Breaking into Hollywood: You Have the Next Idea for the Great Hollywood Film — What You Need to Know

Date: Saturday, October 20, 2012 || Speaker: Wendy Kram || Check-in: 12:30pm ||

What is Producing? What is a Producer? There are many different types of Producers. This topic will identify the different roles Producers play and which role is best suited for you; i.e. are you the creative producer, the money producer or the nuts and bolts producer.

• Getting started: How to Break In/Hwd Networking/How to get your idea read/seen by the right people?
• Coming up with a Good Idea/What Makes an Idea Good? Do you have a story to tell? Why should others want to hear it?
• The Art of the Pitch/Preparation/Writing a Treatment/What is a Treatment?
• Create a Strategy and Gameplan/Generate a Bidding War
• Where do Movies Come From? Sources/Resources/Original Ideas/Re-Makes
• Optioning Material/How do you do this?

Wendy Kram is a respected, active producer working with hundreds of writers through consultations as well as studio and network deals.

She has developed and produced award-winning film and television projects with Oscar talent for Universal, Disney, Warner Brothers, HBO, ABC, NBC, CBS, Showtime and Lifetime.

Her credits include “Mad Money” with Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, and Katie Holmes, “Making Mr. Right” with Dean Cain for Lifetime, and “Sally Hemings: An American Scandal” for CBS.

Wendy is also the founder of L.A. FOR HIRE, a consulting company for international screenwriters, filmmakers and production companies seeking development expertise and Hollywood connections for selling their projects: www.la4hire.com.

She is ranked by Creative Screenwriting Magazine in the Industry’s “Top 3 Picks” for “Best Script Consultants” and #1 in marketing.

Known for her sharp insights about the market place, strong creative instincts, and extensive industry relationships, she provides insider tips and the right tools to help screenwriters advance their projects and careers.

Join us on the Third Saturday every month at:

CBS Studio Center
4024 Radford Avenue
Studio City, CA 91604

Free Parking — Enter the CBS lot at the main gate & inform security you are there for Scriptwriters Network event.

You’ll be asked for your government issued photo ID, and then given directions to meeting location. You may park in any available space on the lot (unless they direct you to a parking structure during special events).

IMPORTANT: For security purposes, you must RSVP before 10 pm on Thursday, September 13, 2012 or you will not be admitted onto the lot.

Admission:
FREE for SWN members! (Join Now!)
$25.00 for non-members (pay at the door)

Check-in begins at 12:30pm.
Event starts at 1:00pm. 

As this is a professional event, we ask that you please arrive prior to the event start time.

Meeting Timeframe: 1:00pm to approximately 3:00pm

Free Parking!

Please remember to bring a picture ID and your SWN Membership Card!

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