We have four excellent workshops planned for this year. All workshops will be held on Saturday, April 10th. Note seating is very, very limited !! If you are planning to attend you must check in early with the Workshop Coordinator at our Headquarters located adjacent to Ultra-Star Cinemas… this includes VIP Pass holders. You will be issued a workshop pass that indicates which workshop number you are attending and your seat number. Workshop tickets are $10 each for non VIP holders.

Workshops are listed in the Saturday Program section but are reprinted here for your convenience.
 

WORKSHOP #1
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Saturday
Suite 210 Screening Room

How to Write A Screenplay in 9 weeks
Presented by Carol Roper
Carol Roper, an award-winning writer who has written for, and worked with, Academy Award-winning actor, Robin Williams, is a TV-writer, screenwriter, playwright and theater producer.  She has written and sold TV movie and feature films under contract to Disney Studios, NBC, ABC and United Artists.

Now she passes on smart and fun exercises for starting your script, and easy fixes for a script you've already written.  Learn tips on how to hook an audience, create multi-dimensional characters, write believable dialogue and avoid the dreaded automatic rejection of your work.  How to Write a Screenplay in 9 Weeks was a Writer's Digest Book Club selection and has been used nationwide in Screenwriting classes.


WORKSHOP #2
11:30 AM- 12:30PM Saturday
Suite 210 Screening Room

NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY - Make Your Own Indie Flick
Presented by Lisa James
Turn your dream into a reality!  Learn how to make a DV movie on a shoestring budget, no prior knowledge necessary - just a screenplay you're passionate about.  I'll show you the basics from how and where to hold auditions, hiring crew, finding locations, up through post-production and finding a distributor. 
 
Lisa Savy James produced an indie film 'Defying Gravity' (2008) that appeared in 11 film festivals and won 5 awards (including Director's Choice at the Fallbrook Film Fest in 2008).  She is currently in pre-production on her second film, to be shot this summer in the San Diego area.


WORKSHOP #3
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Saturday
Suite 210 Screening Room

Hollywood: Adapt or Die 
Presented by Michael Schroeder
Having personally experienced the celebrated glories and hidden calamities of production in the ever-changing whirlwind of Hollywood, Michael Schroeder deals with the cinematic trends of today while eyeing what tomorrow may hold for the major studios in Tinseltown and around the globe. His presentation will focus on problem spotting, pre-planning and solution finding to bring the feature film in - on time and on budget - without sacrificing artistic integrity in his storytelling.

Award winning Writer/Director Michael Schroeder, a member of the Directors Guild of America since 1982, has made over forty-six feature films around the world, culminating with his most recent and highly acclaimed Man in the Chair starring Christopher Plummer, Michael Angarano, M. Emmet Walsh and Robert Wagner.  Recognized as a Director who could deliver a film on time and on budget, he has expanded transformed ability into art in bringing his stories through his actors and onto film.


WORKSHOP #4
2:30 PM- 3:30 PM Saturday
Suite 210 Screening Room

Frank on Frank
Presented by Frank Capra III
Frank Capra was a major force in Hollywood in the 1930's and 40's, winning six Academy Awards including three as Best Director for It Happened One Night (1934), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) and You Can't Take It With You (1938), all speaking to the basic goodness of human nature and the value of unselfishness and hard work.

But Fallbrook holds Frank Capra in special esteem as he and his family had a 1,100 acre ranch here, growing avocados and olives - throwing many a Hollywood party.
   
His grandson, Frank Capra III, himself a renowned and recognized Hollywood director and producer (The Bucket List, Rumor Has It, Murder by Numbers and Drop Dead Diva), well recalls his time in the Fallbrook area.  In this workshop, he will show mementos and share recollections of his grandfather who not only personally touched this community but embraced the entire world through his heartfelt cinematic genius.