The following are the sessions currently scheduled for this year's Screenwriting Expo. We add seminars up to the last minute, so please return to this page often. These sessions are subject to change without notice.
We apologize for any inconvenience or disappointment, but scheduling of a teaching seminar you want to attend could be revised by a speaker request until the week of the Expo. You may trade in or receive refunds for seminar tickets which you purchase but cannot use. Seating is limited in some rooms. Gold Pass registrants get priority seating.
10:00 AM-
12:00 PM
Thursday
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Please Note: If you buy the Gold Pass Registration, you do not need to buy tickets to individual sessions. For the basic registration, you must buy the registration first or concurrently, or tickets to individual sessions are not valid.
| 5060: Pitching: Pre-Expo Pitch Boot Camp 1 10 AM Run By The Scriptwriters Network (Separate Admission)
by Pitch Boot Camp 1 10 AM Scriptwriters Network |
BUY |
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01:00 PM-
03:00 PM
Thursday
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Please Note: If you buy the Gold Pass Registration, you do not need to buy tickets to individual sessions. For the basic registration, you must buy the registration first or concurrently, or tickets to individual sessions are not valid.
| 5061: Pitching: Pre-Expo Pitch Boot Camp 2 1 PM Run By The Scriptwriters Network (Separate Admission)
by Pitch Boot Camp 2 1 PM Scriptwriters Network |
BUY |
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04:00 PM-
06:00 PM
Thursday
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Please Note: If you buy the Gold Pass Registration, you do not need to buy tickets to individual sessions. For the basic registration, you must buy the registration first or concurrently, or tickets to individual sessions are not valid.
| 5062: Pitching: Pre-Expo Pitch Boot Camp 3 4 PM Run By The Scriptwriters Network (Separate Admission)
by Pitch Boot Camp 3 4 PM Scriptwriters Network |
BUY |
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04:00 PM-
07:00 PM
Thursday
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Please Note: If you buy the Gold Pass Registration, you do not need to buy tickets to individual sessions. For the basic registration, you must buy the registration first or concurrently, or tickets to individual sessions are not valid.
| 5068: Registration, Ticket Sales, Information--Thursday Hours
by Screenwriting Expo Registration |
BUY |
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07:00 PM-
08:00 PM
Thursday
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Please Note: If you buy the Gold Pass Registration, you do not need to buy tickets to individual sessions. For the basic registration, you must buy the registration first or concurrently, or tickets to individual sessions are not valid.
| 5056: Expo Screenplay Competition Awards Ceremony
by Expo Screenplay Competition Awards |
BUY |
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08:00 PM-
10:00 PM
Thursday
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Please Note: If you buy the Gold Pass Registration, you do not need to buy tickets to individual sessions. For the basic registration, you must buy the registration first or concurrently, or tickets to individual sessions are not valid.
| 5057: Expo Welcoming Reception
by Welcoming Reception Hosted By Creative Screenwriting Magazine |
BUY |
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07:00 AM-
08:00 PM
Friday
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Please Note: If you buy the Gold Pass Registration, you do not need to buy tickets to individual sessions. For the basic registration, you must buy the registration first or concurrently, or tickets to individual sessions are not valid.
| 5069: Registration, Ticket Sales, Information--Friday Hours
by Screenwriting Expo Registration |
BUY |
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09:00 AM-
10:30 AM
Friday
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Please Note: If you buy the Gold Pass Registration, you do not need to buy tickets to individual sessions. For the basic registration, you must buy the registration first or concurrently, or tickets to individual sessions are not valid.
| 5002: Beyond the Chick Flick--Writing The Female Driven Screenplay
by Pilar Alessandra |
BUY |
| 5121: Pitching: Pitch Catch Pitch with Chris Soth
by Chris Soth |
BUY |
| 5013: Pitching: Loglines/Treatments/Pitches
by James Dalessandro |
BUY |
| 5077: Slaying The Dragon--The Hero And The Second Act
by Lynda Heys |
BUY |
| 5079: Pitching: How to Pitch Your Screenplay for a Sale
by Victoria Wisdom |
BUY |
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10:00 AM-
10:00 PM
Friday
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Please Note: If you buy the Gold Pass Registration, you do not need to buy tickets to individual sessions. For the basic registration, you must buy the registration first or concurrently, or tickets to individual sessions are not valid.
