The Screenwriter's Guild Meeting

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Meeting times: The third Thursday of the month at 8 pm EST / 6 pm MST / 5 pm PST Our chapter's email address: thescreenwritersguild14@gmail.com Meeting Details/What to Expect: We typically meet on Thursdays for 2 hours on Skype, but on occasion we’ll meet at varying days and update members accordingly. Hello and welcome to the Screenwriter's Guild! I started this chapter because I have a passion for screenwriting and for teaching and collaborating with others. You might've guessed, but above all, professionally, I'm a filmmaker. I've been screenwriting since 2011 and began working in film in LA in 2013. As of this date, I've written and directed two short films of my own and have worked as a paid screenwriter and worked pro bono on multiple scripts, as well as a film critic and entertainment writer/journalist at Sundance and Mill Valley Film Festival, a script reader for Slamdance Film Festival and Female Voices Rock, and a festival judge for Red Rock Film Festival. I've received awards and recognition for my work and have judged screenplays and films that went on to win in festivals. I've also worked in other roles such as actor, script supervisor, director of photography, producer, and production designer along with many below the line roles such as production assistant and second assistant camera. Firstly, filmmaking is an extremely collaborative art. While writing can be quite lonely, screenwriting, on the other hand, is somewhat different in that the script is merely a blueprint for the final piece of art--the completed film, and is therefore, perhaps, a less lonely experience for writers in this way. Robert Bresson, the French filmmaker once said that there are three different versions of a film, the screenplay, the film that is shot, and lastly, the story the editor tells. At The Screenwriter's Guild, you will find a dynamic, excited group of writers who are passionate about cinema and storytelling and want to grow in the craft and develop a deeper…

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