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5726. Says Who? Writing Memorable Dialogue
Writers know it's easy to fall into the trap of "he said" - "she said" - "it said" - "zeep said" in their dialogue. Like any kind of writing, dialogue can be plain, fancy, or just weird. The trick is to fit the type of dialogue to the furtherance and readability of the story. Our panelists will share their ideas on how to keep the talk-talk going so that it doesn't slow things down. Moderated by James C. Glass.
Craig Miller, Deborah Daughetee, James C. Glass, Joelle Sellner, Karen Willson
FRI 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm, California 1
5790. Writing for Television
Stories from the Writers' Room. Moderated by Craig Miller.
Craig Miller, Deborah Daughetee, Karen Willson, Lynn Barker, Matt Conant
SAT 11:30 am - 12:45 pm, California 1
5796. Classic Days of Ridiculous Star Wars Rumors
Do you remember picking up the latest issue of Fantastic Films, Starlog, or even Star Warp, Space Wars, and StarBurst to hear the latest Star Wars news/rumors? In the late 70's/early 80's we saw headlines such as "Clone Wars Explained", "Mick Jagger is doing the score for The Empire Strikes Back" "Han Solo crosses lightsabers with Darth Vader." We will go over the most ridiculous rumors, and some that even hit close to home. Join Star Wars Historian Richard Woloski, from Skywalking Through Neverland podcast, plus special guests (we would tell you but that would also be a rumor). Moderated by Richard Woloski.
Richard Woloski, Craig Miller, Kevin Toft, Max Cervantes, Sarah Woloski, David Skale
SAT 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm, Pacific Coast 5
5886. Autograph Session 6
Brandon Perlow, Craig Miller, David Avallone, Brandie June
SAT 3:15 pm - 3:45 pm, Imperial A-B
5873. Listening to the Reactions of Your Readers
People perceive things differently. What is an artist's moral responsibility? Do we need to care about how our art will be perceived? How do we reach people with different points of view? How do we resolve conflicts when views clash? In this panel, we will discuss listening and interacting with your audiences. Moderated by Dr. Laura Brodian Freas Beraha.
Barbra Dillon, Craig Miller, Dr. Laura Brodian Freas Beraha, Victor Frost, Tim Griffin
SUN 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm, Los Angeles 1
5875. The Eric Hoffman Memorial
Eric Hoffman has been a member of LASFS for well over half a century. As a teenager he wrote for the original monster movie magazine: FAMOUS MONSTER OF FILMLAND. First, he wrote under the pseudonyms THE ANSWER MAN and later, PROFESSOR GRUEBEARD. In early 1982, Eric started travelling all across the country giving lectures at DOCTOR WHO and various other conventions along with singing and playing piano with celebrities at convention cabarets. Please join us in reminiscing and telling fun stories of the kind man who was Eric Hoffman.
Tom Khamis, Charles Lee Jackson II, Rick Ridgeway, Craig Miller, Beverly Warren
SUN 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm, Pacific Coast 4