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The Schedule
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LEGEND:   SS = Screenwriting Symposium   HC = The Hollywood Connection
Cnf Event Type Event Name Faculty /
Producer


TUESDAY, May 27

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
SS Registration Registration / Hospitality

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
SS Social Event Bocce Tournament

3:30 PM - 5:15 PM
SS Seminar Keynote Address - A Conversation With Gary Goldstein Gary Goldstein

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
SS Award Ceremony Actors Choice Awards

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
SS Social Event FADE IN Welcome Party


WEDNESDAY, May 28

8:00 AM - 6:30 PM
SS Registration Registration / Hospitality

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
SS Seminar Kick-Off Special Event -- Karl Iglesias Day! Karl Iglesias

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
SS Panel "Spiritually Uplifting Family Films" - A Panel Discussion


THURSDAY, May 29

7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
SS Seminar Writing Warm-Up Anne Randolph

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
SS Registration Registration / Hospitality

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SS Academy Lab Jeff Arch's Academy Lab Jeff Arch
SS Academy Lab Kirk Ellis's Academy Lab Kirk Ellis
SS Mentor Class Craft, Architecture and Lessons from the Trenches Chuck Pfarrer
SS Mentor Class Screenwriting: The Spine, The Heart, The Mind and The Spirit Cynthia Whitcomb
SS Mentor Class Write or Die: Advanced Structure, Character and Dialogue Techniques for the Truly Obsessed Christopher Vogler

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
SS Panel Ask the Mentors Jeff Arch
Kirk Ellis
Darren Foster
Chuck Pfarrer
Christopher Vogler
Cynthia Whitcomb

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM
SS Seminar Screenplay Formatting: What's In? What's Out? Darren Foster
SS Seminar All The Things I've Learned About Screenwriting That I Think You Oughta Know Larry N Stouffer
SS Seminar The Little Indie That Could: How Indie Script "3000" Became the Hit Film "Pretty Woman" Gary Goldstein
SS Seminar Bring Your Characters and Dialogue Alive Stefany Burrowes
SS Seminar Group Therapy Steve Davis
SS Seminar Creating the Want in the (Reader) Audience Edward Khmara

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
SS Consultation Screenplay Consultations

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
SS Seminar The Seven Essential Elements of a Great Screenplay Rob Tobin
SS Seminar Cardboard Characters: How to Avoid Creating One-Dimensional People Darren Foster
SS Seminar Adaptation: Turning Source Material into a Screenplay Patrick A. Davis
Mike Farris
SS Seminar The High Road to High Concept Matt Dixson
SS Seminar How To Write A Screenplay in 10 Weeks using the Horowitz System Marilyn Horowitz


FRIDAY, May 30

7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
SS Seminar Writing Warm-Up Anne Randolph

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
SS Registration Registration / Hospitality

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SS Academy Lab Kirk Ellis's Academy Lab Kirk Ellis
SS Academy Lab Jeff Arch's Academy Lab Jeff Arch
SS Mentor Class Screenwriting: The Spine, The Heart, The Mind and The Spirit Cynthia Whitcomb
SS Mentor Class Write or Die: Advanced Structure, Character and Dialogue Techniques for the Truly Obsessed Christopher Vogler
SS Mentor Class Craft, Architecture and Lessons from the Trenches Chuck Pfarrer

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
SS Seminar Polarize This!: The Engines of Conflict in Screenplays and Novels Christopher Vogler
SS Seminar Finding Your Original Voice Terry Borst
SS Seminar Writing Romantic Comedy Cynthia Whitcomb
SS Seminar A Short Course in a Nasty Business Chuck Pfarrer

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
SS Academy Lab Jeff Arch's Academy Lab Jeff Arch
SS Academy Lab Kirk Ellis's Academy Lab Kirk Ellis

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM
SS Seminar Writing the Treatment Marilyn Horowitz
SS Seminar Creating and Sustaining Theme Through Symbols and Power Objects in Your Screenplay Edward Khmara
SS Seminar Dialogue and Characterization Rob Tobin
SS Seminar Writing Cinematically: How to Tell Your Story on the Screen Mike Farris
SS Seminar Old Myths and Modern Heroes Matt Fontis
SS Seminar WRITING THE SHORT vs. WRITING THE FEATURE SCREENPLAY Tom Musca

3:30 PM - 4:10 PM
SS Consultation Screenplay Consultations

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
SS Seminar Art of the 5-Minute Pitch Steve Davis


SATURDAY, May 31

7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
SS Seminar Writing Warm-Up Anne Randolph

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
SS Registration Registration / Hospitality

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SS Academy Lab Kirk Ellis's Academy Lab Kirk Ellis
SS Academy Lab Jeff Arch's Academy Lab Jeff Arch
SS Mentor Class Craft, Architecture and Lessons from the Trenches Chuck Pfarrer
SS Mentor Class Screenwriting: The Spine, The Heart, The Mind and The Spirit Cynthia Whitcomb
SS Mentor Class Write or Die: Advanced Structure, Character and Dialogue Techniques for the Truly Obsessed Christopher Vogler

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
HC Seminar The Art of the 5-minute Pitch Rima Greer

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
HC Panel Producer Panel I
Michael Glassman
Jake Kurily
DanTram Nguyen
David O'Leary
Larry N Stouffer
Thadd Turner
Eric Williams

3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
HC Panel Producer Panel II
Kat Blasband
Matt Dixson
Tom Drumm
Mike Esola
Andy Fraser
Angel Lopez

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
HC Pitch Sessions Pitch Session Kat Blasband
Tom Drumm
Mike Esola
Andy Fraser
Michael Glassman
Jake Kurily
Angel Lopez
DanTram Nguyen
David O'Leary
Thadd Turner
Eric Williams
HC Seminar The Pitch Doctor Darren Foster


SUNDAY, June 1

9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
SS Registration Registration / Hospitality

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
HC Seminar Script 2 Screen: The Business of Screenwriting Jocelyn Jansons
Diane Schneier Perrin

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
HC Pitch Sessions Pitch Session Kat Blasband
Tom Drumm
Mike Esola
Andy Fraser
Michael Glassman
Jake Kurily
Angel Lopez
DanTram Nguyen
David O'Leary
Thadd Turner
Eric Williams

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
HC Pitch Sessions Pitch Session Kat Blasband
Tom Drumm
Mike Esola
Andy Fraser
Michael Glassman
Jake Kurily
Angel Lopez
DanTram Nguyen
David O'Leary
Thadd Turner
Eric Williams
HC Seminar Hollywood Agenting - The Down & Dirty Truth Rima Greer


This schedule is based on the availability of instructors and Producers and is subject to change without notification.

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