Haas, Derek, 1970-

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Action and adventure scripts often follow an overdone line of pointless explosions and bank robberies, but do they have to follow an overcooked formula? No. Does character development belong in a twenty-minute car chase? What is just enough but not too much? This panel's got a few big shots that know a little more than a little bit about ACTION.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of audio and video media and digital files of recordings of Austin Film Festival & Conference panel presentations from 1994-2008. The recordings document the proceedings of the Conference. Panel topics include On Writing, Up Close and Personal, The Art of the Pitch, and many others. Notable panelists include Michael Ian Black, Sydney Pollack, Shane Black, Larry Wilmore, Jim Dauterive, Mike Judge, Oliver Stone, Harold Ramos, Judd Apatow, Bill Broyles, Bill...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of audio and video media and digital files of recordings of Austin Film Festival & Conference panel presentations from 1994-2008. The recordings document the proceedings of the Conference. Panel topics include On Writing, Up Close and Personal, The Art of the Pitch, and many others. Notable panelists include Michael Ian Black, Sydney Pollack, Shane Black, Larry Wilmore, Jim Dauterive, Mike Judge, Oliver Stone, Harold Ramos, Judd Apatow, Bill Broyles, Bill...

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Everyone enjoys a good story, especially from writers who have made names for themselves in Hollywood. Nothing closes an inspiration Conference better than inspirational tails of trails and tribulations from writers who started at the bottom just like the rest of us. Sit back, relax and get ready for a shot of inspiration straight from horses' mouths.

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In the spirit of such memorable panels as last year’s The Writer/Agent Relationship, we provide this one-ofa-kind opportunity to meet a couple of writers and their manager as they discuss their unique, symbiotic union. If you’re a writer, you’re probably looking for representation. Find out about the subject firsthand from this successful industry triumvirate. 1 audiocassette, sides A and B, about 72 minutes