A true "Nuts and Bolts" Producer has mastered the craft of the Line Producer, /Production Manager. Here is the best opportunity for you to do so.
ATTEND A FREE CAREER GUIDANCE SESSION
ON SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 2008 AT 1:00 PM
AT THE ELKS CLUB LODGE,
14440 FRIAR ST.,
VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA 91401
Many DGA Unit Production Managers say,
"FORGET FILM SCHOOL!”, except for Cinema Arts Tech"
Cinema Arts Tech is a VOCATIONAL school that only teaches the job skills necessary to get WORK in the motion picture industry.
Unlike “Academic schools” our key instructors are not TV failures, or Education majors.
Our’s are working professionals in the industry. People like Speilberg's Production Manager, former head of production for Disney and Warner Bros. top DGA Unit Production Managers, etc.
LEARN FROM THE BEST.
Check our web-site for details: www.cinemaartstech.com
Discount to fellow Graduates of Suzanne Lyon's Ultra Low Budget course.
Regards to all,
JIm Shea
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
FREE L7 Cocktail Networking Mixer- Thurs. March 6
L7's next after-work networking mixer will be this Thursday, March 6. Hope to see you there. These mixers are always free, just buy your own drinks/food. See below or go to www.L7scene.com for details.
L7 Cocktail Networking Mixer!
L7 "Mixers" provide L.A.'s young professionals an opportunity to meet socially or to make contacts for business. Bring your friends, colleagues, sweetie or come on your own and make some new acquaintances. These mixers are always free!
Click here for info and RSVP or go to www.L7scene.com.
About Falcon:
Something of a Hollywood institution, Falcon is best described as chic and swanky. The huge polished-concrete patio with outdoor bar and fireplace provides posing opportunities, while the dining room and lounge amp up the glamour with dark wood, pillows and faux fur.
When: Thursday, March 6, 2008
6:30pm to 10:30pm. Cost: This event is FREE. Just buy your own food and drinks.
Where: Falcon
7213 W. Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90046
Parking: Valet $7.50 Happy Hour/Drink Special: $5 martinis and appetizers until 7:30pm. L7 "special martini" $7 between 7:30 and 10:30pm.
What to wear: Whatever you wore to the office is perfect. RSVP: Click here to RSVP
Call Falcon for dinner reservations at 323-850-5350. Click here for Falcon menu.
L7 Cocktail Networking Mixer!
L7 "Mixers" provide L.A.'s young professionals an opportunity to meet socially or to make contacts for business. Bring your friends, colleagues, sweetie or come on your own and make some new acquaintances. These mixers are always free!
Click here for info and RSVP or go to www.L7scene.com.
About Falcon:
Something of a Hollywood institution, Falcon is best described as chic and swanky. The huge polished-concrete patio with outdoor bar and fireplace provides posing opportunities, while the dining room and lounge amp up the glamour with dark wood, pillows and faux fur.
When: Thursday, March 6, 2008
6:30pm to 10:30pm. Cost: This event is FREE. Just buy your own food and drinks.
Where: Falcon
7213 W. Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90046
Parking: Valet $7.50 Happy Hour/Drink Special: $5 martinis and appetizers until 7:30pm. L7 "special martini" $7 between 7:30 and 10:30pm.
What to wear: Whatever you wore to the office is perfect. RSVP: Click here to RSVP
Call Falcon for dinner reservations at 323-850-5350. Click here for Falcon menu.
FLASH FORWARD INSTITUTE, April 19th-PRODUCING YOUR LOW BUDGET FILM
PRODUCING YOUR LOW BUDGET FILM
A Comprehensive Course in 7 Sessions
Presented By:
SUZANNE LYONS
Co-Founder of the Flash Forward Institute, Snowfall Films, Inc and WindChill Films, Inc
SCRIPT to SCREEN – from the award winning producer of
eight feature films in the past seven years.
“After producing a number of bigger budget features I thought producing the SAG ultra low budget would be a piece of cake. Boy, was I wrong. Wearing 100 different hats was a huge challenge. I’ve now produced three SAG ultra budget films in just sixteen months and I can’t wait to tell you what I’ve learned. In my workshop you’ll learn from my experience and benefit from my success. I promise to take you through a structured crystal clear step by step process that will actually make low budget film making look easy!” Suzanne Lyons, Producer
THE COURSE: This workshop is unique in that it will literally guide you through
the entire process of making your film. From my own hands on experience on my last few films I will be taking you through every detailed facet of filmmaking.
“Producing Your Ultra Low Budget Film” is an intensive 2 month course that takes you through the step by step journey of making your ultra low budget feature film. The Workshop includes:
- How to option a screenplay - Forming an LLC
- Preparing a sales presentation for investors - Creating your killer pitch
- Designing your business plan - Getting a mentor
- Hiring a line producer - Scheduling your EPK
- Creating an empowering environment on set - Finessing a budget & schedule
- Hiring a director - How to cast your film
- Developing a timeline - Creating a marketing strategy
- The details of pre-production - The secrets of a great Production
- Learning the ropes of post - Choosing the right distributor
- Getting the best deal from your distributor - Preparing for delivery
- Entering Film Festivals - Taxes (1099s, Accounting and K1s)
WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS WORKSHOP:
Anyone who wants to make a film! Whether you are wanting to produce your film to enjoy the financial rewards or to display your artistic talents (or both!) this workshop is for you. With my first ultra low budget film I had a competition at AFM between Lions Gate and ScreenGems and within three months of the film market my film grossed 155% in territory sales. I have also had films distributed by Miramax, Sony, been in the director’s Forte Night at Cannes, been featured in Variety and Hollywood Reporter, won awards that range from best film at Shockerfest to the prestigious BAFTA award. Believe me, you will be in good hands.
“With Suzanne Lyons’s expert guidance, my career went from directing low budget, straight-to-video thrillers to directing two studio features for Warner Brothers and Universal. Suzanne is a true master of movie career coaching and an inspiration to anyone fortunate enough to know her.” Mark Rosman, Director, “A Cinderella Story”, “Perfect Man”
YOUR JOB: In the two month period you will be putting together your Business Plan, your LLC agreements (even if you are not ready to make your film at this point) and your Sales Presentation. You are going to learn how to raise money for your film and you will have all the tools and know how to do it!
AND HERE’S THE BEST PART: YOU WILL GET YOUR MONEY BACK WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR FILM.
WRITE YOURSELF A CHECK AS A REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST OF THE WORKSHOP
ON YOUR FIRST DAY OF PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY (either from your Budget or better yet, your Operating Costs)
The cost of this course now, will save you thousands and thousands of dollars on your film later!
INVALUABLE RESOURCES:
(Get well over $10,000 worth of contracts, business plans, deal memos and much more)
Participants will receive the following: - LLC Private Placement Memorandum
- Cast and Crew deal memos - Sale Presentation Outline
- A Business Plan - Writer and Director contracts
- SAG ultra low budget guidelines - Sample budget and schedule
- Composer Contract - Sound designer deal
- Color correction contract - Distributor contract
- Detailed delivery list - Additional Releases
- Breakdown Services guidelines - Location deals
- Post Production deals - LLC Operating Agreement & Subscription Agreement
“I have worked on many productions over the years and one of my most pleasant
experiences was working on Séance. Not only was Suzanne professional,
she was courteous and respectful as well. I would work with her again in a heartbeat.”
Adrian Paul, Actor “Highlander, TV Series”, “Séance”
GUEST SPEAKERS: (pending availabilities)
• Established Film Director • Veteran feature line producer • Entertainment Attorney
• Well known Distributor • Feature Editor, 1st Ad, DP
SUZANNE LYONS BIOGRAPHY: In the late 1990’s Ms. Lyons co-founded Snowfall Films, Inc. and has produced 5 feature films with actors including Christopher Walken, Naomi Watts, James Caan, Alfred Molina, Brenda Blethyn, Jon Lovitz, Dean Cain, Winona Ryder, Peter Fonda and Adrian Paul. Snowfall Films is gearing up to produce its next picture in Belfast with lead actor Michael Pitt this fall. In 2005 Snowfall Films created a genre division, WindChill Films, Inc. and they just completed their third SAG Ultra Low Budget horror/thriller. (www.snowfallfilms.com) Ms. Lyons is co-founder of the Flash Forward Institute. She has led hundreds of film industry seminars to over 15,000 participants in the US and Canada.
“Suzanne is a wonderfully engaging speaker and “teacher”. She knows feature
producing inside and out and presents every step with complete clarity.”
A seminar not to be missed by anyone making a low budget feature!”
Becky Smith, Director, “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”, UCLA Professor
COST: $1,475 (Includes Lunch and Course Materials)
Early Bird Special: Pay by April 4th and pay $1,275 (SAVE $200)
Check and Visa/MC (paypal) accepted
$200 non refundable Deposit to hold your space (No double discounts permitted)
“Suzanne has that rare ability to combine artistic creativity and smart business sense….she’s proven that
by taking a SAG ultra low budget and somehow squeezing out a quality film that looks like it cost a million!”
Mark L. Smith, Writer/Director “Séance” “Vacancy”
WHEN: (TOTAL OF SEVEN SESSIONS)
Saturday, April 19, Session #1 - 9:30am – 12:30, Session #2 – 1:30 - 4:30pm
Monday Evenings, Session #3 - April 28; Session #4 - May 12; Session #5 – May 19;
Session #6 - June 2; Session #7 – June 9 (all evenings are 7:00pm – 10:15pm)
PLUS: Team meetings on alternate weeks with your teams (Teams change each time)
WHERE: Burbank
HOW TO REGISTER:
Call Snowfall/WindChill Films at 818-558-5917 or email Suzanne Lyons directly at snowfallfilms@aol.com
- VERY LIMITED CLASS SIZE -
WRITERS ROUNDTABLE-The Profitable Path; New Approaches To Writing and Creativity Riches
The Writers Roundtable brings you "The Profitable Path; New Approaches To Writing and Creativity Riches" with Best Selling Author and Entrepreneur Michael J. Herman.
What you'll get in this awesome, high-powered mind-blowing seminar over lunch:
>How to instantaneously generate thousands, even millions of dollars from
your creativity
>Clear explanations of how to achieve all your objectives for 2008
>How to easily establish a profitable, passive, money-making writing or creativity business
And,
>How to uniquely brand yourself in the marketplace and differentiate yourself from everyone else.
It's stuff you won't learn from anyone else!
Want to connect with customers in new ways that cause sales, results, and riches to pour into your bank accounts? Want to find out how to sell thousands of books for a profit in simple ways to customers who never gripe and never return? It's true! They exist and We're going to show you how!
So what are the details?
WHAT: The Writers Roundtable
When: Thursday, February 28, 2008
TIME: 12:00 Noon SHARP!
WHERE: Magnolia Restaurant
1915 W. Magnolia Blvd. (near Buena Vista St.)
Burbank, CA 91506
818.954.9844
4 course gourmet lunch.
Want more details? Phone (818) 843-7783 or (818) 441-9288.
Believe me, this is one seminar lunch you do not want to miss!
Colorado Independent Publishers alliance called The Profitable Path:
"The most relevant training a professional writer or artist can get in the shortest amount of time."
Paula Meisner, Senior Editor Publishers World Magazine
"The most fun I've ever had with my clothes on."
Fred Travalena, Comedian/Author
Believe me, this is one seminar lunch you do not want to miss!
Questions? Comments? More information? Details?
Phone Michael J. Herman, Chair of The Writers Roundtable
See you there!
posted with permission
ACTORS NETWORK EVENT, April 21st - HACKNSMACK.ORG
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Fight Melanoma with Joe Pesci (Goodfellas), Kenny Mayne (ESPN), Anthony Anderson (K-Ville), Christopher Gorham (Ugly Betty), Harold Greene (CBS-LA) and many others!
Join the fight against “The cancer we can see, but no one talks about.”
On Monday, April 21st, many other top celebrities will tee it up at the 5th Annual Hack n’ Smack, Kerry Daveline Memorial, Celebrity Golf Classic, held at the prestigious El Caballero country club in Tarzana, CA. This event is presented, in part, by The Actors Network (www.actors-network.com
Player registration is limited but still available at: www.hacknsmack.org
The 12pm, Modified Best Ball shotgun format, features a Hole-in-One from Keyes Mercedes, as well as multiple holes sponsored by Top-Flite D2. The post golf festivities offer LIVE music from The Beach Toys (The most highly acclaimed Beach Boys tribute band in America). Visit www.thebeachtoys.com
Additional celebrities currently scheduled to appear, with many more to come:
Lorenzo Neal (Chargers Pro Bowler), Gregory Itzin (24), Patrick Warburton (Rules of Engagement), Shawn Ryan (Exec Prod, The Unit/The Shield), Kenny Johnson (The Sheild), Jeremy Ratchford (Cold Case), Jeffrey Nordling (Dirt), Chris Chandler (St. Louis Rams), Bill Smitrovich (The Practice), Kevin Weisman (Alias/Clercs II), Chad Brown (Full Tilt Poker), and Paul Logan (Days of Our Lives)
For Media access please contact Tournament Co-Host, Kevin E. West
info@hacknsmack.com. 818-509-1010
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The Actors' Network -"Where careers are built, since 1991."
FREE Monthly Orientations.
We are the only organization of its kind...in the world.
