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Santa is spending the holidays in Central Park at Atlantic Station, and is available for visits and photos, so bring the kiddies out for a memorable photo with Santa!
Hey don't forget Fido! Pet Night is December 6 and 7 starting at 5:00pm to 9:00pm. Bring your pups and kiddies in their holiday finest for pictures with Santa. A portion of proceeds will benefit The Atlanta Humane Society.
Hours:
Fri, 11/23: 9:30am-9:30pm
Sat, 11/24: 10:30am-9:00pm
Sun, 11/25: 12:00noon-7:00pm
Mon-Fri, 11/26-11/30: 5:00pm-9:00pm
Sat, 12/1: 10:30am-6:00pm
*Santa photos are weather permitting  Share on Facebook ·  Bookmark on Delicious  | Posted by unnep
| Sat, June 02, 2012 at 4:06 AM |
Advanced Screenwriting Mentored Workshop | June 16 - August 25, 2012
Location: ATLFF365 Offices
Is your screenplay ready to be developed? Are you a Screenwriting 101 scholar and ready for the next step? Or maybe you're just ready to dig deeper into your craft? Allow us to offer a simple solution - Advanced Screenwriting Mentored Workshop, June 16 - August 25 at ATLFF365! This five part series, taught by independent writer-producer Kathey Cabrera, will offer students mentored guidance in a collaborative small group setting to help develop their initial story into a detailed outline, and to start writing their screenplay pages.
Class 1: Sat, June 16, 2012
Class 2: Sat, June 30, 2012
Class 3: Sat, July 21, 2012
Class 4: Sat, Aug 11, 2012
Class 5: Sat, August 25, 2012
Price
$230/ Non-members
$175/ ATLFF365 members
AtlantaFilmFestival.com
| Posted by unnep
| Fri, May 18, 2012 at 8:14 PM |
Writing the One-Hour Television Drama | June 23 - September 15, 2012
Location: ATLFF365 Offices
Is your script the next "Mad Men," "Boardwark Empire" or "Game of Thrones?" You'll figure it all out when you sign up for 'Writing the One-Hour Television Dram, June 23- September 15, 2012. This five-part "Screenwriting 201" series will guide students through the development process of turning their ideas into a solid one-hour television series concept. Storytelling structure will be used not as a template, but as a device to create a beat sheet outline.
CLASS 1: Creating characters and developing your premise
Sat., June 23, 2013
CLASS 2: Creating story beats (mapping out your plot)
Sat., July 14, 2013
CLASS 3: The ABC's of Television Dramas
Sat., August 4, 2013
CLASS 4: Finessing your story and writing the script (screenplay formatting)
Sat., August 25, 2013
CLASS 5: Polishing your draft and working in the industry
Sat., September 15, 2013
Price
Individual Sessions
General Registration - $65
ATLFF365 Member Registration - $50 (Over 20% Off)
All 5 Sessions
General Registration - $275 (15 % Off Full Registration Price)
ATLFF365 Member Registration - $225 (30% Off Full Registration Price)
Click To Register!
| Posted by unnep
| Fri, May 04, 2012 at 8:23 PM |
Advanced Screenwriting Mentored Workshop | June 16 - August 25, 2012
Location: ATLFF365 Offices
Is your screenplay ready to be developed? Are you a Screenwriting 101 scholar and ready for the next step? Or maybe you're just ready to dig deeper into your craft? Allow us to offer a simple solution - Advanced Screenwriting Mentored Workshop, June 16 - August 25 at ATLFF365! This five part series, taught by independent writer-producer Kathey Cabrera, will offer students mentored guidance in a collaborative small group setting to help develop their initial story into a detailed outline, and to start writing their screenplay pages.
Class 1: Sat, June 16, 2012
Class 2: Sat, June 30, 2012
Class 3: Sat, July 21, 2012
Class 4: Sat, Aug 11, 2012
Class 5: Sat, August 25, 2012
Price
$230/ Non-members
$175/ ATLFF365 members
AtlantaFilmFestival.com
| Posted by unnep
| Sun, March 18, 2012 at 10:18 PM |
 USC Screenwriting Professor and Award Winning writer & Producer
Bonnie Garvin gives you the key to unlock your creative voice.
ONE DAY ONLY!
ADVANCE REGISTRATION A MUST!
