Creating a Production Company - Online Workshop

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CREATING A PRODUCTION COMPANY 6-week Course Begins September 23, 2009

Why a production company? It gives you the power to take control. In this course, we'll teach you exactly what's necessary to hang your shingle in Hollywood. From materials to networking, you'll get valuable tips that help you structure your company, find and option material, work with writers and talent, and create your network of industry pros. We'll walk you through step by step. This is not a "how to produce a movie" course but rather an innovative look at how to set up a company and the systems necessary to facilitate and manage a successful creative production company.

The upcoming ESE FILM WORKSHOPS ONLINE course, "Creating a Production Company," is a six-week online workshop designed to help producers, writers, directors and actors successfully create a shingle in Hollywood. Cost: $350.00

This online workshops will cover such topics as:

- The Production Company and Producer's role;
- Developing skills and systems to aid and function as a production company;
- Developing relationships within the Hollywood Community as both buyer and seller;
- The best way to find material, writers and directors;
- Creating a strategy in order to sell your material.

Are you ready for Hollywood! ESE FILM WORKSHOPS ONLINE, provides a unique opportunity to learn the ins and outs of today's Hollywood from working industry professionals. We work in Hollywood every day. Today's world of feature films and television is more complex than ever. In our courses, we'll walk you through the steps. We'll share what really happens when you submit your screenplay or material. You'll learn about the players at the studios, production companies and agencies, how to set up a Production Company or Maneuver a Film Festival. At the end of our courses, you'll have the resources you'll need to become a successful development executive, producer, writer or director.

For more information or to register for ESE Film Workshops Online courses visit www.esentertainment.net, email workshops@esentertainment.net or call 310.278.4484.

About the Instructors:
A graduate of California Institute of the Arts, Rona Edwards was Vice President of Creative Affairs for Emmy-winning actor, John Larroquette, Emmy-winning producer, Fern Field and Oscar-winning producer, Michael Phillips. With nine movies to her credit, including Out of Sync (VH1) and The Companion (USA/SciFi), she set-up up a feature Matchmakers at Warner Bros. as well as developed the movie Blind Trust that aired on Lifetime Television. She is in production on two documentaries and has recently optioned two bestselling book series by acclaimed mystery writer, Carolyn Hart and is developing another book series subtitled "Witches Gone Wild" with Emmy-winning writer Anne Beatts. Recently, she executive produced two movies ("Killer Hair" and "Hostile Makeover") for the Lifetime Movie Network that aired June 21st and June 28th, 2009.

Monika Skerbelis has fifteen years of studio executive experience working in the story department at Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Fox and running the story department at Universal Pictures. She is the Artistic and Programming Director for the Big Bear Lake International Film Festival and is a producer with Edwards Skerbelis Entertainment (ESE) developing projects. She was associate producer on two movies ("Killer Hair" and "Hostile Makeover") for the Lifetime Movie Network that aired June 21 and June 28, 2009.

TOGETHER:
Rona Edwards and Monika Skerbelis are the authors of the book, "I Liked It, Didn't Love It (Screenplay Development from the Inside Out)" published by Lone Eagle. Last year, they kicked off ESE FILM WORKSHOPS ONLINE, offering comprehensive film courses without leaving your home. Currently, they teach "Introduction to Feature Film Development" at UCLA Extension both on campus and online as well as "Story Development Process" at Riverside Community College and taught "Basic Screenwriting" on campus at Chapman University's Dodge College of Film & Media Arts. Recently, they formed Edwards Skerbelis Entertainment (ESE) a company dedicated to nurturing filmmakers and screenwriting talent. Their Web site (www.esentertainment.net) offers more conclusive information on how they can help with careers in the entertainment industry.

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