Just Sharing This Opportunity: Do you have a completed Western script? The Southern California Screenplay Competition has a producer with financing already in place looking to produce a Western in Nevada or New Mexico this year. Send your loglines to the email below. - http://www.socalscreenplay.com/ CONTACT: Please send loglines to - hello@socalscreenplay.com #screenwriters #screenwriting #screenwriter #scriptwriting #filmmaking
These are all a scam to get your money.
Do you know for a fact that The Southern California Screenplay Competition is running a scam with this call?
This is why I like the Stage 32 writing competitions. There is transparency, you see exactly who the judges are, and the partner companies have amazing track records. The just partnered with National Lampoon and Gidden Media for instance.
I don't know anything about this contest, so I'm not making any judgements about its legitimacy, but if you're looking to enter contests, check out https://www.stage32.com/happy-writers/contests
Any time you have to pay money to enter something that is asking you to send money; it's a capitalistic scam ... period.
Do you see asking for money in this post? Read carefully the post before making an assumption. Its asking to send loglines to their email address not to enter a contest and pay a fee.
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I sent them a logline as i have a western available. Didn’t cost a cent so I don’t see a scam. No I didn’t enter contest that’s not what post was about.
How many screenplays get made from submitting two sentences? They also sent all the info, esp. the fee, where to send a script to.
Greetings Keith,
Now you got me curious from statistical POV, about how many movies actually have been made from a logline alone? (if that's possible to find out or achieve). We all know that logline is great selling and marketing tool for peeking the interest of the people who can make a movie happen, but also giving everyone who reads the loglines a clear understanding of what the project is about in .general terms and also find out the project's point of difference and then decide to read more about the project.
To find out more why loglines are so important, I would suggest to use a tool called GOOGLE and see if you find an answer to your question above..
As to the topic in hand, if you find their approach by first asking for loglines to filter and vetting the submitted loglines first, and then they would most certainly request to read synopsises and treatments of their top picks, before they settle on project to put forward for the producer they are in touch, then I strongly suggest you contact The Southern California Screenplay Competition and explain to them a better approach. Onwards & Upwards...
WHAT IS A LOGLINE and WHY WE NEED ONE? A logline is truly an art form of its own. It’s the one or two sentence summary of your film that not only conveys your premise but also gives the reader emotional insight into the story as a whole. Loglines were used in the early days of Hollywood so producers could read a short explanation of a script (most often printed on the spine of the screenplay), allowing them to skip over uninteresting screenplays without even pulling them out from the shelf. While loglines today are no longer printed on the screenplays themselves, they effectively serve the exact same purpose — to efficiently represent the story and get the potential reader interested.
Ive had companies ask for long lines and then some followed up with request for reads, but no deals. The bad with that is you may be a great longline writer with a poor script and vice versa.
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John Iannucci From a Facebook screenwriting group posted by Alexander Kane and his imdb link. They're not looking for "the most brilliant script ever." That's right up your alley. :)
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9185331/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr3
"We are producing films from $500K to $50M for Netflix, Amazon, Cinedign, Lionsgate, etc
Currently looking for:
WORLD WAR 1 & 2 scripts
WESTERNS scripts
We have readers and a studio team that will decide on the scripts and then we will make offers.
We are currently looking for a buddy western, world war 2 story, world war 1 story, etc...something with kickass action and a good story.
Doesn’t have to be the most brilliant script ever....just something we can deliver in a fun and entertaining way with good dialogue.
You can send to officialalexanderkane@yahoo.com.
Please make sure you’ve taken all the steps to ensure you’re comfortable with submitting it...such as copyrighting."
Tony S.
There is a big difference between a naive noobie and not the smartest person in the world. Of course I do ask you for advice often that may put me in the latter category (lol)
All kidding aside - thanks. Sent it out.
For more info about this opportunity contact The Southern California Screenplay Competition. I am just sharing what they have posted out. Nothing wrong to be cautious, but if still concerned feel free to send them an email with your concerns and see what they come back with. That would be one way going about it. I personally have submitted to the competition before and I believe they are legitimate and are not building spam email lists, but that's my opinion.
Hey, you could take that two ways, as in you're not smart for asking me!
The proof is on the page, brudder. Your stuff is good. A Nicholl slot on a first screenplay is something.
Tony S:
Thanks for the info.
Sent to them. Never got a reply
The wheels turn slowwwwww. Could be months. You never know, it seems.