4370 Coldwater Cyn. Blvd. - 2nd Floor, Studio City, CA 91604
818-509-1010 Wk 818-509-0646 Fax
info@actors-network.com www.actors-network.com
Fight Melanoma with Joe Pesci (Goodfellas), Kenny Mayne (ESPN), Anthony Anderson (K-Ville), Christopher Gorham (Ugly Betty), Harold Greene (CBS-LA) and many others!
Join the fight against “The cancer we can see, but no one talks about.”
On Monday, April 21st, many other top celebrities will tee it up at the 5th Annual Hack n’ Smack, Kerry Daveline Memorial, Celebrity Golf Classic, held at the prestigious El Caballero country club in Tarzana, CA. This event is presented, in part, by The Actors Network (www.actors-network.com
Player registration is limited but still available at: www.hacknsmack.org
The 12pm, Modified Best Ball shotgun format, features a Hole-in-One from Keyes Mercedes, as well as multiple holes sponsored by Top-Flite D2. The post golf festivities offer LIVE music from The Beach Toys (The most highly acclaimed Beach Boys tribute band in America). Visit www.thebeachtoys.com
Additional celebrities currently scheduled to appear, with many more to come:
Lorenzo Neal (Chargers Pro Bowler), Gregory Itzin (24), Patrick Warburton (Rules of Engagement), Shawn Ryan (Exec Prod, The Unit/The Shield), Kenny Johnson (The Sheild), Jeremy Ratchford (Cold Case), Jeffrey Nordling (Dirt), Chris Chandler (St. Louis Rams), Bill Smitrovich (The Practice), Kevin Weisman (Alias/Clercs II), Chad Brown (Full Tilt Poker), and Paul Logan (Days of Our Lives)
For Media access please contact Tournament Co-Host, Kevin E. West
info@hacknsmack.com. 818-509-1010
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The Actors' Network -"Where careers are built, since 1991."
FREE Monthly Orientations.
We are the only organization of its kind...in the world.
4370 Coldwater Cyn. Blvd. - 2nd Floor, Studio City, CA 91604
818-509-1010 Wk 818-509-0646 Fax
info@actors-network.com www.actors-network.com
MARCH HOLLYWOOD BREAKFAST-CASSIAN ELWES, CO-HEAD WILLIAM MORRIS INDEPENDENT
Hi Everyone,
If you missed last month's breakfast, you missed a great event. Our guest speaker, Conrad Riggs was phenomenal…compliments are still pouring in.
We are pleased to welcome a new HNB sponsor, InkTip.com, the only website in the world where writers are hired or three scripts are optioned every week. Be sure to check out their website.
Sandra Lord
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NEXT EVENT DATE: MARCH 27, 2008 -- Check Deadline, March 20, 2008.
PLEASE FORWARD TO YOUR EMAIL LIST -- THANKS MUCH!!
NEW: DISCOUNT FOR FIRST-TIME ATTENDEES - note new guidelines re attendance, dress code, reservation & parking. See You There!
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SANDRA LORD
Proudly Invites YOU & A GUEST to the
AWARD WINNING (“Best Networking Event in L.A.”)
MONTHLY HOLLYWOOD NETWORKING BREAKFAST(R)
(aka The Hollywood Breakfast™)
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SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER:
CASSIAN ELWES
CO-HEAD, WILLIAM MORRIS INDEPENDENT (William Morris Independent has become the leading agency in the independent film business - "The English Patient", "Sling Blade," "Diary of A Mad Black Woman,” "Soul Food", "The Apostle", and “Monsters Ball”. In 2007 alone, WMI was involved in the financing and distribution of over 30 films.
See full bio below)
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THIS IS A MUST-ATTEND EVENT!!
THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2008
8:00a.m - 10:30a.m. Check-in starts at 7:20a.m.
Postmark Deadline – Thursday, MARCH 20, 2008
(You must list your full legal name as it appears on valid ID for Studio Security)
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NEW LOCATION!!
THE BEVERLY HILLS COUNTRY CLUB
3084 Motor Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90064
(South of Twentieth Century Fox Studios)
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PARKING
FREE PARKING is available in the back lot, located on Patricia Avenue/Street, behind the tennis courts. Please note there is NO PARKING PERMITTED ON THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE OF THE STREET AT ANY TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH ZONING REGULATION Z.A.I. 1469.
VALET PARKING -- $4.00
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Produced in Los Angeles to benefit
CHANGING IMAGES IN AMERICA
www.changingimagesinamerica.org
A non-profit organization dedicated to promoting diversity in American culture
Sponsors: Final Draft, Inc.
Jungle Software
(The independent Filmmaker’s budgeting and scheduling software)
&
InkTip.com
(the only website in the world where writers are hired or three scripts are optioned every week)
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DRESS CODE: STRICTLY ENFORCED
BUSINESS CASUAL ATTIRE REQUIRED
No Jeans, T-Shirts, Sweats or Inappropriate Provocative Clothes
(If dressed inappropriately, you will be refused entry & no monies will be refunded)
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This breakfast is open to professionals in the entertainment industry. You should be directly involved in entertainment as an executive, representative, financier, talent (writer, producer, director, performer, etc.), service provider or have a legitimate career or employment opportunity for attendees. HOWEVER, a limited number of aspiring talent is allowed to attend.
of aspiring talent is allowed to attend.
We are committed to maintaining a professional environment of a diverse group of attendees, representing a broad spectrum of the entertainment industry. To honor this commitment and to generate the most rewarding networking experience, we limit the number of attendees per category.
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DOWNLOAD OUR RESERVATIONS FORM:
http://www.changingimagesinamerica.org/res-form.pdf
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RESERVATIONS INFO AT-A-GLANCE:
(For a COMPLETE reservation guidelines & policies GO TO END OF THIS EMAIL)
SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR THIS EMAIL LIST!!
FIRST TIME ATTENDEES (ONLY) may take $5 OFF of the pre-paid/ontime reservation price listed below – You MUST include a copy of this email with your check to receive the discount!
Pre-paid reservations (postmarked by MARCH 20, 2008): $40 per person (full breakfast). Checks or money-orders must be made payable to: Changing Images In America, MUST be accompanied by our (completed) reservations form and mailed to P.O. Box 2688, Hollywood, CA 90078. YOUR CASHED CHECK IS YOUR CONFIRMATION. WE DO NOT MAIL TICKETS, EMAIL OR CALL YOU TO CONFIRM RECEIPT OF YOUR CHECK. We do not accept credit card, email or phone reservations. We are UNABLE able to receive Express Mail, Certified Mal, or Registered Mail or any mail that requires us to stand on postal lines. Reservations cannot be rolled over to another month, but can be transferred to someone else for the date paid for only. Pre-confirmed Late Reservation: $45, cash only. Walk-ins: $50, cash only. As usual, for our attendance list, emergency contact, and for security purposes, you MUST include a business card and/or list your profession, phone number and other contact info, also the LEGAL NAME (as it appears on state issued I.D.), FOR YOU AND ALL GUESTS who are paid for on your check.
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO READ OR BE AWARE OF OUR POLICIES AND GUIDELINES. Dress code and other policies apply, including RESERVATION INFO & CANCELLATION POLICY. This info, as well as how to meet privately with a guest speaker, can be found at:
http://www.changingimagesinamerica.org/hnindex.htm
OR http://hgenonline.com/events_other_ind.asp.
Office Phone: (323) 465-9800
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GUEST SPEAKER: CASSIAN ELWES
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & CO-HEAD OF WILLIAM MORRIS INDEPENDENT
Cassian Elwes is a force to be reckoned with in the world of independent filmmaking.
As Sr. Vice President and Co-Head of William Morris Independent, he is one of the leading agents in independent filmmaking. Cassian has helped independent films crossover from the art house to the main house – mainstreaming on thousands of screens across the country and generating hundreds of millions of dollars in grosses, domestically and internationally.
Elwes has worked on projects such as Oscar winning film, “The English Patient”, helping bring it to fruition before going on to gross over $75MM. The same can be said of the pet projects of Billy Bob Thornton (“Sling Blade”) and Robert Duvall (“The Apostle”). Thornton went on to win the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay that year while Duvall swept the Independent Spirit Awards.
William Morris Independent watched its clients represent the creative forces behind Sundance Film Festival’s Grand Jury winners such as 2003”s “Primer,” 2001’s “The Believer”, 2000’s “You Can Count on Me,” 1999’s “Three Seasons” and 1998’s “Hurricane Streets”.
At the recent Toronto Film Festival, Elwes was involved in the sale of two very high profile films, Jason Reitman’s “Thank You For Smoking” and David Ayer’s “Harsh Times.”
Elwes began his career producing the 1983 film “Oxford Blues” starring Rob Lowe and Ally Sheedy. In the 1980’s and early 1990’s, he became one of the foremost independent producers with 30 features to his credit including: John McTiernan's “Nomads,” Donald Cammell's “White Of The Eye,” “Jack's Back” starring James Spader, “Men At Work” starring Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen, “Leather Jackets” starring Cary Elwes and Bridget Fonda, “The Chase” with Charlie Sheen and “Frank and Jesse” with Rob Lowe and Bill Paxton.
In 1994, Mr. Elwes joined the William Morris Agency's motion picture division. His relationships within the talent, production, financial and distribution communities have become invaluable resources in helping to set up films.
William Morris Independent has become the leading agency in the independent film business. In 2007 alone, it was involved in the financing and distribution of over 30 films. The agency’s collection of independents includes such films as “Paranoid Park,” "Pulp Fiction", “Ballast”, “Frozen River,” "The English Patient", "Sling Blade," "Diary of A Mad Black Woman,” "Soul Food", "The Apostle", "Breakfast of Champions", “ The Whole Nine Yards”, “Happy, Texas”, “Saving Grace” and “The Woodsman” and “Monsters Ball” which won the Academy Award for Halle Berry.
CASSIAN ELWES is the next “must meet” Hollywood player, at the next Hollywood Networking Breakfast.
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RESERVATION INFO & BREAKFAST POLICIES:
1. WHO SHOULD ATTEND: This breakfast is open to professionals in the entertainment industry. HOWEVER, a limited number of aspiring talent will be allowed to attend.
To attend the Hollywood Networking Breakfast, you should be directly involved in the entertainment industry in one or more of the following capacities:
AGENT, MANAGER, ATTORNEY, FINANCIER, CREW/PHYSICAL PRODUCTION (BELOW-THE-LINE), WRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, ACTOR, DEVELOPMENT EXEC, PRODUCTION EXEC, MUSIC EXEC, CASTING DIRECTOR, SINGER, SONGWRITER, RECORDING ARTIST, DANCER, CHOREOGRAPHER, COMPOSER, etc.
We are committed to maintaining a professional environment of a diverse group of attendees, representing a broad spectrum of the entertainment industry. To honor this commitment and to generate the most rewarding networking experience, we will limit the number of attendees per category. YOUR CASHED CHECK IS YOUR CONFIRMATION.
ADDITIONALLY, if you HAVE a career or employment opportunity for our attendees, or you are READY for a writing or producing partner, financing, cast, crew, representation, employment, you are more than welcome to join us at the HNB this year.
2. PAYMENT METHODS: Submitting Reservations and Payments
Payments are by check or money order only. We do not accept credit cards, fax, email or telephone reservations. We are UNABLE able to receive Express Mail, Certified Mal, or Registered Mail or any mail that requires us to stand on postal lines.
See below for policy on bounced or returned checks.
For our attendance list and for security purposes, you must list your contact phone number and the full legal names of all guests who are paid for on your check (including yours). You should also indicate if you or your guests wish to use a performing or professional name on your name tags. Please note that if you do not provide us with a telephone contact number, you will be accepting full responsibility for our inability to notify you in case of a change in venue, a local or national emergency or other unforeseen emergency. Please list your PROFESSION when sending in your payment.
ON-TIME PRE-PAID RESERVATIONS: Ask about "The Breakfast Club(tm)"
Pre-paid reservations
(postmarked by the deadline indicated above – usually one week before the event):
$40 (full breakfast).
Payments should be made to:
Changing Images In America.
Send by deadline to:
Changing Images In America
P.O. Box 2688
Hollywood, CA 90078
(Tel: 323-465-9800)
Reservations CANNOT be rolled over to another month,
but can be transferred to someone else for the date paid for only.
For more information: call (323) 465-9800 or visit www.changingimagesinamerica.org or http://hgenonline.com.
CHECK PAYMENTS: If you are sending us a company check, please indicate for whom the reservation is to be made. If your check has more than one name printed on the check, please indicate for whom the reservation is to be made. In effect, always tell us in whose name the reservation is to be made when you send in your check, including any "stage names" that you or your guests use.
CONFIRMED RESERVATIONS: Your check, sent in by the postmarked deadline, when cashed, is your confirmation. WE DO NOT MAIL TICKETS OR CALL YOU TO CONFIRM RECEIPT OF YOUR CHECK.
3. LATE RESERVATIONS: Mail, Phone and Walk-in Policy
By Mail -- $45 -- If you mail your check any time after the postmark deadline, it will be considered a "late" reservation, and your check should reflect the additional $5 charged for late reservations, making the check total $45. If your check is late and is made for only $40, you will be charged the additional $5 late fee when you arrive. We will not be responsible if you mail your check after the postmark deadline and we do not receive it in time to include you on our reservations list. (See below for information on "pre-confirmed late reservations by phone.)
