NYC MIDNIGHT SCREENWRITING CHALLENGE
To keep myself sane throughout various lockdowns in 2020-2021, I took part in several of the NYC Midnight Screenwriting Challenges. Each round of the challenge came with a tight deadline (varying from 8 days to 48 hours) and 3 prompts, that included any of the following: genre, location, character, object, etc.
I reached the final of the competition in 2020 with the script below: RETURNED TO SENDER.
RETURNED TO SENDER
An elite team of elves are tasked with returning a beloved, lost toy. Elf meets Line of Duty.
This comedy/action caper placed 8th in the final of the NYC Midnight Short Screenplay Competition 2020;
Genre: Open
Location: Assembly Line.
Object: A letter with no return address
Deadline: 48 Hrs
BYE-BYE MOTHER
A short fantasy/comedy screenplay about end of life care.
This dark comedy won second place in the first round of the NYC Midnight Short Screenplay Competition 2020.
Genre: Fantasy
Location: Dam
Object: Hay Bale
Deadline: 48 Hrs
ON GOOD BEHAVIOUR
A short thriller about guilt and revenge.
This cat-and-mouse thriller was awarded third place in the first round of the NYC Midnight Screenplay Competition 2020.
Genre: Thriller
Subject: An accusation
Character: A telephone operator
Deadline: 8 Days
WEDNESDAY
A short, long-distance, romantic comedy.
This workplace comedy placed 4th in the second round of the NYC Midnight Short Screenplay Competition 2020.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Location: A rural road
Object: Bird
Deadline: 48 Hrs