Sharps Shortlist
We're still working flat-out on the Sharps submissions. We've now taken a look at every script that has been received and have been second- and third-reading those that have made it through to the next round. We will email today some writers who have been selected for the workshop on June 30th. Due to the huge range and quality of worked received, it is taking longer than we had hoped to make some final decisions - but we will have contacted all the workshop shortlist by 1pm next Monday (the 23rd).
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Oooh, the excitement...a real cliffhanger now until Monday ;)
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Thanks, Paul. I am devising a chart, showing the ups and downs of my hope levels.
I was planning on peaking sometime between 3-5 this afternoon, with sharp fall after 5:30, but maintaining a millimetre of hope up until 7:00, or so, in case you all sometimes work late.
Now I know to put hope-bulge in between 9:00 and 1:00 on Monday the 23rd.
today
15:00 17:00
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Hope graph
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Hmmm. That looked fine in the text box.
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Darn it! I'd pencilled in "getting blind drunk while shouting 'fix' a lot" for this evening.
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i just got heapsa mails from writersroom, my little heart skipped a dozen beats! but it was because they sent an accidental 'your script was not received' message, then recalled it, and then apologised for it. back to suspenseville i go... :(
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It would be great if people would post here as soon as they get a 'conrgatulations you're in' e-mail from the writersroom - we won't think you're crowing. Honestly! - but the living on in hope is always the worst part so I'll move on ...at least until Monday morning...once I know that today's pickees have been notified.
Ta
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I wonder why it is never me, and it never is. Maybe I should try something else, I must be on the wrong track, Perhaps sweeping up on the stage is more my line.
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Ha, ha, ha. Loved your post Inkyhopeful. Am trying not to hope at all...it's less painful that way. Still, got another spec script to add to my collection and can improve it at my leisure.
I haven't even had e mail confirmation yet. They've probably used mine to make firelighters or something.
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Earlier today I got confirmation e-mail that the BBC had received my script. I've just gotten another one (hoping for the best of news) saying they never got it. Have e-mailed back but am now very worried.
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don't worry oscarthewise that just happened to me, it was a mistake and they emailed to apologise. if you got a receipt, then your script has been received - that is what writersroom told me
:)
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There is no reason I can see why there couldn't be an on-line system based on the script registration number where you could track your submission and see the progress of your script.
If my script got dumped at the 10-page stage, I'd know by now, and if it made the longlist, I'd know that, too - we all would. It would put you out of your misery quickly if you failed, and add to the excitement if you knew you'd made it to another stage.
As the 'owner' of the registration number, you could be able to show or hide your name so others can see where you are, too.
@BBC - I'll write the system for free if you want :-)
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Thanks delilahtyler. but I won't be truly at ease till I hear back from them. My receipt was not addressed personally to me thought - just a standard -email response.
And gzornenplat - I think that is the most brilliant idea. It would make the whole competition process a much more joyful and less stressful experience.
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my original receipt was a generic one too, but i did get a personal email assuring me the 'script not received' messages were a mistake (followed by another generic one saying the same thing!) :s
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Well, I just got a mail saying they got my e mail form, but not my script, which is odd, as it was sent special delivery and Royal Mail confirm that it arrived on Friday June 13th.
I e mailed writersroom to say this was the case and have just got an 'out of office' reply e mail back.
I hope it's not lost. Turning that round in a month with a day job and three screaming kids, was no mean feat!
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Groovywordsmith, we are in exactly the same boat.
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I just had the script not recieved message, and am totally heartbroken....
I havent recieved a message to say they have recieved it.
Maybe mine just never made it.
I hope and pray that on monday they find it has at least turned up, but why over ten days late. Has anyone else had theirs really not get there. Or am I just going to be the only one....
Has anyone any ideas on wht I should then do with my script, can i submit it elsewhere?
I have emailed them back asking please to keep their eye out for mine, but i just got the automated response :(
Am very sad.
Dawn Chapman
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Serves me right for allowing my script to arrive on Friday the 13th....
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Dave,
I would say use a recorded delivery method in future as these works are very precious. But hey, it didn't work for me, so errm, don't know what to suggest.
You could send it to Writersroom as a spec script as they accept them all year round - 10,000 get sent in per annum. I recently got some very helpful feedback from them on one of mine.
If my script has gone amiss, I will send it in again.....but work on it a bit first as 4 weeks was not enough for my clunky old brain.
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Well I wish everyone goodluck and guess we'll have to wait till monday.
I thought that they wouldnt allow scripts to be sent in recorderd delivery, as most places dont allow it, because they can't afford someone to sit at the gate signing for letters all day. Maybe I was wrong to not use special, and just normal post, but I think they should say or not if the accept the above.
Dawn
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Really? I didn't know it wasn't allowed - I send everything recorded delivery as I don't trust the post. Perhaps that's been my undoing....mind you, it has been delivered, so some poor soul signed for it. Perhaps he then made it into a firelight to teach me a lesson.....
Having been to various BBC buildings as part of my day job, there are usually always people on reception. I think there has to be for security reasons. Oh God, I'm waffling on again.....
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Help. I didn't know they didn't like 'special deliveries'! Does that mean it's been dumped somewhere because I didn't send normal post? I didn't see that written anywhere and was actually told by the writer's room that provided it had a post mark (by 14 June) it would be fine...
Aaaaaaaaaaaaargh!
x
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Mine went RD and it got confirmed the next day - but mine went a bit before the rush.
