THE SCREENWRITER SHOW PRESENTS VETERAN DIRECTOR AND WRITER TOM LOGAN WHO SHARES HIS INSIGHTS INTO FILMMAKING, AND HIS LATEST PROJECT -- "YARD SALEING."
LOGAN DISCUSSES HIS UNIQUE WRITING PROCESS, THE IMPORTANCE OF VISUAL STORYTELLING, AND THE CHALLENGES EMERGING SCREENWRITERS FACE IN HOLLYWOOD.
LOGAN'S ADVICE TO SCREENWRITERS:
CREATE YOUR OWN OPPORTUNITIES AND MAINTAIN CREATIVE CONTROL OVER YOUR PROJECTS.
SDSU Assistant Professor Dr. Megan Ebor's latest documentary "Even Me: The Journey", which addresses the HIV/AIDS crisis among older adults, particularly women of color, is now available on Amazon Prime!
This is storytelling at its best ... a powerful tool for social change and awareness.
In this conversation, Dr. Megan Ebor discusses her documentary "Even Me: The Journey" and emphasizes the importance of storytelling in raising awareness and the need for women's voices in discussions about sexual health.
The conversation also touches on taboo topics, advancements in HIV treatment, and the collaborative effort involved in filmmaking.
Join the Screenwriter Studio with Gail Stewart & Ted Holmes for in-depth interview with Dr. Megan Ebor who utilized film to create a legacy that honors the beautiful women who were brave enough to share their stories.
Roy Hsu, a Seattle-based Producer/Writer, will make his directorial debut with his new film "CHEAP AF."
Arden Cho (Partner Track) and Margaret Cho (Dying for Sex) have signed on to star in Cheap AF, a romantic comedy from first-time feature director Roy Hsu, who also penned the script.
Cheap AF tells the story of a money-saving influencer (Arden Cho) seeking her big break, who risks losing her wedding and relationships when she goes all out to win Wedding Magazine’s “Best Wedding on a Budget” social media competition.
Roy Hsu's been in the business for a while and proves, without a doubt, that if one keeps writing and keeps networking -- it'll happen!
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FILMED IN SAN DIEGO, LA MESA MOVIE PRODUCER, GERREN HALL, JOINS THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO WITH TED HOLMES AND GAIL STEWART TO CHAT ABOUT HIS NEW MOVIE “YARD SALELING” AND HOW TO GET A MOVIE MADE!
“YARD SALELING” IS AN ACTION-PACKED MYSTERY THAT BEGINS AFTER THE CROWN GEMS OF DUBAI ARE STOLEN, AND SURBURBANITES JIMMY AND SALLY MARSH STUMBLE ONTO CLUES TO THEIR WHEREABOUTS…”
THIS LOCALLY FILMED MOVIE STARS ERIC ROBERTS AND PREMIERES LOCALLY AT THE REGAL CINEMA IN EL CAJON ON AUGUST 26 — TICKETS ARE FREE!!!
Gerren Hall uncredited and credited work as an actor include TV series and movies including "Top Gun: Maverick", "All American", and "Grey's Anatomy", and "Glow" according to IMDb. Gerren Hall also has credits as a producer and assistant director on several short films and TV series.
San Diego screenwriters Gail Stewart and Ted Holmes sit down with the phenomenal Rasheed Newson — Co-Creator and Executive Producer of the hit series Bel-Air.
Rasheed’s powerhouse credits include serving as Co-Executive Producer and/or Showrunner on Narcos, The Chi, and Animal Kingdom, as well as producing The 100 — to name just a few.
He’s also the author of the New York Times bestselling novel My Government Means to Kill Me.
In this exclusive conversation, Rasheed shares what it’s really like to run the room, shape hit dramas, and stay sharp at the top of your game.
BULLETPROOF: A LESBIAN'S GUIDE TO SURVIVING THE PLOT, IS A CLEVERLY CRAFTED DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM BY REGAN LATIMER WITH PLENTY OF HEART THAT TAKES ON THE HIGH-STAKES WORLD OF LGBTQ REPRESENTATION ON TELEVISION.
WITH SCIENCE, ANIMATION, FANDOM, SHOWRUNNERS, AND WRITERS, REGAN LATIMER EXPLORES WHAT OUR TV STORIES TEACH US ABOUT WHO GETS TO BE SEEN, TO LOVE, OR TO LIVE .... YOU'LL BE SURPRISED!
WINNER OF NUMEROUS BEST DOC AWARDS INCLUDING FILMOUT SAN DIEGO AND CINEMA DIVERSE (PALM SPRINGS).
YOU WILL LOVE THIS FILM!
SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO HOSTS GAIL STEWART AND TED HOLMES BRING YOU THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST EMERGING SCREENWRITERS, SHOWRUNNERS, PRODUCERS, AND DIRECTORS -- LISTEN AND LEARN!
RYAN COOGLER, 39, IS A DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, WRITER, AND THE GENIUS BEHIND THE NEW BOX OFFICE SMASH "SINNERS."
