Education, Seminars, and Classes
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being offered to independent filmmakers.
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The Course
Expand your knowledge, comprehension and technique of the screenplay
and the art and craft of screenwriting U.K.based screenwriting Ron
Aberdeen will be
guiding a tour of screenwriting techniques, updating classic
storytelling conventions with a focus on new marketing tools of the
craft. This course will help writers create, prepare, write, rewrite
and approach their screenplay with more control and creativity. Ron
Aberdeen's analysis and practical approaches to the craft are
poignant, simple, fresh and inspiring.This event is ideal for aspiring
and intermediate screenwriters. It is also an excellent refresher
course for professional writers who wish to sharpen their
screenwriting tools.
The Schedule
The course will include an overview of the screenwriting process, the
nature of dramatic structure in films, setting up the story, the tools
and elements that create good characters, the nature of conflict, as
well as hint on how to market your screenplay..
Who is Ron Aberdeen
Ron is a U.K. based screenwriter. Ron began writing late in life. Ron
received his first commission to pen a feature script, ‘Bloody
Wicked’, for the established Canadian 'Horror' Director/Producer,
David DeCoteau of Rapid Heart Films.
Simon
Foster of Covent Garden Films, commissioned Ron to write a Sci-Fi
Horror feature, ‘The Darkness’, after he also read his work on InkTip.
The Darkness will be produced in Canada thsi yearRon had the honor of
having Triggerstreet's Screenplay of the Month
Ron was also was employed by LA director Andy Lauer, to be the story
editor on developing his prize winning short, ‘Little Cuba’ into a
feature.In Ron has
12 other
screenplays under active option.He is 63, well travelled and was
previously a CEO for an international machine manufacturing company
and a marketing executive for the Sony Corporation
Why, When and Where
This seminar is being offered by The Indy Film Co-op as part of The B
Movie
Celebration being held in Franklin Indiana September 26th-28th, The
seminar will be held at The Johnson County Museum of History
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for further information please email in...@indyfilmco-op.org
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September 26-28, 2008
Director's Guild of America, Los Angeles
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*** Full details at http://gla.filmfinancing.org/052309w ***
Dear Friends,
The L.A. chapter of the Institute for Int'l Film Financing (IIFF)
is continuing its popular Film Financing Workshops with a world-class
seminar on SUCCESSFULLY PITCHING TO INVESTORS. Join us on Saturday,
May 23 for a uniquely valuable learning experience!
Our expert instructor, Dr. Patrick O'Heffernan, is a real-life
ANGEL INVESTOR and a seasoned fundraising expert who has RAISED $40+
MILLION. A former Professor at a top university, he has written
several books and won an Emmy. Patrick is an active member of two
leading INVESTOR GROUPS, FilmAngels and the Keiretsu Forum. He will
spend a full, intensive day training filmmakers how to raise capital
from PRIVATE INVESTORS like himself.
Act now to get your DISCOUNTED TICKET at -
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The Workshop's HIGHLY TOPICAL PROGRAM combines IIFF's proven
formula for FILM FINANCING SUCCESS with our instructor's deep insights
from decades of experience:
SESSION I - UNDERSTANDING INVESTORS
* The 7 Reasons People Invest
* The 5 Kinds of Film Investors
* Finding Non-Investor Money & Leveraging It
* Making an Impression: Impression Killers & Builders
* Building Rapport: Pitching Your Movie Before You Pitch It
* Why Your Team Is Critical to Success With Investors
SESSION II - BUILDING THE PITCH
* How to Organize Your Pitch: Strategy, Timing & Content
* Budgets & Projections: Show You Can Be Trusted With Money
* Distribution Plans: Key to Selling Your Movie
* Talent Attachments: It's All About Confidence in You
* Why "Comps" Are Needed & How to Assemble Them
* The Powerpoint: 5 Keys to Powerful Slides for Film Pitching
SESSION III - MAKING THE PITCH & GETTING TO "YES"
* The Critical First Minute
* Timing as a Way to Gain Respect & Build Trust
* The "Head" vs. "Heart" Approach to Pitching Investors
* Staying in Control: When (Not) to Allow Questions
* Problems as Opportunities: What to Do When Things Go Wrong
* Following Up & Closing the Deal
THERE IS MORE! Find all topics plus other event details at -
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Don't miss Saturday's POWERFUL SEMINAR -- and the chance to learn
from an ACCOMPLISHED EXPERT who has honed the skills he teaches during
years as an investor, fundraiser and producer. A recent attendee,
Rosser Goodman of KGB Films, said this:
"I must thank you for sending Dr. Patrick O'Heffernan down to Los
Angeles last month. It was the best $200 I have ever spent on a
seminar. [...] I now have a confidence and a knowledge that Patrick
unlocked. And not just for me, but the entire group. He is an
extremely powerful leader, speaker and educator. His positive
attitude is infectious. Rarely, in all my schooling, have I run
across a professor with a heart of true enthusiasm. Lastly, since
Patrick has both raised money and invested money, his perspective was
simply invaluable!!!! There was nothing he could not answer in either
regard."
Sincerely,
Your Friends at IIFF
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