What are the best ways to get your scripts "off the page" and seen by industry colleagues? This Zoom workshop is all about getting your writing seen, whether it's through being a powerful networker, launching an original web series, or producing compelling sizzle reels for your television series or feature film.
Join Certified Career Coach/Talent Agent Consultant/WGF Workshop Facilitator Jim Arnoff in a highly interactive workshop that will take you through the best techniques to shoot original footage at low cost, integrate footage from the internet, and create compelling ways to put yourself on-camera to pitch. Find out how to create that powerful sizzle reel to maximize your pitch. You'll also learn the most effective ways to network in-person/virtually, how to showcase your skills powerfully, and the best ways to make any networking interaction memorable.
Workshop starts at 4:00pm Pacific time.
After signing up, you’ll receive information on how to access the Zoom meeting.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us at events@wgfoundation.org.
To encourage attendees’ open participation, we will not record this workshop.
ABOUT THE FACILITATOR
Jim Arnoff is a Certified Career/Business/Life Coach to the entertainment industry, small business owners, veterans in film and television, women in finance and NYU alumni. Jim is certified by the International Coach Federation and founded the Gay Coaches Collective/NYC.
Jim Arnoff also consults as a talent agent having represented television production companies in developing and selling original programming .
As a consultant, he shapes pitches, strengthens sizzle reels and works with producers to launch their own production companies. He practices entertainment law in television, film and digital. Jim worked at the William Morris Agency as both an in-house lawyer and television packaging agent.
Jim graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, George Washington University School of Law and the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching. He leads workshops for Veterans in Media and Entertainment, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Alliance of Women Directors, U.S. Military Academy, Writers Guild of America/East and West, Writers Guild Foundation/Veterans Writing Project, New York Women in Film & Television, NYU/Wasserman Career Services,, NYU Tisch School of the Arts/Tisch West Alumni, NYU Arts & Entertainment Alumni Network, NYU LGBT Alumni Network, The Actors Fund, Hollywood Radio & Television Society, Women in Film and National Association of Latino Independent Producers. Jim is a faculty member of the School of Visual Arts ("Pitching Your Television Series to the Industry Pros") and guest speaks at NYU, the Fashion Institute of Technology, Montclair State University and University of theArts in Philadelphia. He is a member of the New York State, New York City and LGBT Bar Associations