CO HOSTS GAIL STEWART AND TED HOLMES RIP INTO THE STORY'S THEMES OF GUILT, REDEMPTION, AND REGRET ALL PLAYED OUT IN THE JIM CROW SOUTH and, oh, don't forget the vampires.
TED HOLMES - FORMER PHILLY RAPPER TURNED SAN DIEGO FILMMAKER LAUNCHES HIS FIRST T.V. PILOT "TURN & BURN" -
A HALF HOUR COMEDIC LOOK AT THE SERVICE INDUSTRY AND LIVING WITH ROOMMATES THAT HATE YOU.
IT'S ALL THE MORE AMAZING WHEN YOU LEARN HE'S NEVER TAKEN A SCREENWRITING CLASS, DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT FINAL DRAFT, YET GOT A GRANT, GOT A CREW, AND AN AGENT WHO GOT THE SHOW ON AMAZON! How does that even happen???
I like the guy so much he is now The San Diego Screenwriters Studio's new CO-HOST !
You'll love Ted Holmes!!
IF YOUR SCRIPT ISN'T WORKING -- WE'VE GOT THE SCRIPT DOCTOR IN STUDIO! TAKE A LISTEN.
PATRICIA K. MEYER -- SCREENWRITER, PRODUCER, AND EDUCATOR HAS SOLD AND WRITTEN NUMEROUS SCREENPLAYS FOR MARTIN SCORSESE, ROBERT DE NIRO, AND OTHER MAJOR STUDIOS.
VARIETY NAMED HER ONE OF THE TOP FILM EDUCATORS IN THE COUNTRY IN 2019.
AND FOR SEVERAL YEARS -- PATRICIA SERVED AS GRADUATE DIRECTOR OF MFA SCREENWRITING AT LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY'S SCHOOL OF FILM AND TELEVISION.
YOU GOTTA HER EXPLAIN THE 8-SEQUENCE STRUCTURE!
L.A. BASED GREG PORPER SCREENWRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER UNPACKS FROM NAVIGATING THE TREACHEROUS WATERS OF DISTRIBUTION -
HIS DARK OFFICE COMEDY "DON'T TELL LARRY" IS OUT -- BUT MAINTAINING CREATIVE CONTROL AND CHAIN OF TITLE - IT'S NOT FOR THE WEAK OF HEART!
JOIN SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITER STUDIO'S PRODUCER/HOST GAIL STEWART AND GREG PORPER FOR AN AMAZING STORY OF HOW HE DID IT!
THE JOURNEY TO MAKE "WILD GOAT SURF" AN AWARDING WINNING FEATURE FILM BY CANADIAN WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER CAITLYN SPONHEIMER.
CAITLYN JOINS THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO JUST AS HER FILM "WILD GOAT SURF" IS BEING RELEASED IN THEATERS ACROSS THE USA.
PLUS WE DISCUSS DAVID POPE'S STOWE STORY LAB FEATURE CAMPUS CLASS -- AND -- THE EIGHT SEQUENCE STRUCTURE! WE HAVE A FEATURE DRAFT PEOPLE!!!
SARAH KAMBE HOLLAND'S "EGGHEAD & TWINKIE" - HOW SHE WROTE AND DIRECTED THE AWARD WINNING, HYSTERICAL, COMING OUT...COMING OF AGE COMEDY. A SMASH HIT -- AVAILABLE ON DEMAND.
GILLIAN MCKERCHER'S NEW DRAMA "LUCKY STAR" - A MASTER CLASS ON CHARACTER BUILDING AND FAMILY DYNAMICS. LEARN HOW SHE CREATED THIS RIVETING CHARACTER - AVAILABLE ON DEMAND.
PLUS DETAILS ON SAN DIEGO'S ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL FROM ARTISTIC DIRECTOR BRIAN HU -- HE'S GOT THE INFO.
THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITER STUDIO IS DEDICATED TO THE EMERGING SCREENWRITER -- LISTEN AND LEARN.
NOW, GO WRITE YOUR DAMN SCRIPT!
"LOVE, CAMERA, ACTION" -- A RIPPING FEMALE DRIVEN ROMCOM!
NOEL STARK - AN L.A. BASED SCREENWRITER/ACTOR/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER TURNS TO NOVELS AND TAKES HER CAREER TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
HER DEBUT NOVEL TAKES US TO A HOLLYWOOD STUDIO AND FOLLOWS A SCRAPPY YOUNG DIRECTOR WHO FINDS NOT ONLY SUCCESS...BUT LOVE!
PLUS NOEL -- WHO HAS YEARS OF ON-SET EXPERIENCE IN REAL LIFE -- SHARES SOME FUNNY STORIES AND ACTIONABLE ADVICE ON HOW TO GET AHEAD IN THE INDUSTRY.
ALERT: THE LATEST ON SB 680 WHICH WILL GIVE FILMMAKERS MORE MONEY TO FILM THEIR NEXT PRODUCTION IN L.A.
THE SAN DIEGO ARAB FILM FESTIVAL GIVES US A CLOSE UP OF THE ISRAEL AND PALESTINE CONFLICT -- LARRY CHRISTIAN TALKS ABOUT THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE.
