Hi MDS'ers,
Just wanted to pass on the great news. My urban comedy screenplay, DOGGED, has been optioned by a producer in L.A. Yeah!!!! One step closer to the prize...a real movie deal. Fingers, eyes and toes crossed for a sale this year! We can dream can't we? This is Million Dollar Screenwriter! Just when I was about to give up, this happens which goes to show you to never ever give up! No matter what!
Happy writing and movie watching.
N.
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Thursday, April 21, 2005
Free Screenwriting Seminars!
Hi future MDS'ers:
Below is a post I received from Creative Screenwriting about free seminars! The only catch is that you have to be in the LA area since that's where they are taking place.
Check it out. I know one of the lecturers personally and he gives a lot of information and is very personable and can really help you develop your projects and to get that for free is even better. I had to pay for the seminar I took with him but it was well worth it.
Enjoy,
N.
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CS Publications, Inc.
6404 Hollywood Blvd., Ste. 415, Los Angeles, CA 90028
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Comp Seminars for Screenwriters in Los Angeles (ONLY)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Creative Screenwriting magazine will be videotaping 30 of the most popular seminars from the Screenwriting Expo over the next two weeks and you're invited.
The seminars will take place on a sound stage in downtown Los Angeles. You will need transportation by car to get to the sound stage.
There are two sessions (morning and afternoon) each day and attendance is limited to 100. You can sign up for multiple sessions and multiple days, but PLEASE DON'T SIGN UP for a session you can't attend.
Your attendance is complimentary (no charge).
Morning Session: 7:45 AM to 1:30 PM
Afternoon Session: 2:15 PM to 7 PM
There will be a 1-hour lunch break at approximately 1:30 PM. Lunch is NOT included, but sodas and water will be available.
You must be prompt, or you won't be allowed to enter the stage.
Release Form: You will need to sign a release form allowing us to videotape you when you arrive at the stage in order to become an audience member. There will be some down time while cameras are loaded/moved and new shots are set up. So please plan on being patient during the shooting of the DVDs. The information these speakers impart is worth the wait.
Current Schedule (individual speakers and topics are subject to change)
Sunday April 24th
Morning Session: Richard Krevolin (8:45 AM Start)
Stories that Touch Your Soul
Advanced Structural Analysis
Afternoon Session: Richard Krevolin (3:15 PM Start)
Prof. K's Master Class Scene Workshop
Monday April 25th
Morning Session: Michael Hauge
Writing Romantic Comedies And Love Stories
Creating Powerful Movie Scenes
Afternoon Session: Michael Hauge
Mastering the 2-Minute Pitch
Pilar Alessandra
Writing The Three Minute Pitch
Tuesday April 26th
Morning Session: Karl Iglesias
Mastering the Essential Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters
Evoking Emotion on the Page
Afternoon Session: Karl Iglesias
Evoking Emotion in Your Concept
Wednesday April 27th
Morning Session: Robert Kosberg
Selling Your Idea To Hollywood With Pitch King Robert Kosberg
Afternoon Session: Michael Hauge
Grabbing the Reader in the First 10 Pages
Thursday April 28th
Morning Session: Jeff Kitchen
36 Dramatic Situations for Brainstorming
Jeff Kitchen's Class on Sequence, Proposition, Plot
Afternoon Session: Jeff Kitchen
Jeff Kitchen's Two Tools for Advanced Screenwriters
Friday April 29th
Morning Session: Michael Ray Brown
A Structure Checklist: How to Plug the Holes in Your Script
Afternoon Session: Jeff Kitchen
Jeff Kitchen's Screenwriting Seminar
Jeff Kitchen's Class on Classic Structural Technique
Saturday April 30th
Morning Session: Jim Mercurio
Killer Endings
Afternoon Session: Ken Rotcop
Perfect Pitch: How to Sell Yourself and Your Movie Idea to Hollywood-The Lecture
