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Make Movies, Not Scripts With Voyage Media Founder Nat Mundel
Join Voyage Media founder Nat Mundel, whose company has helped set up or sell over 2,000 high-profile movie, TV, and branded content projects, for a discussion of what it really takes to develop and package your projects so they actually make it to screen.....
Create More Effective Pitches with Gary Shusett
Gary Shusett, aka “Professor Logline,” is a producer who has been assisting up-and-coming writers and filmmakers for more than thirty years. Gary returned to the I.S.A. to help writers’ create more effective pitches for their projects. He addressed pitches live on the teleconference as well as loglines provided by email befo....
Secrets to Successful Screenwriting with Jeffrey Gordon
Join Writers Boot Camp founder Jeffrey Gordon for a creative discussion on the topic of developing movie, television and web projects that are exciting audience experiences and worthy of A-List attention.....
Screenplay Competitions with Gordy Hoffman
Screenplay contests are changing cinema. If you are an unknown, amateur writer, one who’s had a taste of success, or even the millionaire living in hills of Silver Lake, your entry to a screenplay competition stirs a monster. Gordy Hoffman founded the BlueCat Screenplay Competition in 1998 and remains its judge. ....
Conquer Writer\'s Block with Jacob Krueger
What if you could write any time you wanted to: confidently, passionately, and even joyfully? What kind of writer would you be then? Find out in this mind-opening free teleseminar with award winning screenwriter Jacob Krueger how to root out writers block at the source, and banish it from your life. Jacob will show you powerful techniques you....
Is Your Script Ready? with Devorah Cutler-Rubenstein
Devorah Cutler-Rubenstein breaks down her unique 18 point critical evaluation checklist geared towards helping you see if you are truly ready to put your story out there. Bonus discussion: Insider tips on getting yourself ready for that all-important meeting, pitch, and elevator moment.....
Q&A with Jonathan Friedman Hosted by Steve Jones
Jonathan was awarded $1,000,000 in the 2012 Doritos "Crash the Super Bowl" commercial competition. His commercial was aired during the game and placed #1 on the USA Today ad meter. In 2002 Jonathan co-wrote, produced, directed, and edited the independent feature film MOVING. Called “one of the funniest independent films of the year&....
How to Adapt a True Story into a Great Screenplay
Listen to this webinar with Candace Kearns Read and learn how to: Identify the theme of a true story; Use a story’s themes as a springboard for the development of plot and character; Translate real life into dramatic action; Develop engaging characters from real people; Choose what to leave out in the interest of dramatic craft. ....
How To Give Yourself the Best Possible Chance at Screenwriting Success
Listen to this podcast to learn the five main reasons people fail at screenwriting and come away with specific insights and hands-on tools to help give you the best possible shot at success. Perfect for experienced screenwriters as well as beginners.....
Q & A with Robert McKee
For over 25 years, Robert McKee's Story Seminar has been the world's ultimate writing class for over 50,000 screenwriters, filmmakers, TV writers, novelists, industry executives, actors, producers, directors and playwrights. ....
Q & A with Renowned Consultant, John Truby & ISA Founder, Craig James
Anyone can tell a story. We do it everyday. "You won't believe what happened to me at work." The problem comes in telling a great story. If you want to become a master storyteller you have to have a deep and precise understanding of subject, and the ability to translate your understanding into a story. John Tuby can teach you how.&nbs....
Q & A with Industry Veteran Jeff Bollow and ISA Founder, Craig James
Jeff is a producer/director, author, film festival organizer and public speaker. He has been in the film industry since age 12, starting as an actor before doing nearly every job in production (including experience in development, post-production and distribution).Through his production company, Jeff has reviewed over 15,000 project submissions, an....
IMPROVE YOUR PITCH IV
Gary Shusett aka “Professor Logline” returns to the ISA to help you create more effective pitches for your projects. You’ll find this interactive 2-hour teleclass invaluable for understanding how to get busy producers interested in reading your material. ....
SEVEN SUREFIRE SECRETS TO BREAKING INTO THE FILM BIZ WITH BARRI EVINS
You’re hundreds of miles from Hollywood, California. Or maybe you’re just around the corner, but it seems far away. You want to break into the film business. But how? This class gives you a road map to get you from here to there. With Barri Evins. Barri has taught at Pixar, DreamWorks Animation, the UCLA Producers Program and the Ameri....
Secrets to Becoming a Grand Prize Winning Writer
Writer Alvaro Rodriguez (MACHETE) interviews Table Read My Screenplay's Grand Prize Winning Feature Category Winner Jeff York (THE SCOUNDRELS CLUB). They discuss Jeff's experience winning a respected contest, why he submitted to this contest and others, his experience at the Sundance Film Festival, incorporating Historical figures into his ....
John Truby and 10 Top Story Techniques
A good pitch can get you through the door, but what makes the sale is a script with a great story. It turns out that very specific story techniques are found in the Blockbuster scripts Hollywood is desperate to buy. John Truby, considered "the best script doctor in the movie industry," tells you exactly what these story techniques are, an....
Creating A Script That Can Break You Into The Industry - Barri Evins
So many writers are seeking a formula for success, but don’t know the truly essential ingredients. Combine a powerful concept with self-knowledge and industry awareness for a real recipe for success. Discover and develop these components and then harness the extraordinary power of using them in concert to advance your career to the next level....
SEINFELD PRODUCER - MASTER OF COMEDY TELECONFERENCE!
SEINFELD producer/writer Peter Mehlman discusses different types of humor and various comedy genres, how to find the humor in a situation, what he learned from working with Larry David on Seinfeld, and more.....
FIX YOUR PITCH
Award Winning Screenwriter Jacob Krueger shows you what it takes to pitch like a professional. Learn the elements of a killer logline and an irresistible pitch, and how to turn your script into producer candy, without "selling out" or sacrificing your voice as a writer. Ready to start pitching? Then jump in live and pitch your script to Jacob, and ....
90 Pages/90 Seconds - How to Maximize Your Pitch Meeting
A five-minute pitch meeting is plenty of time to impress an executive as long as you don't pitch for the full five minutes. In 90 Pages/90 Seconds, the founding team behind the Great American Screenwriting Conference & PitchFest will discuss how to maximize your time to deliver an effective and efficient....
