Name: A Shot of Inspiration
Start: 2018-10-27T16:30:00-0500
End: 2018-10-27T17:45:00-0500

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A Shot of Inspiration

Listen to screenwriting professionals describe their first big breaks and the roads they took to get there. Sit back, relax, and get ready for a shot of inspiration and encouragement from people who know what it takes to have a successful writing career.

Moderators

Aaron Tracy

writer/producer Sequestered, Law & Order SVU, The Tap; host To Live & Dialogue In LA; Faculty, Yale University

Among other TV projects, Aaron’s recently been commissioned to write an FBI drama for Lionsgate; an espionage thriller for Alcon; and an adaptation of legendary author Tom Wolfe’s final novel for EUE/Sokolow.Aaron’s previously written on long-running series, such as Law & Order... Read More →

Panelists

Christopher Markus

writer Avengers 4, Avengers: Infinity War, the Captain America trilogy, the Narnia films, Pain & Gain, You Kill Me, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

With Avengers: Infinity War having opened this spring to record-breaking worldwide box office, and its successor in production for 2019, screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely have written not only the most films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but also a number of... Read More →

Ed Solomon

writer HBO’s Mosaic, Men in Black; co-writer Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey, Now You See Me, It's Garry Shandling's Show.

Ed Solomon became a professional writer at age 19 when he sold some jokes in the back room of The Comedy Store to comedian Jimmie Walker. He did it to impress a girl. By the time he was 21, while he was still a student at UCLA, he was a staff writer on the ABC sitcom Laverne and Shirley... Read More →

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