By Phone -- Pre-confirmed Late Reservations -- $45, cash only -- As a courtesy to people who wish to attend the breakfast but for whom it is too late to mail a check (even a "late" check), we have a good faith "Pre-confirmed Late Reservations List." To get on this list, you must speak with someone in our office to arrange to attend the breakfast, as there are certain guidelines. Pre-confirmed late reservations extend the final count and they are included in the final extended count we give to our venue and, therefore, are considered a firm commitment by you. The price for a pre-confirmed late reservation is $45, cash only. (See below for information on "walk-ins".)
A Word of Advice: Please do not make a "pre-confirmed late reservation" for someone for whom you will not be paying. If you will not be financially responsible for payment, have that individual call in their own reservation.
Walk-ins -- $50 - cash only: If you attend a Hollywood Networking Breakfast® without a reservation or a pre-confirmed late reservation (see above), the price will be $50 - cash only.
4. REFUNDS / TRANSFERS / ROLLOVERS
When we make a commitment to our venue for a specific number of people and meals, we make that commitment based on your commitment to us. Our venue will not allow rollovers for no-shows, so we do not permit rollovers. Here are our guidelines.
Therefore, reservations are non-refundable. A reservation may be transferred to someone else for the date paid for only. No-shows CANNOT be rolled over to another month's breakfast.
5. LATE ARRIVALS - IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Breakfast is not guaranteed for late arrivals.
Whether you have an "on-time" or "pre-confirmed late" reservation, or you are a "walk-in", if you arrive late at the breakfast, we cannot guarantee that there will be food available for you. Breakfast is served open buffet-style, where attendees may have more than one helping. Our venue replenishes our food supply, where necessary, up until 9AM. More than likely there will be some food available after 9AM, but we can offer no guarantee.
If you are a late "walk-in" and you do not have an opportunity to eat, but still wish to hear the speaker, or stay to network, full walk-in rates will apply.
6. HEARING IMPAIRED:
The State of California is no longer able to provide sign language interpreting services for the hearing impaired through the Media Access Office/EDD. If you are in need of an interpreter, you are welcome to bring your own. Otherwise, please direct any questions re: interpreting services, contact the Media Access Office/EDD at (818) 752-1196; (818) 753-3426 fax; (818) 753-3427 TTY.
7. BOUNCED / RETURNED CHECKS:
There will be a $25 charge for every bounced or returned check. When you bounce a check, we not only incur bank charges, we also must pay for your breakfast. If your check is returned for nonpayment, you will be liable for bank fees, reimbursement of your breakfast and you will also be required thereafter to pay by money order (by mail), or cash only at the door, after having your reservation pre-approved.
Note: If we receive a returned check from you, and you do not make good on the check plus the charges, you will not be allowed back into the breakfast. If we make a good faith late reservation for you and you do not honor it or make good on it, you will not be allowed back into the breakfast.
8. DRESS CODE: STRICTLY ENFORCED
Business casual attire required. We provide a professional setting, so no jeans, t-shirts, sweats or inappropriate provocative clothes allowed. If dressed inappropriately, you will be refused entry & no monies will be refunded.
9. SECURITY MEASURES:
Due to heightened security measures, if you are not recognized as a breakfast regular, you will be required to show a valid and current photo identification, to be admitted to the breakfast. When sending in your check, you must list your full legal name as it appears on your I.D. You must also indicate if you wish to use a performing or professional name on your name tag. You are also asked to provide certain contact information with your reservation (see #2 above). We thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
10. PARKING:
FREE PARKING is available in the back lot, located on Patricia, behind the tennis courts. Please note there is NO PARKING PERMITTED ON THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE OF THE STREET AT ANY TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH ZONING REGULATION Z.A.I. 1469. VALET PARKING is also available for $4.00
11. NETWORKING TIPS:
It's great that you come to the Hollywood Networking Breakfast(tm) to hear and make contact with the guest speaker. However, you should also consider attending because of the people whom a particular speaker might attract, whether the speaker is in your field of interest or not. Also, make it a priority to get the contact information of the speaker and others in whom you are interested before you leave. The breakfast is an extremely time consuming event and it is impossible to return phone calls about a past breakfast.
12. GUEST SPEAKERS:
Guest speakers' attendance is confirmed, schedule permitting, at the time of all publications and notifications. In the event our guest speaker is unable to attend, we reserve the right to provide a substitute speaker or initiate a different format (which might not include a substitute speaker) for that day/event. In any such situation, since our venue will still require full payment, our "no refund" and "no rollover" policy for all reservations shall apply.
13. EMAIL LIST/NOTIFICATIONS:
In an effort to help you get your checks in on time, we will send an email of the current month's breakfast information, and two reminder emails, to give you ample notice and time to meet the postmark deadline.
14. TO BE ADDED TO OUR E-MAIL NOTIFICATION LIST:
Click here: GREENROLLS2@aol.com
Please be sure to include
your name, phone number, company and/or profession AND TYPE in your e-mail (in the body of your email message), for our records.
All information is strictly confidential.
Please reference the breakfast in your subject line
and do NOT send your information as an attachment.
Please note that by being on this list, you will receive notices for all of Sandra Lord's events and occasionally info on the events of some of our partners/sponsors. Your information is never shared or sold and is kept in the strictest confidence.
15. MORE INFORMATION:
More information about the Hollywood Networking Breakfast held in Los Angeles can be obtained by visiting the www.changingimagesinamerica.org website.
You may also receive information from http://hgenonline.com
Office: (323) 465-9800
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!
If you missed last month's breakfast, you missed a great event. Our guest speaker, Conrad Riggs was phenomenal…compliments are still pouring in.
We are pleased to welcome a new HNB sponsor, InkTip.com, the only website in the world where writers are hired or three scripts are optioned every week. Be sure to check out their website.
Sandra Lord
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NEXT EVENT DATE: MARCH 27, 2008 -- Check Deadline, March 20, 2008.
PLEASE FORWARD TO YOUR EMAIL LIST -- THANKS MUCH!!
NEW: DISCOUNT FOR FIRST-TIME ATTENDEES - note new guidelines re attendance, dress code, reservation & parking. See You There!
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SANDRA LORD
Proudly Invites YOU & A GUEST to the
AWARD WINNING (“Best Networking Event in L.A.”)
MONTHLY HOLLYWOOD NETWORKING BREAKFAST(R)
(aka The Hollywood Breakfast™)
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SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER:
CASSIAN ELWES
CO-HEAD, WILLIAM MORRIS INDEPENDENT (William Morris Independent has become the leading agency in the independent film business - "The English Patient", "Sling Blade," "Diary of A Mad Black Woman,” "Soul Food", "The Apostle", and “Monsters Ball”. In 2007 alone, WMI was involved in the financing and distribution of over 30 films.
See full bio below)
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THIS IS A MUST-ATTEND EVENT!!
THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2008
8:00a.m - 10:30a.m. Check-in starts at 7:20a.m.
Postmark Deadline – Thursday, MARCH 20, 2008
(You must list your full legal name as it appears on valid ID for Studio Security)
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NEW LOCATION!!
THE BEVERLY HILLS COUNTRY CLUB
3084 Motor Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90064
(South of Twentieth Century Fox Studios)
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PARKING
FREE PARKING is available in the back lot, located on Patricia Avenue/Street, behind the tennis courts. Please note there is NO PARKING PERMITTED ON THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE OF THE STREET AT ANY TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH ZONING REGULATION Z.A.I. 1469.
VALET PARKING -- $4.00
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Produced in Los Angeles to benefit
CHANGING IMAGES IN AMERICA
www.changingimagesinamerica.org
A non-profit organization dedicated to promoting diversity in American culture
Sponsors: Final Draft, Inc.
Jungle Software
(The independent Filmmaker’s budgeting and scheduling software)
&
InkTip.com
(the only website in the world where writers are hired or three scripts are optioned every week)
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DRESS CODE: STRICTLY ENFORCED
BUSINESS CASUAL ATTIRE REQUIRED
No Jeans, T-Shirts, Sweats or Inappropriate Provocative Clothes
(If dressed inappropriately, you will be refused entry & no monies will be refunded)
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This breakfast is open to professionals in the entertainment industry. You should be directly involved in entertainment as an executive, representative, financier, talent (writer, producer, director, performer, etc.), service provider or have a legitimate career or employment opportunity for attendees. HOWEVER, a limited number of aspiring talent is allowed to attend.
of aspiring talent is allowed to attend.
We are committed to maintaining a professional environment of a diverse group of attendees, representing a broad spectrum of the entertainment industry. To honor this commitment and to generate the most rewarding networking experience, we limit the number of attendees per category.
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DOWNLOAD OUR RESERVATIONS FORM:
http://www.changingimagesinamerica.org/res-form.pdf
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RESERVATIONS INFO AT-A-GLANCE:
(For a COMPLETE reservation guidelines & policies GO TO END OF THIS EMAIL)
SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR THIS EMAIL LIST!!
FIRST TIME ATTENDEES (ONLY) may take $5 OFF of the pre-paid/ontime reservation price listed below – You MUST include a copy of this email with your check to receive the discount!
Pre-paid reservations (postmarked by MARCH 20, 2008): $40 per person (full breakfast). Checks or money-orders must be made payable to: Changing Images In America, MUST be accompanied by our (completed) reservations form and mailed to P.O. Box 2688, Hollywood, CA 90078. YOUR CASHED CHECK IS YOUR CONFIRMATION. WE DO NOT MAIL TICKETS, EMAIL OR CALL YOU TO CONFIRM RECEIPT OF YOUR CHECK. We do not accept credit card, email or phone reservations. We are UNABLE able to receive Express Mail, Certified Mal, or Registered Mail or any mail that requires us to stand on postal lines. Reservations cannot be rolled over to another month, but can be transferred to someone else for the date paid for only. Pre-confirmed Late Reservation: $45, cash only. Walk-ins: $50, cash only. As usual, for our attendance list, emergency contact, and for security purposes, you MUST include a business card and/or list your profession, phone number and other contact info, also the LEGAL NAME (as it appears on state issued I.D.), FOR YOU AND ALL GUESTS who are paid for on your check.
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO READ OR BE AWARE OF OUR POLICIES AND GUIDELINES. Dress code and other policies apply, including RESERVATION INFO & CANCELLATION POLICY. This info, as well as how to meet privately with a guest speaker, can be found at:
http://www.changingimagesinamerica.org/hnindex.htm
OR http://hgenonline.com/events_other_ind.asp.
Office Phone: (323) 465-9800
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GUEST SPEAKER: CASSIAN ELWES
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & CO-HEAD OF WILLIAM MORRIS INDEPENDENT
Cassian Elwes is a force to be reckoned with in the world of independent filmmaking.
As Sr. Vice President and Co-Head of William Morris Independent, he is one of the leading agents in independent filmmaking. Cassian has helped independent films crossover from the art house to the main house – mainstreaming on thousands of screens across the country and generating hundreds of millions of dollars in grosses, domestically and internationally.
Elwes has worked on projects such as Oscar winning film, “The English Patient”, helping bring it to fruition before going on to gross over $75MM. The same can be said of the pet projects of Billy Bob Thornton (“Sling Blade”) and Robert Duvall (“The Apostle”). Thornton went on to win the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay that year while Duvall swept the Independent Spirit Awards.
William Morris Independent watched its clients represent the creative forces behind Sundance Film Festival’s Grand Jury winners such as 2003”s “Primer,” 2001’s “The Believer”, 2000’s “You Can Count on Me,” 1999’s “Three Seasons” and 1998’s “Hurricane Streets”.
At the recent Toronto Film Festival, Elwes was involved in the sale of two very high profile films, Jason Reitman’s “Thank You For Smoking” and David Ayer’s “Harsh Times.”
Elwes began his career producing the 1983 film “Oxford Blues” starring Rob Lowe and Ally Sheedy. In the 1980’s and early 1990’s, he became one of the foremost independent producers with 30 features to his credit including: John McTiernan's “Nomads,” Donald Cammell's “White Of The Eye,” “Jack's Back” starring James Spader, “Men At Work” starring Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen, “Leather Jackets” starring Cary Elwes and Bridget Fonda, “The Chase” with Charlie Sheen and “Frank and Jesse” with Rob Lowe and Bill Paxton.
In 1994, Mr. Elwes joined the William Morris Agency's motion picture division. His relationships within the talent, production, financial and distribution communities have become invaluable resources in helping to set up films.
William Morris Independent has become the leading agency in the independent film business. In 2007 alone, it was involved in the financing and distribution of over 30 films. The agency’s collection of independents includes such films as “Paranoid Park,” "Pulp Fiction", “Ballast”, “Frozen River,” "The English Patient", "Sling Blade," "Diary of A Mad Black Woman,” "Soul Food", "The Apostle", "Breakfast of Champions", “ The Whole Nine Yards”, “Happy, Texas”, “Saving Grace” and “The Woodsman” and “Monsters Ball” which won the Academy Award for Halle Berry.
CASSIAN ELWES is the next “must meet” Hollywood player, at the next Hollywood Networking Breakfast.
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RESERVATION INFO & BREAKFAST POLICIES:
1. WHO SHOULD ATTEND: This breakfast is open to professionals in the entertainment industry. HOWEVER, a limited number of aspiring talent will be allowed to attend.
