| Friday, August 15, 2014 | ||||
 9:00 am - 12:00 pm | Boot Camp: Mastering Your Genre (Additional Fee Required) [More Info] Laurie Scheer, Media Goddess | Boot Camp: Query Letters, Loglines and Leave Behinds [More Info] Daniel Manus, CEO and Script Consultant, No BullScript Consulting | Boot Camp: TV Pitching (Additional Fee Required) [More Info] Lisa Alden, TV Writer/Instructor, Sally Dog Productions | |
| 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Boot Camp: The Pitch with Pilar (Additional Fee Required) [More Info] Pilar Alessandra, Screenwriting Instructor/Author, On the Page | Boot Camp: Adapt a Novel to Film & TV (Additional Fee Required) [More Info] Marilyn R. Atlas, Marilyn Atlas Management | Boot Camp: TV Pilot Kit (Additional Fee Required) [More Info] Mario Moreno, Story Specialist, The Writers Store | |
| 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Boot Camp: The System - (Must be a Platinum Passholder to Attend) [More Info] Edward Saxon, Academy Award Winning Producer, Edward Saxon Productions | |||
| 5:00 pm - 5:50 pm | Writing the Spec Screenplay [More Info] Anthony Grieco, Story Specialist, The Writers Store | Writing the Micro-Budget Film [More Info] Joe Aaron, Screenwriter/TV Writer | Writing for TV [More Info] Andrew Guerdat, TV Writer/Producer | |
| 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Opening Keynote: Screenwriting for the Global Audience in Film And Television [More Info] Palak Patel, Producer, Roth Films | |||
| Saturday, August 16, 2014 | ||||
| 9:00 am - 9:50 am | The Art of the Pitch [More Info] Douglas J. Eboch (Moderator), Screenwriter/Author Rob Edwards, Screenwriter/Instructor Daniel Manus, CEO and Script Consultant, No BullScript Consulting Patty Meyer, Screenwriter/Instructor Calix Lewis Reneau, Calix8 Productions | What I Really Want is an Agent [More Info] Jeanne Veillette Bowerman (Moderator), Film Producer, Screenwriter, Script Magazine Editor, Implicit Productions, LLC/F+W Media Jake Wagner, Head of Management, Benderspink Josh Dove, Haven Entertainment Zac Frognowski, Grandview | Develop & Pitch TV Shows Panel [More Info] Andrew Guerdat, TV Writer/Producer William Rabkin, Screenwriter/Producer Lindsay Sloane, Senior Vice President, TriStar Productions Laurie Scheer, Media Goddess Danielle Woodrow, President, Television, Perfect Storm Entertainment | |
| 10:00 am - 10:50 am | Subtext [More Info] Karl Iglesias, Screenwriter/Script Doctor/Consultant/Instructor, UCLA Extension Writers' Program | Development 101 [More Info] Daniel Manus, CEO and Script Consultant, No BullScript Consulting | Forensic Myths & Misconceptions & Why Writers Need Them [More Info] Jennifer Dornbush, Consultant/Instructor/Author | |
| 10:00 am - 11:50 am | Pitch Slam - For Gold, Platinum and Pitch Slam Registrants Only [More Info] | |||
| 11:00 am - 11:50 am | The Industry-Ready Checklist [More Info] Pilar Alessandra, Screenwriting Instructor/Author, On the Page | What Happens to a Screenplay When it is Submitted to a Studio and Production Company [More Info] Rona Edwards, Producer/Author/Asst. Professor/Film-TV Consultant Monika Skerbelis, Author/Producer/Instructor/Consultant, ESE Film Workshops Online | NYFA "Page to Panel" [More Info] Nunzio DeFilippis, Director of Curriculum Devlopment for the Screenwriting Department, New York Film Academy - Los Angeles Campus | |
| 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Lunch on your own and Exhibit break [More Info] | |||
| 1:00 pm - 1:50 pm | Q&A: The Industry Insider View on Writing Family Films [More Info] Anthony Grieco, Story Specialist, The Writers Store David Reynolds, Screenwriter, Finding Nemo | NYFA - Creating a Franchise [More Info] Nunzio DeFilippis, Director of Curriculum Devlopment for the Screenwriting Department, New York Film Academy - Los Angeles Campus Adam Finer, Producer, New York Film Academy - Los Angeles Campus Adam Moore, Associate Chair/Screenwriter, New York Film Academy’s MFA Screenwriting Department - Los Angeles | Q&A The Industry Insider View of a Writers Room [More Info] Ted Sullivan, Television and Film Writer/Producer Nkechi Okor Carroll, Writer/Co-Producer, BONES Amy Berg, TV Writer/Producer Mickey Fisher, Writer, Extant | |
| 1:00 pm - 4:50 pm | Pitch Slam - For Gold, Platinum and Pitch Slam Registrants Only [More Info] | |||
