It’s finally here. It only took a year. Somebody buy me a beer. Soon, it will all be clear!
Yes, the semi-finalists are about to be announced and I wanted to give you a heads up on how this is going to work. For those that don’t know, I had four piles for my contest. A “YES” pile. A “HIGH MAYBE” pile. A “LOW MAYBE” pile. And a “NO” pile. On Monday, I will be revealing scripts that landed in the “YES” pile and the “HIGH MAYBE” pile.
As of this moment, there are 5 scripts in the “YES” pile and 38 in the “HIGH MAYBE” pile. Those numbers might change over the weekend as I’ll be reading the remainder of the entries. My plan for the next round is to read to at least page 60 on all the high maybes and read the full script of all the yes’s. I’ll give you a post date for the finalists and winner on Monday.
Unfortunately, people in the LOW MAYBE pile will not get shout-outs but that does not mean you aren’t still in it. Low Maybes consist mainly of concepts I liked where the writing wasn’t up to par (in the first 10 pages at least), and strong voices who don’t yet have a feel for how to write a screenplay. There are currently 73 entries in my LOW MAYBE folder. I’m going to give LOW MAYBES at least 10 more pages to see if they hook me. The chances of advancing to the next round are slim but you’ve still got a shot!
Buckle up. Monday’s going to be fun!
