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Operating as usual
11/20/2022
Gallagher, the Comedian at Sherwood Oaks. Thank you for recalling this moment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=kaJEb7y4dEE&t=8s&mibextid=Zxz2cZ
Bill Kirchenbauer’s Eulogy to Leo Gallagher with never before seen prop of Gallagher’s. Bill Kirchenbauer pays tribute to his longtime friend Leo Gallagher. And displays a never before seen prop of Gallagher’s.
I feel saddened for all of the previous Sherwood Oaks speakers including Anne Heche, Tony Dow, and Clu Galagher that have recently passed. They were an inspiration to the students and will be missed. RIP.
07/18/2022
Super crushing. Our old hangout no longer exists. WE will miss this location. https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/02/playhouse.html?fbclid=IwAR0Z5mn3IiZGf-J-kKbm7WdH0ECQLWExTY5F5rOgjks4WLT_SDVQ92bGiWM
Hollywood Playhouse / Hollywood Center Theatre A celebration of the historic legitimate theatres, grand movie palaces and neighborhood cinemas of the Los Angeles area.
07/08/2022
RIP James Caan. Thank you for touching the lives of our students. Say hi to Gary for us.
"The last 20 minutes of your film is the most important."
04/29/2022
Congratulations to our former staffer, alumnus, and speaker, Beth Grant, you inspire us all
Anne Rice Projects At AMC Cast Annabeth Gish, Erica Gimpel, Jen Richards, Tongayi Chirisa & More EXCLUSIVE: AMC has announced several new castings for Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire and Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches, which have begun production this week in New Orleans. For Mayfair Witch…
04/23/2022
Weekends are a great time to write.
03/12/2022
Blockbusters Ink announcement: Free Screenplay Feedback! Tammy Gross and I are award-winning screenwriters. We are offering to give quick feedback on your first 1-3 pages of your screenplay or teleplay. Must subm...
02/14/2022
Thank YOU Ivan Reitman for speaking to the Sherwood Oaks students many times. You were truly amazing. RIP.
R.I.P Ivan Reitman
We are saddened to hear the passing of Ivan Reitman. Influential filmmaker and producer, behind beloved comedies from “Animal House” to “Ghostbusters,” among other iconic films has died. He was 75.
Reitman died peacefully in his sleep Saturday night at his home in Montecito, Calif.
“Our family is grieving the unexpected loss of a husband, father, and grandfather who taught us to always seek the magic in life,” children Jason Reitman, Catherine Reitman and Caroline Reitman said in a joint statement. “We take comfort that his work as a filmmaker brought laughter and happiness to countless others around the world. While we mourn privately, we hope those who knew him through his films will remember him always.”
Since Lucille Ball taught at Sherwood Oaks College. We pay homage to Aaron Sorkin's Being the Ricardos. Here is the scripthttps://www.amazonstudiosguilds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/RICO_clean-script.pdf
01/24/2022
So super proud of our alumni, Dean Devlin. Way to go!
‘Independence Day’s’ Dean Devlin Sets Space Drama at Syfy Dean Devlin and ‘Stargate SG-1’s’ Jonathan Glassner are behind ‘The Ark,’ which has been picked up straight to series at the NBCUniversal-backed cable network.
01/08/2022
RIP. Sidney Poitier. Although it was before my time at SWO, thank you for speaking to the students and inspiring generations to come. You are a legend.
01/07/2022
RIP Peter Bogdanovich. Thank you for speaking to Sherwood Oaks College students so many times. It meant the world to our students. Send our best to Gary Shusett.
Happy Screenwriting Day! Screenwriting is much more important than 10 years ago when Queen Gambit had no one famous but garnished attention due to the amazing writing. You got this!
12/01/2021
Audio is so important in film. Learn the issues and how you can fix it. https://www.slashfilm.com/673162/heres-why-movie-dialogue-has-gotten-more-difficult-to-understand-and-three-ways-to-fix-it/
Here's Why Movie Dialogue Has Gotten More Difficult To Understand (And Three Ways To Fix It) /Film spoke with several Oscar-winning sound designers, editors, and mixers to learn why it has become tougher to understand what characters are saying.
10/27/2021
09/13/2021
So excited about our alumni, Steve De Jarnatt's new book, he was LIVE (Monday, Sept 13) Skylight books in LA. https://www.skylightbooks.com/book/9781946724304
Grace for Grace: Stories (Paperback) | Skylight Books Grace for Grace brings celebrated cult filmmaker Steve De Jarnatt’s distinctive voice and cinematic vision to the page. Lush inner lives, idiosyncratic syntax, and sweeping scale characterize these wildly imaginative stories, which present characters in search of meaning and belonging, and often, ...
Ed Asner helped some many young filmmakers including several of our students. RIP, Ed. What a gem!
Congratulations to alumni and Board Member, Todd Durham for his $100M Hotel Transylvania, a movie concept that he created.
08/13/2021
Loved it when he popped into the Beverly Hills hotel event and spoke to the students ...
Some Good Old School Advice
08/04/2021
So proud of our speaker Larry Karaszewski for being elected to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences!
