BrandiLGulledge at 2012-06-09 00:05:10:
Thanks Scott! I can't wait till Monday to find out what is going on. I'm surprised you only pushed back everything a week. Hope you can take some time out for yourself this weekend as well!
Andrius at 2012-06-09 00:13:59:
Thanks Scott, for the opportunity, for the inspiration, and for the wonderful kick in the ass. Whatever the result, I'm certain that you've helped many people take some meaningful steps forward in their creative processes. I hope you find some real gems in those submissions and I hope this has all been worthwhile for you as well!
Nicholas West at 2012-06-09 01:00:05:
Prometheus it is.
Space Outer at 2012-06-09 01:06:28:
I barely made the freaking deadline. Whew. I was trying to make every single word count and not be too lengthy at the same time. Scott, would like to say thanks for the great opportunity and contest. Your alter-ego Producer Scott made a lot of us step our game up.
Corey Culp at 2012-06-09 01:12:12:
Yes, thank you, Scott. After going over all of your posts this past week, I changed nearly every one of my loglines. Then even while I was typing out my loglines for submission, I was modifying what I THOUGHT I wanted to say, to EXACTLY what I wanted to say. And I'll plagiarize Andrius and say thank you for the "wonderful kick in the ass!"
Suzanne Bragdon at 2012-06-09 01:49:22:
Just finished a movie... Thanks, as always, Scott... Truly... Night! :-)
Scott at 2012-06-09 02:25:47:
Will have an important announcement next week about my producer alter-ego. Stay tuned!
Lars Egholm Fischmann at 2012-06-09 06:43:47:
I also want to thank you Scott for this wonderful opportunity and I think I speak for just about everyone. It has been a great educational experience and I have learnt a great deal about how difficult it really is to nail a concept down in just 2 sentences, but also how important it is. One thing I've taken with me out of this is how to get all the words to have a maximum impact (I tested mine on two different directors), but also how easy it is to stare youself blind on a single logline. What I thought to be utter rubbish actually turned out to be quite good (went from good to great off course!). So good luck to everyone who submitted their work and I hope you will enjoy reading them Scott, as much as we did writing them. :)
David Joyner at 2012-06-09 06:58:50:
Thanks Scott. For me, I think this drove home the point that good story concepts are important and hard to generate. I'm going to work harder to write down and sketch out story ideas when I'm lucky enough to get a decent one.
Patrick OToole at 2012-06-09 10:41:09:
Let me also thank you Scott for this opportunity and experience. I've learned a lot from the post of the past couple of weeks. So many screenwriting gurus focus on script and story but don't provide much incite into the people at the other end and what they're actually looking for when they do their job. Your blog, and a few others like BSR and the Hulk, really help writers learn not only how to write, but how to be professional and successful. I'm looking forward to next week's posts.
Scott at 2012-06-09 11:47:52:
David, it's so good to hear people express your sentiments. I keep hammering home the point -- and will continue to do so -- because it's true. If nothing else about "The Quest" process, I hope people grasp (1) how important it is to write a script with a GREAT story concept, (2) how high we need to set our standards, (3) how hard it it [generally] to come up with a great idea, and (4) specific ways to generate lots of ideas to hopefully surface a fantastic one.
Scott at 2012-06-09 11:51:40:
Thanks, Patrick. My motivation for focusing on the business side of screenwriting comes from a personal place: I have screwed up a number of times, especially early in my screenwriting existence, primarily because I didn't know shit about the business. In whatever small way I can, I'm hoping to convey a way of thinking and a set of practices GITS readers can use to prepare them for when they sell that big spec script and break into The Biz. It's a big part of what I do here, at Screenwriting Master Class and with "The Quest."
Pj McIlvaine at 2012-06-09 12:01:26:
Yes, this has been a real edjumacation. I encouraged my workshop members to participate if only for the free screenwriting class. Writer Scott is going to need a new pair of glasses (maybe two) and Producer Scott will have to go back to Palm Springs for more p#$$y. How many loglines did you finally get?
Angelo Bell at 2012-06-09 16:37:16:
Thanks for the opportunity to push myself to formulate loglines that have power. The exercise has helped me recreate loglines for my scripts that have already gone into production. Looking forward to your insights