Write a Screenplay in a Month!

I'm offering a new course to help writers complete a screenplay in one month. I'll help you through your scene cards and synopsis and be in daily contact to encourage you to meet your writing plan. All one-on-one, no classrooms, no lectures, no quizzes. Start now!

http://www.screenplaylab.com/siam.html

I've been doing quite a bit of Final Cut Pro this week, making an editorial dent in the growing mountain of tapes from my show COMEDY WALK. We shoot about nine hours of video a month for that. If you want to PA or shoot Handicam, email me. Don't miss the next COMEDY WALK on Thursday, April 10th. FREE TICKETS at www.comedywalk.com.

Next ScreenPlayLab event coming up: ABC Disney Fellowship Director Frank Gonzalez is speaking at ScreenPlayLab on April 9th. ABC offers a huge FREE program to help actors, directors and writers advance their careers. Frank will explain how to apply and answer questions. FREE TICKETS at www.screenplaylab.com.

Robin's Articles this week in Hollywood Today...

'Dazed' but Not Confused: Scorsese Discovery Manafort Bows First Film:
http://www.hollywoodtoday.net/?p=4223

'Run Fatboy Run'...Next 'Star Trek' Scottie directed by 'Friend':
http://www.hollywoodtoday.net/?p=4202

CPB/PBS Producers Academy Workshop Scholarship Deadline April 4th...

CPB and PBS are offering scholarships for 20 filmmakers to attend the CPB/PBS Producers Academy Workshop to be held at the studios of WGBH Boston, June 21 to June 27, 2008. The scholarship includes the cost of the workshop, accommodations and travel expenses.

http://www.pbs.org/producers/producersworkshop.html

ABC Disney Fellowship Director on April 9th...

ScreenPlayLab presents Disney ABC Writing Fellowship director Frank Gonzalez. This event was packed last year, with 200 people in the audience. Don't miss it! ABC Fellowship winners are paid to write for a year and many have gone on to become studio executives. Fine Arts Theatre, 8556 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211, April 9, 7:30 PM. FREE with RSVP:

www.screenplaylab.com

COMEDY WALK on April 10th...

COMEDY WALK is a major comedy happening, a Los Angeles Times "Best Bet" event. See a different stand-up comedian or comedy act every ten minutes on each of six stages, as part of six simultaneous 90-minute shows. Venues include the Downtown Comedy Club, the cabaret theater in the New Los Angeles Theater Center, and commercial spaces taken over for the evening as comedy "rave" spaces. Second Thursday of each month. Thursday, April 10th, 2008, 8:30pm to 10pm. FREE TICKETS:

www.comedywalk.com

REMEMBER THE DAZE opening April 11th...

This coming-of-age film about high school is the first feature film by new female director, Jess Manafort, who was discovered by Martin Scorsese. Cast includs Amber Heard (NEVER BACK DOWN), Alexa Vega (SPYKIDS), Leighton Meester (GOSSIP GIRL), Melonie Diaz (BE KIND REWIND), Douglas Smith (BIG LOVE), John Robinson (LORDS OF DOGTOWN), Stella Maeve (TRANSAMERICA), Michael Welch (JOAN OF ARCADIA), Wesley Jonathan (WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU), and more. Limited release in L.A., NYC, and D.C. opening April 11th.

Trailer: www.rememberthedaze.com

BBC College of Comedy Deadline April 14th...

The BBC invites comedy writers to apply for a place in its new College of Comedy. Six successful applicants will be attached to an existing production and mentored in the creation of original work. Includes first-look deal. Open to writers of half hour narrative comedy and to sketch writers. Some of Britain's top comedy writers involved include Armando Iannucci, David Mitchell, Robert Webb and Simon Nye. Micheal Jacob, formerly the BBC's creative head of mainstream comedy and executive producer of sitcoms My Family, Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps and The Smoking Room, is running the program. Submit the first ten pages of a narrative comedy script, or a portfolio of six sketches, together with a CV.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/opportunity/comedy_college.shtml

SoftImage|XSI 3D animation seminar on April 17th...

