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Friday March 5th, 2010
A Pre-PitchMarket Special Workshop Presentation with Ellen Sandler!!

Ellen Sandler offers her popular “Turning Your Screenplay into a TV Pilot” Class
Read interview with Ellen at www.pitchmarket.ca

CHECK OUT THE WORKSHOP BELOW

at the Alliance for Arts & Culture
100 - 938 Howe Street
9:30am- 1:30pm

only $120 ($95 special for PitchMarket Pass holders)
Call (604) 873-0277 for more information

 

 

Dara Marks Ellen Sandler’s “TURNING YOUR SCREEPLAY INTO A TV PILOT"

“I am ONLY interested in reading original material... feature scripts are okay but since time is a factor in any agent's life, it is better to have a spec pilot.” - Bruce Brown, agent/manager & former Literary head at William Morris Agency

Emmy nominated writer/producer, Ellen Sandler, shares her practical tools for transforming your ideas into an original pilot, providing you with a template for a TV series proposal.

Whether you’re in the early stages of development, thinking of turning a screenplay into a series pilot, or have already written your pilot script, this workshop will help you nail it.

Discover:

  • The single most common mistake writers make when writing a spec pilot.
  • The biggest differences between screenplays and TV Pilots.
  • Your Premise –how to find it, focus it, and pitch it.
  • Your Central Character –give strength and dimension to the heart of your pilot.
  • Your Supporting Characters – the foundation of every successful TV show.
  • The World of your Show – Locations, Rituals, Tone, and Style – everything that makes it a show.
  • Story Lines –how to use them to discover how your show works.
  • Your Pilot Episode Story – you may be surprised at what it turns out to be!
  • How to use your finished pilot to advance your career.

Ellen Sandler was a Co-Executive Producer of the CBS hit series, Everybody Loves Raymond, and has created original pilots for ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox Family, Oxygen Network, and the Disney Channel. Internationally she has consulted on pilots for CBC, Canada; ABC, Australia; MediaCorp, Singapore; as well as supervised development with producers in Melbourne, Tokyo, UAE, Dubai, and Germany.

"Ellen is a master! She really knows how to get great ideas out of me! I wouldn't be writing without her."
- Shawn Pelofsky, Comic, opening act for Bill Maher and Richard Lewis

"Working with [Ellen] opened my eyes to so many things, including what I'm truly capable of. [She] helped me see that I can and will thrive both personally and professionally." - Ann Walter, Cinematographer, assistant to director James Cameron

"I just got hired as a writer on Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns. I couldn't have done it without [her].[Ellen] helped me take the first step to fulfilling a dream. Thank you!" - Robin Henry, May 2009

 

Locations:
 Four Seasons Hotel (791 West Georgia St.)
Date:
 March 5, 2010 (9:00 am - 1:00 pm)
Price:
 Ellen Sandler Workshop: $120 - Buy Now Button
  PitchMarket Pass Holder Special: $95 - Buy Now Button