Advance sign up is now open to Weekend, Conference and Producers Badge holders only for THE GRADUATE with Buck Henry and "Veronica Mars" with Rob Thomas. Advance sign up is open to Conference and producers Badge holders only for FIGHT CLUB with Jim Uhls.
If you already have a Producers Badge or Conference Badge, just forward your confirmation e-mail to maya@austinfilmfestival.com with the title/s in the subject line: FIGHT CLUB, THE GRADUATE and/or "Veronica Mars."
If you have not yet purchased your Badge, you may purchase here and then send an e-mail including your name, mailing address and phone number to maya@austinfilmfestival.com with the title/s in the subject line: FIGHT CLUB, THE GRADUATE and/or "Veronica Mars."
If you have a Lone Star or a Weekend Badge, you can call our office at 800.310.3378 to upgrade your Badge and then - you guessed it - send an e-mail including your name, mailing address and phone number to maya@austinfilmfestival.com with the title/s in the subject line: FIGHT CLUB, THE GRADUATE and/or "Veronica Mars."
2011 SCRIPT-TO-SCREEN PANELS
Script-to-Screen: FIGHT CLUB with Jim Uhls
In 1997, Chuck Palahniuk's manuscript for the soon to be published FIGHT CLUB had made the rounds all over town and been rejected by everybody as being "unadaptable." Laura Ziskin, then the executive running Fox 2000, a branch of Fox newly created with the mandate to do more experimental and serious film projects, was convinced the novel could be a film and hired screenwriter Jim Uhls to write the adaptation. David Fincher was brought on to direct and develop the script with Uhls, and FIGHT CLUB, starring Brad Pitt, Edward Norton and Helena Bonham Carter, went on to become one of the most controversial and talked-about films of 1999, turning the book into an instant cult classic.
With script in hand and film clips on the wall, screenwriter Jim Uhls (FIGHT CLUB, SEMPER FI, JUMPER - full bio available here) will dissect his critically acclaimed screenplay FIGHT CLUB, discussing his writing process, what worked, what didn't, what needed to be changed for film production and why. This case study will contain information that screenwriters and filmmakers can apply to their own works.
Attendees will get the most out of this session if they have watched the film and read both the screenplay (coming soon) and Chuck Palahniuk's novel (available in libraries and bookstores.) Date & time TBA.
Script-to-Screen: THE GRADUATE with Buck Henry
"...funniest American comedy of the year." - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times, 1967
Ranked as the seventh greatest film of all time on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies, THE GRADUATE is a 1967 classic comedy-drama directed by Mike Nichols and based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Charles Webb. The screenplay was written by the prolific Buck Henry, Oscar-nominated screenwriter (for his adaptation of THE GRADUATE) and director (for HEAVEN CAN WAIT, along with co-director Warren Beatty), and the film went on to receive Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Picture, as well as acting nominations for Anne Bancroft, Dustin Hoffman, and Katharine Ross. Mike Nichols won the Academy Award for Best Director.
On Saturday afternoon, October 22nd, from 2:15 - 4:15PM, with film clips on the wall, Buck Henry (whose screenwriting credits also include TO DIE FOR, WHAT'S UP, DOC?, THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT, CATCH-22, as well as the original television series "Get Smart" - his full bio available here) will dissect his critically acclaimed screenplay THE GRADUATE, discussing his writing process and the film's production, what worked, what didn't, what needed to be changed and why. This case study will contain information that screenwriters and filmmakers can apply to their own works.
Attendees will get the most out of this session if they have re-watched the film and read both the screenplay (coming soon) and Charles Webb's novel (available in libraries and bookstores.)
Script-to-Screen: "Veronica Mars" with Rob Thomas
"Best. Show. Ever. Seriously, I've never gotten more wrapped up in a show I wasn't making, and maybe even more than those... These guys know what they're doing on a level that intimidates me. It's the Harry Potter of shows."
- Joss Whedon
"Nancy Drew meets Philip Marlowe, and the result is pure nitro. Why is Veronica Mars so good? It bears little resemblance to life as I know it, but I can't take my eyes off the damn thing."
- Stephen King
Rob Thomas' critically acclaimed TV series "Veronica Mars," starring Kristen Bell in the title role, premiered on September 22, 2004 during television network UPN's final two years, and ended tragically prematurely on May 22, 2007. During the series' run, it was nominated for two Satellite Awards, four Saturn Awards, five Teen Choice Awards and was featured on AFI's TV Programs of the Year for 2005.
With script in hand and film clips on the wall, television producer, screenwriter, and author Rob Thomas ("Veronica Mars," "Party Down," "Cupid," "90210" '08, DRIVE ME CRAZY - full bio available here) will dissect his pilot episode of "Veronica Mars." Using this episode as a case study for how a TV show comes together, he will discuss how the idea for the show came about, the research and staff writing process, and other aspects of the show's production.
Attendees will get the most out of this session if they have watched the episode - really, all seasons - and read the teleplay (available here.) Please note: this is the very first draft of the pilot, not the shooting teleplay, so attendees will better see the evolution. Date & time TBA.
Please note that all speakers and events are based on permitting schedules and subject to change and/or cancellation without notice.
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