Here we go again! Welcome to Amateur Offerings Weekend :)
This is your chance to discuss the week’s amateur scripts, offered originally in the Scriptshadow newsletter. The primary goal for this discussion is to find out which script(s) is the best candidate for a future Amateur Friday review. The secondary goal is to keep things positive in the comments with constructive criticism.
Below are the scripts up for review, along with the download links. Want to receive the scripts early? Head over to the Contact page, e-mail us, and “Opt In” to the newsletter.
Happy reading!
TITLE: THE PHOENIX PROJECT
GENRE: Action-Adventure Tentpole
LOGLINE: When a self-righteous madman plans to destroy humanity and selectively rebuild mankind, seven twenty-somethings learn they are clones of famous historical figures who have been created to save the world.
WHY YOU SHOULD READ: The writers won one of the monthly $20,000 Amazon prices with their screenplay, “I Think My Facebook Friend Is Dead.”
TITLE: Goodbye Gene
GENRE: (very) Dark Comedy
LOGLINE: A demented 14 year old girl strikes up a weird relationship with a convicted sex offender. Shit gets crazy when they embark on a twisted road trip in a “rape van.”
WHY YOU SHOULD READ: “Goodbye Gene has recently been named a semi-finalist in the BlueCat Screenplay Competion. My evaluation from the readers said “it wasn’t overwritten, but still incredibly telling.” They also said some kick-ass things about my character development. PS — it’s in the BlueCat Competition as The Repairable Brightness of Gene. Not everybody gets the Milan Kundera reference, which is understandable. So I simplified it.”
TITLE: Heavy Gravity
GENRE: SciFi/Action
LOGLINE: Street-wise orphans help a fugitive, anti-gravity “sky-runner” survive the planet’s deadly slums long enough to destroy the cyborg leader who framed him for mass murder.
WHY YOU SHOULD READ: Finalist – Pulsar Sci-Fi Screenplay Contest, Finalist – Story Pros International Screenplay Contest
TITLE: After Ares
GENRE: Sci-Fi, Thriller
LOGLINE: After the disastrous Ares 7 mission to Mars, American astronaut Jack Connors takes refuge on a space station above a warmongering Earth. His role on the Ares and actions of his station crew determine the fate of all mankind when a Russian peace envoy comes to visit.
WHY YOU SHOULD READ: Recently awarded for Best Sci-Fi/Horror Feature Screenplay at the 2013 Berlin Independent Film Festival.
TITLE: Bad Review
GENRE: Comedy
LOGLINE: A guy is tormented by the inventor of a product after he writes a review online that causes its downfall.