To attend the Hollywood Networking Breakfast, you should be directly involved in the entertainment industry in one or more of the following capacities:
AGENT, MANAGER, ATTORNEY, FINANCIER, CREW/PHYSICAL PRODUCTION (BELOW-THE-LINE), WRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, ACTOR, DEVELOPMENT EXEC, PRODUCTION EXEC, MUSIC EXEC, CASTING DIRECTOR, SINGER, SONGWRITER, RECORDING ARTIST, DANCER, CHOREOGRAPHER, COMPOSER, etc.
We are committed to maintaining a professional environment of a diverse group of attendees, representing a broad spectrum of the entertainment industry. To honor this commitment and to generate the most rewarding networking experience, we will limit the number of attendees per category. YOUR CASHED CHECK IS YOUR CONFIRMATION.
ADDITIONALLY, if you HAVE a career or employment opportunity for our attendees, or you are READY for a writing or producing partner, financing, cast, crew, representation, employment, you are more than welcome to join us at the HNB this year.
2. PAYMENT METHODS: Submitting Reservations and Payments
Payments are by check or money order only. We do not accept credit cards, fax, email or telephone reservations. We are UNABLE able to receive Express Mail, Certified Mal, or Registered Mail or any mail that requires us to stand on postal lines.
See below for policy on bounced or returned checks.
For our attendance list and for security purposes, you must list your contact phone number and the full legal names of all guests who are paid for on your check (including yours). You should also indicate if you or your guests wish to use a performing or professional name on your name tags. Please note that if you do not provide us with a telephone contact number, you will be accepting full responsibility for our inability to notify you in case of a change in venue, a local or national emergency or other unforeseen emergency. Please list your PROFESSION when sending in your payment.
ON-TIME PRE-PAID RESERVATIONS: Ask about "The Breakfast Club(tm)"
Pre-paid reservations
(postmarked by the deadline indicated above – usually one week before the event):
$40 (full breakfast).
Payments should be made to:
Changing Images In America.
Send by deadline to:
Changing Images In America
P.O. Box 2688
Hollywood, CA 90078
(Tel: 323-465-9800)
Reservations CANNOT be rolled over to another month,
but can be transferred to someone else for the date paid for only.
For more information: call (323) 465-9800 or visit www.changingimagesinamerica.org or http://hgenonline.com.
CHECK PAYMENTS: If you are sending us a company check, please indicate for whom the reservation is to be made. If your check has more than one name printed on the check, please indicate for whom the reservation is to be made. In effect, always tell us in whose name the reservation is to be made when you send in your check, including any "stage names" that you or your guests use.
CONFIRMED RESERVATIONS: Your check, sent in by the postmarked deadline, when cashed, is your confirmation. WE DO NOT MAIL TICKETS OR CALL YOU TO CONFIRM RECEIPT OF YOUR CHECK.
3. LATE RESERVATIONS: Mail, Phone and Walk-in Policy
By Mail -- $45 -- If you mail your check any time after the postmark deadline, it will be considered a "late" reservation, and your check should reflect the additional $5 charged for late reservations, making the check total $45. If your check is late and is made for only $40, you will be charged the additional $5 late fee when you arrive. We will not be responsible if you mail your check after the postmark deadline and we do not receive it in time to include you on our reservations list. (See below for information on "pre-confirmed late reservations by phone.)
By Phone -- Pre-confirmed Late Reservations -- $45, cash only -- As a courtesy to people who wish to attend the breakfast but for whom it is too late to mail a check (even a "late" check), we have a good faith "Pre-confirmed Late Reservations List." To get on this list, you must speak with someone in our office to arrange to attend the breakfast, as there are certain guidelines. Pre-confirmed late reservations extend the final count and they are included in the final extended count we give to our venue and, therefore, are considered a firm commitment by you. The price for a pre-confirmed late reservation is $45, cash only. (See below for information on "walk-ins".)
A Word of Advice: Please do not make a "pre-confirmed late reservation" for someone for whom you will not be paying. If you will not be financially responsible for payment, have that individual call in their own reservation.
Walk-ins -- $50 - cash only: If you attend a Hollywood Networking Breakfast® without a reservation or a pre-confirmed late reservation (see above), the price will be $50 - cash only.
4. REFUNDS / TRANSFERS / ROLLOVERS
When we make a commitment to our venue for a specific number of people and meals, we make that commitment based on your commitment to us. Our venue will not allow rollovers for no-shows, so we do not permit rollovers. Here are our guidelines.
Therefore, reservations are non-refundable. A reservation may be transferred to someone else for the date paid for only. No-shows CANNOT be rolled over to another month's breakfast.
5. LATE ARRIVALS - IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Breakfast is not guaranteed for late arrivals.
Whether you have an "on-time" or "pre-confirmed late" reservation, or you are a "walk-in", if you arrive late at the breakfast, we cannot guarantee that there will be food available for you. Breakfast is served open buffet-style, where attendees may have more than one helping. Our venue replenishes our food supply, where necessary, up until 9AM. More than likely there will be some food available after 9AM, but we can offer no guarantee.
If you are a late "walk-in" and you do not have an opportunity to eat, but still wish to hear the speaker, or stay to network, full walk-in rates will apply.
6. HEARING IMPAIRED:
The State of California is no longer able to provide sign language interpreting services for the hearing impaired through the Media Access Office/EDD. If you are in need of an interpreter, you are welcome to bring your own. Otherwise, please direct any questions re: interpreting services, contact the Media Access Office/EDD at (818) 752-1196; (818) 753-3426 fax; (818) 753-3427 TTY.
7. BOUNCED / RETURNED CHECKS:
There will be a $25 charge for every bounced or returned check. When you bounce a check, we not only incur bank charges, we also must pay for your breakfast. If your check is returned for nonpayment, you will be liable for bank fees, reimbursement of your breakfast and you will also be required thereafter to pay by money order (by mail), or cash only at the door, after having your reservation pre-approved.
Note: If we receive a returned check from you, and you do not make good on the check plus the charges, you will not be allowed back into the breakfast. If we make a good faith late reservation for you and you do not honor it or make good on it, you will not be allowed back into the breakfast.
8. DRESS CODE: STRICTLY ENFORCED
Business casual attire required. We provide a professional setting, so no jeans, t-shirts, sweats or inappropriate provocative clothes allowed. If dressed inappropriately, you will be refused entry & no monies will be refunded.
9. SECURITY MEASURES:
Due to heightened security measures, if you are not recognized as a breakfast regular, you will be required to show a valid and current photo identification, to be admitted to the breakfast. When sending in your check, you must list your full legal name as it appears on your I.D. You must also indicate if you wish to use a performing or professional name on your name tag. You are also asked to provide certain contact information with your reservation (see #2 above). We thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
10. PARKING:
FREE PARKING is available in the back lot, located on Patricia, behind the tennis courts. Please note there is NO PARKING PERMITTED ON THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE OF THE STREET AT ANY TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH ZONING REGULATION Z.A.I. 1469. VALET PARKING is also available for $4.00
11. NETWORKING TIPS:
It's great that you come to the Hollywood Networking Breakfast(tm) to hear and make contact with the guest speaker. However, you should also consider attending because of the people whom a particular speaker might attract, whether the speaker is in your field of interest or not. Also, make it a priority to get the contact information of the speaker and others in whom you are interested before you leave. The breakfast is an extremely time consuming event and it is impossible to return phone calls about a past breakfast.
12. GUEST SPEAKERS:
Guest speakers' attendance is confirmed, schedule permitting, at the time of all publications and notifications. In the event our guest speaker is unable to attend, we reserve the right to provide a substitute speaker or initiate a different format (which might not include a substitute speaker) for that day/event. In any such situation, since our venue will still require full payment, our "no refund" and "no rollover" policy for all reservations shall apply.
13. EMAIL LIST/NOTIFICATIONS:
In an effort to help you get your checks in on time, we will send an email of the current month's breakfast information, and two reminder emails, to give you ample notice and time to meet the postmark deadline.
14. TO BE ADDED TO OUR E-MAIL NOTIFICATION LIST:
Click here: GREENROLLS2@aol.com
Please be sure to include
your name, phone number, company and/or profession AND TYPE in your e-mail (in the body of your email message), for our records.
All information is strictly confidential.
Please reference the breakfast in your subject line
and do NOT send your information as an attachment.
Please note that by being on this list, you will receive notices for all of Sandra Lord's events and occasionally info on the events of some of our partners/sponsors. Your information is never shared or sold and is kept in the strictest confidence.
15. MORE INFORMATION:
More information about the Hollywood Networking Breakfast held in Los Angeles can be obtained by visiting the www.changingimagesinamerica.org website.
You may also receive information from http://hgenonline.com
Office: (323) 465-9800
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!
FREE NIGHT - FILM INDUSTRY NETWORK
FILM INDUSTRY NETWORK (FIN)
INVITES YOU TO A FUN MIXER TONIGHT
THEME: MIX, MINGLE & BE SEEN
ADMISSION: FREE
DATE: MARCH 3, 2008
TIME: 7-9pm
LOCATION: Hollywood Billiards, 5750 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028.
PARKING: Street parking or valet parking.
COME TO NETWORK AND HAVE A GREAT TIME!!!
PHONE: (323) 465-0115
CONTACT: Serita Stevens
SEE YOU THERE!!!
INVITES YOU TO A FUN MIXER TONIGHT
THEME: MIX, MINGLE & BE SEEN
ADMISSION: FREE
DATE: MARCH 3, 2008
TIME: 7-9pm
LOCATION: Hollywood Billiards, 5750 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028.
PARKING: Street parking or valet parking.
COME TO NETWORK AND HAVE A GREAT TIME!!!
PHONE: (323) 465-0115
CONTACT: Serita Stevens
SEE YOU THERE!!!
SANDRA LORD - TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR CAREER
“Taking Charge of Your Career or Business Direction”
THEME: ~ Networking and Strategizing Your Way To Success In Hollywood™ ~
(as featured at the Learning Annex, Final Draft Scriptwriters Showcase, Film Industry Network, Independent Feature Film Producers, Actors Edge, Powerrr, and others.)
Described by some as “life-changing”
http://cbcs.hgenonline.com
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DATE:
Saturdays: 1PM – 4PM (Starts March 15, 2008)
Tuesdays: 7PM – 10PM (Starts March 18, 2008)
LOCATION:
Disclosed upon registration
_____________________________________________________________________________________
THIS WORKSHOP WILL BENEFIT YOU IF:
· You have gone as far as you can and you find yourself hitting a brick wall
· You need guidance and a fresh perspective -- you have no idea what the next step is or how to take the next step
· You already have representation, but are still not getting the opportunities you desire
· You need help with focusing, prioritizing, time management and procrastination
· You lack connections or don’t know how to effectively use the ones you have
· You are ready to bridge the gap between the mediocre and the professional
(SEE TESTIMONIALS BELOW)
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EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION (through March 8, 2008)
: $475
GENERAL REGISTRATION: $575 (March 9-March 15, 2008)
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FULL REFUND GUARANTEED AFTER THE FIRST SESSION ONLY _____________________________________________________________________________________
Results-Oriented Strategies specifically designed to help you:
· refocus, prioritize and deal with procrastinating
· identify a course of action to help you take charge of your career, project or business direction and successfully move forward to the next level
· identify and develop your brand or help you reinvent yourself
· develop a strong calling card
· develop compelling evidence of what you bring to the table
· develop a powerful 15 second networking, phone, or sales pitch
· develop tools to effectively network and expand your circle of connections
· develop essentials to improve networking, cold-calling
· improve follow-up and follow-through approach
· make yourself more valuable to agents, managers, producers and others with whom you want to connect
· enhance your performance at meetings/interviews/auditions
· and more…
NOTE: This workshop will assist you in creating an action plan that inspires you and calls you to accountability. You cannot sign up if you are not committed to your pursuits as you will be held accountable for implementing the particulars of your action plan.
____________________________________________________________________
WHO SHOULD SIGN UP
Business and creative professionals at all levels in and out of the entertainment industry, including talent managers, writers, producers, directors, actors, standup comedians, singers, performers; in fact, anyone looking to advance or resurrect their careers, projects, ideas, events or one-man/one-woman shows, event producers, business owners, entrepreneurs and other professionals.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
If you’ve been doing the same thing, with your career, OR business over the last few years, with little or no results, or if you are stuck in your professional pursuits, frustrated or spinning your wheels, it’s time for a change!!
_____________________________________________________________________________________
DOWNLOAD ENROLLMENT FORM
_____________________________________________________________________________________
TESTIMONIALS:
“I accomplished more in the first six months with Creative Career Strategies, under the guidance of Sandra Lord and Judith Smith than I accomplished in the preceding four years. They are master strategists. I became a member of the WGA. My Grey’s Anatomy spec script won the Best Television Screenplay at the recent Austin Film Festival. I have also created and written two one hour TV pilots which are currently in the hands of people whom I could only dream of meeting a year ago. I have expanded my circle of connections to include doing lunch, having drinks, meetings and direct dial/email contact with top producers, showrunners and executives. Additionally, due to my pilots, I’m now in my second round of talks with the two top agencies and others regarding representation. The list goes on. Highly, highly recommended! This is the most excited I’ve been about my career pursuits in years!
- SR, Attorney/Writer
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Thank you for the FANTASTIC guidance you shared with me. Your service is a much needed tool.
- PMM, Award-winning Director, Producer, Writer
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Your ideas are excellent. Your strategies are superb. Thanks for your integrity, passion and unique vision.