Gnomon School of Visual Effects presents Softimage 3D Evangelist Mark Schoennagel with an overview of the key tools in SOFTIMAGE|XSI. See how XSI’s non-destructive workflows allows artists to make changes and quickly add details to fully rigged and animated characters. Softimage client Ron Frankel of Proof will talk about how his studio uses SOFTIMAGE|XSI for pre-viz and final shots. Thursday, April 17th, 2008, 6pm mixer, 7pm-9pm presentation. Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Stage 15, 1015 N. Cahuenga Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90038. FREE with RSVP:

http://shorl.com/brygrovotistajo

Free Screenings at the Fine Arts...

LA CUCINA (89 minutes) March 29, 2:30 PM,
featuring Christina Hendricks from "Mad Men"
Kings of the Evening (99:30 min) March 30, 7:30 PM.
MICHAEL LEVINE Live! April 5, 2:30 PM.
GHOST WHISPERER season return on CBS, April 5, 7:30 PM,
Hi-Def Screening/Q&A moderated by DAVID CONRAD.
TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE (91 min) April 7, 7:30 PM.

http://screenitfirst.com/ssg/events/list

Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Deadline May 1st...

The Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting program is an international competition open to screenwriters who have not earned more than $5,000 writing for film or television. Entry scripts must be the original work of a sole author or of exactly two collaborative authors. Up to five $30,000 fellowships are awarded each year. $30.

http://www.oscars.org/nicholl/

Sundance Screenwriters Lab Deadline May 1st...

Applications are being accepted for the January 2009 Sundance Screenwriters Lab. All applications are reviewed by Institute staff. Filmmakers selected for the second stage of the review process are asked to submit full screenplays of their projects. In addition to the extensive creative and practical support provided throughout a project's development, Sundance Institute supplies airline travel, accommodations, and meals at Sundance Resort in Utah for one writer/filmmaker per project for the duration of the Lab. Application deadline for U.S. filmmakers: May 1, 2008. $30.

ScreenPlayLab Mission

ScreenPlayLab is more than 2,300 filmmakers, actors and writers helping each other succeed. Dozens of artists have signed with an agent from ScreenPlayLab referrals. The fastest way to get an agent is to know someone who already has one. To join ScreenPlayLab send an email to info@ScreenPlayLab.com with the subject 'Subscribe'.

Love you guys!

ABC Disney Director speaking April 9th

ScreenPlayLab's April 9th speaker is ABC Disney Fellowship Director Frank Gonzalez, one of our most popular speakers. The ABC Disney Fellowship, the Nicholl, and Sundance are life-changing events for the winners. But ABC Disney offers the greatest array of outreach programs: actors, television series writers, film screenwriters, daytime television writers, directors, and a special program for American Indians. Find out how to take advantage of these FREE programs that help artists advance their careers. At the Fine Arts Theatre, Hollywood. Get FREE TICKETS at www.screenplaylab.com.

Another busy week for me. Getting ready for the next COMEDY WALK on April 10th. I'm executive producer. As a screenwriter, I'm keeping my agent Karl Sanger busy sending out my martial arts comedy BOOK OF Z to production companies. And, I'm busy writing as a journalist.

Robin's Articles this week in Hollywood Today...

Drillbit Taylor: The Return of Owen Wilson:
http://www.hollywoodtoday.net/?p=4122

George Clooney the Last Movie Star? He Says No:
http://www.hollywoodtoday.net/?p=4115

‘Horton Hears a Who!” Screams Carol Burnett:
http://www.hollywoodtoday.net/?p=4096

Celeste Moyers Singing on March 21st...

Folk rock singer/model and acoustic guitar player Celeste Moyers is singing on March 21st at 8:30pm. Pig N' Whistle, 6714 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90028. http://www.pignwhistle.com/ http://celestemoyers.com/

Stephanie Palmer Book Signing March 25th...

ScreenPlayLab speaker Stephanie Palmer has a new book out. "Good in a Room: How To Sell Yourself (and Your Ideas) and Win Over Any Audience". Book signing on March 25th, 7pm, Barnes & Noble, The Grove at Farmers Market, 189 Grove Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90036.

http://www.goodinaroom.com/bookexcerpt.html

ABC Disney Fellowship Director on April 9th...

