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Tips from the Pros: Inside the Development Process

by Dan Schoenbrun on October 25, 2010 in Film Podcasts

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Script to Screen Conference 2009 – Tips From the Pros: Inside the Development Process

The development process is often mysterious. Who are the people reading and evaluating your work? Is there an art to script notes? And what is the writer’s role in this collaborative process? Find out how to endear yourself to development execs when you get your work in front of them for consideration– and when you get a development deal or work-for-hire.

Moderator:
Mike Ryan, Producer, Old Joy

Panelists:
Angela Lee, Development Exec, Vox 3
Cordelia Stevens, Development Exec, Belladona
Quentin Little, Producer & Former Development Exec, HDNet Films
Kelly Masterson, Screenwriter, Before The Devil Knows Your Dead

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Dan Schoenbrun

Dan Schoenbrun is the Communications & Programming Coordinator at IFP and the Associate Editor of Filmmaker Magazine. He likes good films, good television, and good tacos.

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