- NN, Chairman, nonprofit organization, Los Angeles
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Sandra’s strategies got me so busy, I had to quit my 9 to 5 job. My credits now include lead, guest starring, co-starring and supporting roles in television, film, stage and commercials, and I now have a “day rate” as a professional actress.
- CS, Actress, Los Angeles.
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"I had trouble with priorities -- deciding what to do first -- and how to contact people. Among other things, Sandra assisted me with guiding my focus, expanding my network of connections, and getting top names to be featured interviews in my upcoming entertainment industry book."
- SST, Los Angeles: Award-winning published author and screenwriter
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If you can help rock ‘n rollers, you can help anyone! I take my hat off to you.
- CMS, Rock Performer, Los Angeles.
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There are so many options for both paid and free career advice in Hollywood, it’s sometimes hard for people to sort out who’s the best. You’re tops on my list! We’ve been to your Hollywood Networking Breakfast and we trust the information you give us.
- MAB, Actress
READ MORE TESTIMONIALS
http://cbcs.hgenonline.com
THEME: ~ Networking and Strategizing Your Way To Success In Hollywood™ ~
(as featured at the Learning Annex, Final Draft Scriptwriters Showcase, Film Industry Network, Independent Feature Film Producers, Actors Edge, Powerrr, and others.)
Described by some as “life-changing”
http://cbcs.hgenonline.com
_________________________________________________________________________________
DATE:
Saturdays: 1PM – 4PM (Starts March 15, 2008)
Tuesdays: 7PM – 10PM (Starts March 18, 2008)
LOCATION:
Disclosed upon registration
_____________________________________________________________________________________
THIS WORKSHOP WILL BENEFIT YOU IF:
· You have gone as far as you can and you find yourself hitting a brick wall
· You need guidance and a fresh perspective -- you have no idea what the next step is or how to take the next step
· You already have representation, but are still not getting the opportunities you desire
· You need help with focusing, prioritizing, time management and procrastination
· You lack connections or don’t know how to effectively use the ones you have
· You are ready to bridge the gap between the mediocre and the professional
(SEE TESTIMONIALS BELOW)
_____________________________________________________________________________________
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION (through March 8, 2008)
: $475
GENERAL REGISTRATION: $575 (March 9-March 15, 2008)
_____________________________________________________________________________________
FULL REFUND GUARANTEED AFTER THE FIRST SESSION ONLY _____________________________________________________________________________________
Results-Oriented Strategies specifically designed to help you:
· refocus, prioritize and deal with procrastinating
· identify a course of action to help you take charge of your career, project or business direction and successfully move forward to the next level
· identify and develop your brand or help you reinvent yourself
· develop a strong calling card
· develop compelling evidence of what you bring to the table
· develop a powerful 15 second networking, phone, or sales pitch
· develop tools to effectively network and expand your circle of connections
· develop essentials to improve networking, cold-calling
· improve follow-up and follow-through approach
· make yourself more valuable to agents, managers, producers and others with whom you want to connect
· enhance your performance at meetings/interviews/auditions
· and more…
NOTE: This workshop will assist you in creating an action plan that inspires you and calls you to accountability. You cannot sign up if you are not committed to your pursuits as you will be held accountable for implementing the particulars of your action plan.
____________________________________________________________________
WHO SHOULD SIGN UP
Business and creative professionals at all levels in and out of the entertainment industry, including talent managers, writers, producers, directors, actors, standup comedians, singers, performers; in fact, anyone looking to advance or resurrect their careers, projects, ideas, events or one-man/one-woman shows, event producers, business owners, entrepreneurs and other professionals.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
If you’ve been doing the same thing, with your career, OR business over the last few years, with little or no results, or if you are stuck in your professional pursuits, frustrated or spinning your wheels, it’s time for a change!!
_____________________________________________________________________________________
DOWNLOAD ENROLLMENT FORM
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TESTIMONIALS:
“I accomplished more in the first six months with Creative Career Strategies, under the guidance of Sandra Lord and Judith Smith than I accomplished in the preceding four years. They are master strategists. I became a member of the WGA. My Grey’s Anatomy spec script won the Best Television Screenplay at the recent Austin Film Festival. I have also created and written two one hour TV pilots which are currently in the hands of people whom I could only dream of meeting a year ago. I have expanded my circle of connections to include doing lunch, having drinks, meetings and direct dial/email contact with top producers, showrunners and executives. Additionally, due to my pilots, I’m now in my second round of talks with the two top agencies and others regarding representation. The list goes on. Highly, highly recommended! This is the most excited I’ve been about my career pursuits in years!
- SR, Attorney/Writer
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Thank you for the FANTASTIC guidance you shared with me. Your service is a much needed tool.
- PMM, Award-winning Director, Producer, Writer
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Your ideas are excellent. Your strategies are superb. Thanks for your integrity, passion and unique vision.
- NN, Chairman, nonprofit organization, Los Angeles
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Sandra’s strategies got me so busy, I had to quit my 9 to 5 job. My credits now include lead, guest starring, co-starring and supporting roles in television, film, stage and commercials, and I now have a “day rate” as a professional actress.
- CS, Actress, Los Angeles.
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"I had trouble with priorities -- deciding what to do first -- and how to contact people. Among other things, Sandra assisted me with guiding my focus, expanding my network of connections, and getting top names to be featured interviews in my upcoming entertainment industry book."
- SST, Los Angeles: Award-winning published author and screenwriter
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If you can help rock ‘n rollers, you can help anyone! I take my hat off to you.
- CMS, Rock Performer, Los Angeles.
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There are so many options for both paid and free career advice in Hollywood, it’s sometimes hard for people to sort out who’s the best. You’re tops on my list! We’ve been to your Hollywood Networking Breakfast and we trust the information you give us.
- MAB, Actress
READ MORE TESTIMONIALS
http://cbcs.hgenonline.com
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
JAN. 31, NETWORKING EVENT, $40
NEW: DISCOUNT FOR FIRST-TIME ATTENDEES - note new guidelines re attendance, dress code, reservation & parking. See You There!
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BACK IN FULL SWING!!!
NOTE: The HOLLYWOOD NETWORKING BREAKFAST IS NOW AT THE
BEVERLY HILLS COUNTRY CLUB
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SANDRA LORD
Proudly Invites YOU & A GUEST to the
AWARD WINNING (“Best Networking Event in L.A.”)
MONTHLY HOLLYWOOD NETWORKING BREAKFAST(R)
(aka The Hollywood Breakfast™)
________________________________________________________________________
WE ARE HONORED TO PRESENT
DISTINGUISHED SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS:
CRAIG ZADAN & NEIL MERON
ACADEMY, GOLDEN GLOBE, PEABODY & EMMY AWARD-WINNING PRODUCERS
(Credits include: “HAIRSPRAY”, “CHICAGO”
Recent Release, “THE BUCKET LIST”, upcoming premier of
“A RAISIN IN THE SUN” at Sundance, and more…
see full bio below)
________________________________________________________________________
THIS IS A MUST-ATTEND EVENT!!
THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2008
8:00a.m - 10:30a.m. Check-in starts at 7:20a.m.
Postmark Deadline – Thursday, JANUARY 24, 2008
(You must list your full legal name as it appears on valid ID for Studio Security)
________________________________________________________________________
NEW LOCATION!!
THE BEVERLY HILLS COUNTRY CLUB
3084 Motor Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90064
(South of Twentieth Century Fox Studios)
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PARKING
FREE PARKING is available in the back lot, located on Patricia Avenue/Street, behind the tennis courts. Please note there is NO PARKING PERMITTED ON THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE OF THE STREET AT ANY TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH ZONING REGULATION Z.A.I. 1469.
VALET PARKING -- $4.00
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Produced in Los Angeles to benefit
CHANGING IMAGES IN AMERICA
www.changingimagesinamerica.org
A non-profit organization dedicated to promoting diversity in American culture
Sponsors: Final Draft, Inc. &
Jungle Software
(The independent Filmmaker’s budgeting and scheduling software)
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DRESS CODE: STRICTLY ENFORCED
BUSINESS CASUAL ATTIRE REQUIRED
No Jeans, T-Shirts, Sweats or Inappropriate Provocative Clothes
(If dressed inappropriately, you will be refused entry & no monies will be refunded)
________________________________________________________________________
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This breakfast is open to professionals in the entertainment industry. HOWEVER, a limited number of aspiring talent will be allowed to attend.
To attend the Hollywood Networking Breakfast, you should be directly involved in the entertainment industry in one or more of the following capacities:
AGENT, MANAGER, ATTORNEY, FINANCIER, CREW/PHYSICAL PRODUCTION (BELOW-THE-LINE), WRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, FILMMAKER, ACTOR, DEVELOPMENT EXEC, PRODUCTION EXEC, MUSIC EXEC, CASTING DIRECTOR, SINGER, SONGWRITER, RECORDING ARTIST, DANCER, CHOREOGRAPHER, COMPOSER, etc.
ADDITIONALLY, if you HAVE a career or employment opportunity, or a legitimate entertainment industry service to offer our attendees, or if you are READY for a writing or producing partner, assignment, financing, cast, crew, representation, employment, acquisition, you are more than welcome to join us at the HNB this year.
________________________________________________________________________
DOWNLOAD OUR RESERVATIONS FORM:
http://www.changingimagesinamerica.org/res-form.pdf
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RESERVATIONS INFO AT-A-GLANCE:
(For a COMPLETE reservation guidelines & policies GO TO END OF THIS EMAIL)
SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR THIS EMAIL LIST!!
FIRST TIME ATTENDEES (ONLY) may take $5 OFF of the pre-paid/ontime reservation price listed below – You MUST include a copy of this email with your check to receive the discount!
Pre-paid reservations (postmarked by JANUARY 24, 2008): $40 per person (full breakfast). Checks or money-orders must be made payable to: Changing Images In America, MUST be accompanied by our (completed) reservations form and mailed to P.O. Box 2688, Hollywood, CA 90078. Your cashed check is your confirmation. We do not accept credit card, email or phone reservations. Reservations cannot be rolled over to another month, but can be transferred to someone else for the date paid for only. Pre-confirmed Late Reservation: $45, cash only. Walk-ins: $50, cash only. As usual, for our attendance list, emergency contact, and for security purposes, you MUST include a business card and/or list your profession, phone number and other contact info, also the LEGAL NAME (as it appears on state issued I.D.), FOR YOU AND ALL GUESTS who are paid for on your check. Dress code and other policies apply, including RESERVATION INFO & CANCELLATION POLICY. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO READ OR BE AWARE OF OUR POLICIES AND GUIDELINES. This info, as well as how to meet privately with a guest speaker, can be found at:
http://www.changingimagesinamerica.org/hnindex.htm
OR http://hgenonline.com/events_other_ind.asp.
Office Phone: (323) 465-9800
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GUEST SPEAKERS: CRAIG ZADAN & NEIL MERON
ACADEMY, GOLDEN GLOBE, PEABODY & EMMY AWARD-WINNERS, CRAIG ZADAN and NEIL MERON are the enviable producers of critically acclaimed and award-winning feature films and television projects. In total, their films have garnered six Academy Awards, five Golden Globes, eleven Emmy Awards and two Peabody Awards.
While they have demonstrated an enviable, unprecedented “Midas Touch” in the musical genre, Zadan and Meron’s success embraces a roster of diverse projects.
Craig and Neil were producers of this summer's hit film “Hairspray,” starring John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer and Queen Latifah, which had the biggest opening weekend for a movie musical in motion picture history and is one of the best reviewed movies of the year.
“The Bucket List”, a feature film for Warner Bros. starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, directed by Rob Reiner opens nationally on January 11th. “The Bucket List” is one of the National Board of Review’s top ten films of the year.
Zadan and Meron's movie adaptation of “A Raisin in the Sun,” based on Lorraine Hansberry’s classic play, starring Sean Combs, Phylicia Rashad, Audra McDonald and Sanaa Lathan, will air on ABC on Feb 25, 2008, the night after ABC's airing of the Oscars, and will premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Their next feature film will be Frank Darabont's adaptation of Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" which Darabont will also direct.
Previously, their film “Chicago,” which they executive produced, earned 13 Oscar nominations, winning six, including one for Best Picture; seven Golden Globe Award nominations, winning three, including Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy. It also won two BAFTA Awards, three SAG awards, the Producers Guild of America Award for Best Picture, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Award for Rob Marshall, a Grammy for Best Soundtrack, and was chosen by the Broadcast Film Critics Association as the Best Motion Picture of the Year. “Chicago” was the highest-grossing movie in Miramax’s history and the first musical in 34 years to win the Best Picture Oscar.
Their television adaptation of the musical “The Music Man,” starring Matthew Broderick and Kristin Chenoweth, aired to acclaim. It earned five Emmy nominations and earned director Jeff Bleckner a DGA Award.
The television biopic “Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows” was a critical and ratings success, topping many Ten Best lists and becoming the highest-rated movie or miniseries of that year. It earned 13 Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Miniseries, and won five, including one for Judy Davis’ portrayal of Judy Garland. Davis also won a Golden Globe Award, and the project was also Golden Globe nominated for Outstanding Miniseries. Additionally, it won the Television Critics Association Award, two Broadcast Film Critics Awards, a SAG Award, an AFI Award, and the Prism Award, as well as numerous other awards and nominations.
Their production of “The Beach Boys: An American Family” was nominated for three Emmys, including Best Miniseries, and Jeff Bleckner won a DGA Award for the miniseries.
