Week 3 Deadline

Reminder to seniors in the 3rd term of their capstone projects:

Deadline for your next draft is Friday of Week 3.

New Term -- Off To The Races

Greetings to anyone starting the workshop process for the spring/summer cycle of classes.  I hope to see most of you at the first meeting, scheduled for next Tuesday morning, 10:00 AM in the small screening room.  If you're on co-op or have a scheduling conflict, please remember to do two things:

1. Send me a 1-2 paragraph pitch for the story you'll be writing.
2. Send me a link to your personal blog for the class, as per the syllabus.

If you don't make it to the pitch meeting, I'll be e-mailing you the class syllabus within a few days.  Feel free to contact me or your individual instructors if you have any questions.

Internship

Are your students aspiring to a career in television? The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2013 Internship Program – over 40 paid, eight-week summer opportunities in Los Angeles.

APPLY NOW!
Visit our website at http://www.emmysfoundation.org/internship-programs for more information. The postmark deadline is March 15, 2013.

New Blogs

Remember: new students, you're to be starting a blog about your writing experience and sending me the link for inclusion on the master blog space.  You can see the links at right for the current blog roster.

On the road again...

After the initial pitch meeting last week, the workshops are officially up and running.

Students midway through either their workshop or senior project should have completed the second week deadline by now.  Are you up to speed?

Co-op Lead

From Professor Abrams:


SCRP Grad Katie Nolan is working as a production coordinator at JWM Productions, just outside of Washington, DC.  She says that they take a lot of interns, and I'd guess that goes for co-op students as well.  So, if you think you're in the market for either, please contact Katie at katie@jwmprods.com.

Follow the Path

Follow the path laid out in the syllabus, and you will complete a feature/pilot/whatever before the end of Senior Project in the spring.  Stray from the path, your odds drop dramatically.  Ask yourself: how close to the path am I?

Also remember, you're supposed to be blogging.  It's one of the primary ways to communicate your process and thinking.  I've been looking at the blogs and am... underwhelmed.

Finally, this process is partially about learning to write on your own, without the constant reenforcement of a standard class structure.  That being said, you should never feel cut off from assistance.  I'm ready, willing, and able to meet with you individually as much as you feel necessary to assist you in your project.  You have the power to make the request any time.  Just e-mail me.  Otherwise, keep on writing.