Just Effing Entertain Me

Top Three Short Scenes

So here they are, the top three short scenes for the Bengal tiger, Krakatoa, hot air balloon competition. I was going to announce them later this week but I read through them with such relish, it was hard narrowing it down to the top three!

I have to thank EVERYBODY for participating; I absolutely love opening each submission and marveling at the huge variety of ideas that you guys have. It’s absolutely incredible to see the wild differences between what comes up for one writer compared to another. It’s truly endless.

The final votes will be counted on Saturday, July 31st. Or like, Sunday when I wake up. Either way.

Prizes:
A $25 Amazon gift certificate PLUS a free 15 minute phone consult with me, Julie Gray!

So here we go, we have, for your consideration:

Teddy, Are You There? by Millar Prescott
Shit Creek by Ron Cecchini
The Tiger and The Lady by Liz Holliday

Voting:
Look for the short scene that contained the most effing entertainment and cleverest use of the key words. Did the scene have a beginning (set up), a middle (complication) and an end (resolution)? Vote on the poll BELOW:

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New Key Word Short Scene Competition!

Hello, everybody!

It’s been so busy lately, good lord. So much fun stuff going on. I had a lovely lunch with Ellen Sandler yesterday; what a treat that was. Ellen got her start reading scripts for Joseph Papp in New York and went on to work as the co-EP (co-executive producer) on Everybody Loves Raymond. You couldn’t meet a nicer lady. Ellen, along with Chuck Rosin and Jen Grisanti, is judging the top 10 pilot and spec scripts in the Golden Age of Television competition. We’re so lucky.

I had the most fascinating conversation with Ellen about the fact that in movies, we root for the main character to change, but in television, we root for the main character NOT to change. Because if they change, the series collapses. I also asked Ellen her opinion on why sometimes, great television shows, when on air for more than three or four years can slowly become stale – and why others do not. Stay tuned: She’ll be guest blogging about it for us sometime soon. Ellen’s IMDB lends her years of experience and I can’t wait for her to share with us!

Terrence Malick is on the Lot lately, working on post-production for The Tree of Life; I spotted him the other day and was thrilled to the roots of my hair. I’m hoping to be introduced eventually. Jodie Foster has been around as well, not sure what’s she working on, as I thought post was done on THE BEAVER.

I taught at Warner Bros. last week with a very full house and a great bunch of students. Very fun. Those are some good people.

It seems to me that it’s time for another key word competition. Dontcha think?

Let’s go with Bengal tiger, Krakatoa and hot air balloon (and yes, you need to use these as groupings. In other words, you can’t separate “Bengal” from “tiger” or “hot” from “air” from “balloon.”)

GUIDELINES
The three keywords must be used in dialogue, action lines or sluglines, as long as the words are in context and are cleverly used to achieve maximum entertainment value in a ONE PAGE scene only. Effing entertain me, in other words.

DEADLINE
Short scenes are due by Wednesday, July 29th at 12am PST. Submit HERE.

PRIZES
A $25 Amazon gift certificate PLUS a free 15 minute phone consult with me, Julie Gray!

TOP THREE ANNOUNCED
Saturday, July 31st.

SUBMIT
Here.