Project Greenlight
Project Greenlight is a writing contest, sponsored by HBO & Miramax. The winner gets a $1 Million budget to produce said film and gets a documentary made about the creative process and dealing with Hollywood suits.
My brother Derek, originally encouraged me to enter last year's contest (I didn't win) and this year I had decided I was NOT going to do it but after careful reconsideration, I decided, "WHAT THE FUCK??!?!?!?"
My brother is paying the entry fee for me as a birthday present and the least I can do is write up something kick ass to submit. And if they don't like it, fuck 'em. I've been rejected for almost seven years now, so I'm used to it.
Time Remaining: 10 days
The only catch? I decided that I will not submit anything I had previously written, so I am writing a whole new 100 page screenplay from scratch!!! I wrote ten pages last night. I can do it, if I write 15 pages a day for a week, I'll have over 100 :) Typical screenplays are 90-120 pages in length. (1 page = 1 minute of screen time.)
My goal is to make it into the Top 250 Screenplays. They will list the winners on their website.
OK wish me luck and if you don't hear from me for a few days... you know why!
Take a peek at their link: Project Greenlight.
Here's a preview of what I am writing:
FADE IN
EXT. GREEN TAVERN - NOON
CHARLIE, 30, a director/writer from L.A. is well dressed with sunglasses. He steps out of a cab and is talking on his cell phone. He pays the cabbie who hands him his luggage and he ends his cell call, stops and looks up at the awning of the GREEN TAVERN.
I always hated that name.
Charlie opens the door to the GREEN TAVERN and walks inside.
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