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Video Contests, Film Festivals, and Awards
Scriptwriters Network High Concept Screenplay Competition Final Deadline: 12/15/2011
By StudentFilmmakers.com
posted Nov 18, 2011, 23:17 |
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The High Concept Screenplay Competition welcomes all genres and aims to discover, honor and reward different approaches, eclectic points of view and unique voices in screenwriting.
A high concept screenplay:
* has a great premise - the idea is king (Big)
* has a memorable title - it conveys what the movie is about (Wedding Crashers)
* has a visual logline - you can see the movie (40 Year Old Virgin)
* has universal appeal - all demographics "get it" (Star Trek)
* has a simple throughline, clear conflicts, high stakes, a hook, a ticking clock and/ or a twist (The Godfather, Liar Liar)
* can be summed up succinctly in 25 words or less (Seven, Home Alone)
AWARDS:
First Place $1500 & Screenplay Studio Software Bundle ($620 value)
Second Place $500 & Screenplay Studio Software Bundle ($620 value)
Third Place $250 & Movie Magic Screenwriter ($250 value)
Resources:
http://scriptwritersnetwork.org/high_concept_SP_competition.html
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