Opportunity with MTVU

FYI-- This came via e-mail this morning:

My name is Adam Koscielski, Director of University Relations with mtvU, MTV’s college channel. I’m currently working with heads of Programming at MTV in an effort to find talented students at schools such as Drexel University with fresh programming ideas in the genres of Animation, Comedy, and Reality/Documentaries.

In what we’ve dubbed the MTV Development Fellowship, we will be bringing 15 students to MTV’s headquarters in New York this January to pitch their original show ideas to senior executives. Through this unique opportunity, these young people will learn firsthand how a show goes from an idea, to a green light, to getting a pilot produced and presented to test audiences. 9 of the 15 concepts will be given a budget of approximately $3K to be further developed. After final review, MTV could then budget up to $100K toward the production of an actual pilot for at least 1 of the ideas.

This is an exclusive opportunity, not being promoted on-air or on-line. I am conducting very specific outreach to the schools with the very best talent. Please share this information with your students and encourage them to share their portfolio of work and original ideas at http://www.mtvfellowship.com, and reach out to me directly for more information.

Some important notes include:

· Submissions can be uploaded immediately at http://www.mtvfellowship.com. The judges will review and fill the 15 spots on a first come, first view basis.

· Students can submit ideas as an individual or as a group. If in a group, one member will be responsible to upload content, but all members must create their own accounts.

· Submissions are acceptable in any format -- uploaded video, document files, jpegs, etc., -- and students can also describe their concept in the 'About Me' area. Only judges can see the submissions, the site is not for public viewing.

· Submitting content will require signature of a user content submission agreement. Students will retain all copyrights to their individual ideas during the preliminary submission process and are only providing MTV with the opportunity to consider their submission.

Adam Koscielski

Director, mtvU University Relations

MTV Networks

401 N. Michigan, Ste 1500

Chicago, IL 60611

312-836-0725

www.mtvU.com

LIVE FROM HOLLYWOOD

Mark your calendars:

October 22 and 23 will have numerous events on campus featuring

Jonathan Baruch

Manager/Agent/Producer, Founder of Rain Management Group

It will be your opportunity to get all kinds of insider info on getting and keeping representation and generally negotiating the shark-infested waters of LaLa Land.

Keep yours eyes out for details later in the week.

Hey, Newbies!

There's a new list of links to all the workshoppers who are coming aboard in the fall term. Check out their blogs, leave them words of encouragement. And newbies, check out the blogs that have been going on for a term so you see what you're getting yourselves into.

Reminder for the second-termers: we're planning to meet on Friday morning, 11:00, in the small screening room.

Welcome Back - Start of Fall Term

SCRP Workshop and Senior Project students in the second half of the two-term cycle (SCRP 381, SCRP 496) should prepare for the first meeting of the second term during week 2. Tentatively, we will convene on Friday morning October 2nd at 11:00 AM. I'll announce the room as soon as it's confirmed. Bear in mind that the first draft deadline is next week as well.

Before You Ask Someone to Read Your Script

You should all, on general principle, read this article:

I Will Not Read Your Fucking Script

It gives insight into a professional's view of amateur writers.

SCRP Major Makes Good

SCRP Major Colleen Coffey's blog, Philly Theatre Talk, and the Twitter feed that goes with it, were recently named in the Top 100 Twitter Feeds for Film & Theater Students. Check it all out and start following! If you've done anything interesting lately, let me know, and I'll announce it on the blog.

On Hiatus.

Term break. Time to recharge before the craziness of fall term starts. But, while you need to enjoy the time away from the structure of classes, you need to keep writing. Those of you in SCRP Workshop classes don't have much time left to complete your first drafts and you do not want to start the fall term already being behind. I don't want to get on your backs and you really, really, don't want me there.

Lest you think I'm sitting around in my underwear eating bon-bons as I write this, I want to stress that right now, we're in the very same boat. I'm re-writing a feature that's been hanging over my head for way too long a time. I want it done before the term starts, because then you all are going to be giving me more work than I can handle, right? Right.

Also, one last reminder that the brand new Comic Book Writing course is set to run in the fall. There are only two spots left, so either sign up or tell your geek comic friends about it. Register today, don't delay, comic stardom is only ten weeks away!