Zadan and Meron executive produced a new version of “Annie,” starring Kathy Bates, which won two Emmys, the Peabody Award and the TV Guide Award for Favorite TV Movie or Miniseries. It was nominated for 12 Emmys including Outstanding Made for Television Movie. The musical also marked the directorial debut of Rob Marshall, who received an Emmy nomination for Best Director, won an Emmy for Outstanding Choreography and received a DGA nomination.
Their production of “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” which starred Whitney Houston, Brandy, Whoopi Goldberg, Jason Alexander and Bernadette Peters, garnered seven Emmy nominations.
Their first television musical event, “Gypsy," was a three-hour CBS movie musical starring Bette Midler. A ratings and critical triumph, the show was nominated for 12 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Television Movie (the first such nomination for a film musical in the Academy’s history), and three Golden Globes, including Best Telefilm, as well as Producers Guild, Directors Guild and CableACE Award nominations.
Zadan and Meron produced “Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story.” The film received six Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Television Movie, and won three: Best Actress for Glenn Close, Best Supporting Actress for Judy Davis and Best Screenplay for Alison Cross. Additionally, it was nominated for Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Movie, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress; was nominated for awards from the Producers Guild, Writers Guild and Screen Actors Guild, and won the coveted National Education Association Award for the Advancement of Learning Through Broadcasting. The producers also won the prestigious Peabody Award for Outstanding Achievement in Broadcasting and were the recipients of the Lambda Liberty Award as well as the GLAAD Media Award.
They previously executive produced the WB feature film comedy “My Fellow Americans,” starring Jack Lemmon and James Garner.
Zadan’s first feature film production, “Footloose,” starring Kevin Bacon, received two Oscar nominations, a Golden Globe nomination, and a Grammy nomination for Best Soundtrack Album.
CRAIG ZADAN & NEIL MERON are the next “must meet” Hollywood players at the next Hollywood Networking Breakfast.
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RESERVATION INFO & BREAKFAST POLICIES:
1. WHO SHOULD ATTEND: This breakfast is open to professionals in the entertainment industry. HOWEVER, a limited number of aspiring talent will be allowed to attend.
To attend the Hollywood Networking Breakfast, you should be directly involved in the entertainment industry in one or more of the following capacities:
AGENT, MANAGER, ATTORNEY, FINANCIER, CREW/PHYSICAL PRODUCTION (BELOW-THE-LINE), WRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, ACTOR, DEVELOPMENT EXEC, PRODUCTION EXEC, MUSIC EXEC, CASTING DIRECTOR, SINGER, SONGWRITER, RECORDING ARTIST, DANCER, CHOREOGRAPHER, COMPOSER, etc.
We are committed to maintaining a professional environment of a diverse group of attendees, representing a broad spectrum of the entertainment industry. To honor this commitment and to generate the most rewarding networking experience, we will limit the number of attendees per category. If we have reached our capacity in your category by the time we receive your check, we will send you an email to that effect. The best bet is to send in your check as soon as possible, before the deadline.
ADDITIONALLY, if you HAVE a career or employment opportunity for our attendees, or you are READY for a writing or producing partner, financing, cast, crew, representation, employment, you are more than welcome to join us at the HNB this year.
2. PAYMENT METHODS: Submitting Reservations and Payments
Payments are by check or money order only. We do not accept credit cards, fax, email or telephone reservations. See below for policy on bounced or returned checks.
For our attendance list and for security purposes, you must list your contact phone number and the full legal names of all guests who are paid for on your check (including yours). You should also indicate if you or your guests wish to use a performing or professional name on your name tags. Please note that if you do not provide us with a telephone contact number, you will be accepting full responsibility for our inability to notify you in case of a change in venue, a local or national emergency or other unforeseen emergency. Please list your PROFESSION when sending in your payment.
ON-TIME PRE-PAID RESERVATIONS: Ask about "The Breakfast Club(tm)"
Pre-paid reservations
(postmarked by the deadline indicated above – usually one week before the event):
$40 (full breakfast).
Payments should be made to:
Changing Images In America.
Send by deadline to:
Changing Images In America
P.O. Box 2688
Hollywood, CA 90078
(Tel: 323-465-9800)
Reservations CANNOT be rolled over to another month,
but can be transferred to someone else for the date paid for only.
For more information: call (323) 465-9800 or visit www.changingimagesinamerica.org or http://hgenonline.com.
CHECK PAYMENTS: If you are sending us a company check, please indicate for whom the reservation is to be made. If your check has more than one name printed on the check, please indicate for whom the reservation is to be made. In effect, always tell us in whose name the reservation is to be made when you send in your check, including any "stage names" that you or your guests use.
CONFIRMED RESERVATIONS: Your check, sent in by the postmarked deadline, when cashed, is your confirmation. WE DO NOT MAIL TICKETS OR CALL YOU TO CONFIRM RECEIPT OF YOUR CHECK.
3. LATE RESERVATIONS: Mail, Phone and Walk-in Policy
By Mail -- $45 -- If you mail your check any time after the postmark deadline, it will be considered a "late" reservation, and your check should reflect the additional $5 charged for late reservations, making the check total $45. If your check is late and is made for only $40, you will be charged the additional $5 late fee when you arrive. We will not be responsible if you mail your check after the postmark deadline and we do not receive it in time to include you on our reservations list. (See below for information on "pre-confirmed late reservations by phone.)
By Phone -- Pre-confirmed Late Reservations -- $45, cash only -- As a courtesy to people who wish to attend the breakfast but for whom it is too late to mail a check (even a "late" check), we have a good faith "Pre-confirmed Late Reservations List." To get on this list, you must speak with someone in our office to arrange to attend the breakfast, as there are certain guidelines. Pre-confirmed late reservations extend the final count and they are included in the final extended count we give to our venue and, therefore, are considered a firm commitment by you. The price for a pre-confirmed late reservation is $45, cash only. (See below for information on "walk-ins".)
A Word of Advice: Please do not make a "pre-confirmed late reservation" for someone for whom you will not be paying. If you will not be financially responsible for payment, have that individual call in their own reservation.
Walk-ins -- $50 - cash only: If you attend a Hollywood Networking Breakfast® without a reservation or a pre-confirmed late reservation (see above), the price will be $50 - cash only.
4. REFUNDS / TRANSFERS / ROLLOVERS
When we make a commitment to our venue for a specific number of people and meals, we make that commitment based on your commitment to us. Our venue will not allow rollovers for no-shows, so we do not permit rollovers. Here are our guidelines.
Therefore, reservations are non-refundable. A reservation may be transferred to someone else for the date paid for only. No-shows CANNOT be rolled over to another month's breakfast.
5. LATE ARRIVALS - IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Breakfast is not guaranteed for late arrivals.
Whether you have an "on-time" or "pre-confirmed late" reservation, or you are a "walk-in", if you arrive late at the breakfast, we cannot guarantee that there will be food available for you. Breakfast is served open buffet-style, where attendees may have more than one helping. Our venue replenishes our food supply, where necessary, up until 9AM. More than likely there will be some food available after 9AM, but we can offer no guarantee.
If you are a late "walk-in" and you do not have an opportunity to eat, but still wish to hear the speaker, or stay to network, full walk-in rates will apply.
6. HEARING IMPAIRED:
The State of California is no longer able to provide sign language interpreting services for the hearing impaired through the Media Access Office/EDD. If you are in need of an interpreter, you are welcome to bring your own. Otherwise, please direct any questions re: interpreting services, contact the Media Access Office/EDD at (818) 752-1196; (818) 753-3426 fax; (818) 753-3427 TTY.
7. BOUNCED / RETURNED CHECKS:
There will be a $25 charge for every bounced or returned check. When you bounce a check, we not only incur bank charges, we also must pay for your breakfast. If your check is returned for nonpayment, you will be liable for bank fees, reimbursement of your breakfast and you will also be required thereafter to pay by money order (by mail), or cash only at the door, after having your reservation pre-approved.
Note: If we receive a returned check from you, and you do not make good on the check plus the charges, you will not be allowed back into the breakfast. If we make a good faith late reservation for you and you do not honor it or make good on it, you will not be allowed back into the breakfast.
8. DRESS CODE: STRICTLY ENFORCED
Business casual attire required. We provide a professional setting, so no jeans, t-shirts, sweats or inappropriate provocative clothes allowed. If dressed inappropriately, you will be refused entry & no monies will be refunded.
9. SECURITY MEASURES:
Due to heightened security measures, if you are not recognized as a breakfast regular, you will be required to show a valid and current photo identification, to be admitted to the breakfast. When sending in your check, you must list your full legal name as it appears on your I.D. You must also indicate if you wish to use a performing or professional name on your name tag. You are also asked to provide certain contact information with your reservation (see #2 above). We thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
10. PARKING:
FREE PARKING is available in the back lot, located on Patricia, behind the tennis courts. Please note there is NO PARKING PERMITTED ON THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE OF THE STREET AT ANY TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH ZONING REGULATION Z.A.I. 1469. VALET PARKING is also available for $4.00
11. NETWORKING TIPS
It's great that you come to the Hollywood Networking Breakfast(tm) to hear and make contact with the guest speaker. However, you should also consider attending because of the people whom a particular speaker might attract, whether the speaker is in your field of interest or not. Also, make it a priority to get the contact information of the speaker and others in whom you are interested before you leave. The breakfast is an extremely time consuming event and it is impossible to return phone calls about a past breakfast.
12. GUEST SPEAKERS:
Guest speakers' attendance is confirmed, schedule permitting, at the time of all publications and notifications. In the event our guest speaker is unable to attend, we reserve the right to provide a substitute speaker or initiate a different format (which might not include a substitute speaker) for that day/event. In any such situation, since our venue will still require full payment, our "no refund" and "no rollover" policy for all reservations shall apply.
13. EMAIL LIST/NOTIFICATIONS:
In an effort to help you get your checks in on time, we will send an email of the current month's breakfast information, and two reminder emails, to give you ample notice and time to meet the postmark deadline.
14. TO BE ADDED TO OUR E-MAIL NOTIFICATION LIST:
Click here: GREENROLLS2@aol.com
Please be sure to include
your name, phone number, company and/or profession AND TYPE in your e-mail (in the body of your email message), for our records.
All information is strictly confidential.
Please reference the breakfast in your subject line
and do NOT send your information as an attachment.
15. MORE INFORMATION:
More information about the Hollywood Networking Breakfast held in Los Angeles can be obtained by visiting the www.changingimagesinamerica.org website.
You may also receive information from http://hgenonline.com
Office: (323) 465-9800
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!
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BACK IN FULL SWING!!!
NOTE: The HOLLYWOOD NETWORKING BREAKFAST IS NOW AT THE
BEVERLY HILLS COUNTRY CLUB
****************************************************************************************************
SANDRA LORD
Proudly Invites YOU & A GUEST to the
AWARD WINNING (“Best Networking Event in L.A.”)
MONTHLY HOLLYWOOD NETWORKING BREAKFAST(R)
(aka The Hollywood Breakfast™)
________________________________________________________________________
WE ARE HONORED TO PRESENT
DISTINGUISHED SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS:
CRAIG ZADAN & NEIL MERON
ACADEMY, GOLDEN GLOBE, PEABODY & EMMY AWARD-WINNING PRODUCERS
(Credits include: “HAIRSPRAY”, “CHICAGO”
Recent Release, “THE BUCKET LIST”, upcoming premier of
“A RAISIN IN THE SUN” at Sundance, and more…
see full bio below)
________________________________________________________________________
THIS IS A MUST-ATTEND EVENT!!
THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2008
8:00a.m - 10:30a.m. Check-in starts at 7:20a.m.
Postmark Deadline – Thursday, JANUARY 24, 2008
(You must list your full legal name as it appears on valid ID for Studio Security)
________________________________________________________________________
NEW LOCATION!!
THE BEVERLY HILLS COUNTRY CLUB
3084 Motor Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90064
(South of Twentieth Century Fox Studios)
________________________________________________________________________
PARKING
FREE PARKING is available in the back lot, located on Patricia Avenue/Street, behind the tennis courts. Please note there is NO PARKING PERMITTED ON THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE OF THE STREET AT ANY TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH ZONING REGULATION Z.A.I. 1469.
VALET PARKING -- $4.00
________________________________________________________________________
Produced in Los Angeles to benefit
CHANGING IMAGES IN AMERICA
www.changingimagesinamerica.org
A non-profit organization dedicated to promoting diversity in American culture
Sponsors: Final Draft, Inc. &
Jungle Software
(The independent Filmmaker’s budgeting and scheduling software)
________________________________________________________________________
DRESS CODE: STRICTLY ENFORCED
BUSINESS CASUAL ATTIRE REQUIRED
No Jeans, T-Shirts, Sweats or Inappropriate Provocative Clothes
(If dressed inappropriately, you will be refused entry & no monies will be refunded)
________________________________________________________________________
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This breakfast is open to professionals in the entertainment industry. HOWEVER, a limited number of aspiring talent will be allowed to attend.
To attend the Hollywood Networking Breakfast, you should be directly involved in the entertainment industry in one or more of the following capacities:
AGENT, MANAGER, ATTORNEY, FINANCIER, CREW/PHYSICAL PRODUCTION (BELOW-THE-LINE), WRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, FILMMAKER, ACTOR, DEVELOPMENT EXEC, PRODUCTION EXEC, MUSIC EXEC, CASTING DIRECTOR, SINGER, SONGWRITER, RECORDING ARTIST, DANCER, CHOREOGRAPHER, COMPOSER, etc.