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I find it odd that all of us appear to have sent in our scripts right on the deadline (i.e. sent on Fri 13 or sat 14 (in line with BBC's own brief that stated acceptance dated up to and including 14th was allowed) and we seem to be the ones receiving script not arrived etc.
I wonder how many more people are suffering.
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Mine was sent special delivery on Friday 13 and I received a receipt the other day without problem.
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Anyone yet heard if they are one of the lucky 20?
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Me, about an hour ago. Looks like I can get blind drunk tonight after all.
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Well m ine was postmarked the 13th so maybe its just got pushed down the sofa
like they are suggesting.
For grovy wordsmith
I never said I had seen it anywhere that you couldnt post special delivery, i just thought that most places were to busy to recieve 500+ scripts like that.
For now and then, congrats and have a ball tonight to celebrate, i know i would.
Dawn
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I've had an email to confirm that they have mine.
Congrats now and then!
Looks like the hopemeter can swing to 'irrational clinging' until Monday.
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Hey genuinely well done to now and then!!
Have one on me!
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Well done now_and_then! Have one for me!
Blimey - extending the suspense till Monday?
That's just cruel, that is!
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Yea well done to "now_and_then" and anyone else who has got an email of acceptance.
Monday is going to be fun at work, checking the emails every god forsaken minute.
This is only the third script I've ever written. How does everyone deal with rejection?!
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This is only the third script I've ever written. How does everyone deal with rejection?!###
Terribly, it's soul destroying but after a couple of days, one starts writing again.
Good luck to 'Now and Then' he/she must feel on top of the world!!!
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highacetate - you rail at fate, swear, then resign yourself. Drinking also works ; )
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@highacetate "This is only the third script I've ever written. How does everyone deal with rejection?!"
This is my first script, but I've written other types of stuff, mainly for newspapers and magazines.
It's not so bad once you realise the judges/editors are morons who have no taste whatsoever, and should have been strangled at birth or before.
As opposed to the times you get accepted, when the judges/editors are insightful people of great taste and superb judgement who should really be canonised if there is any justice in the world.
Judges/editors are fickle creatures. Their clarity and foresight comes and goes so fast that sometimes you can submit two equally brilliant articles and one will get accepted but the other one doesn't.
The first Harry Potter book was rejected 12 times before success on the 13th (maybe Friday *was* a lucky day) and the BBC rejected Fawlty Towers the first time it was submitted. They also rejected Father Ted, Drop the Dead Donkey and Red Dwarf. And every other prodco has done the same wit shows that went on to success.
It's still true - nobody really actually knows anything ... so keep believing ... if you watch TV, you know as much as anyone else :-)
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There is a simple way of coping with rejection:
Wallow in self-pity, or self-empathy as I like to call it. Does the trick every time.
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Still haven't got a confirmation email....am staring forlornly at my special delivery receipt.
If my script is found somewhere in the bowels of the building, it's going to be too late. Sob.
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Re. missing confirmations:
I was pretty worried too as I sent it from Ireland on the Thursday, and the post can be untrustworthy. But I found it in my junk mail folder (yahoo) so anyone still wondering, maybe check your junk mail.
Glad I found this blog and looking forward to Monday now, I had written this one off. I wasnt too dissapointed as I wrote it in 4 days, seeing the deadline too late, so its unlikely to be up to snuff. Its great to have something back out there though.
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God, I just logged on in the desperate hope the notification deadline had been extended and lo and behold it has! Still not holding my breath since it was my first script and written in quite a rush but hey.
Thoroughly enjoyed all above posts - so nice to see I'm not alone in being an emotional wreck right now! Really need to learn to cope with failure! Sincere congrats to now_and_then though. Well done.
Still a bit panicked reading above as I've received no emails at all to say if script arrived or not. Left work at 5 so for once I'm thinking it might be a long weekend til Monday!
Good luck everyone!
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Hellooo all - just got:
"You recently completed the online application for our Sharps initiative. However, we did not subsequently receive a script from you in the post.
As the deadline was Monday 16th June we are assuming that you decided not to submit your script after completing the online application form.
If this is not the case please let us know. "
So, like a few others, do not really know whether it has arrived or not, particularly as it was sent special delivery and guaranteed by 0900 16 June.
Any suggestions?
Well done to those getting through...
x
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Just re-read my submission. Despite the fact that myself and several others repeatedly read and re-read the thing, I now typically notice that a character changes name ever so briefly and there's a rogue scene direction from when I had previously set a scene in a different (inside) location which now makes no sense at all!
This at least means that I wont be tense waiting up until 1pm anymore as I should think the writersroom are more interested in writers who can remember the names of their characters...
Arse : )
Good luck everyone else!
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I like your idea, gzornenplat. Being able to track your progress online would be a nice feature and would also give us the chance to see if we'd got past the first 10 pages sift. That was the chief concern with my script - a bit of a slow burner :)
Nearly deadline time - well done to everyone who got an invite to London!
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I could be wrong but, it seems the Friday 13 submissions didn't go into the mix.
If I receivesd (like many others)
an e mail stating they had not received my script on the 20th, and then another this morning 23rd to say they now had my script; how could it have been read to meet the.....
"We will have contacted all the workshop shortlist by 1pm next Monday (the 23rd)."
Hmmmmmmmm???????
Any thoughts?
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My script was delivered on Friday 13th and I got my receipt email on Wednesday 18th, so not all Friday 13th scripts have been dealt with so late.
M.
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