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The Austin Screenwriters Group Spring Workshop is scheduled for May 31 and June 1, 2008. Our guest will be Dave Trottier ("trott-TEER"). Read more about Dave below, or on his Website, www.keepwriting.com. The workshops and pitching sessions will happen at the Hilton Austin Airport, on the grounds of the Austin-Bergstrom Airport. Times and more details:
Date / Time |
Location |
Activity |
|---|---|---|
Sat / 9:00 a.m. |
Hilton Austin |
Greetings and Welcome |
Sat / 9:30 a.m. |
Hilton Austin |
Dave Trottier Seminar: "Four Keyes to a Salable Script" |
Sat / 12:00 p.m. |
Open |
Lunch (Kay & Wendy take Dave somewhere) |
Sat / 1:00 p.m. |
Hilton Austin |
Trottier Seminar -- continued |
Sat / 4:00 p.m. |
Hilton Austin |
Wrap Up |
Sat / 6:30 p.m. |
n/a |
Dave has dinner with a sponsor |
Sat / 8:00 p.m. |
Nancy Smith's house |
Wine & Cheese Party at 1001 Brentwood |
| Sun / 9:00 a.m. | Hilton Austin | Dave Trottier Seminar: "Pitching Tips" followed by individual pitches * |
| Sun / 12:00 p.m. | Open | Lunch (Joan takes Dave somewhere) |
| Sun / 1:00 p.m. | Hilton Austin | "Hook" Contest Finalists & Winners Announced |
| Sun / 3:00 p.m. | Hilton Austin | Wrap Up and Goodbyes |
Pitching Sessions (Some Openings Remain, Email Nancy Smith):
Also Attending:
Caesar Andreas
Katie Auerbach
Adam Best
Cathy Center
Anton Diether
Jacob Ellenberg
Mark Gardner
Don Kenner
Sneha Koorse
Kay McGrath
Diana McManus
Vanessa Mokry
Jill Robertson Oleson
Nancy Smith
Suzie True
Steve Warren
Steve Winnicki
Workshop is limited to 35 ASG members -- there are ony a few slots left, then Nancy will be making a back-up list.
ABOUT DAVE TROTTIER: Dave Trottier has sold several screenplays and developed projects for The Walt Disney Company, Jim Henson Pictures, York Entertainment, On the Bus Productions, Hill Fields (for ABC) and New Century Pictures. Titles include Igor's Revenge (produced), Zorro the Gay Blade (produced, but not credited), The Muppet's Hockey Movie-The Comeback Kids (not completed due to Jim Henson's death), Ratman From Saturn, Kumquat, The New Musketeers, and A Window in Time. He co-wrote and co-produced the cult comedy, Hercules Recycled, now available on video. Most recently, he wrote A Penny Promise (produced), for a regional production company, and sold Hemingway's Twin, an inspiring story about the Hemingway women. As a script consultant, he has helped dozens of his clients sell their work and win or place in contests (including two Nicholl Fellowship winners and a National Play Award winner). His book, The Screenwriter's Bible, is now in its fourth edition; and his exciting new volume, The Freelance Writer's Bible, is now available. He has written a column for Scr(i)pt magazine since 1989, and has published over a hundred articles in Writer's Digest, Hollywood Scriptwriter, Road & Track, USA TODAY, Vision, Disney Channel Magazine, COINage, Gift & Stationery, Single Parent, Creative Screenwriting, American Writer and other national publications. His short story collection, Dexter's First Date and Other Titillating Tales, was also published. More at his Website, www.keepwriting.com.
FIRST LOOK SCRIPT ANALYSIS "HOOK" CONTEST -- CLOSED
At about page 10 of your screenplay something happens that causes all that follows to occur. It draws you in and hooks you into wanting more.Submission Deadline: April 5, 2008Instructions: Submit the pages of your screenplay up to completion of the hook (inciting incident). Up to 12 pages may be submitted, but points will be given for structure if the hook falls on exactly page 10.Remove all identifying information from your pages and give yourself a code word. Please try to make this word unique to you, i.e. the name of a childhood pet. Submit the pages and the code word to Nancy Smith. Send payment and the code word to Joan Johnson. First round read will be managed by First Look Script Analysis with the assistance of ASG judges who are not eligible to submit to the contest. Dave Trottier will select the winners.Amount Due: $5.00 ASG Members & $10.00 Non-ASG Members, per entry Coordinated by Nancy Smith and First Look Script Analysis. No email submissions please.
Thanks to Nancy Smith for the workshop coordination and to Shirley Gebert for finding us a hotel room venue.