Happy to be back as Vice President of History and Preservation for the Academy of Motion Pictures Art and Sciences. Congrats to my fellow VPs and to returning President David Rubin. https://variety.com/2021/awards/awards/oscars-academy-president-david-rubin-reelected-1235034410/
06/30/2021
Interesting ideas about becoming a TV writer
Explaining Hollywood: How to get a job as a TV writer What does a TV writer do? How do you become one? How do you move up? How much money can you make? The L.A. Times is explaining the entertainment industry — here's what you need to know about being a TV writer.
04/27/2021
So proud of her teaching ONLY at Sherwood Oaks, we love you, Lucy.
Lucille Ball.
04/27/2021
Make it Happen
04/21/2021
We loved having Academy-winning screenwriter Michael Arndt talk at Sherwood Oaks. Here are some of his notes. https://www.mentorless.com/2015/04/27/michael-arndt-about-the-5-steps-he-learned-at-pixar-to-write-a-good-beginning/?fbclid=IwAR3k6HbA7xCKs8XP5ZwSJzOpxm3AwuPrDxlLwgA90T46b666TYmoXKcZ76A
Michael Arndt About The 5 Steps He Learned at Pixar to Write a Good Beginning In less than a decade, Michael Arndt went from winning an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay with Little Miss Sunshine, to getting nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay with Toy Story 3 for his sec…
Congratulations Angela Marie Hutchinson! So proud!
03/16/2021
So excited to be attending the Hollywood Networking Breakfast
This Month’s Speaker – Hollywood Networking Breakfast Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated producer, Jennifer Todd has been a film and television producer for over 20 years, with several critically-acclaimed, and box office hits, to her credit: THE WAY BACK (2020), starring Ben Affleck; ALICE IN WONDERLAND (starring Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Mia....
03/15/2021
Always can learn from Michael Caine
Michael Caine: The Hollywood Interview Sir Michael Caine. THE NOT-SO-QUIET ENGLISHMAN Sir Michael Caine gives the performance of his career in The Quiet American By Alex Simo...
03/02/2021
Fantastic win!
Golden Globes: 'Tears' as Chloe Zhao becomes first Asian woman to win best director Chloe Zhao is hailed as a "huge inspiration for young Asian girls" after her Golden Globes win.
Screenwriting is like ironing. You move forward a little bit and go back and smooth things out.
Paul Thomas Anderson
02/09/2021
Jean-Claude Carrière Dead: 'Belle de Jour,' 'Tin Drum' Screenwriter Was 89 By clicking “Accept,” you agree to the storing of first- and third-party cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts
02/05/2021
I&PG-118, Sandra Payne, Writer & Creator Welcome to the Ink and Paint Girls podcast- a look at animation through the women folk who make it! Hosted by Cassie Soliday Today’s guest is writer and creator, Sandra Payne! Sandra is a multi-faceted talent who has written for print, web, film, and TV, with titles you may have heard of like Barn...
01/19/2021
Update: 2020–2021 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 4 New Scripts, 21 Total It’s that time of year again when studios and production companies make available PDFs of movie scripts for award season.
12/16/2020
Nicholl Fellowships Top 50 Screenplays Out of the record 7,831 submissions received from over 70 countries this year, these 50 scripts represent the best work from emerging writers in 2020.The Academy Nicholl Fellowships in...
11/20/2020
Sherwood Oaks Film School FREE Seminar Saturday, Nov 21 at 2 pm MST (1 pm PST/4 pm EST) - Unscripted TV/ Getting YOUR show on Amazon - Xaque Gruber and Kevin Brannon https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82049400397?pwd=OUtkN1RCSkVMNVZXb09yYnVWNG5odz09
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Sherwood Oaks Film School . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Nov 7 - Martin Guigui Nov 14 - Laurie Lamson, Linda Seger and other writers
11/10/2020
Writers/Filmmakers: this Saturday, Nov 14 at 1 pm PST/4 pm EST
Writer's Dream, Learn amazing insights from Laurie Lamson, Linda Seger (10 screenwriting books), and Sharon Cobb.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82049400397?pwd=OUtkN1RCSkVMNVZXb09yYnVWNG5odz09
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Sherwood Oaks Film School . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Nov 7 - Martin Guigui Nov 14 - Laurie Lamson, Linda Seger and other writers
Writers/Filmmakers: TODAY, Saturday, Nov 7 at 1 pm PST/4 pm EST
Award-Winning Martin Guigui, writer-director-producer
Zoom link
11/04/2020
FREE Sherwood Oaks seminar this Saturday, Nov 7
Meet award-winning writer-director-producer, Martin Guigui this Saturday at 1 pm PST/4 pm EST
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82049400397?pwd=OUtkN1RCSkVMNVZXb09yYnVWNG5odz09
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Sherwood Oaks Film School . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Nov 7 - Martin Guigui Nov 14 - Laurie Lamson, Linda Seger and other writers
Focus on HOW your main character solved the major problem in your script
Every writer's dream. "I couldn't sleep, so I decided to take my agent hostage." Sharon Cobb, False Confessions of a True Hollywood Screenwriter
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