swerytd
Tuesday 21st January 2014 5:12pm [Edited]
Guildford
7,542 posts
Quote: JBN1 @ 21st January 2014, 12:28 PM GMT
Any chance of anyone getting anywhere near the final 4 if
1) They don't suck up to the judges like the cringey efforts last year
2) They don't pay for at least silver feedback
3) They haven't booked on at least one £345 sitcom writing course.
Yes. They want to develop successful sitcoms as much as you do. If your script is awesome, they'd be silly not to help develop it as it will do them more good in the long-term than develop someone else, just because they paid them money earlier.
Helping develop a successful sitcom would net them much, much more than some sucky person who's paid them £385.
Quote: smudger @ 21st January 2014, 2:39 PM GMT
Once a script is submitted to the competition is it best left to find out whether its found any degree of success before sending it elsewhere or am I at liberty to do that and chance my arm elswhere? Is it against etiquette to have the same script in more than one place at a time in the event (hopefully)that somebody wants to use it for purposes other than toilet paper?
Unfortunately I can't afford the top end entry fee, nor the course, so have to hope my stuff is good enough and breaks through one day on merit. Hopefully hard work and a bit of talent will be enough. If it isn't the day will come when I shall have the cleanest toilet!
Send it everywhere at once. Everything takes so long nowadays and you get so little response, that I think it's fair game to send to everyone. Then concentrate on the first one to respond in a positive way; common courtesy to them that at that point to withdraw it from sale. Everyone else snoozes and loses, if you will.
Quote: Kevin Mears @ 21st January 2014, 3:00 PM GMT
What are your thoughts on submitting a new script/story from a previously un shortlisted sitcom? Last throw of the dice and all that.
A previous sitcom has had numerous episodes in two or three 'longlistings' from what I remember, so this is quite a good way of developing your sitcom over a few years. Don't forget to make it better each time though.
Quote: Katastrofee74 @ 21st January 2014, 3:36 PM GMT
Howdo,
In the submitted script, what is the best format to write actions/settings in?
Thanks!
Readable, that's the most important thing.
Dan