ufva august 2015- impact of collaboration
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The Impact of Collaboration:
From Hollywood to the Classroom
Juliet Giglio, SUNY Oswego
Keith Giglio, Syracuse
University
Howard McCain, University
of Miami
Keith Giglio
Script to Screen:
Hollywood in the
Classroom
Script to Screen
Collaboration in the Classroom
Keith Giglio
1-800-DON’T-CALL
Who am I?
NOT ALL HYPENATES
Writers write.
Directors direct.
Academic from Industry
● How it really works out there-
● Not everyone a director
● Coverage
● New scripts
The Wrong Hollywood Formula
● We have a window
● 14 week class
● Most time spent writing and writing on set
● No pre-planning
Writing Classes
Intro classes
Short films only
What to do with them?
What writers need to know..
Good in a room
Production feasible
Castable
You Sell Off the Copyright
Scripts are written
Support anything student want to write
But write for budget
Focus on character
Development Pool
Script to Screen Development Person
Intern
Reading scripts
Logging it
Scripts are “optioned”
The Contract
Once script is produced, done ***
Key “Contract” Points
● Educational only
● Not commercial
● Writer retains the rights
● Writer may or may not rewrite
● Writer receives credit per WGA rules
● Additional writing credit
Production Class
Development
To rewrite? How much?
Good times/Bad Times
Departments
Casting
Director
Logline
Meg and Jake, the “perfect” couple, are driving home for Thanksgiving break and must give a ride to Meg’s family friend, the socially awkward and often inappropriate Herbert. Herbert's pure intentions and honest, though unfiltered, behavior show the couple they might not be so perfect after all.
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Slate Expansion
• Started with 1 script, one directing teacher
• Now we have about 8-10 in production each semester
• Film festivals
• Awards
• Expanding to Webisodes and Long Form
Why this collaboration works
For the Writer:
Script could be improved
Script could be not improved
For the Director
It’s about directing
What I was taught…
Writers who argue live in little houses
NOT ABOUT HAIKUS
A screenwriter writes/
Director directs the script/
It’s good or it is---