AGENDA
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
The Treatment Project
10:00 am - 12:00 pm - Treatment Seminar
Writers and aspiring writers will participate in a seminar where they will learn the formula for writing a proper and effective treatment. Writers who have treatments and would like feedback and guidance will also have the opportunity to be chosen for in-depth critique with WGA writers and professional filmmakers. Five lucky winners will be chosen to participate in these one-on-one sessions. Winners will be announced at the end of the seminar. For a chance to participate in the one-on-one sessions, please submit your treatment by August 31 to TheTreatmentProject@gmail.com. TREATMENTS MUST BE NO LONGER THAN 3 PAGES. Treatments are not required for participation in the seminar.
12:00 - 1:00 pm - Break for lunch
1:00 - 3:00 pm - Five lucky winners will participate in one-on-one sessions with WGA writers and professional filmmakers. Each winner will have 20 minutes.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
Pitch to Producers
10:00 am - 12:00 pm – Filmmakers and aspiring filmmakers who want to know the do's and don'ts for pitching a project will learn how to effectively pitch their projects to producers and investors. Professional producers and other filmmakers will provide valuable information that will help take a project to the next level. At the end of the seminar, five lucky filmmakers will be chosen to participate in one-on-one sessions with producers to get feedback on their project, but also to have an opportunity to get their project picked up.
12:00 - 1:00 pm – Break for lunch
1:00 - 3:00 pm – Five lucky filmmakers will participate in one-on-one sessions with professional, working producers and other filmmakers who can help them advance their project. Each winner will have 20 minutes.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
3rd ANNUAL LOUISIANA ACTORS EXPO
9:00 - 10:00 – AM Getting into the Louisiana Film Industry
Guest Speakers - Liz Atherton, TAG Talent; Dawn Landrum, Landrum Arts; Jessica O'Day, Moxie Agency; Jason Tomlinson, SAG, Regional Representative. Moderated by Acting Coach, Jennifer Schemke.
· Training and Theater
· Agents
· Screen Actors Guild
· AFTRA - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
· Headshot and Resume critique*
· Independent Film in Louisiana
10:00 - 10:15 AM BREAK
10:15 - 11:15 AM AccentHelp Presentation by CEO and founder, Jim Johnson
11:15 - 11:30 AM BREAK
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM – Advancing Your Acting Career
Guest Speakers: Casting Directors Lisa Marie Dupree, Films In Motion; Hank Langlois, Caballero Casting; Meagan Lewis, RMP Casting ("Treme," "Memphis Beat"); Agent Jorge Elizondo, TAG Talent. Moderated by Acting Coach Daniel Dupont.
· Moving Beyond Day Players and “Under 5’s”
· Marketing Your Business – Yourself
· Creating Your Own Vehicle to Success
· Do You Need a Manager?
12:30 - 1:30 LUNCH
1:30 - 2:30 PM – Working in Hollywood South
Guest Speakers: Brent Caballero, Caballero Casting; Ryan Glorioso, Glorioso Casting; Anne Massey, Anne Massey Casting; Director, Matt Dickens. Moderated by Acting Coach Lance Nichols.
· The Casting Process
· Typecasting
· Taped Auditions (Self-Submissions)
· The Callback
2:30 - 2:45 PM BREAK
2:45 - 3:45 PM Actors Access Presentation by CEO and founder of Actors Access, Gary Marsh.
3:45 - 4:00 PM BREAK
4:00 - 5:00 PM – The Business of Film
Guest Speakers: Eric Thompson, Vice President at Twentieth Century Fox; Patrick Mulhearn, Director of Operations, Raleigh Studios, Baton Rouge; Jason Hewitt, CEO, Films in Motion. Moderated by Executive Director of New Orleans Video Access Center (NOVAC), Liz Dunneback.
· The Studio System
· Contract Negotiations
· Managing Your Business
· Working with Independent Filmmakers
*Actors who would like to have the opportunity to have their headshot and resume to be chosen as part of the Getting Into the Louisiana Film Industry presentation, please submit both your headshot and resume to LouisianaActorsExpo@gmail.com.
