Video: 2018 Courier 12 Screenwriters Conference

Five panels covering writing comedy, web series, TV, screenwriting, and the hit movie A Quiet Place.

12PM — AN IMPROVISED LIFE IN HOLLYWOOD
Producer Trevor Albert (Groundhog Day) & writer Dick Blasucci (SCTV Mad TV ) discuss their adventures in the world of comedy. Particularly the benefits of embracing improvisation in all aspects of ones’ professional life. [00:38:04–01:38:20]

1:30 PM — THE YOUTUBE LAUNCHPAD
Allison Raskin is a screenwriter, podcast innovator, New York Times best-selling novelist, & co-creator of “Just Between Us,” a YouTube comedy channel with 750,000 subscribers. She will delve into the process behind self-distributing content, exploiting your voice, & how streaming platforms can help writers build a career. School of Cinematic Arts faculty member Brad Riddell will moderate.
[02:08:52–03:01:16]

3PM — CULTURE OF THE WRITERS ROOM
Rafael Agustín is a writer on “Jane the Virgin,” a 2016 Sundance Fellow, & currently serves as the Executive Director of the Latino Film Institute, for which he was named one of the fifty most essential people in Los Angeles. As an alumnus of the CBS Diversity Comedy Showcase, he will discuss culture & television writing with School of Cinematic Arts faculty member, Jose Angel Soto.
[03:38:31–04:45:40]

4:30 PM — HOW TO WIN AN EMMY
@meganamram currently writes for “The Good Place,” and has written for “Parks and Rec,” “The Simpsons,” “Transparent,” Adult Swim’s “Children’s Hospital,” and “Silicon Valley.” Akram is a 2018 Emmy Award Nominee for her web series, “An Emmy for Megan,” which is about her quest to win an Emmy. She will discuss writing for television, creating a web series, and her Emmy aspirations with School of Cinematic Arts faculty member Anna Mueller Hozian.
[05:10:05–06:01:00]

6PM — FINDING A QUIET PLACE
Scott Beck and Bryan Woods (@beckandwoords) are the writing team behind 2018’s smash-hit horror/thriller film, “A Quiet Place.” Their screenplay has proven to be revolutionary in many ways, and they will discuss its inspiration, evolution and execution with Go Into the Story blogger and School of Cinematic Arts faculty member Scott Myers.
[06:40:15–07:35:10]

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