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A Fistful of Insight, 2001

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Whether it’s Errol Flynn swinging through Sherwood Forest, or Harrison Ford running in jungle ruins, audiences have always enjoyed watching a great adventure story. The creators of some of the most exciting and popular adventure films of all time meet here to explain the finer points of putting your protagonist through hell in the name of entertainment. 1 audiocassette, sides A and B, about 78 minutes

Dates: 2001

Action and Stuff, 2003

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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.

Dates: 2003

Car Chases, Explosions, and Fist Fights, a.k.a "The Fun Stuff", 2000

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Good adventure films never go out of style. Come see writers who are responsible for some of the most action-packed and thrilling films of recent years. Learn how to explore a traditional genre in new ways, and discovermethods of pushing the always expanding envelope creatively. Please check your flame thrower at the door. Two sides of a cassette tape, about 60 minutes total.

Dates: 2000

Case Study: Men in Black, 1994

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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...
Dates: 1994

Creating Classic Characters, 2006

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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...
Dates: 2006

From Script to Property: Attaching The Goods to Get It Made, 1994

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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...
Dates: 1994

In the Trenches: Writing a War Film, 2007

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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...
Dates: 2007

Let's Blow Something Up, 1999

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Sure, we're weeing less of Arnold and Sly, and Bruce is off communing with ghosts and exploring dramedy with Michelle Pfieffer, but Action movies are still "in." How do you keep turning up the volume and coming up with new and bigger ways to threaten the world? Writers of some of the best action flicks ever explore the genre and sift through the wreckage.

1 audiocassette, sides A and B.

Dates: 1999

Making a Production Out of It, 1995

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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...
Dates: 1995

On Writing: Action/Adventure, 2004

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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...
Dates: 2004

On Writing: Noir Detective and Psychological Thrillers, 2004

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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...
Dates: 2004

Packaging, Copyrights and Contracts , 2006

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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...
Dates: 2006

Project Mayhem Writing Action That Works, 2002

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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...
Dates: 2002

The Prod Squad: Producers and What Gets One Excited, 2003

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Creativity and commerce meet when visiting producers talk casually about the projects that interest them most, and what they're looking for when reading a new script or meeting an up-andcoming writer. If you want the rest of the world to see your script on the big screen, you'll listen carefully and absorb the invaluable advice these guys are offering.

Dates: 2003

Writing Action/Suspense, 2005

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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...
Dates: 2005

Writing for TV Drama, 2005

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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...
Dates: 2005