ScreenPlayLab presents Disney ABC Writing Fellowship director Frank Gonzalez. This event was packed last year, with 200 people in the audience. Don't miss it! ABC Fellowship winners are paid to write for a year and many have gone on to become studio executives. Fine Arts Theatre, 8556 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211, April 9, 7:30 PM. FREE with RSVP:

www.screenplaylab.com

COMEDY WALK on April 10th...

COMEDY WALK is a major comedy happening, a Los Angeles Times "Best Bet" event. See a different stand-up comedian or comedy act every ten minutes on each of six stages, as part of six simultaneous 90-minute shows. Venues include the Downtown Comedy Club, the cabaret theater in the New Los Angeles Theater Center, and commercial spaces taken over for the evening as comedy "rave" spaces. Second Thursday of each month. Thursday, April 10th, 2008, 8:30pm to 10pm. To promote tourism in downtown Los Angeles, COMEDY WALK offers FREE TICKETS:

www.comedywalk.com

REMEMBER THE DAZE opening April 11th...

This coming-of-age film about high school is the first feature film by new female director, Jess Manafort, who was discovered by Martin Scorsese. Cast includs Amber Heard (NEVER BACK DOWN), Alexa Vega (SPYKIDS), Leighton Meester (GOSSIP GIRL), Melonie Diaz (BE KIND REWIND), Douglas Smith (BIG LOVE), John Robinson (LORDS OF DOGTOWN), Stella Maeve (TRANSAMERICA), Michael Welch (JOAN OF ARCADIA), Wesley Jonathan (WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU), and more. Limited release in L.A., NYC, and D.C. opening April 11th.

Trailer: www.rememberthedaze.com

BBC College of Comedy Deadline April 14th...

The BBC invites comedy writers to apply for a place in its new College of Comedy. Six successful applicants will be attached to an existing production and mentored in the creation of original work. Includes first-look deal. Open to writers of half hour narrative comedy and to sketch writers. Some of Britain's top comedy writers involved include Armando Iannucci, David Mitchell, Robert Webb and Simon Nye. Micheal Jacob, formerly the BBC's creative head of mainstream comedy and executive producer of sitcoms My Family, Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps and The Smoking Room, is running the program. Submit the first ten pages of a narrative comedy script, or a portfolio of six sketches, together with a CV.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/opportunity/comedy_college.shtml

SoftImage|XSI 3D animation seminar on April 17th...

Gnomon School of Visual Effects presents Softimage 3D Evangelist Mark Schoennagel with an overview of the key tools in SOFTIMAGE|XSI. See how XSI’s non-destructive workflows allows artists to make changes and quickly add details to fully rigged and animated characters. Softimage client Ron Frankel of Proof will talk about how his studio uses SOFTIMAGE|XSI for pre-viz and final shots. Thursday, April 17th, 2008, 6pm mixer, 7pm-9pm presentation. Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Stage 15, 1015 N. Cahuenga Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90038. FREE with RSVP:

http://shorl.com/brygrovotistajo

Free Screenings at the Fine Arts...

WARPED TOUR (90 min) Premiere Screening! March 21, 7:30 PM.
BEAUTYSLEEP SYMPHONY (95 min) March 22, 2:30 PM,
featuring ScreenPlayLab speaker Dee Wallace Stone!
SPIRITUAL WARRIORS March 23, 3:00 PM
EXTRA ORDINARY BARRY (107 mins) RED CARPET PREMIERE! March 23, 7:30 PM.
LA CUCINA (89 minutes) March 29, 2:30 PM,
featuring Christina Hendricks from "Mad Men"
Kings of the Evening (99:30 min) March 30, 7:30 PM.
MICHAEL LEVINE Live! April 5, 2:30 PM.
GHOST WHISPERER season return on CBS, April 5, 7:30 PM,
Hi-Def Screening/Q&A moderated by DAVID CONRAD.
TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE (91 min) April 7, 7:30 PM.

Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Deadline May 1st...

The Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting program is an international competition open to screenwriters who have not earned more than $5,000 writing for film or television. Entry scripts must be the original work of a sole author or of exactly two collaborative authors. Up to five $30,000 fellowships are awarded each year. $30.

http://www.oscars.org/nicholl/

Sundance Screenwriters Lab Deadline May 1st...

