Script Frenzy

The Challenge: 30 days. 100 pages. April.

Details

Presented by: Script Frenzy

Start date: Apr 1, 2009

End date: Apr 30, 2009 11:59 PM

Web site: Click here

E-mail: Click here

Description

The Office of Letters and Light, a nonprofit in Oakland CA, issued a web-based worldwide challenge today: Stop watching. Start writing.

Welcome to Script Frenzy, a maverick approach to scriptwriting. In April, thousands of participants worldwide will attempt to tackle 100 pages of original material in just 30 days. The tight deadline prevents writers from getting bogged down with formatting and the formal rules of scriptwriting. Script Frenzy invites everyone to bash out screenplays, stage plays, TV shows, short films, or graphic novels.

The Basic Info

Who: You and everyone you know. No experience required.

What: 100 pages of original scripted material in 30 days. (Screenplays, stage plays, TV shows, short films, and graphic novels are all welcome.)

When: April 1 - 30. Every year. Mark your calendars.

Where: Online and in person (if you want!). Hang out in the forums, join your fellow participants at write-ins, and make friends by adding writing buddies online.

Why: Because you have a story to tell. Because you want a creative challenge. Because you'll be disappointed if you missed out on the adventure. Because you need to make time for you.

How: Sign up. Tell everyone that you are in the Frenzy. Clear your calendar. (US participants: Get your taxes done now!) Start some wrist exercises. Have fun!

The 5 Basic Rules of Script Frenzy

1) To be crowned an official Script Frenzy winner, you must write a script (or multiple scripts) of at least 100 total pages and verify this tally on ScriptFrenzy.org.

2) You may write individually or with a partner. Writing teams will have a 100-page total goal for their co-written script or scripts.

3) Script writing may begin no earlier than 12:00:01 AM on April 1 and must cease no later than 11:59:59 PM on April 30, local time.

4) You may write screenplays, stage plays, TV shows, short films, comic book and graphic novel scripts, adaptations of novels, or any other type of script your heart desires.

5) You must, at some point, have ridiculous amounts of fun.

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