| 5072: Exhibit Hall Friday Hours
by Exhibit Hall Friday |
BUY |
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11:00 AM-
12:30 PM
Friday
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Please Note: If you buy the Gold Pass Registration, you do not need to buy tickets to individual sessions. For the basic registration, you must buy the registration first or concurrently, or tickets to individual sessions are not valid.
| 5097: Thematic Line of Dialogue
by Barry Brodsky |
BUY |
| 5025: Mastering the Ten Essential Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters
by Karl Iglesias |
BUY |
| 5018: Seducing the Studio Reader
by Robert Flaxman |
BUY |
| 5003: Surviving Rewrite Hell
by Pilar Alessandra |
BUY |
| 5012: The Tools of Plotting & The Sequence of Story
by Linda Cowgill |
BUY |
| 5111: Become Your Own Development Executive
by Daniel Manus |
BUY |
| 5047: Blockbuster Story Techniques 1-10
by John Truby |
BUY |
| 5104: 7 Reasons Your Pilot Won’t Sell
by Chad Gervich |
BUY |
| 5041: Directing--Preparing the Dramatic Workbook
by Jim Pasternak |
BUY |
| 5014: Structure - all you need to know about the Three Act Structure
by James Dalessandro |
BUY |
| 5098: Pitching: Preparing To Pitch at Expo
by Steve Kaire |
BUY |
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01:00 PM-
05:00 PM
Friday
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Please Note: If you buy the Gold Pass Registration, you do not need to buy tickets to individual sessions. For the basic registration, you must buy the registration first or concurrently, or tickets to individual sessions are not valid.
| 5063: The Golden Pitch Screenplay Pitch Fest Friday Afternoon Session
by The Golden Pitch Fest Friday |
FREE |
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02:00 PM-
03:30 PM
Friday
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Please Note: If you buy the Gold Pass Registration, you do not need to buy tickets to individual sessions. For the basic registration, you must buy the registration first or concurrently, or tickets to individual sessions are not valid.
| 5026: Pitching: Pitching To Sell--Engaging The Listener Emotionally
by Karl Iglesias |
BUY |
| 5036: Inside Story Part 1--Developing the Transformational Arc of Character
by Dara Marks |
BUY |
| 5004: You Had Me at Page One
by Pilar Alessandra |
BUY |
| 5094: Writing the Non-Linear Film
by Linda Cowgill |
BUY |
| 5091: Gearing Up for TV Staffing And Development Season
by Jen Grisanti |
BUY |
| 5042: Directing--Visualization & Staging the Deep Focus Master
by Jim Pasternak |
BUY |
| 5015: Scenes & Characters - The secret life of Screenplays
by James Dalessandro |
BUY |
| 5123: Pitching: Pitch Perfect: an Interactive Pitch Skills Workshop with Bill Marsilii
by Bill Marsilii |
BUY |
| 5112: Writing Mystery and Noir Scripts
by William Martell |
BUY |
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04:00 PM-
05:30 PM
Friday
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Please Note: If you buy the Gold Pass Registration, you do not need to buy tickets to individual sessions. For the basic registration, you must buy the registration first or concurrently, or tickets to individual sessions are not valid.
| 5007: Guest Of Honor Shane Black
by Shane Black |
BUY |
| 5119: Eight Steps You Must Take Before You've Finished Your Rewrite - A Dialogue Intensive Workshop
by Paul Chitlik |
BUY |
| 5124: Sherwood Oaks Agents Panel
by Gary Shusett |
BUY |
| 5021: Grabbing the Reader in the First 10 pages
by Michael Hauge |
BUY |
| 5027: Writing for Emotional Impact--Maximizing the Reader's Emotional Response
by Karl Iglesias |
BUY |
| 5037: Inside Story Part 2--Building the Transformational Arc of Character
by Dara Marks |
BUY |
| 5005: Dynamic Dialogue
by Pilar Alessandra |
BUY |
| 5095: Writing the Ensemble Film
by Linda Cowgill |
BUY |
| 5092: How To Write An Original TV Pilot Script
by Jen Grisanti |
BUY |
| 5084: The Craft of Animation Writing
by Robert N. Skir |
BUY |
| 5043: Directing--Lenses Moving Camera & Subjective Point of View
by Jim Pasternak |
BUY |
| 5113: High-Concept Hollywood
by William Martell |
BUY |
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06:00 PM-
07:30 PM
Friday
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Please Note: If you buy the Gold Pass Registration, you do not need to buy tickets to individual sessions. For the basic registration, you must buy the registration first or concurrently, or tickets to individual sessions are not valid.
