Screnzy Pages

For anyone interested in taking on the 100 pages, 30 day script writing challenge of Script Frenzy. (http://www.scriptfrenzy.org) Daily bursts of advice and inspiration. Page maintained by Hillary DePiano who has a whole blog about Script Frenzy.

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Joss Whedon On Filmmaking: Starting Out & Story

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A new Sesame Street comic book is out TODAY! Want to learn how to read a comic? Elmo can help! 

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JOSS WHEDON: I find that when you read a script, or rewrite something, or look at something that’s been gone over, you can tell, like rings on a tree, by how bad it is, how long it’s been in development. NEIL GAIMAN: Yes. It really is this thing of executives loving the smell of their own urine and urinating on things. And then more execs come in, and they urinate. And then the next round. By the end, they have this thing which just smells like pee, and nobody likes it. Read more: http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1109313,00.html#ixzz2RXrXd8TI

http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1109313,00.html#ixzz2RXrXd8TI (via neil-gaiman)

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“Script Frenzy is an international writing event in which participants take on the challenge of writing 100 pages of scripted material in the month of April. As part of a donation-funded nonprofit, Script Frenzy charges no fee to participate; there are also no valuable prizes awarded or “best” scripts singled out. Every writer who completes the goal of 100 pages is victorious and awe-inspiring and will receive a handsome Script Frenzy Winner’s Certificate and web icon proclaiming this fact. Even those who fall short of the page goal will be applauded for making a heroic attempt. Really, you have nothing to lose—except that nagging feeling that there’s a script inside you that may never get out.”

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Screnzy is dead?

I just went looking for this years Script Frenzy and saw a message from last June that they were shutting it down. :(

I was looking forward to finally giving it a serious shot this year, even with how busy April is going to be for me.

I know I could still do it but I might wait till after April now.

This kinda blows. :(

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It's not dead exactly. Script Frenzy is just now an option in Camp NaNoWriMo (which has been moved to April).

To participate, just sign into Camp NaNoWriMo with your Script Frenzy login info, create your project with "Script" as the genre and adjust your word count accordingly. 

There are many of us using Camp as a replacement Screnzy so you're in good company. You can even request a cabin by the Script genre so you get only other script writers if you want.

See you there!

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Question for the readers of Screnzy Pages

Now that Script Frenzy has been cancelled, I was thinking of changing the name of this blog. I want to still keep it running with script writing type tidbits but open it up beyond just the Screnzy crowd. 

But I won't do it unless you, the readers, want it. So let me know what you think. What would you like to see from this blog going forward?

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NaNoWriMo Writing Marathon coming April 13th

Anyone can participate, even if you aren’t signed up for Camp NaNoWriMo. Mark your calendars!

You’re about to run a marathon.

No, not the kind with numbers pinned to your chest and complicated training plans and that creepy goo that runners eat.

It’s the first ever NaNoWriMo Writing Marathon (goo optional, caffeine recommended): a chance for you to lace up your metaphorical sneakers and spend the day with your latest or most beloved writing project.

On Saturday, April 13, from 10 AM to 6 PM Pacific time (see here for when that is chez vous), we’ll be telethon-style livestreaming, tweeting, and generally internetting up a storm to encourage you through an epic date with your writing.

This is also an opportunity to help support NaNoWriMo and the hundreds of thousands of people who discover the joy of creative writing and the power of telling their stories each year through our programs. It’s also been proven by very important and official scientists that putting a little money where your mouth is increases your investment in a project. Show your writing that you mean business by donating to NaNoWriMo.

Everyone who donates at any level will be entered to win our grand prize, a Microsoft Surface tablet. There are also Chris Baty Studios posters and subscriptions to The Writer magazine up for grabs, not to mention a web badge for all marathoners to maximize their bragging rights.

We encourage you to find fellow Wrimos out in the real world to level up your marathon experience. Round up friends in your regional forum or local social media channels for an in-person write-in. No Wrimos in your neck of the woods? Start a Google+ Hangout, join the Twitter conversation with the #NaNoThon hashtag, or follow our various livestreaming shenanigans throughout the day.

Find out more on our Marathon page and pledge today!

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Sarah Mackey Director of Community Engagement

Reblog to spread the word!

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Think of how many pages of your script in progress you could get done in one crazy day of productivity!

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I made this infographic based on John August’s How to Write a Scene post. I found it helpful. Hope you do too.

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Hi. =) My name is Juliana. I was hoping to participate in Script Frenzy for the first time this year, but I found out that it was being shut down. In one of your posts (although it was a long time ago), you mentioned running a new forum for it. I would be willing to help.

Hey Juliana,

Since Camp NaNoWriMo now allows scripts, my plan was to just do Script Frenzy as part of that and see how that went. If there ends up being a need for a separate event for just script writing, I'd be happy to revisit the idea next year. 

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Here's the goodbye letter I sent to my Script Frenzy area

My fellow Screnzians,

By now most of you will have heard the news but for those that haven't: Script Frenzy has been cancelled. While my personal feelings on this are a mixture of sadness and anger at how this went down, I wanted to reach out to all of you one final time to thank you and share some good news for our script writing ambitions in a post Screnzy world.FYI the Script Frenzy site will be shuttered soon so this is your very last communication from me.

I cannot thank you all enough for your enthusiasm, your passion, your talents and most of all your participation these last few years that I served as ML. I appreciate each of you regardless of whether you participated in events or not and I truly thank you for sharing in this crazy writing frenzy. I loved this event, small as it was, and each of you were a part of that. I will miss writing with you.

Since this may well be farewell, I need you to promise me one thing. Promise me that, even without the 30 day April deadline, you'll keep writing, keep working on your dreams and keep nurturing your creativity in the face of all the distractions of the real world. The end of Script Frenzy doesn't have to mean the end of your script writing journey and I hope you won't let it be.

On that note, there is a little good news in the midst of this. Camp NaNoWriMo will be held in April this year and they've added a new option to allow you to write scripts. So, while it's no Script Frenzy, you'll still be able to participate in a Screnzy-like event by writing your script in 30 days during the April Camp NaNoWriMo session. The community structure for that event is very different than what you may be used to from Screnzy but it's at least a way to keep the Script Frenzy challenge alive. I encourage you to consider joining me in participating this year. (You can use the same login info on the Camp NaNoWriMo site as you did for Script Frenzy if you want to check it out.)

Lastly, all my old script writing articles and pep talks will remain archived here if you need them and the Tumblr will stay active (though I'll likely rename it at some point). Even though Screnzy is gone, if you find yourself in need of a pep talk or advice, please don't ever hesitate to contact me and I'd be happy to try to help. My contact info is below and I'll remain your ML in spirit forever.

This brings us to the big fade out, the final curtain, the last panel. I wish you all nothing but the best in your writing endeavors and I hope to see you around the internet.

And... Scene.

Your ML,

Hillary

Twitter: @HillaryDePiano

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Why you should snag some of the super cheap Script Frenzy merchandise before it’s gone forever

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The Title Barfutura 

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Screenwriting Tip #1097

Think across media boundaries. If your current project isn’t working as a feature, maybe it’s supposed to be a TV series or comic instead?

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WHEN COMPANIES DEDICATED TO PRODUCING "NEW WORKS" BY "EMERGING PLAYWRIGHTS" ONLY ACCEPT AGENT SUBMISSIONS