UPCOMING EVENTS IN JULY FOR JEN GRISANTI CONSULTANCY INC.

Hello, I am sending these weekly updates leading up to the Pitch and Pilot Seminar as well as the Writer/Yoga Retreat.  I'll also inform you of events and happenings around town for writers.  And look for reminders about Writing Program deadlines.

TELEVISION PITCH AND PILOT SEMINAR
I am teaching a Television Pitch and Pilot Seminar on Saturday, July 18, 2009 at UCLA from 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

What's In It For You?

• You will gain valuable information about story structure in pilot scripts.
• All levels of writers are signing up, so it will be a great networking experience for all who attend.
• I will be offering a free 15 minute pilot pitch session for all who attend, anytime after the seminar.
• You will get a workbook to bring home with you to guide you on how to write your best pilot.
  

Additionally, Zack Sherman, President of Zinc Media Group based at Fox Studios, will join me as a guest speaker.  He has an extensive background in development and his company just sold their first international pilot.  He will speak to you about development and international opportunities for writers.

It is filling up.  Thank you to all who have signed up so far.  It is a great group!

Register now: The cost of the class is $75.00.  I only have space for 50 people.

WRITER/YOGA RETREAT
I designed this retreat for two purposes - wellness and productivity.  In the current economy many people cannot afford to take a vacation.  However, if you could write the whole thing off and come back with a strong script and a healthy attitude from doing yoga, what have you got to lose?  The retreat takes place from August 18-23 at The Turtle Bay Resort in Oahu.   For more info, visit my website. 

Register now: Sign-ups have started!  The deadline to sign up is July 15, 2009.  The deposit is $500.00.  This amount goes towards whichever package you choose.  Keep in mind that the prices listed include the cost of the hotel.  The remainder is due at the beginning of August.

NEW PODCAST SERIES

My next guest on my Storywise Podcast series is one of my favorite writers on the rise, Tracy McMillan.  Tracy is currently a writer on UNITED STATES OF TARA.  You will want to tune in and hear what she has to say.  It will be available at the end of July.

WRITERS GUILD FOUNDATION
The Writer's Guild Foundation presents WRITERS ON GENRE SERIES. 

HORROR - July 8th
Patrick Melton & Marcus Dunstan (Saw IV, V), Scott Kosar (Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Amityville Horror); Stiles White and Juliet Snowdon (Knowing and upcoming Poltergeist remake)
DRAMA AND TRUE STORIES - July 15th
James Gray (We Own the Night, Two Lovers); Susannah Grant (Erin Brokovich, The Soloist); Robert Nelson Jacobs (Chocolat, The Shipping News) and Howard Rodman (Joe Gould's Secret, Savage Grace)
SCI-FI AND FANTASY - July 22nd
John August (Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory); Michael Goldenberg (Contact, Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix); Stephen McFeely & Christopher Markus (The Chronicles of Narnia); and William Wisher (Terminator 2:  Judgment Day)
COMEDY - July 29th
Jim Herzfeld (Meet the Parents, Meet the Flockers); Kirsten Smith (The House Bunny, Legally Blonde); Jon Lucas and Scott Moore (The Hangover, Four Christmases)

I am going to the whole series.  I highly recommend it.  If you want to write, the best place to be is around other writers, listening and learning from their stories.

WRITING PROGRAM DEADLINES
WARNER BROS. WRITERS' WORKSHOP   (July 25, 2009)


REMINDER FRIDAY NIGHT DRINKS
Friday Night Drinks is on THURSDAY, July 9th this month because of the 4th of July holiday.  Come out and see what new connections you can make.  It is at the X Bar in the Century Plaza Hotel from 7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.  All are welcome.

Also, on July 9th, I will be speaking at a panel for LATV Fest at 4:15 p.m. at the Century Plaza Hotel.  LATV Fest.