Breaking The Rules
October 22, 2015
Event Date: Saturday, November 21 2015 || Speaker: Pilar Alessandra || Check-in: 12:30 pm ||
Who says you have to follow the screenwriting rules? In this class, Pilar Alessandra, author of “The Coffee Break Screenwriter” and host of the “On the Page Podcast” reviews some of the rules writers assume they should follow, discusses why they’re there in the first place, and then shows you ways to creatively break them! Issues explored include voice-over, character empathy and non-linear writing.
IMPORTANT:
Check-in begins at 12:30 pm.
Event starts at 1:00 pm.
No Refunds. No Credits.
Pilar Alessandra is the director of the writing program On the Page®, host of the popular On the Page Podcast and author of “The Coffee Break Screenwriter.” Pilar started her career as Senior Story Analyst at DreamWorks SKG and, in 2001, opened the On the Page Writers’ Studio in Los Angeles. Her students and clients have written for The Walking Dead, Lost, House of Lies, Nip Tuck and Family Guy. They’ve sold features and pitches to Warner Bros, DreamWorks, Disney and Sony and have won the prestigious Nicholl Fellowship, Austin Screenwriting Competition and Warner Bros. TV Writing Workshop. Pilar has trained writers at ABC/Disney and CBS and traveled the world teaching. In fact, Pilar just returned from teaching writers in the UK, Portugal and South Africa. For more on Pilar, go to: www.onthepage.tv
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 the Scriptwriters Network event.
You’ll be asked for your government issued photo ID, and then given directions to the meeting location. You may park in any available space on the lot (unless they direct you to a parking structure during special events).
As this is a professional event, we ask that you please arrive prior to the event start time.
Meeting Timeframe: 1:00 pm to approximately 3:00 pm
Please remember to bring a picture ID and your SWN Membership Card!
Any questions, email us at [email protected].
