As selfless providers of free screenwriting software, we subsist on just your kindness, some generous donors, and the knowledge that we help people like you write more and better scripts.
But every once in a while, we have to ask a favor, and The Crunchies 2008 is one such occasion!
It takes just 5 seconds. This is an opportunity for Scripped to get noticed by some big names for being the scrappy yet awesome startup that we are. Please do the following between writing scenes of your next
masterpiece:
- Click here and click “Nominate” [link removed - contest is over!]
- Continue writing!
- But please do it today; contest ends tomorrow.
Thanks so much for your help, and if you have any favors of your own, you know how to reach us.
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Dear Writers:
Well, we promised you some big announcements, and here they are.
- Scripped has partnered with the makers of Movie Magic Screenwriter, an Academy Award-winning professional product that is the official software ofthe WGA-East. Get your coupon below!
- Two top professors from the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television have offered to read scripts from the Scripped community. Details below!
- Scripped is also working with WordHustler, a fantastic new service that gives you FREE access to over 3,000 markets for your material.
- Eddie Burns wants your questions! Creative Screenwriting Magazine wants some too. Send your queries directly to Sunil, our humble CEO, at sunil@scripped.com.
- Want to know more about us? Join us on Facebook. And become a friend of Sunil.
Read on to get the skinny on these exciting developments.
Movie Magic - A Match Made in Hollywood
What if you could write online AND offline? What if it was easy to transfer your material between Scripped and professional packaged software?
We thought this would benefit writers tremendously, and so did the Write Brothers, makers of Movie Magic Screenwriter.
To get started, they created a coupon just for Scripped users. Click here and then click “Add to Cart.” Enter SCRIPPED01 in the Coupon or Gift Card field and receive an immediate discount on Movie Magic Screenwriter. If you’re a student or educator, call 1-800-84-STORY for academic rates and mention the coupon code.
We’re now working out how to forge ahead together, and the possibilities are very exciting. The [http://www.scripped.com/submission] Horror Collection we hosted last month was just one example of how our submission platform could be useful to movie studios.
This is an exciting moment for the screenwriting industry. We are proud to be leading the way!
UCLA Professors will Read Your Script
Richard Walter, the head of the UCLA screenwriting program, and another top professor agreed for a limited time to read your scripts and give detailed notes or in-person coaching!
Despite our haggling, they won’t work for free, but they are anxious to see what you’re made of. If you’re ready to be read by the best eyes in the biz, send an email to Sunil at sunil@scripped.com. Put “Richard Walter” or “Script Coach” in the subject.
The UCLA faculty will soon participate in other ways as well. We want to provide you with the means to succeed, and they can help you make it in Hollywood.
WordHustler - A New Button on My Scripts.
You may have noticed a new little W on your My Scripts page. The more adventurous of you may have even clicked on it. Here’s the scoop:
Scripped and WordHustler teamed up to allow seamless transfer between your account on Scripped and your portfolio on WordHustler. When you click on “Submit to WordHustler” for the first time you’ll be prompted to confirm your request to link accounts. If you don’t yet have a WordHustler account, you will be asked to create one.
From that point on, you can easily move PDFs between Scripped and WordHustler with just the click of a button. Once you’re in WordHustler, you have access to thousands of opportunities to submit your work!
And as always, for additional security, don’t forget to Vault it before you submit.
Questions? - Our Bloggers Want You.
We have new posts up at Eddie and Aaron’s blog and the Creative Screenwriting Magazine blog. For their next posts, both want to answer questions from you, the writers on Scripped.com. Send your questions to Sunil at sunil@scripped.com today!
Finally, Facebook.
Yes, we too have a Facebook page, and we’d like to add to the 100 “fans” who already joined us. If you have a Facebook account, please click here and then click “Become a Fan.”
To be Sunil’s friend on Facebook, you can click here and then click “Add as Friend” but make sure you mention Scripped. You’ll then join the throngs of other business school and college and various other friends. You can also peruse the pictures of Sunil with famous people at weddings.
Sorry this was a long one, but we have a lot going on. We hope you’re enjoying this ride as much as we are!
We noticed a hiccup in the Horror Collection submissions and need some of you to resubmit. We’re sorry for the inconvenience.
