Devon Byers - Manager, First Friday Entertainment
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Webinar hosted by: The Executive Hour
Devon Byers is the manager and co-founder of First Friday Entertainment, a management company dedicated to showcasing fresh and unique voices. Their talented client's have landed on the YOUNG & HUNGRY list, been staffed on network series, won Streamies, and worked on dozens of amazing projects. Devon was previously the Development Coordinator at Ideate Media, the film and TV production company behind the BBC America adaptation of Douglas Adams' "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" starring Elijah Wood. Allen James Roughton is the Stage 32 Script Services Coordinator, a screenwriter, reader and development researcher who has consulted on over 100 projects, scripts, books, comics and films and conducted research on life stories, exposés, professions and locations for development at major production companies. Full Bio »
Webinar Summary
Devon got his start as a Development Exec at Ideate Entertainment before launching the management company, First Friday Entertainment, last year with Krista Sipp. We discuss what makes a writer stand out to reps, trends in film and TV, writer voice and standing out, & more, plus a live Q&A!
What You'll Learn
Stage 32's Allen Roughton leads a 1 hour conversation with Devon Byers, Manager and co-founder of First Friday Entertainment, discussing what makes a manager see potential in a writer, the important of unique voices and perspectives, trends to pay attention to in film and TV, and much more before taking live questions from the Writers' Room members.
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