BlueCat competition endorsement

[NikeeGoddess]

there are a lot of screenwriting competitions out there and most peeps don't know which ones to play with. the best competitions draw crowds of thousands so one must enter knowing their script must be better than 2 - 6 thousand scripts in order to win. that's a tall order. and out of reach for most.

however, there are other reasons to enter: the $45 (or however much the entry fee is) review. yeah, you can get someone to read your script for free or you can pay someone $400 to read your script. the results might be the same. the competition is another but many (especially the biggest ones) do not give significant or any reviews at all.

i just received a fantastic review from BlueCat and believe it was worth my entry fee... esp since i've already rewritten and made several changes that they had suggested. i'm that must closer to making a good script great.

here's an interview from the BlueCat winner on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rP3lApba3s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_IttbGfGxM&mode=related&search=

[dpaterso]

You just got yours? Most folks I know (on the DD board) got theirs over a month ago, I got mine first week in August. I guess they must have been stunned and overwhelmed by your script!

If y'all haven't already seen it, here's the DD thread link:
http://messageboard.donedealpro.com/boards/showthread.php?t=30917
Some grumblings about the feedback from around post #42 -- tho' not everyone was unhappy. Personally I think it was worth the money.

Selecting "Search this Forum" on the Screen Writing forum page and entering BlueCat also lists a bunch of previous BlueCat threads here.

-Derek

[lisamarie]

here's an interview from the BlueCat winner on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rP3lApba3s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_IttbGfGxM&mode=related&search=

Thanks for the links. I met Gordy Hoffman at the High Falls Film Festival here a few years ago. He (and his brother Phillip Seymour Hoffman) are from here.

[NikeeGoddess]

i've abandoned that crowded donedeal board long ago - only visit it occasionally - it zaps way too much time... time i should spend writing and not chitchattin' about writing so much.

and i have absolutely no idea where the "search" feature is here. i'm technologically challenged if i say so myself.