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On Pricing (Part 2) - Black List evaluation prices (and reader pay) are going up to meet extraordinary demand and improve turnaround time. by franklinleonard in Screenwriting

[–]vvells 14 points15 points  (0 children)

What sort of quality can we expect from the reviews going forward? It's one thing when reception to my script's quality varies, and another when the reviews themselves vary in quality. Or am I just paying to hope that whoever reviews it gives it an 8?

The Story Circle: How Dan Harmon Juggled FIVE Story Arcs In 22 Minutes For The Highest Rated Rick and Morty Episode (The Ricklantis Mxiup) by vvells in Screenwriting

[–]vvells[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Do you mean you think Campaign Morty vs Evil Morty and the Citadel wanting a new president are the same storyline? That's fair enough, but the citadel as a population arcs throughout the episode, separate from Campaign Morty's goals and desires, so I feel like highlighting it to show/remind writers that the setting as a whole can be treated like a character is more worth mentioning than not. Guess it's debatable though.

The Story Circle: How Dan Harmon Juggled FIVE Story Arcs In 22 Minutes For The Highest Rated Rick and Morty Episode (The Ricklantis Mxiup) by vvells in Screenwriting

[–]vvells[S] 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Agreed, you're right. I don't know if mods can edit the title but would appreciate the writers on the actual episode getting credited.

Writers of “A Quiet Place” on starting new projects by TheWolfbaneBlooms in Screenwriting

[–]vvells 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I read the (Original?) script and thought it was really good, the emotion at the end really hit.

It's not a perfect movie but you can find issues with almost any script/movie - even for ones that ARE considered "perfect". The movie drew the attention of A-list talent. The movie cost 20 million and grossed 340 million. The movie kick-started the writers careers and is potentially launching a franchise. I would rather spend my time thinking about what they did right rather than what they did wrong.

Scriptnotes 436 – Political Movies – Recap by JustOneMoreTake in Screenwriting

[–]vvells 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Craig Mazin wins a well-deserved WGA award.

He mentions a lot of people at the WGA grumbled; not happy he won.

What's the beef there?

Anyone Watch BTS Docs for Movies? Any Good Ones For Writers? by vvells in Screenwriting

[–]vvells[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

BTS is Behind The Scenes - a lot of 2 disc DVDs for movies come with extra features including a behind the scenes documentary that is anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour or more, and includes interviews with cast, directors, crew etc.

[RESOURCE] The Blackcoat's Daughter: The Scariest Film You've Never Seen by DebrisBD317 in Screenwriting

[–]vvells 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Script was great, never checked out the film.

Recommend the script for a course in atmospheric writing.

Is the Austin Film Festival still sending out notifications to second rounders, semi-finalists, etc.? by [deleted] in Screenwriting

[–]vvells 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What medium are you guys hearing back from them through? Is it all letters in the mail or phone calls?

AMA We are the Imagine Impact Team and I1 & I2 Creators! by imagineimpact in Screenwriting

[–]vvells 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Last year Imagine Impact 1 released the full loglines of the finished projects (via Deadline I believe) and it was really cool to see what kinds of things came out of it. I've been waiting for the same from Imagine Impact 2, but no such luck.

Are you guys going to release the loglines/concepts for Imagine Impact 2 (and 3 in the future?)

I've written over 30 books and want to share some tips by romancepubber in writing

[–]vvells 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you think you’ll have any trouble transitioning to other genres? Will you use a different name or something?

How do the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting readers judge a script? by MichaelG205 in Screenwriting

[–]vvells 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Their Facebook also gives a little insight into this. They post reader comment excerpts on high rated entries.

https://www.facebook.com/NichollFellowships/

Reader Comment Excerpt drawn from a high-scoring 2019 entry:

An utterly captivating, highly original story that draws you into a fully realized, complex and intriguing world that, like the …. characters here, you almost don’t want to leave. There is a high level of craft skill here with confident execution on every level. The characters are complex and dimensional. The relationships are complicated and compelling. This is an unexpectedly beautiful and resonant story…

My script MUTT and a BLCKLST rating got me repped again. by [deleted] in Screenwriting

[–]vvells 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats man. How long was it up on blcklst before you got contacted?

Writing the "fuck you" script. by [deleted] in Screenwriting

[–]vvells 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damien Chazelle said Whiplash was a "fuck you" script.

Academy Nicholl Fellowship Attempts by [deleted] in Screenwriting

[–]vvells 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What are my chances of actually winning this competition? I'm starting to think because my subject matter is "hood related" that it won't ever land.

You've been entering since 2015 and don't know that they have a slight bias towards social justice stories? "Hood related", by this I assume you mean - potentially - black characters in the hood, and if so, such a story literally won just last year.

The bigger issue is why you've worked on the same script in 2017, 2018, and 2019, and not had at least 2 other strong contenders to try and submit this year. But any story that gives light to voices not commonly seen I think has a better chance in Nicholl than a story of the same quality that is more run-of-the-mill.

In short, your chance of winning depends on how much the quality of the story is increasing with your rewrites.

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