OBS ON TOUR - VIRGINIA 2010

OBS ON TOUR - Virginia is going to be at the

MID-ATLANTIC BLACK Film Festival

HOLLYWOOD COMES TO YOU

REGISTER TODAY:   http://obsontourva.eventbrite.com

Do you have a story inside of you that is just dying to be told? Have you ever wanted to write a screenplay, but you just didn't know where to start? Now is the time for you to get started!

This is a great tool to use to make sure that there are no unnecessary scenes in your script. Once you know the general beginning of your story, and have an idea of where you’d like it to end, you start backward creating a cause for each major beat until you reach your beginning.

  GET THE ENTIRE WORKSHOP FOR THE PRICE OF FILM FESTIVAL ADMISSION!

~~~ October 7 & 8, 2010 ~~~
ORGANIZATION OF BLACK SCREENWRITERS 
– OBS ON TOUR Presents 
“Telling Your Story: One Script at a Time” 

Crispus Attucks Cultural Center Inc. (CACC)
1010 Church Street, Norfolk, Virginia 23510

This two-day comprehensive workshop (Thursday, October 7 @ 10am – 4pm through Friday, October 8, @ 10am – 4pm) that will put you on the path to writing and selling your screenplay or landing that staff job as a television writer.  OBS will provide you with the tools and resources that you must have in order to get that story out of your head and on to the page.

OBS ON TOUR WORKSHOP ATTENDEES WILL RECEIVE years of ‘time-saving’ instruction via this workshop that others have taken years to learn; from individuals who've had success doing it.  OBS On Tour will provide the most up-to-the-minute techniques with story telling, characterization, and most essential, formatting - for getting your script noticed and moved to the top of the pile for internships, contests, production companies, agents, and current Inside the Industry news and tips.  

FULL WORKSHOP ATTENDEES WILL ALSO RECEIVE A FULL YEAR'S STUDENT MEMBERSHIP TO OBS, WHICH INCLUDES ACCESS TO: Expert advice from Hollywood insiders such as Yvette Lee Bowser, Gary Hardwick, Isaiah Washington, and Larry Wilmore 

•Membership in an OBS Sanctioned Writer’s Group;

•Access to Members’ Only Section of website containing inside information;

•Ability to attend OBS meeting Live Webcast through our Member’s Only Section of the website; and receives

•$25 Discount on project submission to Script Development Level I, received within 60 days from the close of the workshop.

A $450 Value for the price of festival admission!

Seating is limited so don't miss out on this exclusive opportunity.

FULL WORKSHOP      WRITING FOR TELEVISION & FILM                        $50.00
1.  Introduction to Television Writing   2. Sitcom Writing (Multi/Single)  3. Creating & Writing Loglines  4. Hollywood Script Structure the OBS (Right) Way  5. Dynamic Ways to Introduce Your Protagonists & Antagonist   6. Creating Characters That POP!  7. You Got 1 to Hook ‘Em & 5 To Keep ‘Em  8. Creating Dilemma 9. Writing Backwards/Eliminating Writer’s Block

REGISTER TODAY:   http://obsontourva.eventbrite.com

ABOUT MABFF

The Mid Atlantic Black Film Festival is an annual juried competition and showcase for independent filmmakers. The Festival is a core program of Crispus Attucks Cultural Center Inc. (CACC), a nonprofit cultural arts organization founded in 1990 based at the Historic Attucks Theatre in Norfolk, Virginia.

Bringing together the best in independent films from coast to coast, the Mid Atlantic Black Film Festival will take place over three days at the Historic Attucks Theatre, from October 7-9, 2010 offering the best in black and multi-cultural independent films, powerful narratives, compelling historical and contemporary documentaries, innovative films by students, colorful animation shorts, music videos and discussions and workshops with distinguished guests from the film industry.

MABFF is accepting entries in the categories of Short Film, Animation, Documentary, Music Video, and Student Film. This year, the festival is also introducing exciting new categories, including a Screenplay Competition, an Original TV Pilot Competition, and a Web Series Competition. Submission forms and general requirements for all categories can be downloaded online at www.mabff.org or www.withoutabox.com.

MABFF

Thursday, October 7, 2010

* Film Screenings
* Panels Discussions

* OBS On Tour Writing for Film and Television Workshop

Friday, October 8, 2010

* Film Screenings
* Panels Discussions
* OBS On Tour Writing for Film and Television Workshop

Saturday, October 9, 2010

* Film Screenings
* Panels Discussions
* Awards Ceremony for Screenplay Competition

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