The Screenwriting Conference in Santa Fe (SCSFe)

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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