$175 early registration (by March 24); $125 students
$200 after March 24
$25 "register with a friend" per person discount
PAY PAL , check or money order accepted
Mail payment to: Benita Garvin,
2809 Laurel Canyon Place Los Angeles 90046
(Continental Breakfast included)
WORKSHOP PRE-PREP:
Before the workshop, you'll receive a list of
materials to watch and read to seed your imagination.
SYLLABUS INCLUDES:
-Where do good ideas originate?
-Turning an idea into a film
-How do you free your inner voice?
-What makes a character unforgettable and how to create one
-The essential elements of story structure
-Plotting
-Externalizing the internal
-Being a writer vs. becoming a writer
-What to do once your finish a project
POST WORKSHOP MATERIALS:
You'll receive a take horne handbook with exercises, tips
and other helpful information to keep you on your path of
writing, writing, writing!
QUESTIONS OR MORE INFORMATION
theconnectingbridge@yahoo.com
Native Detroiter, Bonnie Garvin, has written and produced movies in the U.S. and Europe.
"The Killing Yard," starring Academy Award Nominee Alan AIda,
premiered at the Toronto Fi1m Festival.
Bonnie's latest movie, "Girl Fight," just earned a Directors Guild of
America Nomination for its director, Stephen Gyllenhaal.
Recently, Bonnie expanded her writing resume having been published
last year in a collection entitled "He Said What?"
Bonnie's next essay is due to be published in May, in a book entitled
"Exit Laughing."
Click For More Information | Posted by unnep
| Tue, March 06, 2012 at 12:54 AM |
HELEN McCREADY, CSA! IMDB
AGES 8 years to Adult
Casting over 30 national & international commercials in 2012!
HELEN McCREADY, CSA -- Casting Director/Producer/Published Author
Feature films in development, pre-production or post!
"Silas" IMDB , "Trepidation" IMDB , "Just Crazy Enough" (with Chris Kattan), "Five Hour Friends" (with Tom Sizemore)
"UNLUCKY 13", 'USED", "ACTORS?", "MARGARINE WARS" (with Doris Roberts & Robert Loggia)
Helen McCready has been connecting talent to Hollywood producers, casting directors and more!
She has personally trained and successfully coached actors to learn how to get work during pilot & episodic season and throughout the year and will coach you on what you need to do to be successful!
Knowing how challenging it can be for actors to network with Hollywood professionals, Helen continues to bring Hollywood to the talent so they have an opportunity to learn, grow, and start making their hopes for an acting career in Hollywood a reality!
WHERE: Washington DC
DATE & TIME:
April 21 , 2012 @ 11AM to 3PM
- OR-
April 22, 2012 @ 11AM to 3PM
FEE: $59.00
TO REGISTER:
Go to helenwheels.net/workshops
Scroll down to the bottom of the page to sign up. . .it's that easy!
| Posted by unnep
| Fri, March 02, 2012 at 10:51 PM |
Details:
Get in on one of the most powerful joke-writing/comedy workshops in the business!
For just $79 you can attend the FULL 2-day weekend comedy-writing workshop with 25-year comedy veteran and writer for the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Jerry Corley. You will learn powerful joke writing tools that will have you writing jokes in your first hour at the workshop. Normally this would cost $249!
At This 2-Day Workshop You Will Also Learn:
* 5 Sure-fire ways to beat writer's block.
* How to write jokes everyday about anything.
* The powerful 4 formulas talent coordinators look for when booking T.V.
* Why all comedy uses formula.
* What triggers human laughter and how to pull that trigger.
* The 6 crucial elements necessary for a joke to be funny.
* How to craft your jokes into a smooth "conversational" routine.
* How to overcome stage fright and always be funny.
* How to actually make money in the Comedy Industry.
All this in a weekend? You bet! This isn't a teaser workshop. It's the real-deal.
At 68% OFF this Industry Deal is hysterically good!
Deal Location:
The Stand Up Comedy Clinic
1213 W. Magnolia Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91506
(Link to Map)
Choose From One Of These Weekend Comedy-Writing Workshops:
Sat.& Sun. March 10-11, 2012
(9AM - 3PM Both Days)
-or-
Sat & Sun., April 14-15, 2012
(9AM - 3PM Both Days)
-or-
Sat & Sun., May 19-20, 2012
(9AM - 3PM Both Days)
Testimonials:
"I took Jerry's clinic this weekend and WOW what a GREAT experience. I definitely got way more out of it than I ever thought I would. I feel inspired and invigorated, I'm definitely ready to start pushing myself out there and getting up on stage again. THANKS JERRY!"