If you submitted on 7/18, 7/19, or 7/20, please go to http://www.scripped.com/submission and submit
your horror treatment again.
For everyone else, the Horror Collection ends today, 7/31!
Also, thanks to those of you who are already using our new Vault screenplay security service! We improved it based on your feedback and you can now secure your scripts with ease.
Start registering your material at http://www.scripped.com/vault.
For other updates or just to see what Sunil ate for lunch, check our blog at http://www.scripped.com/blog. We’ll try to keep it tasty.
Whew! It has been a busy month for The Scripped Guys, and you’ve been busy too. We tallied up your scripts and found something amazing: 14 MILLION WORDS written on Scripped! That’s a lot of writing.
Now with 8,000 writers and 10,000 scripts, we are making Scripped stronger and safer than ever. In fact, we are happy to announce a new service to keep you and your scripts secure.
Are you sharing yourscripts, pitches, and outlines with friends? Submitting them tocompetitions, festivals, producers, and agents? Sending them out forprofessional feedback/coverage or even just your little sister?
Whether you are protecting a work-in-progress or a completed work, registering your script provides you with peace of mind AND the authentication you need to prove you are the original author of the
uploaded document. Questions? Check out our FAQ page to get the low-down on how Vault
works.
If you sent your script after July 18, please resubmit! We have extended the Horror Collection to July 31. Now you can register your script for just$15 (5 bucks off) and put it on the desk of an Oscar-winning producer, all in thespace of 5 minutes.
Even if you already submitted your script you can Vault it today and be protected.
Also, our friends at Creative Screenwriting Magazine have agreed to blogexclusively for Scripped!
With your script written and protected, Eddie,Aaron and the folks at Creative Screenwriting Magazine will provide the knowledge necessary to take your writing to the nextlevel.
The Horror Collection is now open! We’ll close the doors at midnight PST on Sunday, July 20, so polish off your scripts and [http://www.scripped.com/submission] submit soon.
This call for horror scripts is open for Scripped members only! If you have friends who want to submit too, have them sign up for a free account and they’ll be good to go. Each entry WILL be considered by an Oscar-winning producer team.
They are actively seeking the next big feature-length horror script and want to find it on Scripped!
The process is as follows:
- Sign into your Scripped account.
- Go to scripped.com/submission.
- Follow the directions and digitally sign the submission agreement.
- You will need your:
- Title
- Logline
- 1-page summary or treatment
You can find additional information on the Horror Collection page at scripped.com/submission.
Oh, and did we mention it’s free?
Happy writing!
Zak, Ryan, and Sunil
The Scripped Guys
P.S. A number of new features are rapidly on their way. Among them are our script registration service, a couple exclusive Scripped.com blogs, and some great new ways to have your script edited and submitted to more contests. Stay tuned…
Creative World Awards Regular Entry Deadline Approaches
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Greetings Scripped Users!
The regular entry deadline of our screenplay contest partner, Creative World Awards, is fast approaching. Finish your script and submit it for just $55 by June 30. These rates will go up in July, so submit now!
This contest is a terrific way to gain access and exposure to the industry’s finest, including Mel Gibson’s, Icon Films & Entertainment (APOCOLYPTO), Crystal Sky (GHOST RIDER), Voltage Pictures (THE MUTANT CHRONICLES), among many others.
Click here to see Scripped’s exclusive interview with Marlene Neubauer, Director of the Creative World Awards screenplay contest. Marlene will share why it’s important for emerging writers to submit to contests and why she is especially excited about getting submissions from Scripped!
Here is a quick 3rd newsletter to make three short but very exciting announcements.
To help you make something of the 7500 scripts you’ve started since January, we are proud to announce two new partnerships, the first with the Creative World Awards screenwriting competition, and the second with an Oscar-winning producer who wants your script.
And third, we are very excited to announce that Edward Burns and his partner Aaron Lubin are officially on our Board of Advisers!
Creative World Awards
At Scripped.com, we are always on the lookout for innovation in the screenwriting community, and we definitely found it with the Creative World Awards (CWA).
CWA is an international screenwriting competition that is aggressively setting a new industry standard. We have spoken extensively with the nice folks running this competition and as a result have been thoroughly
impressed – from current executive video showcases to upcoming collaborative writing projects for entrants, this competition brings screenwriters avenues to refine their craft and gain additional exposure within the screenwriting community and industry.
