10 Days 'til the Frenzy!
- $10K raised=Free tech and scriptwriting support provided for all participants; regional chapters created and supported; phones answered; bookkeeping done; Come Write In Library Program paid for
- $20K raised=Cameos and interviews solicited and posted; scriptwriting resources updated and expanded; pep talks written and sent to Script Frenzy and Young Writers Program participants
- $30k raised=Server costs covered; SF and SF YWP sites stay up and moderated year-round
- $40K raised=New site features and infrastructural improvements rolled out; bugs squashed
- $50K raised=YWP curriculum, workbooks, and lesson plans overhauled and made available online to 200 classrooms; advice and support from staff and fellow educators provided
- $60K raised=Donor gifts created and shipped; SF merch manufactured and shipped; merchant and bank fees paid
- $70K raised=Free YWP scriptwriting kit created and mailed to 200 classrooms; local chapter goodies created and mailed to 100 cities; Shipper Captain salary covered
- $80K raised=Outreach to foundations, government grantors, corporations, and program partners undertaken
- $90K raised=SF Program Director and YWP Director paid to start planning next year's event!
All donations, along with proceeds from our
great Script
Frenzy merchandise, go directly to our programs.
Please donate today!
1.40% of Frenzy-ers have donated, raising $14,680!
April always seems to drag its feet getting here, then BAM! It is right outside the front door.
There are two glorious prep weekends before April 1.
You'll make your future self so happy if you take some time now to prepare. Some ideas on making the most of March:
- Brainstorm
- Run ideas by your friends, people in line at the grocery store, folks in an elevator with you. Get feedback before you develop anything too far. You'll find out right quick what ideas are home runs and what ideas strike out.
- Grab and fill out the amazing character and plot worksheets.
- Stock up on coffee and hot chocolate.
- Invite at least one friend to the Frenzy. It'll be easier with someone to write with. If nothing else, they can watch your laptop when you duck into the restroom during writing sessions.
- And read. You've seen movies, plays, TV programs, but how many scripts have you read? Get an idea of the look and feel of storytelling through a script before April arrives. There are a good deal of full-length scripts available online. Check out imsdb.com.
We've also created a Library of our favorite websites, blogs, and books to help you make the most of the two weeks before April 1.
Jen
Program Director
Script Frenzy is proud to have Storyist as a sponsor this year! Take it away, Steve!
Hi Everyone,
I'm Steve Shepard, the developer of Storyist and an avid Script Frenzy participant. April is fast approaching, and like many writers, you're probably trying to decide what software you're going to use this year. Fortunately, you have several good options. So why choose Storyist?
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11,472 writers!
So I have been asked to give something of a pep-talk to the thousands of you who will be participating in the Script Frenzy Challenge; to offer encouragement to the writers behind the over 20,000 scripts that will be written in the span of that 30 days. When greeted with that very flattering request, I had only one question. Well… two, actually. The second question was "How long does it have to be?"
The first question was "Encourage 20,000 scripts to be written in a month? Are you kidding me?" (I guess that’s two questions, meaning that the second question above was really the third… but I suck at math and I hate revising so that first paragraph will stand.) As my name indicates, I am a script reader, and so far too many precious hours of my life have been stolen by bad writing. I’m not sure I had it in me to inspire that many more writers to try their hand at it. Imagine the ramifications if one of you grew up to be the next whoever-it-was-that-wrote-Wolverine?
But I like seeing my name in print, so I’ll take a swing at this.
A full screenplay in a month. 100 pages in 30 days. Wow, there’s only one word that springs to mind.
Lazy.
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The Challenge
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Write 100 pages of original scripted material in the 30 days of April. (Screenplays, stage plays, TV shows, short films, and graphic novels are all welcome.) |
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When
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April 1-30 |
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Cost
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Free. We run on donations. |
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Who
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Everyone (worldwide) is welcome. No experience required. |
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Prizes
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Happiness. Creative juices. Pride. Laughter. Bragging rights. A brand-new script. |
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How
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Sign up! Prepare with our Writer's Resources. Get ready to start writing on April 1. |