| 2:00 pm - 2:50 pm | Q&A: The Industry Insider View on Writing Horror Films [More Info] Victor Miller, Emmy Award Winning Screenwriter, Friday the 13th Anthony Grieco, Story Specialist, The Writers Store | Writing for A-List Actors [More Info] Pam Dixon, Casting Director, Pam Dixon Casting Donald Hewitt, Screenwriter Wendy Kram, Producer/Founder, L.A. FOR HIRE Bonnie MacBird, Instructor, UCLA Extension Writers' Program | Q&A: The Industry Insider's View of Creating, Writing, & Showrunning [More Info] Brad Bell, Writer/Actor/Producer, Husbands Jane Espenson, Writer/Producer, Husbands | |
| 3:00 pm - 3:50 pm | The Visual Mindscape of the Screenplay [More Info] Billy Boyle, Screenwriter/Instructor, UCLA Extensions | Crowdfunding [More Info] David Rodwin, Writer/Producer | Industry Insiders View: The Walt Disney Animation Department [More Info] Kevin Deters, Award Winning Writer/Director, Disney Animation Studios Anthony Grieco, Story Specialist, The Writers Store Kyle Gabriel, Walt Disney Animation Studios | |
| 4:00 pm - 4:50 pm | Writing a Great Scene [More Info] Karl Iglesias, Screenwriter/Script Doctor/Consultant/Instructor, UCLA Extension Writers' Program | How to Make the Contest Cut Panel [More Info] Jeanne Veillette Bowerman (Moderator), Film Producer, Screenwriter, Script Magazine Editor, Implicit Productions, LLC/F+W Media Joan Wai, Program Manager, Academy Nicholl Fellowhips | The A-B-C's Writing for TV [More Info] D.C. (Dorothy) Fontana, Screenwriter Tim Meltreger, Writer/Producer, Psych William Rabkin, Screenwriter/Producer Laurie Scheer, Media Goddess | |
| 5:00 pm - 5:50 pm | Powerhouse Character Creation [More Info] Ruth Atkinson, Script Consultant/Story Editor Pen Densham, Producer/Director/Writer | Q&A: Industry Insider View on Film Financing [More Info] Charles Bush, Founder, President ad CEO, Great Road Capital Anthony Grieco, Story Specialist, The Writers Store Mitchell Peck, Producer, Hollywood Embassy/Peck Entertainment | What Do You Want From Me?: A TV Insider's Guide to Breaking In [More Info] Rob Edwards, Screenwriter/Instructor | |
| 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Cocktail Networking Reception [More Info] | |||
| Sunday, August 17, 2014 | ||||
| 9:00 am - 9:50 am | You Got in the Door, Now Don't Blow It [More Info] Matthew Harrison, Feature Film Director, UCLA Extension Writers’ Program Instructor Bill Lundy, Screenwriter/Script Consultant Margaret Oberman, Instructor/Writer/Producer, UCLA Extension Writers' Program Chris Sparling, Screenwriter | Legal 411: How to Secure Literary Representation and Shop Your Screenplay Until You Do [More Info] Dinah Perez Esq., Dinah Perez Law | Writing for Reality TV [More Info] Daniel Abrams (Moderator), Producer Josh Raymond, Story Producer, 495 Productions Matt Sims, Senior Vice President, Ryan Seacrest Productions Michael Gara, Vice President of Development, Endemol USA | |
| 10:00 am - 10:50 am | Pixar's Emotional Core [More Info] Karl Iglesias, Screenwriter/Script Doctor/Consultant/Instructor, UCLA Extension Writers' Program | Writing is Rewriting [More Info] Richard Botto, CEO, Stage 32 Mario Moreno, Story Specialist, The Writers Store Seth Winston, Screenwriter/AFI Instructor Donald Hewitt, Screenwriter Marc Sheffler, Screenwriting Instructor, Loyola Marymount University | Web Series Panel [More Info] Eric Loya, Web Series Writer/Producer Michael Ajakwe Jr., Founder/Executive Director, Los Angeles Web Series Festival Amy Berg, TV Writer/Producer Rebecca Norris (Moderator), Script Magazine Contributor/Writer/Filmmaker, Freebird Entertainment Travis Richey, Web Series Writer/Producer | |
| 11:00 am - 11:50 am | A Safari Guide to Finding Your True Process [More Info] Lisa Alden, TV Writer/Instructor, Sally Dog Productions Ruth Atkinson, Script Consultant/Story Editor Pen Densham, Producer/Director/Writer Shawn Tolleson, Entertainment Career Coach, Strategy Coaching Karl Iglesias, Screenwriter/Script Doctor/Consultant/Instructor, UCLA Extension Writers' Program | Business of Entertainment For Writers [More Info] Pete Letz, Founder, Cousin Pete Productions and Management | Writing for the Videogame Industry [More Info] D.C. (Dorothy) Fontana, Screenwriter Chris Avellone, Creative Director and Co-Owner, Obsidian Entertainment, Inc. Richie Solomon (Moderator), Game Designer/Producer/Writer Micah Wright, Writer (videogames, film, television, animation, graphic novels & comics) | |
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