Applications are being accepted for the January 2009 Sundance Screenwriters Lab. All applications are reviewed by Institute staff. Filmmakers selected for the second stage of the review process are asked to submit full screenplays of their projects. In addition to the extensive creative and practical support provided throughout a project's development, Sundance Institute supplies airline travel, accommodations, and meals at Sundance Resort in Utah for one writer/filmmaker per project for the duration of the Lab. Application deadline for U.S. filmmakers: May 1, 2008. $30.

ScreenPlayLab Mission

ScreenPlayLab is more than 2,300 filmmakers, actors and writers helping each other succeed. Dozens of artists have signed with an agent from ScreenPlayLab referrals. The fastest way to get an agent is to know someone who already has one. To join ScreenPlayLab send an email to info@ScreenPlayLab.com with the subject 'Subscribe'.

Love you guys!

COMEDY WALK in L.A. Times

If you weren't there last night for my COMEDY WALK show you really missed it! 30+ acts, 6 simultaneous stages. What a fun night! Please check us out in the L.A. Times and vote for my show! Thank you! Next COMEDY WALK is April 10th!

http://theguide.latimes.com/events-and-festivals/latcl-comedy-walk-event

Robin's Film Review: 'Doomsday" Hoskins to Save Scotland?

http://www.hollywoodtoday.net/?p=4090

Stephanie Palmer Releases New Book...

ScreenPlayLab speaker Stephanie Palmer has a new book out. "Good in a Room: How To Sell Yourself (and Your Ideas) and Win Over Any Audience" is being published by Doubleday. Business consultant and former MGM Director of Creative Affairs, Stephanie Palmer reveals the techniques used by Hollywood's top writers, producers, and directors to secure financing for their projects, and explains how you can apply these techniques to be more successful in your own high-stakes meetings, whatever industry you are in. Read an excerpt or order here:

http://www.goodinaroom.com/bookexcerpt.html

Camera Operator with Camera Wanted...

ScreenPlayLab member Sheila McCarthy is seeking a camera person (reality or doc experience helpful) to shoot broadcast quality segments for a short sizzle piece to be presented to networks and possible inclusion in behind-the-scenes look at a pilot about UFOs. Opportunity to work on series. Working with well-known UFO researcher Jose Escamilla. Google for more info. Weekend of March 29 and 30, in LA. Sorry, no pay. Broadcast HD or 24p camera preferred. Contact Sheila McCarthy at 818-985-6483.

Adobe Technology eXchange on March 15th...

ADOBE sponsored meeting on March 15, 2008 to show off new technologies. Video presentation by Adobe Chief Software Architect Kevin Lynch. Product news, giveaway. 9am to Noon. Toyota Training Center, 190th and Gramercy, Torrance.

http://www.atxsocal.org/about_atx.html

RED L.A. User Group Meeting on March 15th...

All camera owners and operators are welcome to attend as well as any other industry professionals who are interested in RED ONE production and workflows. Several working RED ONE cameras on display. Mark Pedersen of OffHollywood Studios. Kappa will demo Avid DS DI and FCPRO workflows. Light refreshments will be served. The RED ONE camera user group for Los Angeles will hold its first meeting at Kappa Studios, Inc. in Burbank on Saturday, March 15th from 9am to noon. FREE with RSVP:

http://www.productionhub.com/events/description.asp?item=17032

Ken Rotcop on March 15th...

Presented by The Writers Store, Ken Rotcop is former creative head of Embassy Pictures, Hanna-Barbera, Cannon Films, and Trans-World Productions. He's a Writers Guild and Neil Simon award-winning writer. He wrote the best-selling book on selling scripts, THE PERFECT PITCH, as well as the DVD LET'S SELL YOUR SCRIPT. Mar 15, 2008, 11am-noon. The Writers Store, 2040 Westwood Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90025. FREE with RSVP.

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

Motion Graphics L.A.2 on March 18th...

For motion graphics professionals, Q&A with Dr. Sassi, Scott Novasic and J. Walt Adamczyk. Animation Tricks, both 2D and 3D. Inspirational Creative 3D. You don't need to know 3D software to appreciate our panel's presentation. It might just inspire you enough to learn 3D. Barnsdall Art Park, 4800 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood. Tuesday, March 18, 7pm to 10pm. FREE courtesy of Adobe Systems.

http://www.mgla2.org/nextmeeting.html

Planet Shark Industry Social on March 18th...

