Story Design Workshop & PitchXchange
ORLANDO
Feb. 19, 2005
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* The Perfect Holiday Gift for Your Screenwriter!
* The Megahit Movies Book 2004 Edition
* RMS Story & Screenplay Consultations
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The Perfect Holiday Gift for Your Screenwriter!
Send your Screenwriter & Family to Florida
in Winter!
$150 Early Registration Fee before Dec. 31,
2004
Orlando Story Design Workshop &
PitchXchange
Saturday February 19, 2005 in Orlando,
Florida
$195 Registration Fee after Jan. 1, 2005
8:00-9:00 Onsite Registration for the
Workshop
9:00-10:00 Pitch Coaching Class 1
10:00-11:00 Story Design - Creating Popular
Movies
11:00-12:00 Creating Humorous Characters &
Scenes
12:00-1:00 Lunch Break and Networking
1:00-2:00 Pitch Coaching Class 2
2:00-3:00 11 Simple Steps to Write Like a
Pro
3:00-4:00 Getting Hollywood
Representation
4:00-5:00 Direct-to-DVD Movie Making
5:00-6:00 Hollywood Screenwriting Business
Panel
8:00-12:00 Networking with Agents &
Producers Party
Pitch your script to Movie Producers and
Agents.
Pitch Sessions: 9:00-5:00 -- Each
Session lasts for seven (7) minutes. Writers will
receive an email with instructions on how to sign up
for pitches online once their registration payment for
the Orlando Workshop is processed. Charges for Pitch
Sessions are in addition to Workshop Registration Fee.
$25 for each pitch or 5 pitches for $100.
MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY GUESTS
Richard Michaels Stefanik, RMS Productions
Company, (www.TheMegahitMovies.com).
Richard works with new writers to develop their
original stories into high concept screenplays. He was
a Screenwriting Fellow at the American Film
Institute, where he wrote, directed and produced
a dramatic movie, Michael & Christina. He is
Producer-Director of the comedy movie, Henry
Dodd (www.HenryDodd.com), released on DVD in
2004. His second romantic comedy as Producer-
Director, Once Upon a Blue Moon, is now is
pre-production and will be released in 2005.
Richard worked at several Hollywood studios,
including Paramount Pictures and
Walt Disney Productions. He is the author of
Structures of Fantasy, a screenwriting book
that analyzed the dramatic and comic elements found
in popular movies. This book has been chosen by the
Writers Guild of America (WGA) Mentors
Program for inclusion in its list of recommended
screenwriting books and is described as "one of the
best books on story structure." A revised and
expanded edition of this book has been published as
The Megahit Movies. The French translation of
this book was published in Paris in 2003 by Editions
Dixit as Les Cles Des Plus Grands Succes
Cinematographiques. Richard's new
screenwriting book, Story Design: Creating Award
Winning Movies, will be published in 2005.
Richard has taught Story Design and Screenwriting
Seminars in cities throughout the world, including
London, Copenhagen, San Francisco, Los Angeles,
Orlando, Las Vegas, New York, and Hollywood.
Shelly Mellott, Editor-in-Chief, Scr(i)pt
Magazine(www.ScriptMag.com). Shelly was the
manager of the LA Expo Pitch Sessions 2002-2004.
Lesley Bracker, The Writers Channel
(www.WritersChannel.net). Founder of The
Writer's Channel and an independent film
producer and script consultant. Lesley has worked at
ICM and Warner Brothers, and sold
several TV and film projects. She is currently
producing an independent film, Better Living
Through Chaos.
Paul Levine, Entertainment Lawyer-Literary
Agent. Paul specializes in the representation of
writers, producers, directors, actors, and production
companies. He also represent, as a literary agent,
adult, children, and young adult fiction and non-
fiction book authors.
Mike Esola, William Morris Agency
Mike worked in Reality TV and also in development at
Outlaw Productions in West Hollywood, before joining
the Motion Picture Lit Department of the William
Morris Agency.
More Agents and Producers names will be
listed once confirmed. This screenwriting workshop is
sponsored by RMS Productions Company, Scr(i)pt
Magazine, The Writer's Channel, WritersStore.com,
Screenplay.com, Scriptapalooza.com,
ScreenStyle.com, ScriptPimp.com, ScriptUtopia.com,
and Action/Cut Seminars.
$150 Early Registration Fee before Dec. 31,
2004
$195 Registration Fee after Jan. 1, 2005
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The Megahit Movies Book 2004 Edition
The new 525+ page 2004 edition analyzes The
Megahit Movies, those films which have
generated more than $250 million in North American
Box Office receipts.
It presents principles of story construction
that can be used to develop popular movies by
providing an analysis of cinematic techniques. It also
offers stimulating ideas that can be helpful in the
creative process. The book is designed for writers,
directors and producers who want to create
commercially successful films. The fundamentals of
dramatic structure, the human emotions, and the
construction of humorous characters and situations
are explained, with examples drawn from some of the
most popular motion pictures Hollywood has ever
produced.
The Foreword to the book is written by
Christopher Lockhart, Executive Story Editor,
International Creative Management (ICM) in
which he discusses what Hollywood Producers,
Agents and Studios are looking for when reading
screenplays.