| 5006: Guest Of Honor John August
by John August |
BUY |
| 5022: Sell your Story in 60 Seconds
by Michael Hauge |
BUY |
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07:30 PM-
10:00 PM
Friday
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Please Note: If you buy the Gold Pass Registration, you do not need to buy tickets to individual sessions. For the basic registration, you must buy the registration first or concurrently, or tickets to individual sessions are not valid.
| 5058: Creative Screenwriting Hosts A Screenwriter Networking Reception
by Friday Networking Reception |
BUY |
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12:00 AM-
12:00 AM
Saturday
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Please Note: If you buy the Gold Pass Registration, you do not need to buy tickets to individual sessions. For the basic registration, you must buy the registration first or concurrently, or tickets to individual sessions are not valid.
| 5129: Special Guest James Gunn -- writer, producer, director
by James Gunn |
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07:00 AM-
08:00 PM
Saturday
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Please Note: If you buy the Gold Pass Registration, you do not need to buy tickets to individual sessions. For the basic registration, you must buy the registration first or concurrently, or tickets to individual sessions are not valid.
| 5070: Registration, Ticket Sales, Information--Saturday Hours
by Screenwriting Expo Registration |
BUY |
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09:00 AM-
10:30 AM
Saturday
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Please Note: If you buy the Gold Pass Registration, you do not need to buy tickets to individual sessions. For the basic registration, you must buy the registration first or concurrently, or tickets to individual sessions are not valid.
| 5127: Pitching: Pitching Yourself At The Expo
by Neo Edmund |
BUY |
| 5125: How To Turn A Good Logline Into A Great One
by Gary Shusett |
BUY |
| 5081: Comedy Writing--Making It Funny From the Ground Up
by Evan Smith |
BUY |
| 5109: Why Most People Fail At Screenwriting
by Corey Mandell |
BUY |
| 5038: How To Break In From Out Of State
by Cathy McCarthy |
BUY |
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09:00 AM-
11:55 AM
Saturday
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Please Note: If you buy the Gold Pass Registration, you do not need to buy tickets to individual sessions. For the basic registration, you must buy the registration first or concurrently, or tickets to individual sessions are not valid.
| 5064: The Golden Pitch Screenplay Pitch Fest Saturday Morning Session
by The Golden Pitch Fest Sat AM |
FREE |
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10:00 AM-
10:00 PM
Saturday
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Please Note: If you buy the Gold Pass Registration, you do not need to buy tickets to individual sessions. For the basic registration, you must buy the registration first or concurrently, or tickets to individual sessions are not valid.
| 5073: Exhibit Hall Saturday Hours
by Exhibit Hall Saturday |
BUY |
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11:00 AM-
12:30 PM
Saturday
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Please Note: If you buy the Gold Pass Registration, you do not need to buy tickets to individual sessions. For the basic registration, you must buy the registration first or concurrently, or tickets to individual sessions are not valid.
| 5114: Guest of Honor David Milch
by David Milch |
BUY |
| 5075: CS Open Scene-Writing Contest Semifinals (open to semifinalists only)
by CS Open Scene-Writing Competition Semifinals |
BUY |
| 5028: Testing Your Concept at the Emotional Level
by Karl Iglesias |
BUY |
| 5048: Blockbuster Story Techniques 11-20
by John Truby |
BUY |
| 5050: Three Essential Principles for Creating Worthy Characters
by Richard Walter |
BUY |
| 5054: The Book of Eli -- From Script To Screen
by Gary Whitta |
BUY |
| 5044: Directing--Collaboration & Rehearsal
by Jim Pasternak |
BUY |
| 5016: How the Big Dogs Do It
by James Dalessandro |
BUY |
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01:00 PM-
05:00 PM
Saturday
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Please Note: If you buy the Gold Pass Registration, you do not need to buy tickets to individual sessions. For the basic registration, you must buy the registration first or concurrently, or tickets to individual sessions are not valid.
| 5065: The Golden Pitch Screenplay Pitch Fest Saturday Afternoon Session
by The Golden Pitch Fest Sat PM |
FREE |
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02:00 PM-
03:30 PM
Saturday
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Please Note: If you buy the Gold Pass Registration, you do not need to buy tickets to individual sessions. For the basic registration, you must buy the registration first or concurrently, or tickets to individual sessions are not valid.