Planet Shark and One World Music present a monthly mixer for film, TV, music and fashion peeps. Over 100 cool industry peeps last time. LIVE MUSIC & special Industry Insider HAPPY HOUR prices from 5pm-8pm. Most drinks under $5. $2.95 appetizers 5pm-8pm. NO cover charge. Biz casual. 21+. Maggiano's validates for 2 hours parking in The Grove. Maggiano's Little Italy at The Grove, 189 The Grove Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90036. 5pm-10pm. RSVP via email (by 5pm on Monday March 17th, 2008): sharkzvip1 'AT' aol.com.

Free Screenings at the Fine Arts...

WARPED TOUR (90 min) Premiere Screening! March 21, 7:30 PM.
BEAUTYSLEEP SYMPHONY (95 min) March 22, 2:30 PM,
featuring ScreenPlayLab speaker Dee Wallace Stone!
SPIRITUAL WARRIORS March 23, 3:00 PM
EXTRA ORDINARY BARRY (107 mins) RED CARPET PREMIERE! March 23, 7:30 PM.
LA CUCINA (89 minutes) March 29, 2:30 PM,
featuring Christina Hendricks from "Mad Men"
Kings of the Evening (99:30 min) March 30, 7:30 PM.
MICHAEL LEVINE Live! April 5, 2:30 PM.
GHOST WHISPERER season return on CBS, April 5, 7:30 PM,
Hi-Def Screening/Q&A moderated by DAVID CONRAD.
TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE (91 min) April 7, 7:30 PM.

Looney Toons on March 24th...

Tex Avery and Michael Maltese, the Warner Bros. collaborators who brought several Looney Tunes characters to life, will be honored in a double centennial tribute. Avery and Maltese, both born in 1908, crossed professional paths at the Warner Bros. animation studio back when it was Leon Schlesinger Productions. Avery began his career at Walter Lantz's Universal cartoon studio, working on Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. In 1935 he moved to Warner Bros., where he would create Daffy Duck and crystallize the personality of Bugs Bunny. Maltese would collaborate primarily with Chuck Jones, writing and storyboarding some of the most memorable Warner Bros. cartoons ever made, including WHAT'S OPERA DOC?, DUCK DODGERS IN THE 24 1/2TH CENTURY and ONE FROGGY EVENING. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The Linwood Dunn Theater, 1313 Vine Street, Hollywood. Free parking through the entrance on Homewood Avenue. $5. Tickets also may be purchased online until noon PDT on the day of the event.

www.oscars.org/events

Los Angeles Final Cut Pro Users Group on March 26th...

Apple Aperture 2.0, Promise Technology Xserve RAID and XMiL Sequencer. Aperture 2.0 just shipped and features over 100 new features for the still photographer. How to use Aperture with Final Cut Pro, as presented by Apple's Kirk Paulson. XMiL Sequencer. converts an XML file exported from a Final Cut Pro timeline and turns it into an Avid Log Exchange (ALE) file. Show and Tells, FCP Tip/Tricks, Stump The Gurus and Raffle. 6pm. Barnsdall Art Park, 4800 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood. $5.

http://www.lafcpug.org/user_schedule.html

Women in Film Monthly Mixer on March 26th...

Speakers are Bill Immerman, Chief Operating Officer of Yari Film Group, producers of Oscar-winning "Crash", and famed accent coach Robert Easton. Wednesday, March 26, 6pm to 8pm. McCormick & Schmick's, Two Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills. $35. Call (310)657-5144 to reserve.

GREAT DEBATERS writer on March 27th...

The Writers Guild Foundation presents ROBERT EISELE (The Great Debaters). A dessert reception will follow the formal part of the evening. Parking is free under the WGA building. Thursday, March 27, 2008, 7:30PM, Writers Guild of America, 7000 W Third St, Los Angeles 90048. $20.

www.wgfoundation.org

ABC Disney Fellowship Director on April 9th...

ScreenPlayLab presents Disney ABC Writing Fellowship director Frank Gonzalez. This event was packed last year, with 200 people in the audience. Don't miss it! ABC Fellowship winners are paid to write for a year and many have gone on to become studio executives. Fine Arts Theatre, 8556 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211, April 9, 7:30 PM. FREE with RSVP:

www.screenplaylab.com

Sundance Screenwriters Lab Deadline May 1st...

