2011 Workshops Big Island Film Festival at The Mauna Lani Resort Hawaii

Filmmaker Workshops, Thursday, May 24, 2012
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
The Fairmont Orchid, Hawai’i Amphitheatre

“HOW TO WRITE TV SPEC & PILOT SCRIPTS”
9:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Presented by
Jennifer Grisanti

Workshop Content: Understanding what producers and executives are looking for in a TV spec and pilot script will help participants to be ten steps ahead. In this presentation, I will go over all the story components for telling the one-hour drama and half hour sitcom stories. With experience in staffing over 15 primetime shows, I will reveal secrets from the executive side and guide you to utilize your voice in your story as a way to help your TV spec/pilot scripts rise to the top of the stack.

Jen Grisanti is a Story/Career Consultant at Jen Grisanti Consultancy Inc., Writing Instructor for Writers on the Verge at NBC, former 12-year studio executive; her last job being VP of Current Programming at CBS/Paramount, Blogger for The Huffington Post and author of the books, Story Line: Finding Gold In Your Life Story and TV Writing Tool Kit.

Jen started Jen Grisanti Consultancy Inc. in 2008. Since launching, Jen has worked with over 400 writers; 24 of her clients have staffed as writers on television shows; 11 have sold pilots, 2 have gone to series.

“FROM CONCEPTION TO COMPLETION: INDIE FEATURES”
12:30 to 3:00 p.m.
Presented by
Brian Kohne

Workshop Content: Movies were traditionally "made" three times: they were Written, Produced, and Edited. But with technological shifts, movement away from theatrical exhibition, and the evolution of distribution models, an independent auteur now "makes" a movie four times. This workshop explores the necessary inter-connectivity, as Marketing/Distribution has become an integral part of the production process and equally critical to an indie's success.

Brian Kohne: Named as "Person Who Made A Difference in 2011" by the Maui News, the Hawaii native is writer/director/editor/producer of "Get A Job," an award-winning independent feature comedy starring islanders Willie K, Eric Gilliom, Augie T, Jake Shimabukuro, Henry Kapono, Amy Hanaiali'i, and Mick Fleetwood. The movie won "Best of Fest" and "Best Hawaiian Feature" at the BIFF, along with honors at festivals in the U.S. and abroad in 2011. A Film and Art school graduate, and Music Producer of the "Barefoot Natives," Brian boasts a diverse work history which includes Sports Broadcasting, Interactive Television, Corporate Video, Concert Promotion, and Sales/Marketing.
*Brian is currently at work on a new independent island feature: "Brother's Kuleana."

Deadline May 20, 2012. Registration Fee for each: $50