| 5126: Guest of Honor Jennifer Salt
by Jennifer Salt |
BUY |
| 5023: Creating Powerful Movie Scenes
by Michael Hauge |
BUY |
| 5029: Crafting Fascinating Scenes for Emotional Impact
by Karl Iglesias |
BUY |
| 5035: Pitching: Selling Your Idea To Hollywood With Robert Kosberg
by Bob Kosberg |
BUY |
| 5051: Talk is Cheap: Thirteen Principles for Dialogue
by Richard Walter |
BUY |
| 5045: Directing--Collaborating with an Editor
by Jim Pasternak |
BUY |
| 5118: How To Outflank The Traditional System And Jump Start Your Career
by James Dalessandro |
BUY |
| 5053: Interview: Breaking in - and what to do (and not do) once you have!
by Gary Whitta |
BUY |
| 5116: Writing for Visual Effects
by David Stripinis |
BUY |
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04:00 PM-
05:30 PM
Saturday
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Please Note: If you buy the Gold Pass Registration, you do not need to buy tickets to individual sessions. For the basic registration, you must buy the registration first or concurrently, or tickets to individual sessions are not valid.
| 5001: 10 Fatal Errors Beginning Writers Make
by William Akers |
BUY |
| 5019: The Hero's 2 Journeys--Mastering Story Structure and Character Arc
by Michael Hauge |
BUY |
| 5030: Crafting Vivid Description for Emotional Impact
by Karl Iglesias |
BUY |
| 5011: The Suspense is Killing Me. Writing Horror Action Sequences
by Sara Caldwell |
BUY |
| 5024: Crafting the Outline for Your Feature Film
by Brian Herskowitz |
BUY |
| 5083: Golden Opportunity Panel: Ask An Agent, Producer, Two Writers, Manager
by Ben Sitzer |
BUY |
| 5052: Action and Setting--Little Things Mean a Lot
by Richard Walter |
BUY |
| 5046: Directing--Light & Metaphor
by Jim Pasternak |
BUY |
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07:30 PM-
10:00 PM
Saturday
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Please Note: If you buy the Gold Pass Registration, you do not need to buy tickets to individual sessions. For the basic registration, you must buy the registration first or concurrently, or tickets to individual sessions are not valid.
| 5059: The Screenwriting Expo Hosts A Screenwriter Networking Reception
by Saturday Networking Reception |
BUY |
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09:00 AM-
10:30 AM
Sunday
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Please Note: If you buy the Gold Pass Registration, you do not need to buy tickets to individual sessions. For the basic registration, you must buy the registration first or concurrently, or tickets to individual sessions are not valid.
| 5105: Writing the Multiple Storyline Screenplay
by David Bartlett |
BUY |
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09:00 AM-
11:55 AM
Sunday
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Please Note: If you buy the Gold Pass Registration, you do not need to buy tickets to individual sessions. For the basic registration, you must buy the registration first or concurrently, or tickets to individual sessions are not valid.
| 5066: The Golden Pitch Screenplay Pitch Fest Sunday Morning Session
by The Golden Pitch Fest Sun AM |
FREE |
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09:00 AM-
01:00 PM
Sunday
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Please Note: If you buy the Gold Pass Registration, you do not need to buy tickets to individual sessions. For the basic registration, you must buy the registration first or concurrently, or tickets to individual sessions are not valid.
| 5071: Registration, Ticket Sales, Information--Sunday Hours
by Screenwriting Expo Registration |
BUY |
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10:00 AM-
03:00 PM
Sunday
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Please Note: If you buy the Gold Pass Registration, you do not need to buy tickets to individual sessions. For the basic registration, you must buy the registration first or concurrently, or tickets to individual sessions are not valid.
| 5074: Exhibit Hall Sunday Hours
by Exhibit Hall Sunday |
BUY |
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11:00 AM-
12:30 PM
Sunday
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Please Note: If you buy the Gold Pass Registration, you do not need to buy tickets to individual sessions. For the basic registration, you must buy the registration first or concurrently, or tickets to individual sessions are not valid.
