Previous Events 2016

 

 

PREVIOUS SPEAKERS:

Incredible guest speaker roster ~ Wonderful past Speakers include, but are not limited to:
 
Shane Black (Iron Man 3, Lethal Weapon)
Alex Cary (Lie To Me) 
Cherry Chevapravatdumrong (Family Guy) 
Jimmy Diggs (Star Trek: DS9, Star Trek: Voyager)
Brandon Easton (Thundercats, Transformers: Rescue Bots)
Jane Espenson (Once Upon a Time, Battlestar Galactica)
Mark Fergus (Iron Man, Cowboys & Aliens)
Jason Fuchs (PanIce Age: Continental Drift)
Jordan Gershowitz (Tom and Jerry Show, Gigantosaurus)
Jeff Greenstein (Will & Grace, Desperate Housewives)
Tamara Gregory (Being Mary Jane, Let’s Stay Together)
Dante Harper (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters)
David Hayter (X-Men, Watchmen)
Eric Haywood (Empire)
Steve Holland (The Big Bang Theory)
Larry Houston (X-Men: The Animated Series)
Korin D. Huggins (Truth Be Told, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Eureka)
George Clayton Johnson (Logan’s Run, Twilight Zone)
Kurt Johnstad (Act of Valor, 300)
Jorjeana Marie (Mickey and the Roadsters Racers)
Glen Mazzara (The Walking Dead)
Matt Nix (Burn Notice)
Dayna Lynne North (InsecureVeronica Mars, Soul Food: The Series)
Rockne S. O’Bannon (Farscape, Defiance, Cult)
Roberto Orci (Star Trek: Into Darkness, Fringe, Sleepy Hollow)
Charley and Vlas Parlapanides (The Immortals)
Davy Perez (Supernatural)
Terry Rossio (Shrek, Pirates of the Caribbean)
Micho Rutare (Sharknado)
Mairghread Scott (Guardians of the Galaxy, Transformers: Robots in Disguise)
Steven L. Sears (XENA – Warrior Princess)
Joelle Sellner (DC Super Hero Girls, Teen Titans)
Keto Shimizu (Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow)
Joe Stillman (Shrek Movies, Planet 51)
Janet Tamaro (Rizzoli & Isles)
Vanessa Taylor (Game of Thrones)
Mark Zaslove (Bob the Builder, Winnie the Pooh)

Many more have spoken at past Scriptwriters Network events!

 

**Please select a title below. Click on the title to find more information on the event and Speaker(s).

 

2016       
       
Date of Event   Title of Event  
       
January 9, 2016   Breaking Into Screenwriting: Forging a Path With Your Own IPs  
       
January 16, 2016   THE COMIC HERO’S JOURNEY: Story Structure for the Comedy Feature Film  
       
January 23, 2016   Kickstart Your Project and Launch Your Career  
       
   
 
       
February 5, 2016   Friday Night Social ~ February 5, 2016  
       
February 13, 2016   Writing Programs and Fellowships for Emerging Writers – Part 1  
       
February 20 2016   Creating Strong Female Characters  
       
February 27, 2016   How Books, Stories and Ideas Get Adapted For the Screen, and Sold to Networks & Studios  
       
   
 
       
March 4, 2016   Friday Night Social ~ March 4, 2016  
       
March 6, 2016   Scriptwriters Network @ Pasadena International Film Festival – Laemmle Playhouse 7 Movie Theatre  
       
March 12, 2016   Comedy Writing: Features vs. TV  
       
March 19, 2016   Advanced Plot Construction: Developing and Outlining your Script  
       
March 25-27, 2016   Scriptwriters Network @ WONDERCON 2016 – Los Angeles Convention Center  
       
   
 
       
April 9, 2016   Writing Programs and Fellowships for Emerging Writers – Part 2  
       
April 16, 2016   Securing and Maintaining Representation: What Not to Do or Say to an Agent or Manager  
       
April 23, 2016   Volunteering with SWN – We’re in need of your assistance!  
       
April 23, 2016   Writing Success  
       
   
 
       
May 6, 2016   Friday Night Social ~ May 6, 2016  
       
May 7, 2016   Scriptwriters Network @ RuPaul’s DragCon 2016 – Los Angeles Convention Center  
       
May 14, 2016   Writing Programs and Fellowships for Emerging Writers – Part 3  
       
May 21, 2016   Legal 411: The Legal Info Every Writer Needs to Work Smart and Succeed in the Film Industry  
       
May 28, 2016   Short Story to Script  
       
   
 
       
June 3, 2016   Friday Night Social ~ June 3, 2016  
       
June 11, 2016   So You Want to Be a TV Drama Writer?  
       
June 18, 2016   IMPROV FOR WRITERS: How the Rules and Games of Improv Comedy Help Writers Write.  
       
June 25, 2016   Script to Screen: “How to Beat a Bully”  
       
   
 
       
July 1, 2016   Hiatus Friday Night Social  
       
July 9, 2016   Hiatus ~ Speaker Series on July 9, 2016  
       
July 16, 2016   Creating New Media Content for a Diverse and Digital Revolution  
       
July 23, 2016   Hiatus ~ Seminar Series on July 23, 2016  
       
July 31, 2016   Television Outreach Program – TOP  
       
   
 
       
August 13, 2016   Writing for Animation  
       
August 20, 2016   Mastering the Short Pitch  
       
August 27, 2016   SCRIPT TO SCREEN: The Making of “Demonics”  
       
   
 
       
September 2, 2016   Friday Night Social ~ September 2, 2016 ~ New Location  
       
September 10, 2016  

Writing for Sci-Fi

 
       
September 15, 2016   Hollywood Outreach Program (HOP) ~ Early Bird Deadline  
       
September 17, 2016   Understanding Contracts for the Non-Lawyer  
       
September 24, 2016   Crowdfunding Basics for the Independent Creator  
       
September 30, 2016   Hollywood Outreach Program (HOP) ~ Regular Deadline ~ September 30, 2016  
       
   
 
       
October 1-2, 2016   2-Day Writing Challenge ~ Saturday and Sunday, October 1 & 2, 2016  
       
October 7, 2016   Friday Night Social ~ October 7, 2016 ~ NEW LOCATION  
       
October 8, 2016   Comedy Is Cruelty (And Other Secrets Revealed)  
       
October 15, 2016   Hiatus  
       
October 22, 2016   Script to Screen: Episodic Digital Series  
       
October 28-30, 2016   Stan Lee’s Los Angeles Comic Con  
       
October 31, 2016   High Concept Screenplay Competition ~ Regular Deadline  
       
   
 
       
November 4, 2016   Friday Night Social  
       
November 12, 2016   Actresses and Actors – What Writers Need To Know – Part 1  
       
November 19, 2016   Directing Your Screenplay  
       
November 26, 2016   Holiday Hiatus – No Event Scheduled November 26, 2016  
       
   
 
       
December 1, 2016   2016 December Membership Drive Begins  
       
December 2, 2016   Holiday Hiatus – No Friday Night Social Scheduled December 2, 2016  
       
December 10, 2016   Actresses and Actors – What Writers Need To Know – Part 2  
       
December 17, 2016   Holiday Hiatus – No Event Scheduled December 17, 2016  
       
December 24, 2016   Holiday Hiatus – No Event Scheduled December 24, 2016  
       
December 31, 2016   2016 December Membership Drive Ends  
       
   
 
       
       
       

 

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