Applications are being accepted for the January 2009 Sundance Screenwriters Lab. All applications are reviewed by Institute staff. Filmmakers selected for the second stage of the review process are asked to submit full screenplays of their projects. In addition to the extensive creative and practical support provided throughout a project's development, Sundance Institute supplies airline travel, accommodations, and meals at Sundance Resort in Utah for one writer/filmmaker per project for the duration of the Lab. Application deadline for U.S. filmmakers: May 1, 2008. $30.

ScreenPlayLab Mission

ScreenPlayLab is more than 2,300 filmmakers, actors and writers helping each other succeed. Dozens of artists have signed with an agent from ScreenPlayLab referrals. The fastest way to get an agent is to know someone who already has one. To join ScreenPlayLab send an email to info@ScreenPlayLab.com with the subject 'Subscribe'.

Love you guys!

Production Assistants for COMEDY WALK

Hi. Would anyone like to be a production assistant for my comedy show this Thursday night? See a great show and meet great funny people! To assist our show hosts, round up talent, greet the audience as they arrive, and help the show stay on time. Email me.

Documentary Camera Operators Needed...

Can you operate a Handycam? With six simultaneous stages, that means I need six camera operators Thursday night. Can you help tape the show? Helps if you have your own (consumer) video camera. I'll provide DV tapes. Email me.

Program schedule and venues for this Thursday, March 13th, 8:30pm-10pm for COMEDY WALK below...

Print FREE TICKETS...

http://www.comedywalk.com/2008/rsvp.cw.0803.html

MARCH COMEDY WALK PERFORMERS...

*Rebecca Addelman, Mario Artiga, *Joe Bartnick, *Peter Berman, *Pat Boccuzzi, Travis Clark, Competitive Awesome (sketch), *Daniel Dominguez, *Ian Edwards, Dickie Funkbuckle, Marly Halpern-Graser, Gerry Katzman, Andy Kern, Shaun Latham, Laughs on Demand (improv), Erik Lundy, Vanda Mikoloski, *The Mooney Twins, The Mutiny (improv), Mike Nielsen, Red Herring (improv), *Melanie Reno, Iliza Schlesinger, Mikey Scott, Scott Vinci (music), *Joe Wilson, *Elisha Yaffe

PROGRAM...

Venue #1
Downtown Comedy Club
501 S Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
200-seat club
Hosts: Garrett Morris & Kevin Garnier
8:25pm Host Warm-Up
8:30pm Mario Artiga
8:40pm Joe Wilson
8:50pm Competitive Awesome
9:00pm Pat Boccuzzi
9:10pm Joe Bartnick
9:20pm The Mooney Twins
9:30pm Dickie Funkbuckle
9:40pm Ian Edwards
9:50pm Peter Berman
10:00pm Garrett Morris

Venue #2
The Chicken Room
214 W. 5th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013
1,000-sq.ft SRO
Host: Pam Van Zandt
8:25pm Host Warm-Up
8:30pm Erik Lundy
8:40pm Laughs on Demand
8:50pm Shaun Latham
9:00pm Travis Clark
9:10pm Melanie Reno
9:20pm Andy Kern
9:30pm Marly Halpern-Graser
9:40pm Rebecca Addleman
9:50pm Joe Wilson
10:00pm Goodnight

Venue #3
The New LATC
Los Angeles Theater Center
514 S. Spring St., Theater #4
Los Angeles, CA 90013
80-seat cabaret
Host: Kimberly Douglas
8:25pm Host Warm-Up
8:30pm Red Herring
8:40pm Andy Kern
8:50pm Mikey Scott
9:00pm Peter Berman
9:10pm Mike Nielsen
9:20pm Scott Vinci
9:30pm Elisha Yaffe
9:40pm Travis Clark
9:50pm The Mooney Twins
10:00pm Goodnight