Perfect Pitch: How to Sell Yourself and Your Movie Idea to Hollywood-The Workshop
Sunday May 1st
Morning Session: Jeff Kitchen
Jeff Kitchen's Full Day Seminar
Afternoon Session: Jeff Kitchen
Jeff Kitchen's Full Day Seminar (Pt. 2)
Monday May 2nd
Morning Session: Jeff Kitchen
Jeff Kitchen's Full Day Seminar (Pt. 3)
Afternoon Session: Jeff Kitchen
Jeff Kitchen's Full Day Seminar (Pt. 4)
Tuesday May 3rd
Morning Session: Karl Iglesias
Evoking Emotion: Characters
Evoking Emotion: Story
Afternoon Session: Karl Iglesias
Evoking Emotion: Scenes
Evoking Emotion: Description
Wednesday May 4th
Morning Session: Richard Walter (9:45 AM Start)
Attitude vs. Gratitude: Strategies for Securing an Agent
Screenwriting: The Whole Picture
Afternoon Session: Richard Walter
Reader's Backflip
Thursday May 5th
Morning Session: Karl Iglesias
Evoking Emotion: Dialogue Subtext
Afternoon Session: Karl Iglesias
Pitching to Sell: Engaging the Listener Emotionally
Friday May 6th
Morning Session: Jim Mercurio
The "T" Word: Theme
Afternoon Session: Devorah Cutler- Rubenstein
Ten Sure-Fire Ways to Raise Money for Your Film
Scott Rubenstein
How to Write Your Script and Deduct the Expenses Off Your Tax Return
Saturday May 7th
Morning Session: Paul Gulino
Sequences: The Hidden Structure of Successful Screenplays
Afternoon Session: David Freedman
Screenwriter's Guide to Making Money
******(DO NOT HIT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL OR YOU WILL NOT BE ON THE LIST)******
Use this link to RSVP and follow ALL the instructions:
www.creativescreenwriting.com/events.html
If you can't find the session you want on the RSVP form, that session is already filled.
If you are going to attend, please save this e-mail as it will be your only listing of what topics will be covered by the speakers each day.
I look forward to seeing you at the seminars.
Erik Bauer
Publisher
Creative Screenwriting
Contact Information
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
email: info@creativescreenwriting.com
voice: (323) 957-1405
web: http://www.creativescreenwriting.com
Below is a post I received from Creative Screenwriting about free seminars! The only catch is that you have to be in the LA area since that's where they are taking place.
Check it out. I know one of the lecturers personally and he gives a lot of information and is very personable and can really help you develop your projects and to get that for free is even better. I had to pay for the seminar I took with him but it was well worth it.
Enjoy,
N.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CS Publications, Inc.
6404 Hollywood Blvd., Ste. 415, Los Angeles, CA 90028
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Comp Seminars for Screenwriters in Los Angeles (ONLY)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Creative Screenwriting magazine will be videotaping 30 of the most popular seminars from the Screenwriting Expo over the next two weeks and you're invited.
The seminars will take place on a sound stage in downtown Los Angeles. You will need transportation by car to get to the sound stage.
There are two sessions (morning and afternoon) each day and attendance is limited to 100. You can sign up for multiple sessions and multiple days, but PLEASE DON'T SIGN UP for a session you can't attend.
Your attendance is complimentary (no charge).
Morning Session: 7:45 AM to 1:30 PM
Afternoon Session: 2:15 PM to 7 PM
There will be a 1-hour lunch break at approximately 1:30 PM. Lunch is NOT included, but sodas and water will be available.
You must be prompt, or you won't be allowed to enter the stage.
Release Form: You will need to sign a release form allowing us to videotape you when you arrive at the stage in order to become an audience member. There will be some down time while cameras are loaded/moved and new shots are set up. So please plan on being patient during the shooting of the DVDs. The information these speakers impart is worth the wait.
