Plot Device
11-02-2008, 01:23 AM
Hi guys,
It's been a while since I did an open invitation for you to join in on one of these conference calls. But here's one I think you'd all definitely like. The guest is a script agent who will be taking queries.
If you want to submit any interview-ish questions to the guest before the call, submit them at this web address before Sunday, 5:30 PM Los Angeles time:
http://www.askhollywoodbyphone.com (But this e-mail addres is just so you can ask the guest a talk show-style question, not for queries. A totally different e-mail address will be announced during the interview for where you can send your formal queries to. It'll probably be the e-mail address of one of David Warden's assistants.)
TEXT OF EMAIL INVITATION:
RE: HOLLYWOOD BY PHONE -- SUNDAY! Nov 2nd
FROM: "chrissoth@aol.com" <chrissoth@aol.com>
Hey Gang! Yes, another FREE conference call with another Hollywood mover and shaker! (You only pay your own normal phone long distance charges!) AND...this week our guest is an agent who will accept email queries about your screenplays! So head on over to: http://www.askhollywoodbyphone.com And put in your questions for:
David Warden, agent, THE WARDEN GROUP.
David's bio is below -- -- check it out! Here are the call details:
Sunday, November 2, 2008,
5:30 pm Pacific Time
Dial: 712 432 4900 Pin: 4489499#
It's gonna be OFF THE HOOK! Thanks "A Million",
Chris
MillionDollarScreenwriting.com
HollywoodByPhone.com
PS. Check out David's bio and vitals -- written in the first person, just for us:
David Warden: I have an MA in history from UC Davis, with an undergrad in history and economics, My first job was an intership at Warner Brothers while in college which led to my going to William Morris and the fabled mailroom, I worked for Ron Mardigian, who was head of the WMA literary department and was made an agent in 1980. After the strike of 1981, I worked for APA and Susan Smith, setting up my own agency with Steve White in 1990 Steve decided to try his hand at producing in 2007, although Warden White and Associates is still the legal name of the company. During my career, I have sold and helped develop everything from schlock like The Lawnmower Killer to better material such as Sleepless in Seattle, the first two Batman films, Wild Things, The Hollow Man, Enemy of the State, Joan of Arc, Havana Nights and with Steve co agented with CAA the sale of Deja Vu, which was the largest sale of a screenplay without any attached elements ever made in the business. I personally love comedy, but was raised on action adventure and thrillers. I feel my strengths are story development, having an encyclopedic knowledge of American Film from about 1928 as well as being a student of psychology to be a good negotiator. I have found through experience that I can only sell what I believe in, as far as a good and satisfying story that delivers logically and emotionally. I feel the business is often not in the business of making films for the audience, but rather for themselves, which I see as a major business mistake, which indicates how often the business is disconnected from the common man. People want to be entertained and challenged in that order. They almost never want to be lectured to. I personally feel that I want to be contented that I spent two hours of my life and 20 dollars of my money watching some story in the dark. If I am dissatisfied, the film business has let me down. I try to sell material that won't let the audience down.
It's been a while since I did an open invitation for you to join in on one of these conference calls. But here's one I think you'd all definitely like. The guest is a script agent who will be taking queries.
If you want to submit any interview-ish questions to the guest before the call, submit them at this web address before Sunday, 5:30 PM Los Angeles time:
http://www.askhollywoodbyphone.com (But this e-mail addres is just so you can ask the guest a talk show-style question, not for queries. A totally different e-mail address will be announced during the interview for where you can send your formal queries to. It'll probably be the e-mail address of one of David Warden's assistants.)
TEXT OF EMAIL INVITATION:
RE: HOLLYWOOD BY PHONE -- SUNDAY! Nov 2nd
FROM: "chrissoth@aol.com" <chrissoth@aol.com>
Hey Gang! Yes, another FREE conference call with another Hollywood mover and shaker! (You only pay your own normal phone long distance charges!) AND...this week our guest is an agent who will accept email queries about your screenplays! So head on over to: http://www.askhollywoodbyphone.com And put in your questions for:
David Warden, agent, THE WARDEN GROUP.
David's bio is below -- -- check it out! Here are the call details:
Sunday, November 2, 2008,
5:30 pm Pacific Time
Dial: 712 432 4900 Pin: 4489499#
It's gonna be OFF THE HOOK! Thanks "A Million",
Chris
MillionDollarScreenwriting.com
HollywoodByPhone.com
PS. Check out David's bio and vitals -- written in the first person, just for us:
David Warden: I have an MA in history from UC Davis, with an undergrad in history and economics, My first job was an intership at Warner Brothers while in college which led to my going to William Morris and the fabled mailroom, I worked for Ron Mardigian, who was head of the WMA literary department and was made an agent in 1980. After the strike of 1981, I worked for APA and Susan Smith, setting up my own agency with Steve White in 1990 Steve decided to try his hand at producing in 2007, although Warden White and Associates is still the legal name of the company. During my career, I have sold and helped develop everything from schlock like The Lawnmower Killer to better material such as Sleepless in Seattle, the first two Batman films, Wild Things, The Hollow Man, Enemy of the State, Joan of Arc, Havana Nights and with Steve co agented with CAA the sale of Deja Vu, which was the largest sale of a screenplay without any attached elements ever made in the business. I personally love comedy, but was raised on action adventure and thrillers. I feel my strengths are story development, having an encyclopedic knowledge of American Film from about 1928 as well as being a student of psychology to be a good negotiator. I have found through experience that I can only sell what I believe in, as far as a good and satisfying story that delivers logically and emotionally. I feel the business is often not in the business of making films for the audience, but rather for themselves, which I see as a major business mistake, which indicates how often the business is disconnected from the common man. People want to be entertained and challenged in that order. They almost never want to be lectured to. I personally feel that I want to be contented that I spent two hours of my life and 20 dollars of my money watching some story in the dark. If I am dissatisfied, the film business has let me down. I try to sell material that won't let the audience down.