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How to Become a Successful Television Producer

How to develop, pitch and produce your original programming concept

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How to Become a Successful Television Producer

WHEN Tuesday, October 28, 6:45-9:45 pm

WHERE Beverly Hills Bar Assoc., 300 S. Beverly Dr., 2nd Fl., Beverly Hills, CA 90212

MORE INFO Email us, or call 212-547-7890

PRICE
$65 ($50 for )
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Course Details

Television is a producer's medium and being an executive producer entails a great deal more than occupying a spacious corner office, barking out orders, and collecting Emmys. How do you protect and sell your idea? Once you've sold it, what will be your involvement? What sort of work experience builds the skills required to become a TV producer? How do you get your idea produced even if you don't yet have all this experience?

This seminar will tell you how to move up in this highly competitive industry and will address the combination of tried and true leadership techniques, business savvy, and creative chutzpah required to get the most out of your original concept, whether series, movie or special, comedy, dramatic, nonfiction, or reality.

In this seminar, you will learn about:

  • How to provide great creative leadership and build success
  • The best work experience to support creation of your TV show
  • The development and selling process
  • Industry deal points and agency representation of your project
  • The advantages (and pitfalls) of attaching talent to your show
  • Retaining rights and creative control
  • Networking leads and opportunities

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Instructor Bio

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Brad Schreiber
Brad Schreiber is the author of What Are You Laughing At?: How to Write Funny Screenplays, Stories and More (Michael Wiese) and four other books. He's been an arts and culture journalist for Entertainment Today since 1995 and he has also written for Daily Variety, Huffington Post, and has won awards from the National Press Foundation, the Edward Albee Foundation, the California Writers Club and other organizations. Brad is Vice President of Storytech Literary Consulting, founded by Christopher Vogler, and teaches at writers' conferences in the U.S., Canada and Europe. He created the Court TV series North Mission Road, inspired by his book on the L.A. Coroner, Death in Paradise. In the past, Schreiber has been a writer-producer and executive for KCET-TV (PBS) and head of development for film/TV director Jonathan Kaplan. He has also written for the stage, radio, television, magazines, Web sites, and once had to write for a national phone line called Dial-An-Insult but is not particularly proud of that.

Testimonials


Brad is a masterful storyteller as well as a brilliant editor. His creative approach and guidance opened the door to getting my agent. -- Ginny Lieberman

"Brad's collection of personal anecdotes and helpful advice about crafting query letters really helped us. He gave us great ideas about explaining to our clients how important queries really are." -- Anne Walls and John Singleton, WordHustler.com

"Brad is a great teacher. He really wants to help us understand and get the process. I would highly recommend him to others." -- Bill Saleebey

"My agency is more creative and innovative as a result of Brad's efforts. He is both inspired and inspiring, a complete human warehouse wielding literary tools and insight that may well change your life." -- Roberta Graham, President/CEO, Bernholz and Graham Public Relations

"Brad has the gifted ability to instill confidence in other writers based on his thorough understanding of all of the elements of good story telling, combined with an insightful, analytic talent and an abundance of patience and humor." -- Ron Walashek

"Brad is knowledgeable and interesting to listen to. He knows the material and has actually gotten a television show on the air that lasted six years." -- Adam Baxter

"Brad is a well-organized and engaging instructor, offering valuable insights from real life experience. He manages to inspire and inform at the same time." -- Donal O'Sullivan

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