Der international renommierte Drehbuchautor und Produzent Frank Spotnitz – für seine Arbeit an der TV-Serie The X-Files mit dem Golden Globe preisgekrönt und in Europa für seine Adaptionen des erfolgreichen US-amerikanischen Showrunner-Prinzips geschätzt – wird erstmals in Österreich ein Seminar abhalten. In einer Lecture wird er die Rolle des Showrunners und die Vorteile der Zusammenarbeit im Writers’ Room vorstellen, diesen in einem Hands-on Workshop in einer kleinen Gruppe praktisch erlebbar machen und in einer Masterclass mit Filmbeispielen aus seiner 20jährigen Arbeit berichten.
Lecture und Masterclass stehen der gesamten Filmbranche offen, der Workshop wendet sich speziell an DrehbuchautorInnen, DramaturgInnen und FernsehredakteurInnen.
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Frank Spotnitz wir nun das Seminar zweimal abhalten (Samstag und Sonntag), die Masterclass haben wir auf Freitag Nachmittag verlegt.
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Frank discusses experiences and lessons learned from his 20-year career as a writer and producer in Hollywood and Europe. Beginning with his eight years writing and producing The X-Files Frank explores the issues and challenges involved in producing numerous other television series, including Millennium, Michael Mann’s Robbery Homicide Division, Night Stalker, Strike Back and last year’s Hunted. Includes film clips and questions and answers with the audience.
Lecture: Strength in Collaboration
Applying Lessons from the U.S. Showrunner Model
Freitag 6.12.2013, 19 Uhr
Mit anschließendem Publikumsgespräch. Moderation Dagmar Streicher.
Ort: Albert Schweitzer Haus, Großer Saal
Schwarzspanierstraße 13, 1090 Wien
Anmeldefrist: 25.11.2013
Frank explores the U.S. showrunner and writers’ room system and compares it to his experience writing and producing drama series in Europe. Although the systems are very different, there are lessons for writers, script-doctors, producers and broadcasters to be learned from each. Frank goes through the process of assembling a staff for a writers room, and talks about how a show runner organizes and manages the production of a drama series. He also discusses the importance of collaboration, and how differing visions from writers, directors, producers and broadcasters are reconciled.
Writing Workshop:
Developing Ideas for New Drama Series
Samstag 7.12. und Sonntag 8.12.2013, 10 – 18 Uhr
Albert Schweitzer Haus, Seminarraum 1 + 2
Schwarzspanierstraße 13, 1090 Wien
Kosten: 70.- Euro, für Mitglieder 50.- Euro
ACHTUNG: Aufgrund des großen Interesses haben wir das Programm umgestellt:
Frank Spotnitz wir nun das Seminar zweimal abhalten (Samstag und Sonntag).
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Für die TeilnehmerInnen des Workshops ist die Lecture am Freitag Abend Voraussetzung.
Anmeldefrist: 25.11.2013
A hands-on workshop for writers, script editors and commissioning editors exploring the issues that go into developing a successful, long-running drama series. Participants will actually create new concepts for series, and work together to develop characters and story lines. The workshop is as close as you can get to the experience of being in a writers’ room without actually being hired on a series.
Spotnitz is an award-winning writer, producer and showrunner best known for his work on The X-Files. His latest series, Hunted, aired on BBC1 and HBO Cinemax in autumn 2012. His other credits include Strike Back: Project Dawn, Night Stalker, Michael Mann’s Robbery Homicide Division, The Lone Gunmen, Harsh Realm and Millennium. Spotnitz serves as chief executive of Big Light Productions Ltd, a London-based production company specializing in trans-Atlantic drama series. Hunted, produced by Big Light in association with Kudos Film and, was an international spy thriller starring Melissa George. He created, wrote and executiveproduced the eight-part series. HBO Cinemax has commissioned a spinoff.
Spotnitz served as executive producer, directed two episodes and wrote or co-wrote more than 40 episodes of The X-Files. He was a producer and co-writer of both X-Files feature films, Fight the Future (1998) and I Want to Believe (2008). He shared three Golden Globes for Best Dramatic Series and a Peabody Award for his work on The X-Files. He was also nominated for an Emmy Award for writing and three times for Outstanding Drama Series.
Spotnitz began his professional life as a journalist, writing for United Press International, Associated Press and Entertainment Weekly, among others, as well as reporting for the seminal French pop-culture TV series, Rapido. Born in Japan, he received a B.A. in English literature from UCLA and an M.F.A. in screenwriting from the American Film Institute.