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Get Your Four Page Twisted50 Screenplay Recorded As An Audio Drama At LondonSWF

DEADLINE MARCH 24th  // APPLY HERE

OK, we are running a last minute competition. At the London Screenwriters Festival this year, Audio Drama LEGEND Dirk Maggs is returning to deliver a session on Audio Drama.

But we have a twist! And a Twisted twist at that.

To demonstrate just how to make an Audio Drama, we will, LIVE and in front of the audience, perform, record, edit, post produce and premiere a five minute horror audio drama in the session.

Dirk will direct it at the start of the session, then as we chat all things audio drama, the editor will work their magic, then we will premiere the completed show at the end.

Can’t be done? We have done it before. Twice. In the Alien universe. You can hear Alien: Airborne HERE.

So rules and how to apply.

  1. It must be your idea, your writing, your story.
  2. You do not need to have written anything for Twisted50 before.
  3. It must be in the horror genre.
  4. It must have a twist.
  5. Four pages max.
  6. Two female characters (or one).
  7. We may be able to sneak a third character in, if it’s a short phone call, a cop shouting a command etc. One liner type character.
  8. Use a standard feature film format for your script, sent as PDF.
  9. Add a title page with your name, title, email and phone.
  10. No fee for entry.
  11. No more than two entries per writer.
 

Things to consider.

  1. Use the world of audio, so choose a setting that sounds great.
  2. Remember it’s audio, so you will need to master dialogue.
  3. Jump scares. Use ‘em.
  4. The whole horror genre is available. Monsters, werewolves, vampires, aliens, demons and of course, people.
  5. Have fun. That does not mean make it funny (we are not looking for comedy horror). But do enjoy terrifying us.
  6. You retain all your rights if you are selected, and you can post the audio anywhere you want afterward.

How to apply?

Simply use the form HERE. If you have trouble uploading, try a different browser. PDF files only please.

DEADLINE MARCH 24th

Note also, we may modify the rules and guides as we go as we kicking this off FAST FAST FAST!

Now, unleash your demented self and GET WRITING!

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