Your Stage : Willamette Writers FilmLab Accepting Scripts for 2015 Production of 7 Page Script by Bill Johnson

The Experiment Begins A Willamette Writers workshop with FiLMLaB January 10, 2015, 10am - 12pm - Robinwood Station, West Linn, OR If you’re scratching your head, wondering how to get started with a short film script, join us on Saturday, January 10th, for a two-hour workshop with director Martin Vavra and screenwriter Randall Jahnson. This is your chance to explore short script writing and short film structure with two of the Pacific Northwest’s filmmaking luminaries. Veteran screenwriter, teacher and producer, Randall Jahnson (The Doors, The Mask of Zorro), is going to tap his storytelling experience to assist Willamette Writers members in learning the fundamental rules of short script writing and how to avoid common pitfalls. Martin Vavra will share his behind-the-camera experience as a director, producer and editor to provide a nuts and bolts perspective on what happens to a script when it leaves the writer’s hands and enters production. Ruth Witteried will be on hand to answer questions about the contest and, yes, you do get a credit in IMDb if your script wins. Utilizing the 2014 winning script, “Unwelcome Guests,” this workshop will explore how and why the script changed to arrive at a final shooting script, as well as the fundamental differences between short and feature length films. Participants will also gain understanding from a director’s point of view and learn how a script gets broken down and reassembled during the production process, including storyboarding and shot lists. Cost to Willamette Writers members is $15; non-members is $20. Participants must register no later than 5 p.m. on January 8, 2015 in order to receive materials. Read more about the workshop and FilmLab at http://willamettewriters.com/1/Willamette_Writers_Workshop_FiLMLaB.php