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 their pages. A good gauge of whether you like the pages or not is to ask yourself, “Would I keep reading?”
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 just vote on a logline or the first page. We’re trying to find the best writing. The best storytelling.
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 what to do when you don’t have anything to compare it to. This week, you’re going to read 20 pages. Take note of what you like, what you don’t like and try to figure out why. If you do that, I guarantee you you’ll learn something about your own writing.
Time to meet our final contestant of the week. And if you’re getting a case of deja vu, yes, this *is* a different script from yesterday. Time to welcome Luke Secaur to the feedback party!
Title: Outpace the Dawn
Genre: Science Fiction
Logline: The crew of a ramshackle starship, stranded lightyears from the rest of humanity, stages a daring heist to infiltrate a rogue luxury transport, steal the spare warp drive it hoards, and escape the gaze of Eos — a volatile star tumbling toward supernova.
