Just wanted to let you know about my upcoming Screenwriting Career Intensive course.
To your success,
Philippa
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How to Succeed in Today’s Hollywood: Creative Convergence presents Screenwriting Career Intensive Teleseminar Program
Fast Track Your Career – Get Paid for Your Stories – Live Your Dream Now
You will not want to miss the opportunities to reach new heights your career in 2011. This 8-session teleseminar is the ultimate jumpstart for screenwriters, filmmakers & emerging producers who want to fast track their careers. Plus 5 bonus calls with agents & managers so that you an identify the right rep for you.
If you are ready to take your writing career to the next level here are the 9 reasons to attend Creative Convergence’s Screenwriting Career Intensive with Philippa Burgess!
1. How to Get Paid: You’ll Learn the Secret to the 3 Reasons Buyers Buy. Every script that has ever been sold or movie that has ever been made adheres to these three rules. Knowing this you’ll find that you are better equipped when approaching and working with reps, producers, executives and talent. In addition to writing the stories that inspire you, you’ll also see where there are opportunities that you might have not have considered before. Plus we’ll look at ways to scale your writing to make it producible on a larger or smaller scale. This will give you even more opportunities in today’s marketplace.
2. Get Business Savvy: We talk about things from a producers, executives, actors, directors and reps point of view so you can see how to work effectively with them. We also get into several key facets of deal making. I regularly get emails from my participants both during and after the program who have found themselves dealing with issues from option agreements, collaboration agreements, life rights, book options or choosing between reps or producers. I give participants the tools they need to be smart about the business and how they handle themselves in it.
3. Be Inspired: My job is to info, inspire & challenge. Your job is to participate, contribute & connect. It’s a very interactive forum with on the phone lectures, Q&A, office hours and online group. If you feel like you’ve hit a plateau or are struggling in any area, this is the right place for you. This course will change your thinking and your approach so that you can streamline your efforts for great results. Participants in this program have gone on to gain representation, films produced for film & television companies, produced their own shorts & features, created webseries, sold comic books, written ebooks and created apps.
4. Focus Your Intention: It’s a great opportunity to clarify your goals for 2011. We look at the big picture of what you want to achieve and break it down into manageable and achievable steps. We also look at the most strategic ways to move forward with a strong understanding of who is seeking to rep new talent, buying original content and hiring new writers. We’ll look at industry etiquette and the hidden meanings so that you can get the most out of every creative effort, professional interaction and working relationship.
5. Marketing Tips & Tricks: Marketing is all about getting people to care. From networking to self-promotion, resources and team building you’ll know how to get people’s attention. Learn what’s working and how to take your efforts to the next level with greater confidence and results. Many writers find that the social component is one of their weaker links. I’ve got lots of tools to jump start your efforts in this area and show you how to make all the social aspects both fun and functional. In today’s marketplace there are so many opportunities and resources that it can be a little overwhelming. We look to give you personalized direction to a few key programs and events that can put you in front of high level professionals and further your specific aims.
6. Avoid the Pitfalls: Learn how to avoid all to common mistakes that stop people before they start or take a great opportunity and burn it. I’ll show you the business from a big agency and studio perspective and have a lot of real world examples of what went right and what went wrong. Writers are often ignored until they figure it out, or once they’ve broken in to the business they can make errors in judgment that can cost them opportunities, money and hard won relationships. You’ll see the business from a whole new perspective and learn what you “didn’t know you didn’t know”.
7. New Friends & Mentors: We consistently attract a highly a highly motivated and creative people who are committed to going further faster. We bring together a great community of writers and content creators with professionals. The program also promotes opportunities to connect both on and offline. One of the biggest challenges writers face is having to be “ignored until they figure it out”. Along the way that can create a lot of frustration. With this support system you’ll never again have to feel like you are alone on this journey.
8. It’s Easy to Participate: You can be part of this from home on this phone. We meet on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings for a total of 8 sessions between February 15th and March 16th. You’ll be invited to join the private online group and you’ll get PDF lecture notes in advance of each call to print out or view on your computer. Then at the time of the each class (5:30PM PT, 7:30PM CT, 8:30PM ET) we meet on a conference line. Then is a free form Q&A that follows the lectures. All the calls are recorded so you can listen to the Mp3s at your leisure. The course is dynamic, not linear so you can participate as much or as little as your schedule permits. Plus there are plenty of supplemental materials available in the online group plus active discussions and support.
9. Connect with Reps: Not only does the class show you the business from the studio and agency perspective, it also gives you the opportunity to identify which reps would be right for you. As a bonus we bring in agents/managers onto five calls for our group so that you have the opportunity to meet-n-greet with them on the phone for about an hour each call with Mp3.
Look forward to having you join us!
Reserve Your Seat at: www.screenwritingcareer.com
