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Screenwriting Expo 5…

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I can honestly say that FOR THE MONEY, the Screenwriting Expo is probably the single greatest event of the year for screenwriters looking to break into the business.

I’ve attended every single Screenwriting Expo since it’s inception and I would say for the most part, I’ve enjoyed every one of them…

Yes, every once in a while you do end up in someone’s class who’s only purpose is to sell you their product or service but having said that… By and large, this doesn’t seem to happen that often.

Where else can you sit in on some of the best screenwriting gurus in the business and listen to their advice all under one roof?

Nowhere.

If you do plan on attending, I highly recommend pushing aside your shyness for the weekend and formulate some questions for the speakers after each class. Last year, I asked a simple question after every class…

“HOW DO YOU MAKE A SCREENPLAY BIGGER?”

It was simply an experiment on my part but I really did want to know what kind of answers I would get from each speaker and I wasn’t disappointed! Each had their very own take on what makes a screenplay bigger and I must admit… My writing is better for having asked the question.

Of course there are a lot of instructors but let me go ahead and recommend the ones I got the most out of…

If you don’t see some other guru’s name… LOL. Well, let’s just say I wasn’t too impressed and in my opinion, these are the best of the best… *NOTE: I went through the actual to build this list so YES… There are other gurus that are worth attending but I didn’t seen them listed.

On top of that, the Screenwriting Expo’s tradeshow always has some outstanding screenwriting books that you simply cannot find at your local bookstore.

On top of that, you can meet other screenwriters trying to do the same thing you’re trying to do… Meet other like-minded individuals and read each other’s screenplays…

Most importantly… HAVE FUN!

Unk




Saturday: 19 August 2006|1707|Under Uncategorized

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3 Responses to “Screenwriting Expo 5…”

  1. Dave on Saturday: 19 August 2006|2222

    I’ve got a couple folks in my writing group who attend this Expo and have nothing but good things to say about it.

  2. Dante Kleinberg on Monday: 28 August 2006|1825

    Weird. A friend of mine, and the only truly professional (i.e. sole source of income) writer I know said it was a waste of time.

    Now I’m all confused! Ack!

    Oh well, I probably can’t get time of work anyways…

  3. Unknown Screenwriter on Tuesday: 29 August 2006|0219

    Dante,

    If your friend is a pro screenwriter, then yeah… The Screenwriting Expo might very well be a waste of time to HIM.

    For professionals, it’s more of a refresher… Nothing more.

    For people trying to write better screenplays and break into the business, I recommend it…

    Unk

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