Ed Video's Scriptwriting Challenge
Presentation: February 17th, 2011 @ 7pm (optional $2 donation at the door)
Join us for a live reading of the finished scripts and vote for your favorite! The theme and elements for this challenge were "Anything but Love", including an obstacle to communication, using only 1-4 characters, and making some sort of reference to cultural icon Henry Rollins.
The Heart of the Matter by Marilyn Kleiber & Ed Mochrie
A suspenseful comedy in which a suitor insists on taking the wrong advice about wooing the woman he loves.
Thick Black Line by Duncan Chalmers
A man kills his daughter who is terminally ill, out of love. But the detective interviewing him doesn't believe that you can sin out of love.
The Last Word by Eliza & Megan Crosland
The Last Word is a sordid farce in one act about anything but love.
A Heart-Wrenching Surprise by Adam A. Donaldson
While
Russell wallows in self-pity and depression, his best friend Reggie is planning
a pick-me-up. A quick trip to The Great Ravi Ramadhan should cure his broken
heart, but with unexpected consequences.
Mindeffed by Paul French, Scott Coles & Rob Paul
Love, mad science, and Henri Rollenz. C’est Bon!
Messages by Paul Pengelly
Two
employees at a company deal with the quirky nature of their relationship.
High and Dry by Sandra Otter and Tim Phillips
While doing laundry, Fiona and Floyd discover
the dryer has the power to age them dramatically. They 1 struggle to overcome
the widening gap between them.
A postmodern surrealist fairy tale of a young girl's search for love. A search that takes her to Everything, the hyper exaggerated Akihabara-style shop combined with a megastore that claims to carry its namesake, and the sympathetic floor manager who can not speak plainly with her.