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Rod Serling Short Feature Contest |
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Entry
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March 24, 2006 |
$20 |
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| Award:
First Place: $250.00, Second Place: $150.00, Third $100.00. |
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Awards/Prizes: The finalists will be judged by Mark
Scott Zicree and Carol Serling. |
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This contest is designed to provide an opportunity for
non-professional writers to honor Serling’s work by creating their
own original script. The Twilight Zone and Night Gallery are
classic examples of the anthology series -- where each story
presents fresh, new characters. Entrants will be challenged to
maintain the horror/science fiction genre while infusing their
story with a strong social theme. |
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| Notification
Date: Awards will
be announced at The Rod Serling Conference in a formal ceremony
held on April 22, 2006. Winners are not obligated, but encouraged
to attend. |
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| Eligibility:
This competition is open to
non-produced, or non-optioned writers only. Any applicant who has
earned money or other consideration as a screenwriter for theatrical
films or television, or as a playwright for the legitimate theatre,
or for the sale of, or sale of an option to, any original story,
treatment, screenplay, play, or teleplay will not be eligible for
the competition. |
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Rules: This
competition is open to non-produced, or non-optioned writers only.
Any applicant who has earned money or other consideration as a
screenwriter for theatrical films or television, or as a playwright
for the legitimate theatre, or for the sale of, or sale of an option
to, any original story, treatment, screenplay, play, or teleplay
will not be eligible for the competition.
- Each script must be written in the
same genre and style that would have been suitable to conform with
episodes for either The Twilight Zone or Night Gallery. More
specifically this means displaying traits of either a horror or a
science fiction genre, while exhibiting strong social themes. An
example of a script has been posted for your reference. It is a
script from a Night Gallery episode that aired in September, 1971.
Entitled Class of ’99, it is available here for information
purposes only. It is copyrighted material not intended for
reproduction purposes.
- Each script must be written in
English.
- Each script must be between 10 to
20 pages in length. No exceptions. Scripts that do not conform to
the above page limit will be disqualified.
- Each script must be written in
Master Scene Format, the accepted industry standard for motion
pictures. All scripts must use standard industry script binding:
three-hole punched with brass brads in the top and bottom holes.
- Scripts will be blind judged. The
entrant’s name and identifying information must appear ONLY on the
entry form. No personal information should appear on the script OR
on the title page. ONLY the title of the piece should appear on
the title page.
- The entrant will submit two copies
of the script, a completed entry form, and a check or money order
for $20.00 U.S. made payable to: Ithaca College.
- All scripts must be POSTMARKED by
March 24, 2006. Scripts will not be returned.
- Failure to comply with any of the
guidelines can result in disqualification. Entry fees for
disqualified entries WILL NOT BE RETURNED.
- Scripts should be registered with
the
Writer’s Guild of America Script Registry.
- You may enter more than one
script, however, a separate entry form, and payment of $20.00 U.S
must accompany EACH entry. All entries should be sent to:
Cynthia Savaglio, Scriptwriting Competition
The Rod Serling Conference
Ithaca College
328 Park Hall 14850
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www.ithaca.edu/rhp/serling/script.html |
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Cynthia Savaglio |
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Scriptwriting Competition Coordinator |
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The Rod Serling Conference
C/O Cynthia Savaglio, Scriptwriting Competition
Ithaca College
328 Park Hall
Ithaca, NY 14850
United States
Phone: 607.274.3079
Fax: 607.274.1108 |
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