The Sketch Project is finally here! You can use this forum to ask questions about the project, make suggestions etc etc but...

Please don't post any sketches yet - the submission/voting bit starts in a couple of weeks time when everyone is registered - if you post a sketch now then you will get zero votes (as there's no voting buttons yet!).

Find more information and register your intention to take part via the official project webpage: www.sitcom.co.uk/writers/project

You need to press the button on the above page to be in the project so make sure you do that!

Here's a reminder of the main 'rules':

You will be able to submit up to 3 sketches but each must be no longer than 1 minute and 30 seconds.

The voting stage will involve other writers donating their time to read your work, so please help them by ensuring your work is spell-checked, reasonably grammatical, that care has been taken over similar sounding words (we're .v. were / their .v. there .v. they're etc) and that your work is reasonably neat (name tags and action in capitals, with dialogue in lower case on the line directly beneath the character's name). The keyword is 'reasonable'. Take reasonable care. Sloppy, lazy, or error-laden work will unfortunately be rejected.

If you have any questions about formatting / spelling etc post a question in this forum or take a look at the sample script which can be viewed here

Remember that the aim is to film a pilot or part of a pilot so please try and visualise your sketch. Keep to a few simple props, keep the scenes basic (a lounge / a kitchen / a bedroom / a park etc), try to avoid scene changes, limit the number of characters. We'll probably end up with 2 men and 2 women but we may end up with less. So if you want your sketch filmed don't send the one about the London Philharmonic touring Venus!
 

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Mark
BSG Editor
 

Most of my sketches are generally short and involve minimal amounts of people so no probs with guide lines.

1.Has any themes been set up to write around or is it an open sketch show and the material can be anything you like?

Here is an idea I put out on another thread which may be useful as a theme to tie show together, its title The Secret News and bascially it is a crew filming the weird going on's of a small village but sometimes it isn't exciting enough and they make things happen. Being a sketch show you could just have a scene at the start and end to establish this theme and the rest could run in a normal sketch format? Just an idea to throw into the hat.

2.In was once mentioned very early on in the development of this idea about the idea of filming sketches to accompany the finished script/pilot proposal, has any more been thought about this?

3.Sometimes I am not on this site every day (though I do check in quite regularly) but my work can keep me busy and my mind off of this on going project so is there anyway of informing members by a email bullentin about when the sketch submission/voting scheme goes live?
 

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If its funny why arrest me?
 

1. I'm pretty sure that there's no theme, but I'm sure SlagA will clarify.

2. "Remember that the aim is to film a pilot or part of a pilot..."

3. I'm sure that e-mails will be sent to those who have registered.
 

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Aaron
BSG Forums & DVDs Editor
(Half man, half Internet, half TV.)
(Loyal follower of The Magical Aura of Laura.)

 

Can I ask who will be filming the pilot? Will you hire actors? Is there any budget? I'm guessing you'll release this info later, but it don't hurt to ask.
 

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Quipped Leevil.
 

Do you have any actors? I might know a few - and what about cameramen/women?
 

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Playwrite extraordinaire.

http://www.eols.org.uk/
 

All to be decided much further down the line. (I.e. if and when a usable script is completed.)
 

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Aaron
BSG Forums & DVDs Editor
(Half man, half Internet, half TV.)
(Loyal follower of The Magical Aura of Laura.)

 

Will you remind us when this opens or is it open now?
 

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Playwrite extraordinaire.

http://www.eols.org.uk/
 

The registration is open now - the submission process will open in a couple of weeks (we've got to build the voting etc first). If you've pressed the button on that registration page you'll get the full details through email (or something like that) when its open
 

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Mark
BSG Editor
 

Believe it or not, I can actualy act. I got accepted into RADA then cosequently got into trouble (Up the ol duff)Obviously I would audition first and I would not want paid.

Also know a few fellow actors who do stuff for fun. It doesn't have to cost.
 

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Sorry... NOT!
 

Has a theme been decided yet or is it free style? I'll start writing some sketches now, but I need an idea of what you're looking for.
 

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Quipped Leevil.
 

it's freestyle at the mo Leemondo
 

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60% of the time it works everytime.
 

I did suggest the secret news, all the sketches can be what they want but the thin thread that links it is a group of news people trying to make their regional news more interesting by spying on the secret lives of a fictional town

 

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If its funny why arrest me?
 

LOL Scott thats a class idea
 

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You suggest that idea for everything.

But maybe something like a tv channel, something like The Fast Show, which I believe was meant to be like someone channel surfing.
 

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Quipped Leevil.
 

LOL Levil, cos its a damn good idea.
 

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If its funny why arrest me?