This week, we are highlighting the top 4 vote-getters in the Mega-Showdown Screenwriting Contest. Monday through Thursday, I will post the first five pages of one of the finalists and all you have to do is read the pages and gauge how you feel.
What we’re trying to do differently from past showdowns is to give every writer their own day so that people actually read their pages as opposed to evaluating the entry on a logline or a first page. We’re trying to find the best writing, the best storytelling, in the bunch.
Also, this is a great opportunity for all screenwriters to learn. A lot of screenwriters still don’t read scripts. It’s hard to know if what you’re writing is good when you don’t have anything to compare it to. This week, you’re going to read 20 pages total. Take note of what you like, what you don’t like, and try to figure out why. If you do that, I guarantee that you’ll learn something about your own writing.
No votes yet. We’ll reconvene voting this weekend.
Okay, let’s get to our first finalist who submitted one of the more high concept scripts to the competition, Danny Albie.
Title: The Best and Brightest
Genre: Mystery
Logline: After the president of the United States is poisoned aboard Air Force One, a no-nonsense Secret Service agent reluctantly teams up with a hotshot White House staffer to investigate a flight of high-maintenance VIP suspects and solve the murder before the plane lands.
Tagline: If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.
Crossover: Knives Out meets Air Force One
