WELCOME TO MOONDANCE'S GREAT
TWO-HOUR WORKSHOPS WITH THE PROS!

LOCATION:
CU campus: Old Main Theater
CU CAMPUS MAP:  http://www.colorado.edu/campusmap/map.pdf
NOTE: OLD MAIN THEATER IS #71 on the map

SHAPING THE TRUE STORY INTO A SCREENPLAY
Presenter: Candace Kearns Read
Friday, September 16, 11:00AM-1:00PM, Old Main Theater/CU Campus

Anyone who has ever tried to write a screenplay based on a true story knows that it is hard to achieve enough distance from what really happened to find the deeper truth of that experience and shape it into an entertaining script. The goal of the “Shaping the True Story Into a Screenplay” workshop is to empower screenwriters who are spurred on by personal experience, or who know of a true story they’d like to tell, and help them make the leap from mere novelistic expression to true cinematic storytelling. With an encouraging and supportive approach, Candace Kearns Read guides attendees toward objectivity about their experience. She details the process of writing the screenplay in terms of cinematic story, antagonist and protagonist, beginning, middle and end, dramatic conflict and character motivations. She will also briefly evaluate each attendee’s proposed true story, if you have one to bring to the workshop.

Candace Kearns Read, MFA, has over twenty years of experience in the film industry as a screenwriter, screenwriting teacher and consultant, and provides an in-depth look at the specific challenges of adapting from true story, based on her experience in the film business. Ms. Read will have copies of her guidebook, “Shaping True Story into Screenplay” available for purchase, and she is available for private consultations during the film festival.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: TITLES & LOGLINES
Presenter: Elizabeth English
Friday 1:00-3:00 PM, Old Main Theater/CU Campus

“You’ve got 3 minutes; pitch me what you’ve got.” That's what the entertainment industry movers & shakers who buy projects will tell you. But to get that meeting or a reply to your query letter, and you must first have a very interesting title and logline to catch their eye, whether it’s a screenplay, a novel or a film. Ms. English has developed a method for finding that great, eye-catching title, often within the screenplay text. She'll show you how to write a sizzling short logline to go with it. You'll leave this interactive workshop knowing how to do it yourself, how to “dress” your script or film for success and “Sell the sizzle; not just the steak!” to agents, directors, producers, grants organizations, book publishers and/or Hollywood movie studios.

Ms. English is the founder, executive director and artistic director for the Moondance International Film Festival, now in its 12th fabulous season. She’s also a professional screenwriter, with some 35 completed feature screenplays, 3 TV pilots, 2 produced original stageplays, produced libretto/operas, and presents workshops on successful screenwriting at Moondance, and elsewhere. English also writes published columns and articles on screenwriting, as well as writes for and edits the Moondance E-Zine. She has co-produced & co-directed 3 short films from her screenplays, one of which has won many film festival awards in the US & Europe, and was screened during the Cannes film festival. Please check out her screenplay & film evaluation & editing service at www.mermaid7seas.com.

HOW TO GET AN AGENT! (The Real Secret: How Hollywood Works)
Presenter: Candace Kearns Read
Saturday, September 17, 11:AM-1:PM, Old Main Theater/CU Campus

You have an idea, a screenplay, a film, a short story, a play, the perfect score for a film. But how do you get it sold? Who's in the market for what? Learn where to focus your marketing efforts to find the super-success and rewards your hard work deserves. Learn the absolute latest, never-before-revealed inside scoop from a producer who is also an experienced screenplay and music agent, including priceless information and advice about the realities of Hollywood.

Candace Kearns Read, MFA, has over twenty years of experience in the Hollywood film industry as a screenwriter, screenwriting teacher and consultant working at the biggest talent agencies: International Creative Management and William Morris Agency. She is available for private consultations during the film festival.

HOLLYWOOD STORY ANALYSTS:
(What They Do, and What You Really Need to Know!)
Presenter: Candace Kearns Read
Saturday, September 17, 1-3:PM, Old Main Theater/CU Campus

“Why is the movie never as good as the book?” It’s the age-old lamentation of readers and movie-goers everywhere. Author Donna Woolfolk Cross (“Pope Joan: A Novel”) will share her hard-won insights into the differences between a narrative story and a screenplay, all the while recounting the long, often hilariously funny journey “Pope Joan” traveled between page and screen. How can one get a novel to film producers for consideration? What do directors and producers want, and why do they want it? This workshop includes insider information about the making of the film and explains why, sometimes, the movie can be as good as the book!

Candace Kearns Read, MFA, has over twenty years of experience in the Hollywood film industry as a screenwriter, screenwriting teacher and consultant. She worked as a story analyst at the biggest talent agencies: International Creative Management and William Morris Agency, and at major production companies including John Wells Productions and Village Roadshow Pictures. She is available for private consultations during the film festival.

PRE-REGISTER FOR WORKSHOPS NOW AT:
http://www.acteva.com/go/moondance2011
Now, through September 15th

Workshop tickets are also available at the Moondance ticket sales box office,
Rapid Refill Ink, 2525 Arapahoe, The Village Center,
south of McGuckin's Hardware, north of Great Harvest Bread
Ticket sale dates: September 1st-17th, 10:00 AM-6:00PM

AND

Workshop tickets will be available at the Old Main venue registration table,
Friday & Saturday, from 11:00AM to 6:00PM