OBS ON TOUR ~~ NEW YORK

Friday, September 24, 2010 at 6:00 PM - Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 6:00 PM (ET)

New York, NY

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Ticket Type	Sales End	Price	Fee	Quantity
Full Workshop: Feature Screenwriter Option more info FEATURE WRITER WORKSHOP 1. Creating & Writing Loglines 2. Hollywood Script Structure the OBS (Right) Way 3. Dynamic Ways to Introduce Your Protagonists & Antagonist 4. Creating Characters That POP! 5. You Got 1 to Hook ‘Em & 5 To Keep ‘Em 6. Creating Dilemma 7. Writing Backwards/Eliminating Writer’s Block PLUS YOU'LL GET FULL OBS MEMBERSHIP (NORMALLY $100) AND ACCESS TO ALL FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 24, 2010, ACTIVITY, INCLUDING OVERVIEW, RECEPTION, OR SHORT FILM.	Ended	$184.50	$5.60
The OBS on the Grind Quick and Dirty Loglines more info OBS LOGLINES CLASS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2010 9:45 A.M. TO 10:30 A.M. You must come up with a LOGLINE, a one to two line sentence that conveys the essence of your story. Think of it as a Japanese Haiku, if you will, of your entire script. A good logline should be able to create the image of a movie poster in the reader/listener’s mind. Remember, the clearer your logline, the clearer your story. If your logline rambles, guess what? Your script will too. Get some helpful tips and great templates in this class.	Ended	$48.95	$2.21
Hollywood Script Structure the OBS (Right) Way more info SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2010 10:45 A.M. UNTIL 11:30 A.M. In traditional storytelling structure, Act 1 is 30 pages long. Act 2, the longest section of the script is 60 pages in length, and Act 3 would end in 30 pages. That’s a total of 120 pages. Nowadays, 120 pages is considered a little too long for a script. The average length is 110 pages. A new and exciting way to structure a script is to keep the three Act structure, but divide into Act 2 into two parts. Come learn how the pros do it in this exciting and informative class.	Ended	$48.75	$2.21
Dynamic Ways to Introduce Your Protagonists & Antagonist more info SATURDAY, SATURDAY 25, 2010 11:30 A.M. UNTIL 12:15 P.M. First impressions mean a lot in the real world. The moment your characters hit the screen, the audience will give you less than two minutes to decide if they like them or not. The more dynamic the entrance, the more you hook us into their journey. That goes for the Protagonist and the Antagonist alike. A great writer always strives to write powerful and memorable first impressions. Learn how to make your readers care in this great and inexpensive class.	Ended	$48.75	$2.21
Creating Characters That POP! more info SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2010 1:15 P.M. UNTIL 2:00 P.M. Before an audience plops $20.00 down to watch your movie, you have to get past the dreaded Hollywood Script Reader. One way to make sure the reader becomes and advocate instead of an obstacles is to grab her attention by creating interesting, engaging characters that jump off the page and into her life. For the price of this class, you can learn in 45 minutes what many writers never learn in years. Make it happen. Sign up, now!	Ended	$51.75	$2.28
You Got 1 to Hook ‘Em & 5 To Keep ‘Em more info SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2010 2:15 P.M. UNTIL 3:00 P.M. You writing career may blast off or come to a tragic end, depending on how well you hook readers and producers with the first five pages of your script. That's all you have. With thousands of screenplays circulating in Hollywood, yours better pop off the page right from the beginning. Come learn invaluable tricks of the trade that make your screenplay the best it can be. FASCINATING and INVALUABLE. Best deal of the workshop weekend. Not to be missed.	Ended	$52.45	$2.30
Creating Dilemma - Writing Secrets for Success from OBS more info SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2010 3:15 P.M. UNTIL 4:00 P.M. DILEMMA: A situation in which your protagonist has to make a choice between two equally unacceptable alternatives. Memorable stories typically have a great dilemma, and that is why those stories resonate with an audience. Make sure you know how to soar, not bore your readers with these master writer tactics used by the very best in the business. You can't buy a book or find a better priced class for this kind of information direct from Pros that know.	Ended	$48.75	$2.21
Writing Backwards/Eliminating Writer’s Block more info SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2010 FROM 4:15 P.M. UNTIL 5:00 P.M. This is a great tool to use to make sure that there are no unnecessary scenes in your script. Once you know the general beginning of your story, and have an idea of where you’d like it to end, you start backward creating a cause for each major beat until you reach your beginning. Now you can learn the techniques of blockbuster screenwriters, without leaving D.C. or spending hundreds for tapes and seminars. What are you waiting for? Register. Show up. Learn it. Use it. Sell your screenplay. What else are you doing?	Ended	$51.25	$2.27

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HOLLYWOOD COMES TO YOU

Do you have a story inside of you that is just dying to be told? Have you ever wanted to write a screenplay, but you just didn't know where to start? Now is the time for you to get started!