Venue #4
Wyatt Earp Room
Alexandria Building
212 W. 5th Steet
Los Angeles, CA 90013
1,000 sq. ft. SRO
Host: Amy Asmuth
8:25pm Host Warm-Up
8:30pm Dan Dominguez
8:40pm The Mutiny
8:50pm Elisha Yaffe
9:00pm Erik Lundy
9:10pm Gerry Katzman
9:20pm Mario Artiga
9:30pm Laughs on Demand
9:40pm Vanda Mikoloski
9:50pm Iliza Schlesinger
10:00pm Goodnight

Venue #5
The Onion Room
Spring Arts Tower
207 W. 5th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
1,400 sq. ft. SRO
Host: Stefany Northcutt
8:25pm Host Warm-Up
8:30pm Mike Nielsen
8:40pm Iliza Schlesinger
8:50pm Dickie Funkbuckle
9:00pm Ian Edwards
9:10pm Red Herring
9:20pm Competitive Awesome
9:30pm Pat Boccuzzi
9:40pm Mikey Scott
9:50pm Joe Bartnick
10:00pm Goodnight

Venue #6
The Backstage
Spring Arts Tower
211 W. 5th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
1,600 sq. ft. SRO
Host: Heather Ignacio
8:25pm Host Warm-Up
8:30pm Scott Vinci
8:40pm Vanda Mikoloski
8:50pm Rebecca Addleman
9:00pm Marly Halpern-Graser
9:10pm Dan Dominquez
9:20pm The Mutiny
9:30pm Gerry Katzman
9:40pm Shaun Latham
9:50pm Melanie Reno
10:00pm Goodnight

ScreenPlayLab Mission

ScreenPlayLab is more than 2,300 filmmakers, actors and writers helping each other succeed. Dozens of artists have signed with an agent from ScreenPlayLab referrals. To join ScreenPlayLab send an email to info@ScreenPlayLab.com with the subject 'Subscribe'.

Love you guys!

10,000 B.C. and Miss Pettigrew Lives

Latest News: I'm on the cover of the British magazine LinuxFormat. COMEDY WALK is this week. Don't miss my show! I've started editing COMEDY WALK video in Final Cut Pro. My latest screenplay, the martial arts comedy BOOK OF Z, is being read by a dozen producers. My goal to make that a hundred. If you know a producer looking for a martial arts comedy, let me know.

Gabrielle moved her office this week, is now on a studio lot. As book critic for British Weekly, she just reviewed Nancy Atherton's "Aunt Dimity: Vampire Hunter" novel.

Please Post COMEDY WALK Mini-Poster...

If you can, please put the mini-poster for my next COMEDY WALK show in your lunch room, coffee shop, and anywhere people hang out:

http://www.comedywalk.com/2008/cw.mini-poster.2008.03.pdf

Robin on Cover of LinuxFormat...

Interviewed about my work with CinePaint, software used on the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings films. I haven't read the article, yet. Hope it's good. On newsstands everywhere.

http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/covers/104-big.jpg

Robin's Reviews...

10,000 B.C.:

http://www.hollywoodtoday.net/?p=4064
http://www.scifimoviepage.com/10000bc.html

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day:

http://www.hollywoodtoday.net/?p=4067

Gabrielle's Reviews...

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

COMEDY WALK Offers FREE TICKETS for March 13th...

Looking for something fun to do this week that's free? COMEDY WALK is giving away tickets! COMEDY WALK brings laughter to downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, March 13th, 2008, from 8:30pm to 10pm, at the Downtown Comedy Club, 501 S. Spring St., Los Angeles 90013, and simultaneously at five other nearby venues. COMEDY WALK promotes comedy, diversity and downtown Los Angeles.

FREE TICKETS: www.comedywalk.com

COMEDY WALK Seeks Crew for March 13th...

Production assistants to assist the show host and be generally cheerful and helpful. Great way to meet people and be part of a fun event. Also need Handicam camera operators. Do you have a MiniDV camcorder? You can help by taping a show. (We provide tapes.) Pre-production meeting at The Onion Room at 7:30pm on March 13th a hour before show. Show is 8:30pm. Done at 10:30pm. Contact executive producer Robin Rowe. Hey, that's me!

The Musical Comedy Murders Opened March 7th...

Featuring ScreenPlayLab member Kady Douglas, DREAMHOUSE ENSEMBLE presents "The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940" by John Bishop. March 7, 2008 to April 20, 2008. The Space Theatre, 665 N. Heliotrope Dr. Hollywood, CA. Tickets $15 online or $20 at the door.

www.dreamhouseensemble.com

Ken Rotcop on March 15th...