Analysis of recent megahit-blockbuster movies such
as
SHREK 2, SPIDER-MAN 2, HARRY POTTER, BRUCE
ALMIGHTY, MATRIX TRILOGY, FINDING NEMO,
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN and THE LORD OF THE
RINGS
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RMS Story & Screenplay Consultations
A personal consultation on your original
screenplay! Once you purchase this package,
you will be permitted to submit a 120 page original
screenplay. Between 3 to 5 pages of written
comments about the screenplay will be emailed to
you within 14 days after the receipt of the script by
U.S. Priority Mail. Also included is The Megahit
Movies Book 525+ pages of information about
the structure of popular films. Once you have read
my comments, I will schedule a one-hour chat
session to further discuss your script. Start
developing your script into a feature screenplay that
can be made into a popular Hollywood movie!
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SHREK 2
SPIDER-MAN 2
PRISONER of AZKABAN
All the Megahit Movies
(525+ pages of analysis)
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The International Film Festival Summit is coming up
December 7th and 8th at
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We have panelists from SXSW, Seattle, AFI, IFP Los
Angeles, New
Directors/New Films, Starz! Denver International,
Vancouver, Hamptons
International and many other great festivals making
this first year of the
summit as strong as we can!
This will be the largest ever gathering of
professionals from the film
festival industry. It's not a film festival where films
will be shown, but a
chance for industry professionals to network and
discuss the state of film
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Please visit the web site at
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DATE: December 7-8, 2004
LOCATION: Hudson Hotel New York City
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Topics Include
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Keynote Presentation by Chris Gore, Filmthreat
on the state of the Film Festival Industry-
Film Festivals: State of The Industry-
So many Submissions, So Little Time? -
Sponsorships! Sponsorships! Sponsorships! Part I-
Film Festival Marketing 101-
Sponsorships! Sponsorships! Sponsorships! Part II-
Film Festivals & The Local Community: Integrating
the Locals-
Integrating Technology Into Your Festival-
Film Festival Brainstorming Session: The Future of
Film Festivals 2010-
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* Warm welcome at Dubai inaugural fest
* Berlin Today Awards will select from 174 digital film entries
* Pan African Film and Arts Fest announces new dates in LA
* Vera Drake took best at British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
* Sundance announces its program mostly fresh & indie
* Backlot Film Festival kicks off: oldies but goodies
* Santa Fe Fest packed with Oscar hopefuls
* The Dubai International Film Festival line up revealed this monday
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AWARDS
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* Bristol International Short Film Festival awards
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* Thessaloniki awards gold to Bitter Dream from Iran
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FEST PLAYERS FOCUS
* Neil D. Stephenson opens his first Dubai Festival
* Director Pupi Avati to head Jury at Cairo fest
* Oliver Stone Honored by Stockholm for Lifetime Achievements
* Rotterdam honors lebanese, Paris based artist Anri Sala
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FILM FROM FEST FOCUS
* Final Solution won two more international awards at Nantes 3
Continents
* Festivalgoer rookie experience in Livermore Valley
* Bahamas impressive and eclectic line up
* Third National TV Viewers Strike in Italy
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CALL FOR ENTRIES ONLINE SUBMISSIONS
Filmmakers don't miss these ones!
1) CINEMA IN PARADISE BAHAMAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL December
9-12, 2004
join filmmakers and celebrites from around the world at the inaugural
edition.
The festival will entertain visitors with a diverse presentation of
international films,
unusual cultural experiences and fantanstic social events. Come and be a
part of the fun!
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2)THE SHORT SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL EXPO 2005 Summer 2005
An environmentally themed, competitive short film festival taking place
at the Worlds Fair
in Japan next summer. Films must be under 25 minutes in length and
Japanese premieres.
There are no year of production requirements and NO ENTRY FEES!
Deadline is Dec 31st
Several filmmakers will be selected to receive sponsored travel to Japan
in June.
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/04/november/shorts.shtml
3) THE INAUGURAL DUBAI FILM FESTIVAL December 6-11, 2004
This new international film festival will be hosted in Dubai, United
Arab Emirates
by Dubai Media City, the media free zone created by the Government of
Dubai in 2001.
The festival seeks to celebrate true excellence in Arab cinema while
screening films
which reflect Dubais cosmopolitan and multi-cultural character. The
festival will showcase
10 programs, featuring a total of approximately 80 films.
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/04/november/dubai.shtml
4) 4th BEVERLY HILLS FILM FESTIVAL April 13-17, 2005
Beverly Hills Film Festival April 13-17, 2005 is now acepting entries
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Join us Tuesday at the International Film Festival Summit
Online Registration Still Open/ On Site Registration Is Higher
The International Film Festival Summit is coming up
December 7th and 8th at
the Hudson Hotel in New York City
We have panelists from SXSW, Seattle, AFI, IFP Los
Angeles, New
Directors/New Films, Starz! Denver International,
Vancouver, Hamptons
International and many other great festivals making
this first year of the
summit as strong as we can!
This will be the largest ever gathering of
professionals from the film
festival industry. It's not a film festival where films
will be shown, but a
chance for industry professionals to network and
discuss the state of film
festivals around the world.
Please visit the web site at
www.filmfestivalsummit.com for more
information!
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DATE: December 7-8, 2004
LOCATION: Hudson Hotel New York City
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Topics Include
------------------------------------------------------------
Keynote Presentation by Chris Gore, Filmthreat
on the state of the Film Festival Industry-
Film Festivals: State of The Industry-
So many Submissions, So Little Time? -
Sponsorships! Sponsorships! Sponsorships! Part I-
Film Festival Marketing 101-
Sponsorships! Sponsorships! Sponsorships! Part II-
Film Festivals & The Local Community: Integrating
the Locals-
Integrating Technology Into Your Festival-
Film Festival Brainstorming Session: The Future of
Film Festivals 2010-
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