Youtube horror web series - screenwriters, beta readers needed
Project Overview
#webseries #psychologicalhorror #survivalhorror #cosmichorror #ARG #unfiction
Introduction
Hey everyone, I'm WinterNights.
I've been writing this story for many years now, and I'm really, really excited to finally adapt it into a youtube web series. If you like horror, mysteries, ARGs, unfiction and complex characters that are just as enigmatic as the setting they find themselves in, then this web series might be up your alley. This is a small project, but it's very important to me, so I want to do everything I can to make sure that it succeeds.
A short logline for this story is: (I tried to avoid giving away too much information, since this story starts in medias res and it's all about mysteries and plot twists)
- A mentally unstable teenager is left to die in a vast, foreboding forest. Helpless and alone, he decides to team up with an odd, mysterious stranger in order to survive.
Web series format:
- The episodes will be filmed in the 1st and 3rd person point of view in multiple locations (mostly wooded areas).
- At the beginning of the story there are only two main characters.
- Most episodes will be between 1 - 3 minutes long.
- Some episodes will be dialogue-heavy while others will barely have any dialogue involved.
- This series is going to have a lot of scary scenes, mysteries, conspiracies and dark fantasy elements. However, the characters will also have quite a few bonding moments and a lot of character development.
- Some examples of youtube web series that are kind of similar to what I'm trying to achieve are Daisy Brown and hiimmarymary.
What I'm looking for:
Before I can start the voice acting casting, I need someone to help me improve my dialogue, since it's one of the most important parts in this story.
I'm looking for screenwriters to provide the finishing touch for the dialogue in this series. I already have the drafts for the dialogue and for everything that's going to happen in every episode. However, I am not a native English speaker, and I need someone to check my dialogue and edit / rewrite certain words, phrases and lines to make them sound better and more natural. We will work together to make sure that the dialogue is the best it can without changing too much of what the characters are saying.
I'm looking for beta readers, who will read the finished product and complete a questionnaire where they will rate and answer some short questions related to the episodes.
I'm also looking for people to help me choose the best name for my series by participating in a short poll.
Payment
Screenwriter:
If you're selected, you will be paid up to $20 - $30 per hour, depending on your experience and how quickly you work. I think it's an easy way to earn $20-$30 dollars per hour while you practice your screenwriting skills. The work hours will be spread out during the next few months, but I'm very flexible, you can choose the day and time when you want us to ''meet''. I estimate that you'd have to work for about 1 - 3 hours per month for the next few months for this project. I'm willing to pay through any online payment system, but I prefer patreon, ko-fi since they're the easiest to use in my country. For every hour of work, I can pay you half before you start, and half after you finish, so you can be certain you won't be scammed.
Beta reader
- $5 payment
I am also open to other payment options (for instance, pay per word, or pay per episode).
Selection method for screenwriters
If you'd like to apply for the screenwriter position please:
- Post a link for any dialogue heavy scenes you wrote.
- Participate in a short 5 - 10 minutes test (this is optional, but highly recommended). You will be given a short dialogue (about 160 words) and you will be asked to:
1. rewrite / edit one or several lines in order to improve them and make them sound more natural (the lines that require an improvement are colored in red, and they are under 50 words in total; you will select the lines that must be changed and the lines that must stay unchanged)
2. identify at least one other line that you think requires an improvement and choose how much you think it must be changed (slightly changed / medium change / completely changed); you don't need to edit / rewrite this line, but you can do it if 10 minutes haven't passed yet.
This test allows me to see if you are a good fit for this task because it's quite similar to what you would do if selected for the job. It's a great way to quickly prove your screenwriting skills. Please mention in your application if you'd like to complete this test and I will send you the text.
Send me a message if you have any questions or if something is unclear, I'll try to answer as quickly as possible.
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Your responsabilities:
- provide the finishing touch for the dialogue in this series.
- identify any bad parts in the dialogue or any unnatural speech
- provide a better, more natural / realistic alternative for those parts without changing too much of the original meaning
- rearrange, change, edit lines of dialogue if needed
Requirements
- you must be a fluent English speaker
- you must be able to tell if a line really needs to be changed or if it should remain as it is
- being a voice actor is a plus, but not required, because you will be able to know what sounds better and which lines are easier to act for a voice actor
- if you watched and are familiar with any ARGs / unfiction webseries, that's a plus, but not a requirements
- see Selection method for screenwriters
Payment:
- up to $20 - $30 per hour (for every hour you work, not per finished hour - there is no option for a per hour rate; message me if the payment rate is still unclear)
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You will:
- Read the dialogue for several episodes (about 500 words in total), and underline the parts that you think are bad/have unnatural or unrealistic speech.
- Provide some quick feedback and mention how you'd improve those parts.
- Rate the dialogue in each episode.
Requirements:
- Fluent in English.
- Being a writer and/or voice actor is recommended but not required.
- Being able to quickly spot bad dialogue and to provide useful feedback.
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Requirements:
- None.
Description:
- You will receive a short questionaire with multiple names I've thought of for this series and you can select what you think are, in your opinion, the best and the worst names in that list.
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