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Big Stories for the Small Screen, 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

Chicks and Ducks and Geese Better Scurry, 1999

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Modern family films - How and why have they changed? What will family films be about in the new millennium? If it isn't animated and the main character isn't a kid or a talking animal, is it still a family film?

1 audiocassette, sides A and B

Dates: 1999

Do I Have to Move to LA?, 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

Economy of Words: Writing for a Budget, 1998

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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: 1998

For All Audiences: A Look at Writing Family Films, 1996

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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: 1996

Indie Pitfalls, 1998

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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: 1998

It's a Bird! It's a Plane!, 2000

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a superhero? Okay, but have you ever wondered what it would be like to write for superheroes? How do you deal with the high expectations of rabid fans? Why have many comicbook films failed while many have succeeded? These guys give you all the facts about working with masked avengers, crusaders, men of steel, etc. Two sides of audiocassette tape, about 100 minutes total.

Dates: 2000

I've Read This Movie Before: Adaptation, 2001

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Translating another writer’s ideas to film can be a daunting process. How do screenwriters capture the essence of a literary source without compromising the relatively rigid rules of writing for motion pictures? How do they use source material as the blueprint for their own, unique talents? How do they know which text to pass over and which to use? 1 audiocassette, sides A and B, about 66 minutes

Dates: 2001

Killer Endings: Concluding Your Screenplay, 1998

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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: 1998

Local Heroes, 2000

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Austin's growing acclaim as an industry Mecca rests largely on the shoulders of these folks, who have written someof the industry's greatest and most acclaimed films. Texas screenwriters discuss the emerging local film scene, whileaddressing their unique paths to recognition and acceptance as substantial Hollywood scribes. Two sides of audiocassette tape, about 73 minutes total.

Dates: 2000

Local Heroes, Audio Part 2

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Identifier: AFF-AA-2000-33-002.wav
Dates: 2000

Local Heroes, Part 1

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Identifier: AFF-AA-2000-33-001.wav
Dates: 2000

Lone Star All Stars, 1999

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No offense to Chicago and Orlando, but Austin IS the 3rd coast! Local successes talk about the state of fillm in the state of Texas.

1 audiocassette, sides A and B, about 79 minutes.

Dates: 1999

On Writing: Animated Films, 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

The Stories of Their Lives, 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

Writers Block, 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