2019 Fiction Podcast Script Competition

- Anonymous asked: I have no idea what's expected from the three page outline! In terms of formatting, details, etc. Is it possible for there to be an example outline, or could you explain what it's meant to look like and how much detail we're supposed to go into?
  Hi there! For your outline, all you need to do is outline what happens in the rest of the series. For example, if you include the full first three episodes, the outline could be something like this:
  Episode 4 - Harry is suspiciously entered into the triwizard tournament where he must compete in a series of challenges. In the final challenge, he accidentally grabs a portkey which leads him straight to Voldemart and they have to face off again. Harry comes out on top, just barely.
  Episode 5 - Harry learns about the Order of the Phoenix and has to learn new skills in order to prevent Voldemort from getting into his head.
  So something simple that just explains the overall series arc is totally fine!
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- Livestream: How To Write A Successful Podcast Script - Austin Film Festival
- Want to know how to write a GREAT Fiction Podcast Script? Join us on June 7th for a livestream with Sarah Rhea Werner of Girl in Space and get all of your podcast questions answered!
  Then, don’t forget to submit your script! Final deadline for podcast submissions is July 5th.

~ATTENTION! ALL FICTION PODCAST WRITERS!~
The REGULAR DEADLINE for the fiction podcast script competition at Austin Film Festival is next Wednesday, MAY 15th! Submission prices go up after May 15th!
~That is all. Happy writing!~
“Fiction Podcasting is in an amazing place right now, and AFF’s new competition is an incredible opportunity for storytellers of all stripes…Having our script for The Amelia Project reach the finals, gave us that extra push we needed to launch our show. We learnt from some of the most innovative audio dramatists out there, workshopped our script and our pitch, and had BBQ and beers with like-minded and inspiring people who have now become good friends. I’m so thrilled Øystein and I submitted The Amelia Project to AFF. It’s opened doors for us, taught us a ton, and made us think big. I loved every minute of it.”
– Philip Thorne, 2017 Podcast Finalist for The Amelia Project

coolscriptcovers:
A QUIET PLACE, written by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods.
Note: Unlike most feature-length screenplays, this script is only 68 pages long, due to the lack of spoken dialogue.

- iwearmytrousersrolled:
  This is the creativity crustacean
  He alone controls all of an artist’s creative energy, motivation, and gumption. He determines when you work and what you do. He lives in the mind of artists- any artist- writer, painter, dancer, actor, singer, poets. You’ll know when he’s giving you inspiration because he offers you the pen.
  He tries his best but he’s very small( and he sleeps a lot) so he can only offer you this help at odd times when he has the energy.
  But fear not! He has been lifting. And he’s hoping to help you find your muse this year.

- jellyfishjulie:
  Y’all I read a lot of scripts. And the one note I give over and over and over and over to the point that I can pretty much copy and paste it from one review to another…. let your characters lie. Let them omit, stumble, and circumvent. Allow them to be completely unable to express what they’re feeling. Make them unable to admit a truth. Let them sit in silence because they can’t think of anything clever to say! Let them say the exact wrong thing!
  Dee Rees talks about it in her BAFTA lecture (which you should ABSOLUTELY WATCH): that what your character actually says should be three degrees of separation away from what they mean to say.
  I read script after script after script where characters articulate their needs, desires, and objectives with perfect accuracy off the cuff 24/7 and there is not one single human person on this planet who is actually able to do that. This is the #1 thing that’s going to make your script sound stilted and the #1 thing that’s going to make shit difficult on your actors. Let them shut up, and let them lie.

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