Conference Home Page
Conference Faculty
Conference Schedule
Conference Registration
Screenwriting Symposium Overview
12-hour Academy Labs
9-hour Mentor Labs
90-minute Seminars
Symposium Mentor Panel
The Hollywood Connection Overview
Hollywood Connection Overview
90-minute Seminars
One-on-One Pitch Sessions
Producer Panels
Screenplay Competition
5x5 Screenplay Competition
1x1 Screen Page Competition
Tips from Larry
Screenplay Consultations
Social Events
General Information
Conference Location
Travel & Accommodations
Screenwriting Resources
SCSFe Hall of Fame
What Others Say
Contact Us
About Us
"The producers were extraordinarily personable, receptive, and encouraging, and the delightful staff, including volunteers, could not have been more helpful. Thank you very much for the superb---and truly transformative!---conference."
Deborah Boehm
Santa Fe, NM
 


Ken Rotcop
   Faculty


Biography
Among Ken's many honors, he is the winner of the Writer's Guild Award, the Image Award and the Neil Simon Award for producing and writing, "For Us, The Living; The Story of Medgar Evers".

His latest book "The Perfect Pitch- 2nd Edition" was released in '09 along with his latest DVDs "Let's Sell Your Script!" and "Secrets of Animation".

Ken's first musical "Mama Cass" is scheduled to open 2010.

As a former Creative Head of four Hollywood studios including Embassy Pictures and Hanna-Barbera, Ken supervised Lion in Winter, Carnal Knowledge, The Graduate, and Charlotte's Web.

In 1988 Ken created his first PitchMart where the writers of his workshop could sit one-on-one with top studio executives and pitch their scripts. It has been going strong ever since.

Ken is the subject of an award winning, feature length documentary titled "Talk Fast".

He has been featured on Oprah and is included in "Who's Who in Entertainment". Ken can be reached at: PitchMart@Juno.com



Screenwriting Symposium Events
Seminar   Ken Rotcop Day
Seminar Description: An award winning writer and former Creative Head of four studios, Ken will cover the following:

* How to sell yourself and your ideas to Hollywood!

* Who runs Hollywood and how do I get to them?

* Secrets of the dreaded synopsis and how to get them to read it?

* Writing contests, real or phony?

* Books on screenwriting and how they screw you up!

* What happens to my screenplay AFTER it has been accepted?

* Do I need an agent, a manager and/or an attorney?

* And finally, practice your pitch with Rotcop. By utilizing several of the students in the seminar he will show them how to perfect the two minute or less pitch.
Wednesday, Jun 2        10:00 AM - 5:00 PM