The Alameda Writers Group is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving writers of all stages of development and all genres. Our mission is to educate, inspire and support our members in their writing careers by offering resources, access to industry professionals, networking opportunities and creating signature events such as peer groups and guest lectures.

       The Conejo-Simi Valley Writers Group seeks to bond and strengthen its writer-members in their desire to become better writers. We are here to help our members discover how to write at the top of their form, to edit their work to near-perfection, to get published, and to then encourage them to repeat the write-edit-publish formula over and over.        This Group is open to both published and unpublished writers whose writing interests might be expressed across a wide range of formats and …

  We're a group dedicated to becoming professional screenwriters! REQUIRED READING FOR NEW PEOPLE - Please read the Screenwriting Group Q and A's pdf before attending your first Thursday workshop. It's located in the "MORE" section, in "FILES." See you Thursday at 8pm!

  A growing entertainment industry networking group. Established with the focus of fostering a core group of  filmmakers for professional and social purposes. We'll be going to screenings, critiquing films, sharing scripts, meeting up at film-related events and collaborating on productions.   Meetup members must display at least a first name which is real. After signing up on meetup, please go to http://productionslate.net/join-production-slate.html to join our network.

EVERYONE KNOWS SOMEONE - You may need a writer, producer, editor, or the money guy. Meet with others in the Entertainment Industry. To share, brainstorm, develop, join forces, and to create and develop Film and Television projects.

The Scriptwriters Network, founded in 1986, is an educational, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit, volunteer-driven organization created by writers for writers and industry professionals. The Network serves its members by providing educational programming, enhancing their awareness of the realities of the business, developing access and opportunity through alliances with industry professionals, and furthering the cause and quality of writing in the entertainment industry. Whether you are a filmmake …

Hello Filmmakers, This meetup is about making films. We will mainly focus on shooting scenes andshorts in class for the purpose of finishing work as part of our curriculum.We will cover the basics of lighting, camera handling and shooting, scene scripts and screenwriting, acting and continuity, shot list and frame selection, acting basics and editing, among others.This is for beginning filmmakers so that they can workshop all theaspects of filmmaking using the equipment (lights, camera, boom mi …

… Translation of a script into a fluid narrative using the basic tools of representational picture making: perspective, line, composition, and shadowing. Finding the critical moments in a script, knowing how to freeze the action and how to frame the action in service of the story. A well-crafted series of storyboards makes a project easier to fund and less expensive to produce. It also ensures that a project that ends up on screen or stage remains true to the vision its creative team had for it …

An exciting group of producers, directors, writers and editors who make feature films, shorts, documentaries and new media. We meet on the west side of Los Angeles to discuss all current filmmaking topics and issues.  Currently the group is not open to positions other than those listed above. Please "like"  West LA Filmmakers on Facebook. And "friend"  Dawn Fields Film Producer on Facebook.

This is a weekly writer's group that meets every Wednesday pm somewhere on the East side. The usual writer's group stuff applies: we read & talk scripts, give each other coverage & notes , drink, nosh, laugh, cry, improve our writing chops.   Each week, the focus is on one member. Their material (script, outline, character bio, whatever) is emailed out to the group who reads it then brings coverage, notes or any ideas they think will help the writer. This rotates but when it's your turn, if you …

This group has been started for individuals interested in being a part of the production of a brand new web series.  In this group, we are looking for talented actors, make up artists, set dressers, writers, cinemotographers, etc. Basically, we are looking for individuals who want experience working on set both in front of and behind the camera. This group will be a great way for each of us to hone in on our skills and see a production from start to finish.  

This is a group started for the convenience of a group of writers and friends *already* participating in a feature writing workshop. For that reason, it's not open to new members.

This group is for people aiming to become screenwriters for television or movies. We have meetings twice a month, with half of the meetings devoted to feature (or short film) scripts and half devoted to television scripts. In general, the TV Writers' meetings take place at 5pm on the 2nd Sunday of the month, and the Film Writers' meetings at 5pm on the 4th Sunday of the month, but please check the calendar as this does sometimes vary! We meet primarily to provide feedback on a completed script w …

The Film Production Workshop, FPW, is a non-profit collaborative workshop held every month to make a short film with members (a crew) who have a basic level of relevant skills--namely, writers, actors, lighting technicians, DP's, directors, editors, makeup artist and special effect artists. Those wishing to break in to the industry as well as those already in the movie industry are both welcome. Its purpose is for participants to advance their skills through practice, to save money on ridicu …

… She is writing a book with a team of authors on Monetizing the Social Media and has written several books on using the social media, promotion, and writing, including: - The Complete Guide to Using LinkedIn to Promote Your Business or Yourself, - Top Secrets for Using LinkedIn to Promote Your Business or Yourself, - The Complete Guide to Doing Your Own PR, - Sell Your Book, Script or Column; - The Complete Guide to Writing, Producing and Directing a Low-Budget Short Film. Her books for clients i …

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