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WRITERS ON GENRE, SERIES - Presented by the Writers Guild Foundation
PLEASE NOTE: PURCHASING THE SERIES GIVES YOU TICKETS TO EVERY NIGHT OF WRITERS ON GENRE AT A 20% DISCOUNT.
Writers On Genre
Thursdays, July 1-29, 7:30pm
At the WGF/WGAW offices, 7000 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90048
Writers appear subject to availability. More to come!
Daniel Petrie, Jr. (Beverly Hills Cop) Hosts!
Individual night sales begin June 22 - 12 NOON
âÃ,¢Action Adventure/Thriller â" July 1
A-(for Adrenaline) list heavy hitters Mark Fergus (Children of Men, Iron Man), Doug Miro and Carlo Bernard (Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time) and Kurt Wimmer (Law Abiding Citizen; Salt) discuss the elements of writing successful grab-them-by-their-throat action-adventure movies and edge-of-the-seat thrillers.
Moderator: TBA
âÃ,¢ Horror/Psychological Thrillerâ" July 8
Scare masters Scott Kosar (Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Amityville Horror); Wesley Strick (Arachnaphobia, Wolf, A Nightmare on Elm); Stephen Susco (The Grudge; Red) tell how to write a Really Scary Movie.
Moderator: TBA
âÃ,¢ Drama and True Stories â" July 15
Andrea Berloff (World Trade Center) and Adam Mazer (Breach, You Donât Know Jack) and Scott Frank (Out of Sight, The Lookout) discuss writing a successful, Oscar-bait dramatic screenplay.
Moderator: TBA
âÃ,¢ Science Fiction and Fantasy â" July 22
Gavin Scott (The Borrowers, Mists of Avalon), Nicholas Meyer (The Seven Percent Solution, Star Trek II, IV, VI) and one more speaker TBA divulge the secrets of penning imagined worlds for the screen.
Moderator: TBA
âÃ,¢ Comedy/Romantic comedy â" July 29
The Duplass Brothers (Cyrus), Katherine Fugate (Valentineâs Day), Lowell Ganz & Babaloo Mandel (City Slickers, Fever Pitch) and Nicholas Stoller (Fun with Dick and Jane, Get Him to the Greek) explain the difficult task of writing scripts that make people laugh.
Moderator: TBA
Series tickets discounted online (Until 2:30pm July 1):
WGF Donors - Please call 323-782-4692 for special discounts or free tickets.
NO REFUND, NO TRANSFER.
ONLINE SALES CLOSE AT 2:30 THE DAY OF THE EVENT.
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LocationWGF/WGA Offices
7000 W. 3rd St.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
United States
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