I do not exist

The movie has been uploaded! It's … 3 minutes long?!



What they did was nice; the posters they made for the walls looked REALLY cool, and I wish they had focused on them more closely. And the way it was filmed wasn't bad, either. They captured a lot of the atmosphere I was hoping to create. 

Other than that ... apparently they didn't like any of the dialog I wrote, or plot, or story, or the ending, or putting my name in the credits …

ETA: My mistake, my name was at the beginning right after the title. Mea culpa.

Finished another round of revisions; I think that's it. I'll give the script one last going over later on, and then submit it!

I know heavy exposition is bad, but right now, it's the only way I know to set the story. Once I have my first draft done, I'll go back and see if I can't find ways to show what's happened instead of using a voiceover to tell what's happened.

I am so far out of my comfort zone, I don't know what comfort is any more.

For the contest, writers are assigned criteria they have to work with in their 7-page, 7 minute script.

A Setting. This setting must be present in your film. Those that get actual locations, you are not required to set the entire film there but like the other criteria it should be integral.

A Genre.

A Writer’s Block.  This element should be incorporated deliberately into the script. Simply throwing in a shot to fulfill this element without servicing the story or character will not impress the judges.

Here's mine:

Setting: 80′s or 70′s (Easy enough- I lived it!)

Genre: One (wo)man Against The World (Erm... hmm.)

Writer's Block: Flashlight goes out. (Double hmm.)

Away I go! I can't share my script until either I'm eliminated from the competition, or after the films premiere in October. Wish me the best!