ADDITIONALLY, if you HAVE a career or employment opportunity, or a legitimate entertainment industry service to offer our attendees, or if you are READY for a writing or producing partner, assignment, financing, cast, crew, representation, employment, acquisition, you are more than welcome to join us at the HNB this year.
________________________________________________________________________
DOWNLOAD OUR RESERVATIONS FORM:
http://www.changingimagesinamerica.org/res-form.pdf
________________________________________________________________________
RESERVATIONS INFO AT-A-GLANCE:
(For a COMPLETE reservation guidelines & policies GO TO END OF THIS EMAIL)
SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR THIS EMAIL LIST!!
FIRST TIME ATTENDEES (ONLY) may take $5 OFF of the pre-paid/ontime reservation price listed below – You MUST include a copy of this email with your check to receive the discount!
Pre-paid reservations (postmarked by JANUARY 24, 2008): $40 per person (full breakfast). Checks or money-orders must be made payable to: Changing Images In America, MUST be accompanied by our (completed) reservations form and mailed to P.O. Box 2688, Hollywood, CA 90078. Your cashed check is your confirmation. We do not accept credit card, email or phone reservations. Reservations cannot be rolled over to another month, but can be transferred to someone else for the date paid for only. Pre-confirmed Late Reservation: $45, cash only. Walk-ins: $50, cash only. As usual, for our attendance list, emergency contact, and for security purposes, you MUST include a business card and/or list your profession, phone number and other contact info, also the LEGAL NAME (as it appears on state issued I.D.), FOR YOU AND ALL GUESTS who are paid for on your check. Dress code and other policies apply, including RESERVATION INFO & CANCELLATION POLICY. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO READ OR BE AWARE OF OUR POLICIES AND GUIDELINES. This info, as well as how to meet privately with a guest speaker, can be found at:
http://www.changingimagesinamerica.org/hnindex.htm
OR http://hgenonline.com/events_other_ind.asp.
Office Phone: (323) 465-9800
_____________________________________________________
GUEST SPEAKERS: CRAIG ZADAN & NEIL MERON
ACADEMY, GOLDEN GLOBE, PEABODY & EMMY AWARD-WINNERS, CRAIG ZADAN and NEIL MERON are the enviable producers of critically acclaimed and award-winning feature films and television projects. In total, their films have garnered six Academy Awards, five Golden Globes, eleven Emmy Awards and two Peabody Awards.
While they have demonstrated an enviable, unprecedented “Midas Touch” in the musical genre, Zadan and Meron’s success embraces a roster of diverse projects.
Craig and Neil were producers of this summer's hit film “Hairspray,” starring John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer and Queen Latifah, which had the biggest opening weekend for a movie musical in motion picture history and is one of the best reviewed movies of the year.
“The Bucket List”, a feature film for Warner Bros. starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, directed by Rob Reiner opens nationally on January 11th. “The Bucket List” is one of the National Board of Review’s top ten films of the year.
Zadan and Meron's movie adaptation of “A Raisin in the Sun,” based on Lorraine Hansberry’s classic play, starring Sean Combs, Phylicia Rashad, Audra McDonald and Sanaa Lathan, will air on ABC on Feb 25, 2008, the night after ABC's airing of the Oscars, and will premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Their next feature film will be Frank Darabont's adaptation of Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" which Darabont will also direct.
Previously, their film “Chicago,” which they executive produced, earned 13 Oscar nominations, winning six, including one for Best Picture; seven Golden Globe Award nominations, winning three, including Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy. It also won two BAFTA Awards, three SAG awards, the Producers Guild of America Award for Best Picture, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Award for Rob Marshall, a Grammy for Best Soundtrack, and was chosen by the Broadcast Film Critics Association as the Best Motion Picture of the Year. “Chicago” was the highest-grossing movie in Miramax’s history and the first musical in 34 years to win the Best Picture Oscar.
Their television adaptation of the musical “The Music Man,” starring Matthew Broderick and Kristin Chenoweth, aired to acclaim. It earned five Emmy nominations and earned director Jeff Bleckner a DGA Award.
The television biopic “Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows” was a critical and ratings success, topping many Ten Best lists and becoming the highest-rated movie or miniseries of that year. It earned 13 Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Miniseries, and won five, including one for Judy Davis’ portrayal of Judy Garland. Davis also won a Golden Globe Award, and the project was also Golden Globe nominated for Outstanding Miniseries. Additionally, it won the Television Critics Association Award, two Broadcast Film Critics Awards, a SAG Award, an AFI Award, and the Prism Award, as well as numerous other awards and nominations.
Their production of “The Beach Boys: An American Family” was nominated for three Emmys, including Best Miniseries, and Jeff Bleckner won a DGA Award for the miniseries.
Zadan and Meron executive produced a new version of “Annie,” starring Kathy Bates, which won two Emmys, the Peabody Award and the TV Guide Award for Favorite TV Movie or Miniseries. It was nominated for 12 Emmys including Outstanding Made for Television Movie. The musical also marked the directorial debut of Rob Marshall, who received an Emmy nomination for Best Director, won an Emmy for Outstanding Choreography and received a DGA nomination.
Their production of “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” which starred Whitney Houston, Brandy, Whoopi Goldberg, Jason Alexander and Bernadette Peters, garnered seven Emmy nominations.
Their first television musical event, “Gypsy," was a three-hour CBS movie musical starring Bette Midler. A ratings and critical triumph, the show was nominated for 12 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Television Movie (the first such nomination for a film musical in the Academy’s history), and three Golden Globes, including Best Telefilm, as well as Producers Guild, Directors Guild and CableACE Award nominations.
Zadan and Meron produced “Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story.” The film received six Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Television Movie, and won three: Best Actress for Glenn Close, Best Supporting Actress for Judy Davis and Best Screenplay for Alison Cross. Additionally, it was nominated for Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Movie, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress; was nominated for awards from the Producers Guild, Writers Guild and Screen Actors Guild, and won the coveted National Education Association Award for the Advancement of Learning Through Broadcasting. The producers also won the prestigious Peabody Award for Outstanding Achievement in Broadcasting and were the recipients of the Lambda Liberty Award as well as the GLAAD Media Award.
They previously executive produced the WB feature film comedy “My Fellow Americans,” starring Jack Lemmon and James Garner.
Zadan’s first feature film production, “Footloose,” starring Kevin Bacon, received two Oscar nominations, a Golden Globe nomination, and a Grammy nomination for Best Soundtrack Album.
CRAIG ZADAN & NEIL MERON are the next “must meet” Hollywood players at the next Hollywood Networking Breakfast.
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RESERVATION INFO & BREAKFAST POLICIES:
1. WHO SHOULD ATTEND: This breakfast is open to professionals in the entertainment industry. HOWEVER, a limited number of aspiring talent will be allowed to attend.
To attend the Hollywood Networking Breakfast, you should be directly involved in the entertainment industry in one or more of the following capacities:
AGENT, MANAGER, ATTORNEY, FINANCIER, CREW/PHYSICAL PRODUCTION (BELOW-THE-LINE), WRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, ACTOR, DEVELOPMENT EXEC, PRODUCTION EXEC, MUSIC EXEC, CASTING DIRECTOR, SINGER, SONGWRITER, RECORDING ARTIST, DANCER, CHOREOGRAPHER, COMPOSER, etc.
We are committed to maintaining a professional environment of a diverse group of attendees, representing a broad spectrum of the entertainment industry. To honor this commitment and to generate the most rewarding networking experience, we will limit the number of attendees per category. If we have reached our capacity in your category by the time we receive your check, we will send you an email to that effect. The best bet is to send in your check as soon as possible, before the deadline.
ADDITIONALLY, if you HAVE a career or employment opportunity for our attendees, or you are READY for a writing or producing partner, financing, cast, crew, representation, employment, you are more than welcome to join us at the HNB this year.
2. PAYMENT METHODS: Submitting Reservations and Payments
Payments are by check or money order only. We do not accept credit cards, fax, email or telephone reservations. See below for policy on bounced or returned checks.
For our attendance list and for security purposes, you must list your contact phone number and the full legal names of all guests who are paid for on your check (including yours). You should also indicate if you or your guests wish to use a performing or professional name on your name tags. Please note that if you do not provide us with a telephone contact number, you will be accepting full responsibility for our inability to notify you in case of a change in venue, a local or national emergency or other unforeseen emergency. Please list your PROFESSION when sending in your payment.
ON-TIME PRE-PAID RESERVATIONS: Ask about "The Breakfast Club(tm)"
Pre-paid reservations
(postmarked by the deadline indicated above – usually one week before the event):
$40 (full breakfast).
Payments should be made to:
Changing Images In America.
Send by deadline to:
Changing Images In America
P.O. Box 2688
Hollywood, CA 90078
(Tel: 323-465-9800)
Reservations CANNOT be rolled over to another month,
but can be transferred to someone else for the date paid for only.
For more information: call (323) 465-9800 or visit www.changingimagesinamerica.org or http://hgenonline.com.
CHECK PAYMENTS: If you are sending us a company check, please indicate for whom the reservation is to be made. If your check has more than one name printed on the check, please indicate for whom the reservation is to be made. In effect, always tell us in whose name the reservation is to be made when you send in your check, including any "stage names" that you or your guests use.
CONFIRMED RESERVATIONS: Your check, sent in by the postmarked deadline, when cashed, is your confirmation. WE DO NOT MAIL TICKETS OR CALL YOU TO CONFIRM RECEIPT OF YOUR CHECK.
3. LATE RESERVATIONS: Mail, Phone and Walk-in Policy
By Mail -- $45 -- If you mail your check any time after the postmark deadline, it will be considered a "late" reservation, and your check should reflect the additional $5 charged for late reservations, making the check total $45. If your check is late and is made for only $40, you will be charged the additional $5 late fee when you arrive. We will not be responsible if you mail your check after the postmark deadline and we do not receive it in time to include you on our reservations list. (See below for information on "pre-confirmed late reservations by phone.)
By Phone -- Pre-confirmed Late Reservations -- $45, cash only -- As a courtesy to people who wish to attend the breakfast but for whom it is too late to mail a check (even a "late" check), we have a good faith "Pre-confirmed Late Reservations List." To get on this list, you must speak with someone in our office to arrange to attend the breakfast, as there are certain guidelines. Pre-confirmed late reservations extend the final count and they are included in the final extended count we give to our venue and, therefore, are considered a firm commitment by you. The price for a pre-confirmed late reservation is $45, cash only. (See below for information on "walk-ins".)
A Word of Advice: Please do not make a "pre-confirmed late reservation" for someone for whom you will not be paying. If you will not be financially responsible for payment, have that individual call in their own reservation.
Walk-ins -- $50 - cash only: If you attend a Hollywood Networking Breakfast® without a reservation or a pre-confirmed late reservation (see above), the price will be $50 - cash only.
4. REFUNDS / TRANSFERS / ROLLOVERS
When we make a commitment to our venue for a specific number of people and meals, we make that commitment based on your commitment to us. Our venue will not allow rollovers for no-shows, so we do not permit rollovers. Here are our guidelines.
Therefore, reservations are non-refundable. A reservation may be transferred to someone else for the date paid for only. No-shows CANNOT be rolled over to another month's breakfast.
5. LATE ARRIVALS - IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Breakfast is not guaranteed for late arrivals.
Whether you have an "on-time" or "pre-confirmed late" reservation, or you are a "walk-in", if you arrive late at the breakfast, we cannot guarantee that there will be food available for you. Breakfast is served open buffet-style, where attendees may have more than one helping. Our venue replenishes our food supply, where necessary, up until 9AM. More than likely there will be some food available after 9AM, but we can offer no guarantee.
If you are a late "walk-in" and you do not have an opportunity to eat, but still wish to hear the speaker, or stay to network, full walk-in rates will apply.
6. HEARING IMPAIRED:
The State of California is no longer able to provide sign language interpreting services for the hearing impaired through the Media Access Office/EDD. If you are in need of an interpreter, you are welcome to bring your own. Otherwise, please direct any questions re: interpreting services, contact the Media Access Office/EDD at (818) 752-1196; (818) 753-3426 fax; (818) 753-3427 TTY.
7. BOUNCED / RETURNED CHECKS:
There will be a $25 charge for every bounced or returned check. When you bounce a check, we not only incur bank charges, we also must pay for your breakfast. If your check is returned for nonpayment, you will be liable for bank fees, reimbursement of your breakfast and you will also be required thereafter to pay by money order (by mail), or cash only at the door, after having your reservation pre-approved.
Note: If we receive a returned check from you, and you do not make good on the check plus the charges, you will not be allowed back into the breakfast. If we make a good faith late reservation for you and you do not honor it or make good on it, you will not be allowed back into the breakfast.
8. DRESS CODE: STRICTLY ENFORCED
Business casual attire required. We provide a professional setting, so no jeans, t-shirts, sweats or inappropriate provocative clothes allowed. If dressed inappropriately, you will be refused entry & no monies will be refunded.