All CWA winning screenplays will receive cash prizes and be sent to top agencies, major studios, managers, producers, and international financers. In addition, this competition has secured an unprecedented number of commitments from major high profile production companies to take first looks at the finalists. To see this impressive list, click on the Creative World Awards page at Scripped.com.
- Regular Entry Fee $55 May 16th – June 30th
- Late Entry Fee $65 July 1st – July 17th
- Quarter Finals/Top 32 Announced August 1st
- Semifinalists/Top 16 Announced August 8th
- Finalists Announced/Top 3 Announced August 15In addition to the CWA industry commitment list, winners will receive the following prizes:
- Grand Prize Winner $5,000 cash prize
- 1st Runner up $1,000 cash prize
- Second Runner up $500 cash prize
An Oscar-winning producer came to Scripped to ask a favor, and we were more than happy to oblige! He really likes Scripped and wants to find his screenplay here.
On our collection page we’ll take the title, logline, and summary, as well as a document outline or snippet of your script.
You will have to comply with a standard submission agreement. However, there is no submission fee for this terrific opportunity!
Edward Burns and Aaron Lubin join Scripped!
And finally, we are very excited to have Edward Burns and Aaron Lubin come on board to make Scripped even better!
You may have seen Eddie in The Brothers McMullen or She’s the One and most recently in 27 Dresses, and
starting very soon you’ll see and hear from him a lot on Scripped. Producer Aaron Lubin is extremely talented in his own right, and we’re designing some new features that will allow you to interact directly with Aaron and Eddie.
And the coolest part is they are just as enthusiastic about this as we are.
As always, it is fun to serve. We especially like getting your emails, so keep them coming!
Welcome to our very second Scripped Newsletter. We have grown up since we the last one! Now over 5500 writers strong, Scripped is quickly becoming the most popular screenwriting tool on the Net.
Following in a separate email is a brief 10 question survey that will help us serve you better. Please take a minute to fill it out. We would really appreciate it!
Also, for the best writing experience, please always use Scripped Writer in Firefox 2 or Internet Explorer 7.
Donate!
Like what you see? Feel better knowing we’re well-fed?
While we aren’tpinching pennies at the moment, your donation helps us to actively and more rapidly maintain, support and improve Scripped.Even $5 makes a difference!
Please click the link below to get started. (If you don’t have a PayPal account, just click “continue” next to the credit card logos.)
As always, we continue to refine the Scripped Writer to keep it fast, friendly, and secure. Here’s what we’ve been working on over the last few weeks:
Auto-Saving: We made the auto-save feature chill out and let you write in peace. It is still working quietly as you write, but it won’t be interrupting you anymore.
Spell Checking: Guess what? If you like browsing with Firefox, you’ll like it even more now that Scripped Writer accommodates its built-in spell checker. Internet Explorer has a similar function, but you have to install it from a 3rd party.
What’s Coming Soon
More Custom Formatting: Don’t like the bold sluglines? Soon you’ll be able un-bold them.
PDF Output: Weknow the Export PDF function has been a bit buggy for some of you. Wehave identified the issue and will be posting a fix soon.
MORE/CONT’D: Another simple PDF fix to append to the bottom of your pages, it will make its way onto the site shortly!
Script Frenzy Recap
Finally, congratulations to all you Script Frenzy winners! We hope you found the experience bountiful. We’d also like to thankChris, Tavia, and Jennifer, the Frenzy coordinators, for helping us help you.
And the best news is, although the Script Frenzy stopped inMay, the Scripped frenzy continues year-round! So write on.
From everyone on the Scripped team, thanks again for all of your feedback (and, at times, patience) as we continue to make Scripped the greatest screenwriting site ever.
What’s New
What’s Coming Soon
Script Frenzy
Script Savvy
The Scripped Guys
Scripped LA Meetup!
Contact us any time at: contact@scripped.com
Scripped Newsletter #1
April 11, 2008
Greetings Scripped Users!
Welcome to the very first Scripped Newsletter. You have helped create an amazing start to Scripped. A lot has happened and there’s plenty more to come.
