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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, June 1

12:00 PM - 7:30 PM
SS Registration Registration & Welcome Desk Open

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

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
SS Seminar Fade In Address: "Tales from the Script" Peter Hanson

6:00 PM - 7:15 PM
SS Award Ceremony Actors Choice Awards

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
SS Social Event Welcome Party


WEDNESDAY, June 2

8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
SS Registration Registration & Welcome Desk Open

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
SS Seminar Ken Rotcop Day Ken Rotcop


THURSDAY, June 3

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

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
SS Registration Registration & Welcome Desk Open

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SS Academy Lab Kirk Ellis' Academy Lab Kirk Ellis
SS Academy Lab JOSH OLSON'S ACADEMY LAB Josh Olson
SS Mentor Lab FIRST SCREENPLAY Terry Borst
SS Mentor Lab START WITH A BANG Ian Abrams
SS Mentor Lab WRITING SCREENPLAYS THAT SELL William Martell
SS Mentor Lab TRANSFORMATIONAL ARC Dara Marks
SS Mentor Lab WRITING GREAT DIALOGUE Wendall Thomas

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
SS Panel Ask the Mentors Ian Abrams
Terry Borst
Kirk Ellis
Darren Foster
Dara Marks
William Martell
Josh Olson
Wendall Thomas

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM
SS Seminar Less is More Steve Davis
SS Seminar Organic Screenwriting Mark David Gerson
SS Seminar Screenplay Formatting: What's In? What's Out? Darren Foster

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

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
SS Seminar Adaptation: Turning Source Material into a Screenplay Mike Farris
SS Seminar Make it Sexy - Horizontal or Vertical? Rich Henrich
SS Seminar SCREENPLAYS THAT SELL -- Beyond the Three-Act Structure Jay Durrwachter
SS Seminar Cardboard Characters: How to Avoid Creating One-Dimensional People Darren Foster


FRIDAY, June 4

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

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
SS Registration Registration & Welcome Desk Open

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SS Academy Lab Kirk Ellis' Academy Lab Kirk Ellis
SS Academy Lab JOSH OLSON'S ACADEMY LAB Josh Olson
SS Mentor Lab WRITING SCREENPLAYS THAT SELL William Martell
SS Mentor Lab WRITING GREAT DIALOGUE Wendall Thomas
SS Mentor Lab TRANSFORMATIONAL ARC Dara Marks
SS Mentor Lab START WITH A BANG Ian Abrams
SS Mentor Lab FIRST SCREENPLAY Terry Borst

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
SS Seminar Harnessing the Power of Myth in the Movies Dara Marks
SS Seminar MAKING PEOPLE OUT OF PAPER Ian Abrams
SS Seminar BUILDING ONE-OF-A-KIND PROTAGONISTS Terry Borst
SS Seminar HIGH CONCEPT HOLLYWOOD William Martell
SS Seminar DIALOGUE AND GENRE CASE STUDY: Romantic Comedy Wendall Thomas

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
SS Academy Lab Kirk Ellis' Academy Lab Kirk Ellis
SS Academy Lab JOSH OLSON'S ACADEMY LAB Josh Olson

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM
SS Seminar Screenwriting Software: Beyond Script Formatting Steve Carter
SS Seminar Free Your Characters, Free Your Story Mark David Gerson
SS Seminar SCREENPLAYS THAT SELL -- Beyond the Three-Act Structure Jay Durrwachter
SS Seminar Using Archetypes to Ignite Your Creativity, Your Characters, and Your Screenplays Jane Lee
SS Seminar Writing with Emotion Rich Henrich

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

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

6:15 PM - 7:15 PM
SS Award Ceremony Killer First-Page Contest

8:00 PM - 12:00 AM
SS Social Event Karaoke Night


SATURDAY, June 5

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

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
HC Registration Registration & Welcome Desk Open

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SS Academy Lab Kirk Ellis' Academy Lab Kirk Ellis
SS Academy Lab JOSH OLSON'S ACADEMY LAB Josh Olson
SS Mentor Lab START WITH A BANG Ian Abrams
SS Mentor Lab WRITING SCREENPLAYS THAT SELL William Martell
SS Mentor Lab WRITING GREAT DIALOGUE Wendall Thomas
SS Mentor Lab TRANSFORMATIONAL ARC Dara Marks
SS Mentor Lab FIRST SCREENPLAY Terry Borst

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
SS Seminar Art of the 5-Minute Pitch Steve Davis

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
HC Panel Producer Panel I
Sam Alexander
Matt Dines
Matt Dixson
Marc Manus
Sammy Montana

3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
HC Panel Producer Panel II
Andy Fraser
Tony Mark
Larry N Stouffer
Ray Zimmerman

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
HC Pitch Sessions Pitch Sessions Sam Alexander
Matt Dines
Andy Fraser
Marc Manus
Tony Mark
Sammy Montana
Corey Sienega
- TBD
Ray Zimmerman
HC Seminar The Pitch Doctor Darren Foster

7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
SS Social Event Dinner Party


SUNDAY, June 6

9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
HC Registration Registration & Welcome Desk Open

9:15 AM - 10:45 AM
HC Seminar THE HAPPY SCREENWRITER: What to take home from Santa Fe! Maggie Terryviale

9:30 AM - 1:00 PM
HC Pitch Sessions Pitch Sessions Sam Alexander
Matt Dines
Andy Fraser
Marc Manus
Tony Mark
Sammy Montana
Corey Sienega
- TBD
Ray Zimmerman

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
HC Seminar THE JEFFREY TAYLOR HOLLYWOOD SMORGASBORD FOR SCREENWRITERS Jeffrey Taylor

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
HC Seminar FADE OUT Seminar: A CONVERSATION WITH HOWARD SUBER Howard Suber


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

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