9. SECURITY MEASURES:
Due to heightened security measures, if you are not recognized as a breakfast regular, you will be required to show a valid and current photo identification, to be admitted to the breakfast. When sending in your check, you must list your full legal name as it appears on your I.D. You must also indicate if you wish to use a performing or professional name on your name tag. You are also asked to provide certain contact information with your reservation (see #2 above). We thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
10. PARKING:
FREE PARKING is available in the back lot, located on Patricia, behind the tennis courts. Please note there is NO PARKING PERMITTED ON THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE OF THE STREET AT ANY TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH ZONING REGULATION Z.A.I. 1469. VALET PARKING is also available for $4.00
11. NETWORKING TIPS
It's great that you come to the Hollywood Networking Breakfast(tm) to hear and make contact with the guest speaker. However, you should also consider attending because of the people whom a particular speaker might attract, whether the speaker is in your field of interest or not. Also, make it a priority to get the contact information of the speaker and others in whom you are interested before you leave. The breakfast is an extremely time consuming event and it is impossible to return phone calls about a past breakfast.
12. GUEST SPEAKERS:
Guest speakers' attendance is confirmed, schedule permitting, at the time of all publications and notifications. In the event our guest speaker is unable to attend, we reserve the right to provide a substitute speaker or initiate a different format (which might not include a substitute speaker) for that day/event. In any such situation, since our venue will still require full payment, our "no refund" and "no rollover" policy for all reservations shall apply.
13. EMAIL LIST/NOTIFICATIONS:
In an effort to help you get your checks in on time, we will send an email of the current month's breakfast information, and two reminder emails, to give you ample notice and time to meet the postmark deadline.
14. TO BE ADDED TO OUR E-MAIL NOTIFICATION LIST:
Click here: GREENROLLS2@aol.com
Please be sure to include
your name, phone number, company and/or profession AND TYPE in your e-mail (in the body of your email message), for our records.
All information is strictly confidential.
Please reference the breakfast in your subject line
and do NOT send your information as an attachment.
15. MORE INFORMATION:
More information about the Hollywood Networking Breakfast held in Los Angeles can be obtained by visiting the www.changingimagesinamerica.org website.
You may also receive information from http://hgenonline.com
Office: (323) 465-9800
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
B&N WRITERS EVENT JAN. 17TH, $20
Have you ever wanted to write a book? Ever thought your creative musings would do great in the stores like Barnes & Nobel, or on www.bn.com? Maybe you have software, music, art, photography, calendars, products and retail merchandise? Whatever you have, BN has a way for you to monetize it and sell it.
Ever wonder how a small press writer, author, publisher, artist, or entrepreneur can make it in the big game of BN Retailing?
You can get eaten by the sharks if you don't know what you're doing. So we've created a dynamite, SEE IT HERE ONLY event for The Writers Roundtable.
Come hear it from the horse's mouth as we present Omar Njie, Western United States Regional Vice President Barnes & Noble Book Sellers and his Top Performing Local Store General Manager who will present to you how you can profitably and effectively work with BN to build your retail Partnership Empire.
LEARN:
>The Insider Secrets to getting rich with Barnes & Nobel
>How you can easily position yourself as a multifaceted resource
>How BN and you can create media events that draw customers far and wide
to you and your events
>How to utilize BNs global and web resources to your advantage
And,
>How your network can become your net worth through B&N.
There are more opportunities than ever to work with B&N. The problem is, no one ever explains it to you so you can do it right. As a result, your book or intellectual property, if they make it to the shelves at all, get buried.
NO MORE!
Omar has personally guaranteed me that attendees to this program will not only learn hallowed secrets kept by a covenant of top authors and distributors, but you'll make the kinds of connections through what you learn that your career and your enterprise will never be the same!
WHAT: The January Writers Roundtable presents:
The Barnes & nobel Profit Centers For Independent Writers and Artists. It's an event you do not want to miss!
Start your 2008 off on a powerful and prosperous rhythm.
WHEN: Thursday. January 17, 2008
TIME: NOON SHARP!
WHERE: Magnolia Restaurant
1915 West Magnolia Blvd. (East of Buena Vista)
Burbank, CA 91506
(818) 954-9833
Lunch includes a delicious 4 course gourmet meal including salads and soft drinks.
The New Year brings new changes.
$20.00 per person at the door. (Cash and checks only)
If you're serious about your career or your craft, you need to be there!
Announcements of exclusive upcoming events will be made at the luncheon.
Any questions? Phone (818) 843-7783, or (818) 441-9288
Michael J. Herman, Chair of The Writers Roundtable
Ever wonder how a small press writer, author, publisher, artist, or entrepreneur can make it in the big game of BN Retailing?
You can get eaten by the sharks if you don't know what you're doing. So we've created a dynamite, SEE IT HERE ONLY event for The Writers Roundtable.
Come hear it from the horse's mouth as we present Omar Njie, Western United States Regional Vice President Barnes & Noble Book Sellers and his Top Performing Local Store General Manager who will present to you how you can profitably and effectively work with BN to build your retail Partnership Empire.
LEARN:
>The Insider Secrets to getting rich with Barnes & Nobel
>How you can easily position yourself as a multifaceted resource
>How BN and you can create media events that draw customers far and wide
to you and your events
>How to utilize BNs global and web resources to your advantage
And,
>How your network can become your net worth through B&N.
There are more opportunities than ever to work with B&N. The problem is, no one ever explains it to you so you can do it right. As a result, your book or intellectual property, if they make it to the shelves at all, get buried.
NO MORE!
Omar has personally guaranteed me that attendees to this program will not only learn hallowed secrets kept by a covenant of top authors and distributors, but you'll make the kinds of connections through what you learn that your career and your enterprise will never be the same!
WHAT: The January Writers Roundtable presents:
The Barnes & nobel Profit Centers For Independent Writers and Artists. It's an event you do not want to miss!
Start your 2008 off on a powerful and prosperous rhythm.
WHEN: Thursday. January 17, 2008
TIME: NOON SHARP!
WHERE: Magnolia Restaurant
1915 West Magnolia Blvd. (East of Buena Vista)
Burbank, CA 91506
(818) 954-9833
Lunch includes a delicious 4 course gourmet meal including salads and soft drinks.
The New Year brings new changes.
$20.00 per person at the door. (Cash and checks only)
If you're serious about your career or your craft, you need to be there!
Announcements of exclusive upcoming events will be made at the luncheon.
Any questions? Phone (818) 843-7783, or (818) 441-9288
Michael J. Herman, Chair of The Writers Roundtable
Monday, January 21, 2008
FREE 30 MINUTE COACHING CALL
FREE 30 MINUTE COACHING CALL:
FREE RESUME REVIEW:
* Plan 2008 career goals
* Say goodbye to 2007 job blues
* Dust of that resume
"He has a very unique approach and adaptable style. He balances results orientation with a caring and values-based process with his clients"
Head of HR, Major Hospital Group
INFO@DAVIDCOUPERCOACH.COM
310 274 5334
FREE RESUME REVIEW:
* Plan 2008 career goals
* Say goodbye to 2007 job blues
* Dust of that resume
"He has a very unique approach and adaptable style. He balances results orientation with a caring and values-based process with his clients"
Head of HR, Major Hospital Group
INFO@DAVIDCOUPERCOACH.COM
310 274 5334
Sunday, January 20, 2008
CAREER REINVENTION SEMINAR $99 SPECIAL
CAREER REINVENTION, NOW
I believe that we can turn the strike break into an opportunity to start doing amazing things: reinvent our careers, create the lives we want to have, increase our creative output, and increase our financial security if we spend the time to do the thinking, planning, exploring and getting support.
That's why I created a ONE DAY CAREER REINVENTION event January 26th to help creative people do exactly that.
This powerful day will walk you through the steps of getting clarity on where you are now, where you want to be and what the steps are to get there.
You may show up confused, curious or skeptical but I guarantee you'll leave excited, motivated and energized. (And if you show up energized, you'll leave even more energized, focused and with a bunch of new contacts and friends.)
Jan. 26, 2008 - 9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wilshire Grand Hotel - Downtown Los Angeles
$249.00 at the Door.
$99.00 Early Bird Special
www.hollywoodcoaching.com
I believe that we can turn the strike break into an opportunity to start doing amazing things: reinvent our careers, create the lives we want to have, increase our creative output, and increase our financial security if we spend the time to do the thinking, planning, exploring and getting support.
That's why I created a ONE DAY CAREER REINVENTION event January 26th to help creative people do exactly that.
This powerful day will walk you through the steps of getting clarity on where you are now, where you want to be and what the steps are to get there.
You may show up confused, curious or skeptical but I guarantee you'll leave excited, motivated and energized. (And if you show up energized, you'll leave even more energized, focused and with a bunch of new contacts and friends.)
Jan. 26, 2008 - 9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wilshire Grand Hotel - Downtown Los Angeles
$249.00 at the Door.
$99.00 Early Bird Special
www.hollywoodcoaching.com
FREE ONE NIGHT SEMINAR ON PRODUCING FILMS
FREE
ONE NIGHT INTRODUCTORY SEMINAR
On PRODUCING YOUR LOW BUDGET FILM
Presented by:
Suzanne Lyons
Co-founder of the Flash Forward Institute, Snowfall Films and WindChill Films
and Award Winning Producer of Eight Feature Films in the Past Seven Year!
Date: Wednesday Evening, February 13th.
Time: 7:00pm to 9:30pm
Place: The Coast Anabelle Hotel, 2011 West Olive Ave, Burbank, 91506
Free Parking behind the hotel. Cross street is Keystone
Come get a free preview of the complete 7 Session Workshop that begins April 19th.
On February 13th I will guide you through a comprehensive summary of my
7 Session “Producing Your Low Budget Film” Workshop.
Learn how to develop a timeline that will take you from
OPTIONING YOUR SCREENPLAY to DELIVERING YOUR FILM!
Discover insider secrets on forming an LLC, creating a Business Plan and Sales Presentation that could save you tens of thousands of dollars!
I will take you step by step through my company’s Business Plan that attracted over 65 investors and made it possible to produce three great,
low budget award-winning films!
I will share my tips and techniques on casting, hiring a line producer, working with a director, finessing a budget, marketing, choosing a distributor, putting out fires, getting ready for delivery and more!
After producing a number of bigger budget features I thought producing the SAG ultra low budget would be a piece of cake. Boy, was I wrong. Wearing 100 different hats was a huge challenge. I’ve now produced three SAG ultra budget films in just sixteen months and I can’t wait to tell you what I’ve learned. If you decide to register for my 7 Session Workshop, you’ll learn from my experience and benefit from my success. I promise to take you through a structured crystal clear step by step process that will actually make low budget film making look easy.
During this INTRODUCTORY SESSION, if you decide to register for the “7 Session PRODUCING YOUR LOW BUDGET FILM” Workshop, and you put a deposit down that night, you will save an additional $200 off the cost of the workshop!
“Suzanne is a wonderfully engaging speaker and “teacher”.
She knows feature producing inside and out and presents every step with complete clarity. A seminar not to be missed by anyone making
a low budget feature!”
Becky Smith, Director, “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”,
Writer/Director/Producer, “Duck Farm” (now in Post Production) and UCLA Professor
SPACE FOR THIS FREE ONE NIGHT INTRODUCTORY SEMINAR IS LIMITED. PLEASE RSVP TO Snowfallfilms@aol.com.
ONE NIGHT INTRODUCTORY SEMINAR
On PRODUCING YOUR LOW BUDGET FILM
Presented by:
Suzanne Lyons
Co-founder of the Flash Forward Institute, Snowfall Films and WindChill Films
and Award Winning Producer of Eight Feature Films in the Past Seven Year!
Date: Wednesday Evening, February 13th.
Time: 7:00pm to 9:30pm
Place: The Coast Anabelle Hotel, 2011 West Olive Ave, Burbank, 91506
Free Parking behind the hotel. Cross street is Keystone
Come get a free preview of the complete 7 Session Workshop that begins April 19th.
On February 13th I will guide you through a comprehensive summary of my
7 Session “Producing Your Low Budget Film” Workshop.
Learn how to develop a timeline that will take you from
OPTIONING YOUR SCREENPLAY to DELIVERING YOUR FILM!
Discover insider secrets on forming an LLC, creating a Business Plan and Sales Presentation that could save you tens of thousands of dollars!
I will take you step by step through my company’s Business Plan that attracted over 65 investors and made it possible to produce three great,
low budget award-winning films!
I will share my tips and techniques on casting, hiring a line producer, working with a director, finessing a budget, marketing, choosing a distributor, putting out fires, getting ready for delivery and more!
After producing a number of bigger budget features I thought producing the SAG ultra low budget would be a piece of cake. Boy, was I wrong. Wearing 100 different hats was a huge challenge. I’ve now produced three SAG ultra budget films in just sixteen months and I can’t wait to tell you what I’ve learned. If you decide to register for my 7 Session Workshop, you’ll learn from my experience and benefit from my success. I promise to take you through a structured crystal clear step by step process that will actually make low budget film making look easy.
During this INTRODUCTORY SESSION, if you decide to register for the “7 Session PRODUCING YOUR LOW BUDGET FILM” Workshop, and you put a deposit down that night, you will save an additional $200 off the cost of the workshop!
“Suzanne is a wonderfully engaging speaker and “teacher”.
She knows feature producing inside and out and presents every step with complete clarity. A seminar not to be missed by anyone making
a low budget feature!”
Becky Smith, Director, “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”,
Writer/Director/Producer, “Duck Farm” (now in Post Production) and UCLA Professor
SPACE FOR THIS FREE ONE NIGHT INTRODUCTORY SEMINAR IS LIMITED. PLEASE RSVP TO Snowfallfilms@aol.com.
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