Category Archives: RTVF SCRIPTWRITING

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CINEQUEST SCREENWRITING WORKSHOPS FEATURE RTVF FACULTY

 CINEQUEST’S WRITERS CELEBRATION

The celebration features presentations by:

RTVF Faculty members Scott Sublett and Barnaby Dallas!

This writer’s day provides a great opportunity for our students to hear from the Academy Award winning writer of Crash, the writer of Fight Club, a Hollywood agent (and Sublett and Dallas as well.)

Normally a day like this would cost hundreds of dollars…Cinequest created a 50% discount deal for students and faculty giving them the entire day for $10.

RTVF Students and Faculty will need to enter the promo code “CQLovesWriters” via the Promotional Code button when purchasing tickets via: THE CINEQUEST WRITER’S CELEBRATION page.

Writers Celebration

“What if…?” A simple two-word question with endless possibilities that storytellers have been posing for thousands of years. What we experience on the screen began as words flowing across a page, emerging from a writer’s imagination. Whether an emerging or pro, or somebody who would like to write his/her first screenplay, join Cinequest’s Writers Celebration.

The Writer’s Celebration will take place on MARCH 2nd

10:00am to 11:15am
 PART I – WRITING THE SCREENPLAY

Track A – MASTER CLASS
SAN JOSE REP

Academy Award-Winner Bobby Moresco (Crash) takes experienced writers on an inspiring exploration of making a truly exceptional movie. Moresco will explore innovative ways to make a good script great and how best to hone the writer’s skills to up their game.

Track B – HOW TO WRITE A SUCCESSFUL SCREENPLAY
CAMERA 12 CINEMAS

Bringing the “What-ifs?” to life. Screenwriting expert Scott Sublett will engage participants on effectively crafting their ideas into successful screenplays: focusing on concept, characters, overall structure and scene development.

11:30am to 12:30pm
 PART II – HOW TO PITCH
SAN JOSE REP

Your script is finished and good, but now you need someone to believe it and back it. Finding just the right pitch for those precious face-time seconds could make all the difference. Discover the art of the pitch in a dynamic presentation led by Sean Davis, James Dalessandro, Barnaby Dallas and join the Top Ten Screenwriting Competition Finalists and selected audience members as they pitch their work to industry professionals.Top Ten Finalists, Screenwriting Competition
Philip Chidel, Open Book
Michael Clevenger, Black Mustard
Claire Fowler, Snapper
Mark Heck, Blindman’s Land
Thomas Heys, Accidentes
Nate Lane, Dime Store Saint
David Rich, Through Maria’s Eyes
Melanie Schiele, Butterfly Children
Marie-Juliette Steinsvold, Mrs. Seyerling
Steven Wolfson, Hancock Park

1:30pm to 2:30pm
MAVERICK SPIRIT EVENT – CHUCK PALAHNIUK
SAN JOSE REP

Closing this tremendous celebration, Cinequest will present the Maverick Spirit Award to Chuck Palahniuk, world-renowned novelist and writer of Fight Club, Choke, Lullaby, andDamned. Join us for a moderated conversation with Palahniuk to reveal his keys to writing and storytelling. Award presentation and moderated discussion with Palahniuk preceded by director Andy Mingo’s short film Romance, a love story of our time.

RTVF STUDENTS WIN AWARDS AT BEA!

CONGRATULATIONS to the Student Scriptwriting Competition Winners of the Broadcast Education Association Media Festival!

Best of Festival:
Liam Goulding, San Jose State University; Rasputin’s Resurrection (Feature)

Liam Goulding

Liam writes,  “Rasputin’s Resurrection is about the clone of the early 20th Century Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin, who is brought back–along with other significant, and “evil”–historical figures, in an attempt to prove that nuture is stronger than nature.
The obscure, and often misunderstood, Rasputin has always interested me for the sole fact that not much is truly known about him. His history, it seems, has more or less been pieced together by the sordid accounts of those closest to him and those who simply thought he was indeed either a holy man or the antichrist.
Films have been made about Rasputin, yes, but none of them have utilized the potential the Rasputin  “character” would have in a modern setting (or, in this case, a post-modern setting).”

Short Subject
Honorable Mention:
Darren H. Rae, San Jose State University; Park Arcadia

 

Darren writes, “Shehbaz and I co-wrote this short together. We wanted to write a piece that we would want to make ourselves. We both love films with deep characters, science-fiction, and a sense of magic. The basis of the story came from an idea I have had for many years. We wanted to create a story that both could be visually stunning but take the audience on a roller coaster of emotion taking them on a crazy adventure that ends with a bang. We believe that a film should have an underlaying theme throughout it and for this one it is fate. No matter how powerful someone is or how much they try to run from their past, every action has consequences and sometimes it is best to let things be. Our plans for the future of this script is to take it to its ultimate form and create an amazing short.”

Feature/TV Hour
2nd Place:  Joshua Klein, San Jose State University; Striker

Feature/TV Hour
3rd Place:  Dan Koskie, San Jose State University; Friend Triangle

Dan comments, “My screenplay, Friend Triangle was inspired by real events in my life that seem like a million years ago, and I was personally inspired to write it by Mr. Barnaby Dallas and his amazing screenwriting class.”

These awards are SUCH A BIG DEAL, that the CSU Chancellor’s office (NOT SJSU Campus, but the leader of the ENTIRE CSU SYSTEM) bought an ad of congratulations to be placed in the BEA Program this year!  VERY EXCITING!

2013 CSU Chancellor’s Office BEA Ad