Presented by The Writers Store, Ken Rotcop is former creative head of Embassy Pictures, Hanna-Barbera, Cannon Films, and Trans-World Productions. He's a Writers Guild and Neil Simon award-winning writer. He wrote the best-selling book on selling scripts, THE PERFECT PITCH, as well as the DVD LET'S SELL YOUR SCRIPT. Mar 15, 2008, 11am-noon. The Writers Store, 2040 Westwood Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90025. FREE with RSVP.

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

Disney Remaking SNOW WHITE...

ScreenPlayLab member Serena Shen is working on SNOW AND THE SEVEN, a Walt Disney Pictures live-action East-meets-West take on the Snow White fairy tale. Scott Rudin and Andrew Gunn are producing. To shoot in China in 2008.

PalyFest Presents Industry Panels...

Dancing with the Stars: Friday, March 21. Gossip Girl: Saturday, March 22. Damages: Monday, March 24. Dirty Sexy Money: Tuesday, March 25. The X-Files: Wednesday, March 26. Mad Men: Thursday, March 27. At the Hollywood ArcLight Cinema. $45-$60.

http://www.paleycenter.org/festivals/paleyfest2008/index.htm

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Next COMEDY WALK March 13th

Hi. Lots of news to catch up on.

Gabrielle and I are back from Brussels after being keynote speakers at the FOSDEM computer conference there. We had 500 to 800 people in our audience. We talked about Linux in the film industry. What a great time! Brussels is the capital of Europe, a beautiful city with great chocolate. We stayed at a lovely B&B hidden above an elegant shopping gallery. It's so well hidden we almost couldn't find it!

If you can, please post the flyer for my next COMEDY WALK show in your lunch room, coffee shop, and anywhere people hang out:

http://www.comedywalk.com/2008/cw.mini-poster.2008.03.pdf

My review at Hollywood Today of THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL made the front page of news.google.com this week. "Boleyn: Seducing Sisters Kill a Queen":

http://www.hollywoodtoday.net/?p=4029

I completed final revisions to my latest screenplay (my fourth). BOOK OF Z is a feature martial arts comedy set in Los Angeles Koreatown. Max, a student at the local chiropractic college, gains unwanted ninja powers after being given an old book. To defend himself, he must learn Tae Kwon Do from master Lot and his beautiful daughter Nichi, descendants of the family line that's protected The Book for centuries. With every ninja in Koreatown chasing him, will mild-mannered Max save the day? It calls for an American male lead and a mostly Asian cast.

My agent Karl Sanger sent BOOK OF Z out today to many production companies, studios and producers. Some places he won't be sending it are New Line, MTV Films, and Nickelodeon Films, which are unfortunately gone in everything but name. New Line is reportedly having a 75% staff reduction and closing their NY and L.A. offices, the survivors moving to the lot at Warner Bros. At Paramount, MTV Films and Nickelodeon Films are reportedly losing their entire staffs. It's a tough week for our friends at New Line and Paramount.

It's not in the ScreenPlayLab schedule yet, but ABC Fellowship director Frank Gonzalez will be back to speak to us some weeknight in April in Hollywood. One of our most popular speakers, last year we filled a 200-seat theater to hear him. This year we'll be presenting Frank in a 300-seat theater. I'll also schedule a mixer sometime soon. We won't be back at Raleigh Studios until the end of April.

COMEDY WALK on March 13th...

I'm executive producing six simultaneous 90-minute live stage shows happening at the Downtown Comedy Club and five other nearby venues on March 13th. As you know, I've been co-hosting ScreenPlayLab for almost three years. COMEDY WALK is an ambitious live production (9 hours worth of material in one night) and is video-taped.

COMEDY WALK is an opportunity for ScreenPlayLab members to work on a show with me, and for us to go beyond lectures, screenings and networking events. It's also a place to see rising talent in the comedy world. I urge you to think about supporting COMEDY WALK as audience, production volunteer, or sponsor. It's an amazing show. Thursday, Mar. 13, 8:30pm-10pm, downtown Los Angeles.

FREE TICKETS: www.comedywalk.com

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