FILM AND WRITING: ASK A PRO A QUESTION sponsored by Edwards Skerbelis Ent (ESE) & ESE FILM WORKSHOPS ONLINE

ASK A PRO A QUESTION

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This discussion group is offered by ES ENTERTAINMENT and ESE FILM WORKSHOPS ONLINE. Ask us a question - we will try to answer it to the best of our ability. If it opens up a whole discussion amongs the community of filmmakers here at STORYLINK, then all the merrier - let's all chime in.

Monika Skerbelis and I are the authors of the book, "I Liked It, Didn't Love It (Screenplay Development From The Inside Out)."

FREE SEMINAR HELD AT THE HOLLYWOOD FILM OFFICE STUDIO STORE
FINDING & DEVELOPING NEW IDEAS
Thursday, June 11th @ 6:30 p.m.
6324 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90068
(corner of Hollywood & Vine)
RSVP: workshops@esentertainment.net

Edwards & Skerbelis present "Finding & Developing New Ideas." This free seminar will offer an overall view of finding ideas and developing them into cohesive stories. The lecture will be followed by a Q&A and book signing with Edwards & Skerbelis. Take advantage of the special Hollywood Film Office Studio Store discount of 10% off all selected items including Edwards & Skerbelis' book for those attending the event. And one lucky participant will win a free Gorilla Budgeting & Scheduling Software courtesy of Jungle Software

ESE FILM WORKSHOPS ONLINE 2009 Schedule

June 17th - begins a four week intensive workshop FINDING AND DEVELOPMENT NEW IDEAS. Students will have the opportunity to work on ideas, thinking outside the box, and put those ideas on paper. Using us as your personal mentors for those 4 weeks.

July 22nd - a five week course SCREENPLAY DEVELOPMENT FROM THE INSIDE OUT begins - Based upon our book, this course will introduce you to all the players in the development process and students will have an opportunity to read scripts, write coverage, development notes and talent lists.

BRAND NEW
July 22nd - a six week course
STARTING A FILM FESTIVAL
Learn the ins and outs of starting a film festival in your town.

September 23rd - brings back the very popular six week course, CREATING A PRODUCTION COMPANY. This course provides valuable tips for hanging up your shingle in Hollywood.

November 11th MANEUVERING FILM FESTIVALS, a four week intensive course that will have you ready for any film festival anywhere in the world. Participants will learn how to present their films as well as themselves and build a press kit, develop strategies and understand how to gain attention for your film.

"Thanks for putting on such a great class...Been growing by huge leaps...Because of your class, I'm holding a ticket to Cannes in my hands"
--Troy Perry (Maneuvering Film Festival Student, April 2007)

"Last year, I produced a short film that was rejected from every festival I entered. When I saw a free seminar at the Writer's Store on "Maneuvering Film Festivals," I hoped it would give me an edge to at least get accepted to a festival. I learned more in that hour seminar from Rona Edwards and Monika Skerbelis than I ever imagined! I signed up for their ESE FILM WORKSHOPS ONLINE course and bought their book, "I liked It, Didn't Love It (Screenplay Development From The Inside Out)." What a wealth of information! I followed their suggestions and got into 8 festivals, with 4 awards and recognitions. At one of the festivals, I met a producer who asked for a feature length version of my short."
--Diana Niles (Maneuvering Film Festivals Student, April 2007)

"I learned a lot and I think all that I have learned will help my career. The class was excellent"
--Danielle Dillard (Creating a Production Company Student, March 2008)

"The best thing about Rona and Monika's "Creating a Production Company" class was its emphasis on the practical. They didn't simply lecture about what we ought to do in order to create a company and put its best foot forward--they obliged us to actually DO it, step by step. Each week's homework assignment was harder than the one before it, but in a good way--by the end of the class I had lists of real people to contact at real studios, precisely targeted to real projects I'm really working on. And all without ever leaving my desk at home (or changing out of my pajamas, for that matter:)"
--Robert Toombs,(Creating a Production Company Student, 2007)
Lightwheel Entertainment, Inc.
Zenmovie, LLC

You can sign up for ESE courses on the ESE WEBSITE using paypal or sign up at The Writers Store.

If you're attending any of the free lectures and have taken our past courses or attended the Great American Pitchfest, please be sure and say hello to us or let us know you're in this group - we'd love to meet you. Also ESE FILM WORKSHOPS ONLINE will be presenting an exclusive membership card to all our former and future students which will entitle them to industry discounts and networking opportunities.This will be happening within the next month. We will have discounts for all sorts of things, plus discounts on ESE Film Workshop Online Courses. Much more information to come on this new development - we're very excited about it.

Till then - happy writing and look forward to many more online discussions here at STORYLINK!

Rona Edwards

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