With $35k in cash and prizes, Shore Scripts 2017 is now open for submissions:
Shore Scripts 2017 - Now Open For
Submissions
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We've added some great
new prizes, judges and production companies for 2017's contest. Our winners
will meet with top producers, agents, and managers, as well as winning
substantial cash and industry prizes.
There's more
opportunities than ever before to get your screenwriting career off the
ground with Shore Scripts!
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Today we have added
the actress Thora
Birch to 2017's roster of 37 Oscar, Golden Globe, EMMY,
Bafta, and Cannes winning filmmakers, all of whom are on-board to read this
year's best screenplays.
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'I
would like to applaud each of the writers and thank them for allowing me to
read their wonderful work. Each writer is clearly at a level that assures
me that if they are not already working (paid to write), that time is
nigh.' Judge - FRANK RENZULLI -
writer of The Sopranos, The Walking Dead
'It
rips your heart out to have to choose. All five entries were unique,
outstanding and something fresh.' Judge
T. Rafael Cimino, Executive Producer HBO Films
'I
was very impressed with the short scripts I read for Shore; vibrant,
unusual ideas were in abundance, each explored with creativity,
imagination and nuance. I hope that these words take the next
step and are realised cinematically, as I am confident that
they would be striking pieces of work.' Judge
Lydia Beilby, Short Film Programmer at The Edinburgh Film Festival
'Can
I go on record as saying how high I thought the standard was. Every one of
these writers is a talent.' Judge
- MATTHEW GRAHAM - writer of Doctor Who, Life on Mars
'Another
great crop of scripts this year. I very much look forward to the Shore
Scripts contest as the quality is always surprisingly high.' Judge
- STEPHEN WOOLLEY - producer of Carol, Great Expectations, Youth,
The Crying Game
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EARLY DEADLINE
1st
MARCH - 31st MAY 2017
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It's
Oscar season once again, so this month we have expert film reviewer Jeff Bottemley
asking what exactly makes a winning script, former Hallmark
writer/developer Carley
Smale talks writing Christmas TV movies, and the producers
at Seventh Crow
delve into writing award winning web series, plus all the
rest.
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Jack Bottemley, a regular contributor to the UK
Film Review, takes a thorough look at this years Oscar
nominees for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay.
Taking the awards rich history into consideration, he looks at what it
takes to become a winner in both these categories. Read the full
article here.
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Although Christmas is firmly behind us, the business of
writing and producing this years new crop of Christmas TV movies
is already well under way. Former Hallmark Channel writer and developer
Carley
Smale gives us an interesting insight into the world that
is Christmas movies. Read the full article here.
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We
got together with writer/director Pavel Shepan and producer Bianca Herold
from Seventh Crow, creators of the award winning supernatural drama Judas
Goat, to pick their brains about the process of
writing and developing a web series. Find out just why you should be
writing small screen content, issues surrounding episodic structuring,
getting to know the market and much, much more by reading the full article
here.
You can also view the trailer for Judas Goat below
and watch the gripping series in its entirety on Stream.
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Improve Your Screenwriting Skills
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Script Reader Pro are running a discount for
all Shore Scripts subscribers on their downloadable screenwriting
course, Script
Hackr.
Forget all the confusing and vague “fluff” found in most
screenwriting courses, coverage and books. Script Hackr will skyrocket your
screenwriting skills by utilizing rarely talked about hacks and hands-on
practical exercises to de-mystify screenwriting theory.
The course retails at $299 but you can get it for
just $99 by using this coupon code at checkout: SRSCRT3
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The
Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon
(2008) written and directed by Richard
Gale has so many shots, scenes and sequences packed into
ten minutes, it may well indeed be described as epic. I love shorts that
use the trailer format, condensing a story down to the minimum and it
does feel like you’ve pretty much watched an entire movie here. The
irony is, this short possibly runs the risk of shooting itself in
the foot by taking the long drawn out repetition to the max. You be the
judge. You can find the short here
on YouTube too.
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With conformation that series two will air this Halloween,
take the chance to sit down and read the pilot script for the hugely
successful Stranger
Things, written by the Duffer Brothers with its effectively
written description that's spaced out fantastically, drawing your eyes
to all the important details. Well worth a read.
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Soak up the unsettling yet melodic dark presence of piano,
xylophone, and guitar harmonics created by Scottish post rock band Mogwai written
for the French supernatural drama Les Revenants (The Returned). It's
both relaxing and disquieting at the same time, listen to the full
album on YouTube here.
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You
better be quick if you want to make use of the #RadarAwards earlybird
deadline price of £20 as the deadline closes March 5th. Photographers,
designers and directors - all visual content creators - are invited to
apply. All shortlisted entries receive industry feedback and top-level
networking with fantastic mentorship opportunities for winners. For more
details go here: http://bit.ly/2j1ASeQ
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"EVERY WRITER I KNOW HAS
TROUBLE WRITING."
Joseph Heller
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"I WRITE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT I THINK UNTIL I
READ WHAT I SAY."
Flannery O'Connor
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"GOOD WRITERS DEFINE REALITY; BAD ONES MERELY
RESTATE IT."
Edward Albee
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Screenwriters, and all creative’s, we
want to see you at Work, Rest and Play. Do
you want the world to see what you’re doing, then simply upload an
Instagram video or photo and tag us @shorescripts
with #shorescripts.
Each week on a Monday we will pick our favourite three and regram them. We
look forward to seeing all of your #shorescripts
photos and building an Instagram community together!
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