Current Schedule (individual speakers and topics are subject to change)
Sunday April 24th
Morning Session: Richard Krevolin (8:45 AM Start)
Stories that Touch Your Soul
Advanced Structural Analysis
Afternoon Session: Richard Krevolin (3:15 PM Start)
Prof. K's Master Class Scene Workshop
Monday April 25th
Morning Session: Michael Hauge
Writing Romantic Comedies And Love Stories
Creating Powerful Movie Scenes
Afternoon Session: Michael Hauge
Mastering the 2-Minute Pitch
Pilar Alessandra
Writing The Three Minute Pitch
Tuesday April 26th
Morning Session: Karl Iglesias
Mastering the Essential Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters
Evoking Emotion on the Page
Afternoon Session: Karl Iglesias
Evoking Emotion in Your Concept
Wednesday April 27th
Morning Session: Robert Kosberg
Selling Your Idea To Hollywood With Pitch King Robert Kosberg
Afternoon Session: Michael Hauge
Grabbing the Reader in the First 10 Pages
Thursday April 28th
Morning Session: Jeff Kitchen
36 Dramatic Situations for Brainstorming
Jeff Kitchen's Class on Sequence, Proposition, Plot
Afternoon Session: Jeff Kitchen
Jeff Kitchen's Two Tools for Advanced Screenwriters
Friday April 29th
Morning Session: Michael Ray Brown
A Structure Checklist: How to Plug the Holes in Your Script
Afternoon Session: Jeff Kitchen
Jeff Kitchen's Screenwriting Seminar
Jeff Kitchen's Class on Classic Structural Technique
Saturday April 30th
Morning Session: Jim Mercurio
Killer Endings
Afternoon Session: Ken Rotcop
Perfect Pitch: How to Sell Yourself and Your Movie Idea to Hollywood-The Lecture
Perfect Pitch: How to Sell Yourself and Your Movie Idea to Hollywood-The Workshop
Sunday May 1st
Morning Session: Jeff Kitchen
Jeff Kitchen's Full Day Seminar
Afternoon Session: Jeff Kitchen
Jeff Kitchen's Full Day Seminar (Pt. 2)
Monday May 2nd
Morning Session: Jeff Kitchen
Jeff Kitchen's Full Day Seminar (Pt. 3)
Afternoon Session: Jeff Kitchen
Jeff Kitchen's Full Day Seminar (Pt. 4)
Tuesday May 3rd
Morning Session: Karl Iglesias
Evoking Emotion: Characters
Evoking Emotion: Story
Afternoon Session: Karl Iglesias
Evoking Emotion: Scenes
Evoking Emotion: Description
Wednesday May 4th
Morning Session: Richard Walter (9:45 AM Start)
Attitude vs. Gratitude: Strategies for Securing an Agent
Screenwriting: The Whole Picture
Afternoon Session: Richard Walter
Reader's Backflip
Thursday May 5th
Morning Session: Karl Iglesias
Evoking Emotion: Dialogue Subtext
Afternoon Session: Karl Iglesias
Pitching to Sell: Engaging the Listener Emotionally
Friday May 6th
Morning Session: Jim Mercurio
The "T" Word: Theme
Afternoon Session: Devorah Cutler- Rubenstein
Ten Sure-Fire Ways to Raise Money for Your Film
Scott Rubenstein
How to Write Your Script and Deduct the Expenses Off Your Tax Return
Saturday May 7th
Morning Session: Paul Gulino
Sequences: The Hidden Structure of Successful Screenplays
Afternoon Session: David Freedman
Screenwriter's Guide to Making Money
******(DO NOT HIT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL OR YOU WILL NOT BE ON THE LIST)******
Use this link to RSVP and follow ALL the instructions:
www.creativescreenwriting.com/events.html
If you can't find the session you want on the RSVP form, that session is already filled.
If you are going to attend, please save this e-mail as it will be your only listing of what topics will be covered by the speakers each day.
I look forward to seeing you at the seminars.
Erik Bauer
Publisher
Creative Screenwriting
Contact Information
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
email: info@creativescreenwriting.com
voice: (323) 957-1405
web: http://www.creativescreenwriting.com
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