| 5120: Writing For Micro-Budget Movies
by Ethan Wiley |
BUY |
| 5031: Crafting Fresh Dialogue for Emotional Impact
by Karl Iglesias |
BUY |
| 5039: Writing The Marketable Romantic Comedy
by Billy Mernit |
BUY |
| 5049: Blockbuster Story Techniques 21-30
by John Truby |
BUY |
| 5103: Networking 101
by Chad Gervich |
BUY |
| 5099: Advanced Science Fiction
by Steven Barnes |
BUY |
| 5106: The 12 Step Program to Debugging Your Screenplay--Why It Won't Sell
by David Bartlett |
BUY |
| 5122: From Premise to Plot
by Bill Marsilii |
BUY |
| 5017: A KILLER Look at Breaking In with Bob DeRosa
by Bob DeRosa |
BUY |
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01:00 PM-
05:00 PM
Sunday
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Please Note: If you buy the Gold Pass Registration, you do not need to buy tickets to individual sessions. For the basic registration, you must buy the registration first or concurrently, or tickets to individual sessions are not valid.
| 5067: The Golden Pitch Screenplay Pitch Fest Sunday Afternoon Session
by The Golden Pitch Fest Sun PM |
FREE |
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02:00 PM-
03:30 PM
Sunday
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Please Note: If you buy the Gold Pass Registration, you do not need to buy tickets to individual sessions. For the basic registration, you must buy the registration first or concurrently, or tickets to individual sessions are not valid.
| 5032: The Psychology of Subtext--The Meaning Behind the Words
by Karl Iglesias |
BUY |
| 5040: Writing Funny Love--Comedy Craft for the Contemporary Romantic Comedy
by Billy Mernit |
BUY |
| 5034: Steve Kaplan's Comedy Intensive--The Hidden Tools
by Steve Kaplan |
BUY |
| 5100: Adapting Your Ideas To New Media
by Steven Barnes |
BUY |
| 5117: Screenwriting For Animation
by Scott Essman |
BUY |
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04:00 PM-
05:30 PM
Sunday
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Please Note: If you buy the Gold Pass Registration, you do not need to buy tickets to individual sessions. For the basic registration, you must buy the registration first or concurrently, or tickets to individual sessions are not valid.
| 5076: CS Open Scene-Writing Contest Finals (See the Exciting New Format!)
by Closing Ceremony And CS Open Scene-Writing Competition Finals |
BUY |
| 5020: Anatomy of a Screenplay -- Avatar
by Michael Hauge |
BUY |
| 5033: Creating & Developing Your Comedy Screenplay
by Steve Kaplan |
BUY |
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TBA
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Please Note: If you buy the Gold Pass Registration, you do not need to buy tickets to individual sessions. For the basic registration, you must buy the registration first or concurrently, or tickets to individual sessions are not valid.
| 5128: Special Guest Bert V. Royal
by Bert V Royal |
BUY |
| 5087: Marketing Your Screenplay:180-Minute Double Session
by Hal Croasmun |
BUY |
| 5082: A Structure Checklist--How to Plug the Holes in Your Script
by Michael Ray Brown |
BUY |
| 5085: Fill Your Screenplay with Subtext
by Hal Croasmun |
BUY |
| 5086: Creating Roles for Movie Stars
by Hal Croasmun |
BUY |
| 5101: Gatekeeper’s Checklist: What Screenwriters Need to Know
by James Jordan |
BUY |
| 5093: 5 Steps To A Killer Opening
by Ian Abrams |
BUY |
| 5108: Respecting the Antagonist
by Bill Boyle |
BUY |
| 5010: The Visual Mindscape of the Screenplay
by Bill Boyle |
BUY |
| 5107: Advanced Writing Techniques for Games & Interactive Media
by Greg Roach |
BUY |
| 5096: Navigating Screenplay Contests
by Christopher Canole |
BUY |
| 5102: Strike-Proof Your Screenplay, Double the Odds of a Sale
by Jon Miller and Charlotte Cook |
BUY |
| 5088: Unconventional Wisdom: Renegade Tactics To Launch Your Screenwriting Career
by Michael Elliott |
BUY |
| 5115: Building a full fledge structured screenplay treatment from zero
by Michael Tabb |
BUY |
| 5110: Make Money Writing For Web And Mobile Video Series
by Frank Chindamo |
BUY |
| 5055: The Top Ten Legal Tips Every Screenwriter Should Know
by Larry Zerner |
BUY |
| 5078: How to Sell a Spec Script
by Victoria Wisdom |
BUY |
| 5080: How to Find the Right Buyer for Your Project
by Victoria Wisdom |
BUY |
| 5008: Finding and Writing the 'Story' in True Stories
by Erik Bork |
BUY |
| 5009: Creating and Pitching Series Ideas for Television
by Erik Bork |
BUY |
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