-Skylor Harrison
"I don't even know where to begin. Jerry in one weekend you have hands-down rocked my world. Never thought I could write jokes... or get up and just talk about myself and be confident that I could be funny... now I can't control myself! Every actor should take your weekend course and learn as much as they can about joke writing and stand-up. I feel so empowered and have been given so many ideas on how to take charge of my career by using stand-up as a means to make money and sharpen my comedic chops. LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!"
-Theresa Lane
About Jerry Corley:
Jerry Corley is the founder of the Stand Up Comedy Clinic and a comedy teacher. He has been a stand up comedian for 25 years. He spent much of that time touring 30-40 weeks out of the year all over country. From strip clubs to banquet rooms for corporate America, Jerry has played to almost every crowd imaginable. He also spent 8 years as a writer for Jay Leno and The Tonight Show, pumping out hundreds of jokes per week and has written for comedians from Bill Hicks to Chris Rock.
Jerry Corley helped found the "Writer's Forum" at the Friars Club of Beverly Hills, giving professional comedians a chance to learn to write comedy quickly and more effectively and give them regular place to brainstorm material and work it out.
Now Jerry has opened his own studio in Burbank. His long term goal is to build the first full-time comedy school in the U.S., teaching not only the fundamentals of comedy writing but performance technique as well helping students develop their acts, find their voices and get work in comedy.
Company Information:
The Comedy Clinic
Visit their website
Redemption Notes
To redeem the Deal Voucher you MUST register and choose your weekend by filling out the form at http://tinyurl.com/standupworkshop | Posted by unnep
| Sun, February 05, 2012 at 2:44 AM |
 Audition Workshop With Hollywood
Casting Director
HELEN McCREADY, CSA!
WHERE: Warren, MI
WHEN: March 19th or 20th, 2012
TIME: 6:00PM to 9:00PM
Click Here To Register!
HELEN McCREADY, CSA
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0121966/
PROJECTS in, POST, PRE-PRODUCTION or DEVELOPMENT:
"Vampire Roadtrip", "Five Hour Friends"
"Hostage", "Actors?", Unlucky 13", and "USED"
Helen McCready is a casting director for independent feature films. Her most recent films are "Margarine Wars" with Doris Roberts & Robert Loggia, "Just Crazy Enough" with Chris Kattan, and Tom Sizemore in "Five Hour Friends" !
She was also the locations casting director for "Sleeping Around", a Leslie Greif Film, along with many other feature films in 2011.
She is producing and casting a documentary called "ACTORS?" to show what the actor goes through to make it in this business. So far she has interviewed Ed Asner, Alan Thicke, Doris Roberts, Robert Loggia, Dee Wallace, Ellen Muth and a number of talent from coast to coast with her executive producer, Dave Rich of DB Rich Productions. The documentary allows the audience to watch the journey of someone trying to make it in Hollywood as it unfolds through the actor's eye.
She is VP of casting for two production companies, Bengal Pictures, Big Bat Pictures and DB Rich Productions. She currently has over 7 film projects on her desk for 2012.
"MARGARINE WARS" (casting by Helen McCready CSA)
Shot in MI - Premiering In March!
See the trailer on You Tube | Posted by unnep
| Sat, January 28, 2012 at 10:11 AM |
 AUDITION WORKSHOP WITH CASTING DIRECTORS:
Helen McCready, CSA
&
Fern Champion, CSA
ATLANTA, GA
March 1st OR 2nd - 6:00pm - 9:00pm
YOU WILL WORK ON:
Audition Techniques
Acting exercises
Do's & Don'ts
Q & A
...and more!
Click To Register!
HELEN McCREADY, CSA
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0121966/
NOW CASTING, in PRE-PRODUCTION or DEVELOPMENT:
"Vampire Roadtrip"
"Hostage", "Actors?", Unlucky 13", and "USED"
Helen McCready is a casting director for independent feature films. Her most recent films are "Margarine Wars" with Doris Roberts & Robert Loggia, "Just Crazy Enough" with Chris Kattan, and Tom Sizemore in "Five Hour Friends" !
She was also the locations casting director for "Sleeping Around", a Leslie Greif Film, along with many other feature films in 2011.