AND THE SAN DIEGO FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL IS COMING IN MAY -- WE HAVE JULIE RIPOLL -- THE THEME -- OF COURSE IS LOVE...
AND BELIEVE IT -- GAIL JOY STEWART SIGNS A CONTRACT -- IT'S A START!!!
“AMERICAN AGITATORS” -- A RAYMOND TELLES DOCUMENTARY
Three-time Emmy Award Winning director/writer Raymond Telles brings us the epic film about Fred Ross – the original agitator – who trained the likes of Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta on how to organize an effective protest.
"American Agitators" is a documentary being featured at the San Diego Latino Film Festival .
Also on the show:
Maria Paula Lorgia Garnica -- the ArtisticDirector of the San Diego Latino Film Festival (SDLFF).
Maria gives us all the information we need for the upcoming film festival. Maria is a film researcher and curator whose views are shaped by her Colombian heritage.
The San Diego Screenwriters Studio is dedicatedto emerging screenwriters everywhere.
Listen, Learn and, above all else, keep writing!
"LAS TRES SISTERS" by MARTA MENDEZ CROSS - L.A. BASED DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/SCREENWRITER/ACTOR SITS DOWN WITH GAIL STEWART AND TALKS ABOUT HER NINE YEAR JOURNEY TO MAKE THIS WONDERFUL FEATURE LENGTH FILM THAT GIVES AUDIENCES HOPE AND INSPIRATION.
ALSO - LIVE TABLE READ - "40 ACRES OF LOVE" - a rollicking RomCom comes alive thanks to San Diego Actors!
Hedy MacDonald - Mary Shazer
Ruddy Jamison - Rodney Hornberg
Juli West - Lily Shazer
Evan Nejad - Jerry Coates
Christine Altan - NARRATOR
"DESERT ANGEL" — IS ONE OF THE MOST RELEVANT FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY OUT THERE!
SIX YEARS IN THE MAKING, DIRECTOR VINCENT DE LUCA JOINS THE SAN DIEGO SCREEN WRITERS STUDIO FOR AN IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW —
THE DOCUMENTARY IS ABOUT AN AGING TRAILBLAZER OF MIGRANT SEARCH AND RESCUE WHO RISKS ALL TO FIND A MOTHER’S MISSING SON BEFORE THE BORDER WASTELANDS CLAIM THE YOUNG MAN FOREVER.
ALSO ON THE SHOW — CANADIAN WRITER/DIRECTOR PETER PASYK AND HIS QUIRKY FILM “THE UNDERSTUDY” —
A SHORT FILM ABOUT AN UNDERSTUDY ACTOR WHO GETS THE CALL TO GO ON LAST-MINUTE TO REPLACE THE STAR OF A MAJOR STAGE PRODUCTION! WHAT COULD GO WRONG?
The San Diego Screenwriters Studio is dedicated to the emerging screenwriter - listen and learn!
BRITISH WRITER/DIRECTOR MICHAEL CLARKSON SHOWS OFF HIS BRILLIANCE IN AN IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW WITH THE SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITERS STUDIO.
CLARKSON, A WRITER IN THE ROOM FOR "WHEEL OF TIME", "GAME OF THRONES", AND HIS OWN CREATION "RED ROSE" NOW GIVES US HIS DEBUT NEW HORROR FILM "UPHOLSTERGEIST."
ALSO -- ATTENTION ALL FEMALE SCREENWRITERS -- THE WOMEN'S LIST IS HERE!!!
JAN KIMBROUGH WITH THE WOMEN'S LIST GIVES ALL THE REASONS WHY WE NEED THIS INCREDIBLE NEW RESOURCE CREATED BY WOMEN -- FOR WOMEN!
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* SAN DIEGO SCREENWRITER STUDIO'S PRODUCER/HOST GAIL STEWART GOES TO THE STOWE STORY NARRATIVE LAB IN ALABAMA AND COMES BACK WITH EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO GET A SEAT AT THE TABLE! YOU GOT THIS!
* RAUL SANDELIN TALKS ABOUT HOW THE "ONE PAGER" AND HOW TO USE IT TO ADVANCE IN THE INDUSTRY.
* AND UCSD STUDENT ROHUN KULSHRESTHA SHARES DETAILS ON THE TRITON FILM CLUB, HIS SHORT FILM AND HIS UNIQUE APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING HUMAN BEHAVIOR.
"FREE BIRD" LOGLINE:
After her overbearing husband of 30 years suddenly dies, a now broken, celebrity attorney embarks on a sexual journey as widow in Hollywood.
SAN DIEGO ACTORS COME TOGETHER FOR A TEN PAGE TABLE READ OF "FREE BIRD" - A HALF-HOUR DRAMA FOR PREMIUM CABLE
NARRATOR: CHRISTINE ALTAN
SHIRLEY: HEDY MCDONALD
JULIE: LACY ROSE
EARL: RUDDY JAMESON
DAVID: RAUL SANDELIN
OFFICER PALTZ: LOK HWA
BECKY: JULI BECK
BOB: LOK HWA