Scope and Contents Attendees’ scripts or teleplays must have made the 2nd round of this year’s screenplay or television competition. Congratulations on making roughly the top ten percent of this year’s entrants! Yours is no small accomplishment. In the spirit of recognizing your success and supporting your further writing, we offer this special comedy panel which could help you close the gap on our 2001 winners. A little humor can go a long way toward putting your writing over the top. 1 audiocassette, side A...

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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Comic timing as sharp as an orange? Resorting to laxatives in your script to get the audience goin'? Making people laugh is some serious business and if you want to be doing any business as a future comedic scribe, taking notes from these comedic heavyweights may be the best way do it. Please: No Food or Beverages permitted during Panel!

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It’s often a long road from writing a calling card script to establishing yourself as an industry presence. Come hear about the process of making a name for yourself from writers who have done just that in recent years. There are many routes to success as a writer, and each story is unique. For inspiration, this is the place. Remember: It can happen to you. 1 audiocassette, sides A and B, about 63 minutes

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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Hollywood's not only paved with stars. Along the way, you are going to hit roadblocks and speed bumps, walk tight ropes and cross the thin lines. The business of entertainment is, after all, a business. And if you're going to make it standing, you are going to need a little advice. This panel will reveal the details of how to find equilibrium, and sanity.