She is producing and casting a documentary called"ACTORS?"to show what the actor goes through to make it in this business. So far she has interview Ed Asner, Alan Thicke, Doris Roberts, Robert Loggia, Dee Wallace, Ellen Muth and a number of talent from coast to coast. The documentary allows the audience to watch the journey of someone trying to make it in Hollywood as it unfolds through the actor's eye.
She is VP of casting for two production companies, Bengal Pictures, Big Bat Pictures and DB Rich Productions. Helen will produce and cast her screenplay Racetrack in 2012. She currently has over 7 film projects on her desk for 2012.
FERN CHAMPION, CSA
NOW CASTING, in PRE-PRODUCTION or DEVELOPMENT:
"Vampire Roadtrip"
Also currently casting:
"Deadly Codes" Bobby Moresco Directing
&
" Le Grand Jete" Story tale Productions
Also ... Kevin Costner's film, "Haitfields & McCoys" and feature film comedy "Sleeping Around" Producers Leslie Greif & Herb Nanas
FULL CREDITS ON IMDB...
A love of comedy has led her to casting the "The Naked Gun" and the "Police Academy," series of films as well as movies featuring the like s of Carol Burnett, Gilda Radner, Rodney Dangerfield, Dan Ackroyd and Cheech and Chong.
In addition, while casting "The Mask" with Jim Carrey, Fern discovered future super-star Cameron Diaz. Other discoveries include such diverse talents as Mickey Rourke, Danny Glover, Kim Cattrall, Kelly Preston, David Spade, and Sharon Stone, whom she cast in the epic miniseries "War and Remembrance."
Fern ventured into the action/horror genre with several "Friday the 13th" movies, "Pet Sematary," and "Mortal Kombat." During the 90's, her focus shifted to series television, working with prolific producer Aaron Spelling for six years on such series as "Beverly Hills, 90210." | Posted by unnep
| Sun, June 26, 2011 at 10:25 AM |
 Tess Taylor
You are cordially invited to NARIP’s
Success Strategies Workshop
on Wednesday, July 13, 2011
at SAE Institute of Technology, San Francisco, CA
Tess Taylor - a “walking job fair” (Hollywood Today), NARIP President and one of the nation’s top authorities on careers in the music business " leads this special session. In town from Los Angeles, the entertainment capital of the world, Tess shares principles and strategies you can apply and use TODAY. This session has one objective: TO GET YOU HIRED NOW! Not just theory, Tess gets people jobs! (see Recently Hired at www.narip.com) Get an insider's peek at the what industry employers will think of YOUR skills and resume, and learn what to do to make yourself most attractive for the best jobs. Learn where to look for the best jobs (which are usually never posted) and how to put yourself in line for maximum opportunity.
YOU WILL LEARN
10 MUST-HAVE tips to get your music biz job
How to find internships that lead to music biz jobs
How to STRIP your resume down to essentials.
Simple and effective salary negotiation techniques.
What do industry employers really care about?
This workshop aims TO GET YOU HIRED
SPECIAL BONUS: Get Feedback From Tess To YOUR Resume or Press Kit
Attendees will have the opportunity to select either a resume or press kit to be reviewed live at our event to receive direct feedback from Tess. If you would like YOUR material to be critiqued by Tess:
Submissions will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis from people who register for this event - register now to reserve your space!
Email your resume or press kit to Daniel Higgins at daniel@narip.com with "Success Strategies" in the subject line. Word docs ONLY please.
GUEST SPEAKER (scroll down for speaker profile):
Tess Taylor, President, National Association of Record Industry Professionals (NARIP)
WHEN
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
6:00 p.m. " Registration and networking
7:00 p.m. " Program begins
8:15 p.m. " Break followed by resume and press kit reviews & feedback
9:30 p.m. " Program ends
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Those currently working in the music industry who seek to advance.
Anyone considering a career in the music industry who wants to present himself better for a great position, whether in the office or on the stage.
WHERE
SAE Institute of Technology
450 Bryant Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
DIRECTIONS
Click here for map.
REGISTER NOW
$15 NARIP Members
$25 Non-members
3 WAYS TO REGISTER
1. Online: www.narip.com (just scroll down)
2. Phone: 818-769-7007
3. Walk-up (if space permits)
Advance RSVP encouraged.
Pre-paid admission guarantees seating.
No refunds.
We appreciate your cooperation.
QUESTIONS?
Call us at 818-769-7007 or email info@narip.com
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