Northwest Screenwriters Guild (NWSG)
July 11-12 - Pilar Alessandra, Script Consultant and Director of On The Page
Friday, July 11th - Pilar Alessandra, Script Consultant and Director of On The Page will sit down with President, Aadip Desai to discuss the ins and outs of screenwriting (actually nitty gritty writing tips), talk about her new DVD, presenting yourself as a writer in the industry, and how to develop your career.
Saturday, July 12th, Pilar will conduct her "On The Page" Workshop. Pilar is a highly regarded and sought after instructor at UCLA, Screenwriters Expo, and now at the NWSG. This is not to be missed.
For those who want to get a taste of what this weekend will be like, check out her extremely instructive and humorous podcast (FREE) on itunes, called On The Page with Pilar Alessandra.
PILAR ALESSANDRA is the director of the popular writing program and podcast "On the Page." She's worked as Senior Story Analyst for DreamWorks and Radar pictures and first caught the "teaching bug" as an instructor with the UCLA Writers Program. Since creating On the Page in 2001, she's trained writers and story analysts at ABC/Disney, Nickelodeon and MTV and and has taught at numerous writing conferences including The American Screenwriting Association, The FTX Film and Television Festival and Creative Screenwriting Magazine's Screenwriting Expo where she's an annual "Star Speaker." Students and clients have sold to Disney, DreamWorks, Warner Brothers and Sony and have won prestigious competitions such as the Open Door Competition, Fade-In Competition and Nicholl Fellowship.
Her DVD: "On the Page" will be offered for a discounted rate to writers who sign up for the class.
July 25-26 - Blake Snyder 15 Beat Workshop
Blake Snyder, author of the best-selling Save the Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You’ll Ever Need and Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies, returns to help you hone that new movie idea, or improve a script that’s already in progress.
Team up with Blake to lock down your title, logline, and the 15 Beats that will become the backbone of your screenplay.
This event is open to the General Public and NWSG Members.
Date: Sat, July 26 and Sun, July 27, 2008
Time: 9AM-5PM
Price: $495.00
Class
Size: Limited to 12 writers
Contact to sign up: Rich
Kaplan: rich@blakesnyder.com
About Blake Snyder (www.blakesnyder.com)
In his 20-year career as a screenwriter and producer, Blake Snyder has sold dozens of scripts, including co-writing Blank Check, which became a hit for Disney, and Nuclear Family for Steven Spielberg — both million-dollar sales. Named “one of Hollywood’s most successful spec screenwriters,” Blake continues to write and sell screenplays, most recently a 2006 sale of a horror-comedy. His book, Save the Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You’ll Ever Need, was published in May, 2005, and is now in its twelfth printing. It has prompted “standing room only” appearances by Blake in New York, London, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Vancouver, Toronto, and Barcelona — along with numerous sold-out workshops in Los Angeles, where he was also a STAR Speaker at Screenwriting Expos 6 & 7.
August 8-9: Abby Ex (HeyDay Films) and DanTram Nguyen (Donners' Co.)
Friday, August 8, Join NWSG President, Aadip Desai, as he sits down for a candid conversation and Q&A with execs, Abby Ex at HeyDay Films and DanTram Nguyen, Creative Exec at The Donners' Company.
Saturday, August 9, Abby and DanTram will hear pitches from Compendium Members only. They are looking for similar movies.
HeyDay films is looking for big, 4-quandrant studio movies that will serve as tent-poles, but that also have solid character development. They are also specifically looking for smart comedy and a political thriller.
Donners' Co is looking to develop high-concept and character driven action, thriller, horror and comedies. Budget is not an issue, as both companies are shooting or actively developing projects that range from $10 million to $200 million.
ABBY EX is a Production Executive at Heyday Films, a production company led by David Heyman, based on the Warner Brothers lot. Heyday Films is best known for producing the HARRY POTTER franchise, but have the Jim Carrey comedy YES MAN coming out later this year, as well as two films, BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS for Miramax and IS THERE ANY BODY THERE? directed by John Crowley that were filmed out of the UK. Heyday has films in development at several studios/financiers including Disney, Focus Features and Mandate and continue to look for material that will appeal to the filmmakers we are passionate about. Abby has previously experience working in the production & development department of Focus Features, and the celebrity public relations company PMK/HBH out of New York.
DANTRAM NGUYEN is the Creative Executive at The Donners’ Company, run by esteemed producer Lauren Shuler Donner and legendary director Richard Donner. Richard's credits include: 16 BLOCKS, the LETHAL WEAPON series, SUPERMAN, THE GOONIES, CONSPIRACY THEORY, MAVERICK, RADIO FLYER, SCROOGED. Lauren’s credits include: X-MEN 1-3, SHE’S THE MAN, CONSTANTINE, ANY GIVEN SUNDAY, YOU’VE GOT MAIL. We are currently in production or post-production on HOTEL FOR DOGS (Dreamworks), WOLVERINE (Fox), THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES (Fox 2000) and CIRQUE DU FREAK (Universal).
Join the Northwest Screenwriters Guild
Sponsored by a grant from the Academy of Motion Picture Art and Sciences, The Northwest Screenwriters Guild (NWSG) is a non-profit screenwriting organization committed to five services for screenwriters: craft-based education; mentorship and peer review; career development; access to Hollywood (and global) film industry professionals; and fostering collaboration and growth within the local Pacific Northwest film community.
Founded in 1997, the Northwest Screenwriters Guild is in its eleventh year of providing support and insight to a dedicated group of screenwriters, distant in geography from "Hollywood" but not in spirit or talent. With a dedicated all-volunteer Board of Directors contributing over 3,000 volunteer hours during 2007, and an aggressive and robust ledger of events comprised of speaking engagements, meetings, workshops, and one-on-one sessions, the NWSG continues to demonstrate its commitment to the collaborative art-form upon which the film industry thrives.
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