Hey everyone, my feature length script 'Elimination Strain' got into the Austin Film Festival and I was wondering if anyone else is going?
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Congratulations on Elimination Strain getting into the Austin Film Festival, Christopher Wells! Hope you and everyone have a great time and make connections at Austin!
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Congrats on being selected.
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That is wonderful news! Congratulations!
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Excellent news! What's the logline, do share?!
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Congrat’s and well done” Christopher Wells
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Oh wow, how WONDERFUL that your script is being chosen! Every writer dreams of having their work noticed and brought to life, and it sounds like yours has hit that sweet spotlight
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extraaaaa congratulations!!!!! Dang that’s BIG!
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Christopher Wells Great job! Atta-Boy!!! that’s something you should be proud of! I’m going. this is my first trip to AFF. I submitted a pilot and a feature, and the pilot is a second-rounder, so I’m stoked too. I’d love to meet you and hope to find you there. great work again, Christopher!
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Congratulations!
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Congratulations.
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A lot of people have been asking me about my script so I figured this may be helpful.
So even before my final script was finished, I shot a proof of concept because I knew even if I made changes to the script, I know the tone and pacing I want to achieve and I also knew that the POC could be a stand alone as well.
The POC is pretty much the first scene though since the production I added a scene before this that sets things up later on and made some other tweaks (as one usually does). This is the link to the POC - https://www.kpictures.com/elimination-strain
I think it's in the best interest for any screenwriter to shoot a POC to help move the project along. After I shot this I didn't really work on the script the way I wanted due to other obligations. Fast forward a couple of years, a friend of mine, two days before the late deadline for Austin encouraged me to submit my script. She read an earlier draft and liked it. I on the other hand knew it needed a lot of work and I hadn't looked at my notes or script in a while so the thought of having to find my starting point was so daunting...But I didn't have time to overthink things. I had 2 days. I stayed up late, tweaked as much as I could, even ran out of time, literally submitted less than perfect script 2 minutes before the final deadline. I didn't feel confident because I didn't get time to tweak the last 5 or so pages and I saw a major typo and I was so angry at myself for not giving myself enough time and it would appear I just wasted X amount of dollars to send an unfinished script to a prestigious festival. What the hell was I thinking?
I'm pleasantly surprised my body horror script was accepted. I tend to have a social commentary in my work and this is a mirror held up to society, dealing with conspiracy theories and the danger when someone very powerful believes in them. When I say powerful I don't mean political power though that is an element.
I did a similar thing with my feature film The Luring, now distributed by Indie Rights. I shot the first scene and used that with my pitch deck and that's what I'll be doing with Elimination Strain.
I hope this helps.
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Stephen Barber Congrats as well. That's very cool. I'll be there October 23rd to October 28th. Austin is one of the best film festivals for writers so getting in is a huge deal. The way you leverage your script is now so wide open because anyone who has a script in Austin gets the attention of investors.
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Maurice Vaughan Thank you. My friend who encouraged me to submit has been there 2 times and is going a third time so I'll be in good company. Will you be attending?
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Lauren Hackney Thank you! I was surprised due to the script not being fully tweaked the way I wanted it to be so I'm a big surprised. Have you ever been? This will be my first time.
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I've been creatively challenged after hearing so many success stories. Hearing stories like yours amps me up to get it done! Thanks Christopher Wells
You're welcome, Christopher Wells. I won't be attending, but hopefully one day!
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Congratulations on Elimination Strain getting into the Austin Film Festival, Christopher Wells
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Congrats to you, and what an exciting path your script has taken! I will be there Oct 23-26th. My first screenplay "First Person" made it to the 2nd Round, and I promised myself that I'd go if it placed at all. I'm a little nervous. Kind of an introvert and not great at selling myself. Would love to meet up any fellow Stage32 writers. Cheers!
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OKAY I SEE U MAN. niiiiice
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Joohee Muromcew First off I love Boston, The Luring (a feature I did) was shot in VT and played in a town in Massachusetts so I have a love for the area and the people. I'd love to meet up, I'm sure we'll be attending the same events. I got a producers pass and plan on attending a ton of events. I just created a WhatsApp for those attending the Austin Film Festival so we can stay in touch, network, support each other, and meet up. Here's the link - https://chat.whatsapp.com/Cs2OdAgTYzMLUdkbDK8PJh?mode=ems_copy_t
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Christopher Wells If you’re attending AFF, be sure to register for the free webcast Geoff and I are hosting on Monday all about how to make the most of your AFF experience. You can sign up here: https://www.stage32.com/education/products/navigating-film-festivals-joi...
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Ashley Renée Smith Thank you very much!!! What days will you be there? I have you event on my calendar.
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Christopher Wells Stage 32 will be there from Wednesday afternoon through end of day on Saturday!
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you must be thrilled