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You can always learn something [in bad acting classes], maybe it’s a technique you don’t like; maybe it’s a style. But you learn different things.
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[on preparing to meet the audience] I’m behind the curtain waiting to go on. And there’s a spotlight shining through the curtain from the other side. They’re announcing my name. And I think, This is going to be awful. And then the curtain opens and you walk toward the light, which is so like death is supposed to be it’s weird. And then it’s fun, and then you play.
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Watch today’s Festival: https://www.wildsound.ca/events/rick-nelson-guntersville-doc-feature-winner
Rick Nelson: Guntersville, 60min., USA
Directed by Kenny Scott Guffey
This poignant documentary goes beyond the myth to explore iconic musician Rick Nelson’s final performance, from the people who were there when he rocked the stage that one last time.
Director Statement
A longtime Rick Nelson fan, in the summer of 2024 I visited the small town of Guntersville, Alabama. It occurred to me that not only are the locations and individuals still surviving, but details surrounding Rick’s final performance were scarce and treated as a footnote or afterthought, rather than the incredibly impactful moment in Rick’s history that it had been. I conceived the idea on the dock at Guntersville Lake, and now, we bring you the story. We hope it leaves a lasting impression.
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HAIKU Poetry Contest (FREE)
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/300711/haiku-poetry-contest
1pg. THRILLER/SUSPENSE SCREENPLAY Contest (everyone wins)
1pg. TRAGEDY Short Story Contest (everyone wins)
MYSTERY STAGE PLAY Writing Contest (get play performed by professional actors)
HISTORICAL FICTION Short Story Contest (everyone wins)
6000-8000 words
4000-6000 words
2000-4000 words
1-2000 words
CRIME/MYSTERY Novel Festival:
CRIME 1st Chapter Novel Festival
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314682/crime-1st-chapter-novel-festival
CRIME Full Novel Festival
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314681/crime-full-novel-festival
CRIME Novel Video Transcript Reading
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/314683/crime-novel-video-transcript-reading
1st Scene Screenplay Contest
https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/301203/1st-scene-screenplay-contest
Submit via Submittable: https://wildsoundwritingfestival.submittable.com/submit/331399/mystery-stage-play-writing-contest-get-play-performed-by-professional-actors
FULL FEEDBACK on your stage play from our committee of Professional Playwriters, Production Heads and Story Consultants. Get a best scene of your stage play performed at the writing festival and made into a video for the winner.
Submit your 10 Page Play, 1 Act Play, or Full Stage Play to the Festival.
SUBMIT your STAGE PLAY Today You will receive feedback on your play in 3-5 weeks
UPCOMING Stage Play Festival Deadlines:
19th – FEMALE WRITERS STAGE PLAY
20th – POLITICAL STAGE PLAY
21st – WESTERN STAGE PLAY
22nd – TRAGEDY STAGE PLAY
23rd – DOCUDRAMA STAGE PLAY
24th – REVENGE STAGE PLAY
25th – COMEDY STAGE PLAY
Submit on the festival page: https://crimemysteryfestival.com/crimemystery-novel-festival/
The #1 Crime/Mystery Festival and Contest in the World today!
– Offers novelists and storytellers at all levels the fantastic opportunity to hear their stories read aloud using TOP PROFESSIONAL ACTORS (see below for recent performance readings).
– One of the best places in the world for the writers to add sales to their self-published novel and/or obtain and agent.
– No matter what happens, you will receive full feedback on your work by our established committee. No other place in the world will you get coverage for the price you pay.
Submit to the festival on the page: https://festivalfordrama.com/historical-fiction-short-story-festival/
Submit your HISTORICAL FICTION Short Story to the Festival here and we will automatically have it performed by a professional actor and turned into a promotional video for yourself.
A historical fiction story is a fictional story that takes place in the past and incorporates details about the time period to achieve authenticity. These details can include social norms, customs, traditions, and manners. Historical fiction stories can include actual historical figures or events, but the people and their actions are invented by the author.
Accept only stories that fit into the HISTORICAL FICTION genres.
UPCOMING Short Story Deadlines:
19th – MYSTERY SHORT STORY
MYSTERY Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline April 19th
20th – SPORTS SHORT STORY
21st – YOUNG ADULT SHORT STORY
22nd – BODY IMAGE SHORT STORY
BODY IMAGE Short Story Festival (automatic acceptance) – Deadline March 22nd
23rd – DEATH SHORT STORY
DEATH Short Story Festival (everyone wins) – Deadline March 23rd
24th – DRAMA SHORT STORY
25th – ROMANCE SHORT STORY
Submit on the submission page: https://firstscenescreenplay.com/
Watch over 150 1st Scene Screenplay Festival Winners on the WILDsound Flagship Site HERE
Festival takes place every single month. At least 4-15 winning screenplays read monthly.
This festival has a guaranteed 4 tier set up for each accepted script. (No matter what all screenplays submitted receive FULL FEEDBACK on their work by industry professionals.)
1st Tier: FULL FEEDBACK on your screenplay (all submissions)
2nd Tier: Accepted scripts (25% on average of submitted entries) get their screenplay performed by professional actors and made into a promotional vehicle.
Then (Tier #3) we will send you a list of questions to answer for our blog interview that will promote you and your film. Then after that (Tier #4) we will set up a podcast interview on our popular ITunes show where will we chat with you about the process of how the film was made.
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In the first 10 pages the writer needs to let the reader know in general terms what the story is about, and what is at stake. Plus, set the tone of what world and genre the writer has created, while also introducing the main characters. All the while you need to engage and entertain the reader.
The contest was created because this is an industry where agents/producers and their team are so busy and are reading so many scripts that if you do not grab them right away then they will put down the script and move onto another one. So you have to capture their attention when you’re writing on spec.
UPCOMING Screenplay Festival Contests:
19th – FANTASY/SCI-FI Screenplay Festival
https://fantasyscififestival.com/
20th – HISTORY Screenplay Festival
https://documentaryshortfilmfestival.com/history-screenplay-festival/
21st – ACTION/ADVENTURE Screenplay Festival
https://actionadventurefestival.ca/deadlines/
22nd – BLACK Writers Screenplay Festival
https://blackfeedbackfilmfestival.com/black-screenwriters-festival/
23rd – SCIENCE & NATURE Screenplay Festival
https://environmentalfestival.com/science-and-nature-screenplay-festival/
24th – THRILLER/SUSPENSE Screenplay Festival
https://thrillersuspensefestival.com/thriller-suspense-screenplay-festival/
25th – DRAMA Screenplay Festival
https://festivalfordrama.com/
Deadline Today to Submit via FilmFreeway:
My experience at the festival was wonderful, and I had the honor of winning the ‘Best Story’ award with my film ‘Submerged.’ The festival gave a lot of positive visibility to my film and the audience feedback is really helpful.
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(2008) I grew up in Oklahoma, I did always have the blue eyes, but I was pudgy until I was 13 or 14, then I got tall and skinny, but I grew up in an area where girls liked athletic football players and I was never that kind of guy. That was their version of Prince Charming and it was not until fairly recently that I became reasonably happy with my appearance and the way I am. I think it is all psychological, but I was never really comfortable with the way I looked and don’t see myself as handsome…When I was younger I would try to mold myself into an image of what women wanted and now I am interested in being comfortable in my own skin. I think it is important to have confidence in who you are and embrace that, rather than trying to be someone else.
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