This is a great tool to use to make sure that there are no unnecessary scenes in your script. Once you know the general beginning of your story, and have an idea of where you’d like it to end, you start backward creating a cause for each major beat until you reach your beginning.

GET THE ENTIRE WORKSHOP AT A GREAT PRICE OR SAVE BY JUST BUYING THE CLASS YOU NEED!

~~~ September 24 & 25, 2010 ~~~
ORGANIZATION OF BLACK SCREENWRITERS
– OBS ON TOUR Presents
“Telling Your Story: One Script at a Time”

College of New Rochelle

Rosa Parks Campus

144 West 125th Street, New York, NY 10027

This two-day comprehensive workshop that will put you on the path to writing and selling your screenplay or landing that staff job as a television writer. OBS will provide you with the tools and resources that you must have in order to get that story out of your heard and on to out on the page

OBS ON TOUR WORKSHOP ATTENDEES WILL RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING:
Personal feedback from some of Hollywood’s most talented writers An opportunity to write and/or polish scenes from your script Information on how to move your script to the top of the pile A list of the top 10 things you must do in order not to look like an amateur

FULL WORKSHOP ATTENDEES WILL ALSO RECEIVE A FULL YEAR'S MEMBERSHIP TO OBS, WHICH INCLUDES ACCESS TO:
Expert advice from Hollywood insiders such as Yvette Lee Bowser, Gary Hardwick, Isaiah Washington, and Larry Wilmore

OBS sanctioned writer’s groups
Free legal advice (limited)
Writing opportunities, exclusive to OBS members
Film executives, agents, managers, producers

Discount on professional coverage for any script received within 60 days from the close of the workshop

Seating is limited so don't miss out on this exclusive opportunity

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When

Friday, September 24, 2010 at 6:00 PM
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Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 6:00 PM (ET)

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COLLEGE OF NEW ROCHELLE
ROSA PARKS CAMPUS
144 West 125th Street
New York, NY 10027

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Organization of Black Screenwriters

OBS is a non-profit organization that is committed to the development of screenwriters through education, information, and resources for both television and film writers. OBS provides opportunities for its members to network with professionals, to attend industry workshops, prepare projects for submissions for fellowship and writing programs, contests, and industry consideration which are a few ways we assist and develop writers.

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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

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Aug. 25^th & 26^th - OBS On Tour – L.A. Feature Film Workshop– 08/25: Special Guests Roberta Munroe & Effie T. Brown - Registration: http://obsontourla.eventbrite.com/

Sept. 23^rd - Night at the Movies – Short Film Showcase – Location: Golden State Mutual Life Ins. Bldg. – 1999 West Adams Blvd., L.A., CA 90018 – Free parking in rear on Hobart Blvd. off Adams. - Admission: $7

Sept. 24^th & 25^th - OBS On Tour – NY: College of New Rochelle – Rosa Parks Campus - Registration: http://obsontourny.eventbrite.com/

Oct. 1^st & 2^nd - OBS On Tour – D.C.: Howard University – Blackburn Center - Registration: http://obsontourdc.eventbrite.com/

Oct. 7^th & 8^th - OBS On Tour – VA: Mid-Atlantic Black Film Festival- Crispus Attucks Cultural Center – Now Accepting Submissions to the Screenplay Competition & the Original TV Pilot Competition

More Info/Enter: http://www.mabff.org/MABFF10_screenplay_competition.pdf

Registration OBS On Tour: http://obsontourva.eventbrite.com/

Oct. 15^th & 16^th - OBS On Tour – ATL: Urbanmedia Makers Film Festival – Marriott Hotel Norcross

- Registration http://obsontouratlanta.eventbrite.com/