Tennessee Screenwriting Association Announces the Script-Com Schedule!
Screenwriting Seminars, Workshops & Panels by Industry Pros at Conference in Nashville on Nov. 16-17
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Screenwriting Association ("TSA") is proud to announce the schedule for TSA’s Script-Com Screenwriters Conference in Nashville on the weekend of November 16 & 17, 2024! Highlights of the conference include workshops on loglines and pitching where attendees can get live feedback from industry pros; how to write and shoot for low- or micro-budget; and screenwriting in the
rom-com, drama, mystery, thriller, action, and horror genres.
Panelists include Alvaro Rodriguez (Machete, From Dusk Till Dawn) and native Tennesseans Howie Klausner (Reagan, Space Cowboys), Hank Bedford (Dixieland, Eugene the Marine) and Audrey Shulman (multiple Hallmark and Amazon productions).
Saturday, November 16 - Nashville Film Institute (191 Polk Ave., 37210)
9:00 - 9:30 am: Registration (Tickets available online until midnight on November 15 at www.scriptcom.org and at the door)
9:30 - 10:00 am: Plenary (TSA president opening remarks; video presentation; announcements; review conference agenda)
10:00 - 11:30 am:
‘The Psychology of Screenwriting: How to Hypnotize Your Reader’ (seminar - Marti King Young)
‘Screenwriting Confidential: Hollywood Story Structure’ (seminar - Rick Reichman)
‘The Write Stuff: Writing the Perfect Logline’ (workshop - Bob Saenz, Cat Stewart, Jeff Chase)
12:00 – 1:15 pm:
‘Understanding Conflict in Screenwriting’ (seminar – Marti KingYoung)
‘Mastering the Outline’ (seminar – William Akers)
‘Pitches Be Crazy: the Art of the Pitch’ (workshop – Cat Stewart & Alvaro Rodriguez)
1:30 – 2:45 pm:
‘There Will Be Blood: Writing for Action & Horror’ (seminar - Alvaro Rodriguez)
‘The Detective’s Journey: Writing Crime Thrillers & Mysteries’ (seminar - Steve Anderson, Steven Womack), ‘Straight from the Heart: Writing Rom-Com, Drama, & Christmas Movies’ (Audrey Shulman, Ricky Burchell, Bob Saenz)
3:00 – 4:15 pm:
‘DIY: Writing for Low-Budget & Making the Movie’ (Howie Klausner, Steve Anderson, Hank Bedford, Cesare Gagliardoni)
‘Gone In 60 Seconds: Writing Short & Streaming Content’ (J.R. Robles, Steve Parnell, Ben Jones, Cameron McCasland)
‘Drawing the Line: Writing for Animation’ (Mike Nawrocki, Chris Wall, Alvaro Rodriguez)
4:30 – 5:30 pm: ’From 405 to 40: Is Tennessee the New Hollywood?’
6:30 – 8:00 pm: TSA Reception (dinner & awards ceremony)
Sunday, November 17 - NECAT Studio @ NSCC Campus (120 White Bridge Pike, 37209)
11:00 am – 12:00 pm: ‘Page 2 Screen: One on One’ (TV taping w/ guest Alvaro Rodriguez)
12:00 – 1:00 pm: ‘Hot Damn! Chili Cookoff’ (special event w/ ‘judge’ Alvaro Rodriguez)
1:00 – 2:30 pm: ‘RIFF III – The Renegade Independent Film Festival’ (films by members of the Tennessee Screenwriting Association)
Full panel descriptions and news updates are at www.ScriptCom.org. Panel or schedule updates will be posted on TSA’s Facebook page.
Tickets are available online until midnight on November 15 and at the door. Discounts are available for students, members of the Tennessee Screenwriting Association, and members of SAG-AFTRA Nashville.
The Script-Com Screenwriters Conference is sponsored by the Tennessee Screenwriting Association and co-sponsored by Tennessee Entertainment Commission, Nashville Film Institute, SAG-AFTRA, Film- Com, Final Draft and Coverfly.