September 8

OPENING PAGE ANALYSIS WORKSHOP

Panelist: Joey Tuccio

Roadmap Writers is excited to host this special interactive Opening Page Analysis Workshop. During this session, several volunteer writers will receive specific feedback on their opening 3 pages. The pages will be shared on screen with the rest of the group so everybody can learn from the feedback. The workshop will begin with a brief overview on some of the immediate reasons an executive might pass on your work and how to avoid them. The goal of this workshop is for writers to walk away with techniques they can apply to their scripts, so that their opening pages can be as strong as possible. Writers can submit their opening pages to be considered for the interactive portion of the workshop.

WOMEN IN FILM

Moderator: Virginia Bogert

Panelists: Lael Rogers, Sarah Crowe, Maria Garguilo, Susan LaSalle, Tifa Tomb, Judy Wright, Barbara Brown

What do you think, can leadership be taught? What does it take to galvanize a cohesive productive team? In the film industry, Directors, Producers, and Department Heads may know their craft; they may have gone to film school or trained on the job, but that doesn't automatically make them effective leaders. We’ve seen poor leadership result in bad films, bad performances, budgets gone berserk, and worse: sexual and racial harassment, and tragically, job injuries and death.

Leadership expectations, about women particularly, can be obstructed by baked-in stereotypical notions of what it means to be a strong leader. Even the adjective “strong” versus “effective” confounds the issue.

Join our discussion with film industry professionals about what it takes to lead. We’ll talk about style, skill, humanity, perspective, and success.