The Seven Rays Script-a-Scene Adaptation Competition

Stick-It-by-Jessica-BendingerOkay… You know me. I don’t normally do this but this is one of our own and because I actually DO admire her work, let’s talk about it… Ever heard of Jessica Bendinger? I actually heard her speak in Austin once and was motivated enough to check out STICK IT. So I rented it… And I gotta tell ya… Normally, that type/genre of movie is not my cup of tea but this movie is structurally about as perfect as a movie gets.

I liked it so much that I had to get the script and give it a read… It took me a while to find it… Had to ask for a few favors and if you know anything about this business, you don’t want to ask anyone for a favor unless it’s something big… LOL. Why? Because they always ask for a payback… Usually a lot sooner than you expect. But I really liked STICK IT that much so for me… It was worth it.

It doesn’t take one very long to watch STICK IT and realize whomever wrote it, definitely had some inside knowledge of gymnastics competition. And even IF, like me, STICK IT is not your cup of tea, it’s completely worth watching because of the way the story is told.

But enough about that… Let’s talk screenwriting competition. The Seven Rays Script-a-Scene Adaptation Competition. Very much like the scene challenges over at johnaugust.com — from what I understand, you take a scene from Jessica Bendinger’s book, THE SEVEN RAYS and turn it into a screenplay scene… Oops. A KILLER SCREENPLAY SCENE.

From THE SEVEN RAYS website:

Find that special scene that speaks to you and inspires you to get cinematic! Use the book as a springboard for your untapped creative energy, and put it on the page. This is a chance for screenwriters of all ages to explore a different side of the craft of screenwriting: the art of adaptation.

Contest Opens November 15 — closes February 15, 2010.

To Enter:
Read The Seven Rays and adapt any scene from the book into a 2-5 page screenplay using Final Draft screenwriting software. Read MORE about the competition here.

Winners get a personal, one-on-one script consultation for any screenplay you have written with acclaimed director and screenwriter Jessica Bendinger, author of The Seven Rays, valued at $10,000.

Damn… Maybe I should enter… LOL.

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November 19, 2009 | Filed Under Competition

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