The Seven Rays Script-a-Scene Adaptation Competition Sponsored by Final Draft
We are thrilled to announce this contest, and eager to see you show us what you’ve got. Take a scene from THE SEVEN RAYS and turn it into a killer screenplay scene. 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 and closes May 23, 2010.
SHOUT OUTS for The Seven Rays Script-a-Scene Contest
To Enter:
Read The Seven Rays and adapt any scene from the book into a 2-5 page screenplay using Final Draft screenwriting software. You can download the free demo here.
GRAND PRIZE: CONSULT with a pro
One Grand Prize winner gets the ultimate hook up.
Get your foot in the door and your script in the hands of a professional- the screenwriter behind Bring It On and Stick It. Winner gets a personal, one-on-one script consultation for an original screenplay with acclaimed screenwriter and director Jessica Bendinger, author of The Seven Rays, valued at $10,000. Dependent upon the winner’s availability, the session will be either: in-person if in LA, or over telephone, iChat or Skype contingent upon winner’s available technology.
SECOND PRIZE: PITCH to the best in the biz
Five (5) Second Prize winners get to pitch their unique original work to a producer, agent, development executive and Jessica Bendinger over iChat or Skype, contingent upon winner’s available technology. The 15-minute iChat or Skype interview for each winner with Jessica Bendinger is subject to talent availability. All prize details are at Sponsor’s sole discretion.
RUNNERS UP: TOOLS for the trade/SWAG to brag about
Ten (10) runners-up to receive:
A copy of Final Draft script writing software, valued at $249.
A signed copy of The Seven Rays, valued at $17.
A signed copy of The Seven Rays soundtrack, valued at $10.
A signed Stick It poster by Jessica Bendinger, valued at $20.
