Agent Angela Hutchinson on Aug 26th

Talent agent Angela Hutchinson is our next speaker on Sunday at Raleigh Studios. She recently joined RPM Talent Agency and is looking for actors to represent. Details below. RSVP while you still can at www.ScreenplayLab.com. Also below, producer Jon Brown's tips for a great movie title, Gabrielle Pantera joins the BRITISH WEEKLY newspaper, Star Trek pilot screening, and much more...

Thank you director Buddy Bregman...

Director Buddy Bregman spoke to a full house at ScreenplayLab on Sunday. Special thanks to Raleigh Studios for hosting us! Buddy's directing a bio-pic called GARBO about Greta Garbo and another bio-pic called BLACK BUNNY about the first black Playboy bunny. He's directed stars like Donald Sutherland, Jane Fonda, Olivia Newton-John, Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, and Jonathan Winters. As a composer and arranger, Buddy's worked with many jazz legends. His albums with Ella Fitzgerald have just been re-released. If you weren't there you really missed it!

Thank you pitch clinic participants...

We had three pitches scheduled, but only one person was ready. Justin gave a great pitch of his 1950s bio-pic. Way to go, Justin! We tried a new system where I pitch the writer's concept a couple times first for practice and audience feedback, then the writer pitches it himself. I'd noticed in the past that pitches get pretty good by the third try, but sometimes the feedback on the first two tries demoralizes the writer. Having me try the pitch first avoids that. Since we had time, I got to pitch three of my projects. That was great practice for me. Thank you to the audience for fantastic feedback.

RPM Talent agent Angela Hutchinson on Aug. 26th...

ScreenplayLab presents RPM Talent Agent Angela Hutchinson. Angela is a new agent at RPM. She's seeking talented actors to sign to the agency's roster for theatrical representation only. She's considering SAG, SAG eligible and working non-union actors. Raleigh Studios, 5300 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Sunday, Aug 26th, 2007, 3pm to 6pm. Networking at 2:30pm. Free with RSVP using online form at www.ScreenplayLab.com.

Gabrielle Pantera joins BRITISH WEEKLY...

Congratulations to ScreenplayLab co-founder Gabrielle Pantera! She's joined the BRITISH WEEKLY as book reviewer. BRITISH WEEKLY is a newspaper published in the USA for British expats. Gabrielle is the new book reviewer. A busy girl, she still works at the production company Irish DreamTime, she just cast the play ROMEO & JULIUS, and she's writing her next comedy screenplay. Gabrielle's reporter experience includes book reviewer for four years for ROMANTIC TIMES MAGAZINE and city beat journalist for the newspaper SAN DIEGO MARQUEE. Read her book reviews here:

http://www.movieeditor.com/books.html

Producer Jon Brown's tips for a great movie title...

From Jon's talk at ScreenplayLab last week. Need to come up with a great movie title? Try this:

1) is high concept
2) evokes an immediately feeling that you get what the movie is about without explaining anything
3) is funny (makes people laugh out loud when you say it in a room)
4) is two words you don't expect together (e.g., WEDDING CRASHERS)

RPM Talent agent Angela Hutchinson on Aug. 26th...

ScreenplayLab presents RPM Talent Agent Angela Hutchinson. Angela is a new agent at RPM. She's seeking talented actors to sign to the agency's roster for theatrical representation only. She's considering SAG, SAG eligible and working non-union actors. Raleigh Studios, 5300 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Sunday, Aug 26th, 2007, 3pm to 6pm. Networking at 2:30pm. Free with RSVP using online form at www.ScreenplayLab.com.

Writers Ed Solomon and Jeff Nathanson on Aug. 22nd...

theOffice presents Ed Solomon ("Men In Black") and Jeff Nathanson ("Catch Me If You Can," "The Terminal"). Aug 22, 2007. 8pm-9:30pm. theOffice, 256 26th Street, Suite 101, Santa Monica. Free with RSVP:

http://www.storylink.com/event/TheOtherNetwork

Screening of George Takei Star Trek pilot on Aug 23rd...

Screening Services Group presents STAR TREK: NEW VOYAGES. World Enough and Time (WEAT) 1-hour pilot with GEORGE TAKEI, JAMES CAWLEY, director MARC ZICREE, MICHAEL REAVES, and more. Trekkie costumes welcome! This ultimate Star Trek fan film may spark a series. Thursday, Aug. 23rd, 3pm and 7pm. Premiere screening and Q&A with GEORGE TAKEI. Fine Arts Theatre, 8556 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills. (Park in the Flynt Building at 8484 Wilshire Blvd. and validate at theater for $2.) FREE. RSVP at RSVP@StudioScreenings.com

http://www.myspace.com/Filmversations

Writer Jeffrey Stepakoff on Aug. 25th...

The Writers Store presents writer Jeffrey Stepakoff. His credits include the Emmy-winning THE WONDER YEARS, SISTERS, WILD CARD, HYPERION BAY, LAPITCH, C16: FBI, ROBIN’S HOODS, LAND’S END, FLIPPER, SONS & DAUGHTERS, MAJOR DAD, BEAUTY & THE BEAST, HAVE FAITH, SIMON& SIMON and DAWSON’S CREEK where he was Co-Executive Producer. Motion pictures include Disney’s TARZAN and BROTHER BEAR. Signing his new book, BILLION-DOLLAR KISS. Aug 25, 2007. 4pm-5:30pm. The Writers Store, 2040 Westwood Blvd., Westwood. FREE with RSVP:

http://www.storylink.com/event/JeffreyStepakoff

Breakdown Services president Gary Marsh on August 29th...

Women in Film presents Breakdown Services president Gary Marsh. Gary launched Breakdown Services in 1971 and it became the number #1 service for posting casting notices. McCormick and Schmick's, Two Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills. Wednesday, August 29 2007, 6pm-8pm. $20. 310-657-5144.

What's ScreenplayLab?

ScreenplayLab is more than 1,800 screenwriters, actors, and filmmakers. Each week ScreenplayLab hosts a workshop and presents a talk with an industry VIP. Robin Rowe and Gabrielle Pantera, the founders of ScreenplayLab, are writer-producers developing projects based on best-selling novels. We host ScreenplayLab out of goodwill. There are no membership dues and our events are free. We've been hosting these weekly events for more than two years. To join send an email to info@screenplaylab.com with the subject 'subscribe'. To enter a script for evaluation and to possibly be read by actors in our workshop series costs $39.

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