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New Project Greenlight Soon

 
 
Ethan Hawke
13:26 / 07.08.02
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon will run a second installment of their online screenwriting competition Project Greenlight. Submissions start Sept. 19th, and end on October 2nd. Polish up your scripts ya'll.

I've got mixed feelings about this, as I participated in the first one. It was fun trying to throw a script together (with a friend) in 3 weeks (we found out about it after it started), and while the finished project was a mess, it was better than I had expected. So, in that way it was a terrific confidence booster. However, the critique part of the project left a lot to me desired. I reviewed about a dozen screenplays, all of which I wrote extensive coverage for. When we got back our reviews, coverage ranged from tiny to nonexistent. part of the goal of the project was to foster a community of writers, yet these people had little respect for anyone else's work. I don't mind if you think my work sucks, just tell me why.

Now decisions. Should I polish up something on the shelf or throw together a new script?
 
 
remorse
18:18 / 15.08.02
That depends on how far into what you already had brewing you are. I will try starting fresh, I think.

I worked with my friend on that greenlight project, but it never really got off the ground. We also tried to get a screenplay together for the "Samuel Adams Commercial" contest, but things got going too late and it was never submitted.

I had not heard about the new greenlight project, so I am glad you mentioned it. I hope your creativity rolls you right into this project.

Now, to get the fluices jowing.
 
  
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