For those we haven’t seen Scripped or the Scripped Writer in a while we invite you to come back and have a look at what’s new and what’s coming very soon! With all the improvements writing your script has never been easier, faster, or more reliable. (For the best experience, please use Scripped Writer in Firefox 2 or Internet Explorer 7.)
What’s New
Rock-Solid Saving: Thanks to all your great feedback, and the migration to a newer, faster server, updates to the Scripped Writer have dramatically improved saving speed and reliability, making regular Save Errors a thing of the past.
Improved Performance: What good is an online writing application if it’s not as zipping fast as your favorite installed software? Our answer: no good! Many updates during the month of March have made Scripped Writer faster than ever.
Scripped Import: Import your existing scripts to your Scripped account with ease so you don’t have to retype a single word. Can’t instal screenwriting software on your work laptop? Now you don’t have to. Import
your script and write at work!
Cover Page: You asked for it and now it’s here. Create a simple cover page for your scripts to give it that professional look and feel.
International Users and Special Characters: For our international users, we fixed up our registration form and have broader support for special characters in the Scripped Writer.
Dashboard and FAQ: With the all-new Dashboard you can stay up to date with the Scripped goings on just by logging in to your account. And with the newly added FAQ page, you can find answers to common questions about the site.
What’s Coming Soon
- Spell Check in the Scripped Writer
- Copy & Paste from other programs right into your script
- Broader language support for non-English scripts.
- Improved Help Center! Script Frenzy
Script Frenzy has begun! (www.scripped.com/frenzy)
We want to personally welcome all you wonderful Script Frenzy participants to the site. Best of luck writing your screenplays. I even heard rumblings that some members of the Scripped team are going to participate!
Script Frenzy is a free international writing event in which participants attempt the daring feat of writing 100 pages of scripted material in the month of April. Every writer who completes the goal of 100 pages is victorious and awe-inspiring and will receive a handsome Script Frenzy Winner’s Certificate and web icon proclaiming this fact. There’s nothing to lose… except that nagging feeling that there’s a script inside you
that may never get out.
Script Savvy
Script Savvy: Connecting Writers with Filmmakers! (www.scripped.com/savvy)
Scripped recently partnered with Script Savvy to bring users even more access to tools to help them with their scripts and get some exposure. Their monthly contest is sure to have some Scripped.com winners soon!
The Script Savvy Monthly Screenplay contest is sponsored by film producers seeking new projects and writing talent. Winners are announced every month and recommended for production consideration. Judge’s Feedback or Professional Analysis are available with contest entry. ALL CONTESTANTS receive a free Ebook Directory of Screenwriter Agents and Managers, listing over 380 industry contacts and their submission preferences.
The Scripped Guys
You might have browsed our blog or read about one of us in Variety magazine. But despite being around for 3 months now, we haven’t yet had a chance to introduce who we really are.
We are a lot like you actually. We’re writers. Yes, even the MBAs among us love to write. Zak, whom many of you have corresponded with already, is the film guy, having graduated with an MFA from the Peter Stark Program at USC’s School of Cinema & Television and has a dozen screenplays under his belt. Sunil, although an MBA student at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, had already written two screenplays before taking an elective course on screenwriting at the film school. In fact, Sunil and Ryan, now at the MIT Sloan School of Management, became good friends by writing together at a cafe in Long Beach after work back in 2005. When Ryan began to create a collaborative chain story writing website, Sunil thought to combine it
with Zak’s interest in screenwriting. And so Scripped was born.
Rest assured that we will NEVER compromise our commitment to keep your work safe, secure, and YOURS.
We commit to this because we are writers too.
Scripped LA Meetup!
Still not convinced? Please meet us in person!
Come to Westwood Brewing Company at 1097 Glendon Ave in Los Angeles on Friday, April 25th at 5:00pm to meet the founders of Scripped! Ryan will be in town from Boston, Zak will come in from Long Beach, and
Sunil will walk from his apartment. We would love to talk to you about the site and what we should develop next.
Please RSVP to rsvp@scripped.com so we’ll know how many pitchers to order. See you soon!
From everyone on the Scripped team, thanks again for all of your feedback (and, at times, patience) as we continue to make Scripped the greatest screenwriting site ever.
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