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Posted June 17, 2023 12:19 PM by: Ben Cahan
in From the Town Council
If you are still a Tourist member, do yourself (AND US!) the favor and get at least a one year Preferred membership. It is only $39 and helps us keep adding new stuff and working to get more great prizes for our now-monthly review raffle. Remember, 5 FREE entries to the raffle every month you are a Preferred member, and 10 FREE entries every month you are a Citizen member.
If you are still a Tourist member, do yourself (AND US!) the favor and get at least a one year Preferred membership. It is only $39 and helps us keep adding new stuff and working to get more great prizes for our now-monthly review raffle. |
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Posted June 16, 2023 12:28 PM by: Ben Cahan
in From the Town Council
NOTE THE NEWS FEED UPDATE: Folks, we now allow you to take your News Feed posts (the stuff here!) and also post them to the Bar & Grill, our internal message board system. Note the dropdown menu at the top of the New Feed and you will see the ability to select \"News Feed Only\" or \"Feed and Bar & Grill\". When you choose to post to the Bar (in addition to the post being shown here in the feed), you have to select which board to put the post in, as well as entering a topic headline. Uploaded pictures...
NOTE THE NEWS FEED UPDATE: Folks, we now allow you to take your News Feed posts (the stuff here!) and also post them to the Bar & Grill, our internal message board system. Note the dropdown menu at the top of the New Feed and you will see the ability to select \"News Feed Only\" or \"Feed and Bar & Grill\". |
