Los Angeles Acting School Edgemar

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - May 22, 2015 - PRLog -- ALEXANDRA GUARNIERI

Publicist for the theatre

2437 Main St,

Santa Monica, CA 90405

tel: (310) 399-3666 (tel:%28310%29%20399-3666)

e-mail:  info @ edgemar.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE          May 22, 2015

Press/media contact: Alexandra Guarnieri  (310) 399-3666 (tel:310%29%20399-3666)

LOS ANGELES ACTING SCHOOL

TOM BENEDEK, SCREENWRITER OF (CACOON) TO INSTRUCT A TWO DAY INTENSIVE ON HOW TO WRITE YOUR OWN BREAKTHROUGH ORIGINAL TV PILOT SCRIPT AT THEMICHELLE DANNER

LOS ANGELES ACTING SCHOOL

AT EDGEMAR CENTER FOR THE ARTS IN SANTA MONICA. STARTS SATURDAY, JULY 11 9:30 AM - 6 PM & SUNDAY JULY 12 9:30AM - 6PM

Tom Benedek has had a career that many writers would envy. He has written original TV pilot scripts for CBS and Nickelodeon. As an accomplished screenwriter, he wrote the screenplay for Cacoon, The Adventures of Pinocchio, Zeus and Roxanne among numerous other films. Tom has also written scripts for Josh Brand, Robert Zemeckis, Lawrence Kasdan, Lili Fini and Richard Zanuck, David Brown, Ron Howard, Martin Scorcese, Sydney Pollack, Richard Rush, Harold Ramis, Lauren Schuler and Richard Donner, Ray Stark, and many others.

He is a member of the Writers' Guild of America, West and the Writers' Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Tom will be teaching a 2 DAY LIVE TV WRITING SEMINAR at THE MICHELLE DANNER

LOS ANGELES ACTING SCHOOL

AT EDGEMAR CENTER FOR THE ARTS IN SANTA MONICA starting JULY 11 and concludingJULY 12, 2015. Join TV/screenwriter/instructor Tom Benedek, for this two-day class to learn the basics and key nuances of TV pilot writing, as the class will focus on the following:

·         Acquire creative knowledge to build your TV show idea into a solid outline, series script and season bible

·         Get the tools to write your TV pilot script step by step

·         Absorb TV writing craft using case studies from the best series pilot scripts

LEARN:

•      What the pilot scripts from the best TV shows embody

•      Effective strategies for creating your own TV series script and pitch

•      How to construct the world of your show

•      How to build out a solid family of characters for your series concept

•      How to structure the story arcs in your pilot script

CLASS DESIGNED FOR:

•      Actors, writers, directors, and filmmakers who want to create a TV or Web series.

•      Beginning to advanced screenwriters seeking to build out TV craft skills

•      Writers from other disciplines seeking to expand into TV

•      Fans of TV who want to understand the medium better

THE MICHELLE DANNER

LOS ANGELES ACTING SCHOOL

AT EDGEMAR CENTER FOR THE ARTS IN SANTA MONICA was founded in 2000 by artisticdirector and acting coach Michelle Danner.  Edgemar Center for the Arts  is a two theater and artgallery complex that houses film screening facilities,and one of the top  Los Angeles acting schools. The address is: 2437 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90405. To apply for enrollment, please callAlexandra Guarnieri at 310-392-0815.