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The Writers Room 5050 mentors storytellers, writers, directors and producers for next-level success in television, streaming and film.

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The Writers Room 5050 mentors storytellers, writers, directors and producers for next-level success in television, streaming and film. We aim to level the playing field in entertainment for underrepresented groups, including women, black, indigenous, people of color, LGBTQAI+, disability, veterans, age, and woke men. Develop your pilots, pitch your TV series, run the writers room and direct episodes. Our alumni are in demand and getting hired.

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There’s a new organization in Hollywood providing mentorship, workshops, and incubator labs for storytellers with diverse backgrounds ready to break through to the next level in the television industry. The Writers Room 5050 was created by award-winning writer-director-producer Evette Vargas, in order to provide a clearer path for minority and female storytellers in the industry.

 

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upcoming labs
  • You're Ready to Sell Your Show, Now What?
    You're Ready to Sell Your Show, Now What?
    You're Ready to Sell Your Show, Now What?
    Thu, Jan 04
    Zoom
    Zoom
    Whether you’re ready to pitch your show or get your pilot script to the marketplace, you need a strategy for success. In this lab, develop a winning strategy by identifying the right buyers, partners, and steps to sell your show.
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  • Directing Prep Intensive
    Directing Prep Intensive
    Directing Prep Intensive
    Sun, Jan 07
    Zoom
    Zoom
    In a production room setting, prep your production, including script breakdown, shot list, floor plans, storyboards and blocking.
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  • Directing the Short Film or Proof-of-Concept (POC)
    Directing the Short Film or Proof-of-Concept (POC)
    Directing the Short Film or Proof-of-Concept (POC)
    Sun, Jan 07
    Zoom
    Zoom
    In a production room setting, pitch and write your short/POC story, learn how to finance your production, prep your production, finance and direct your short/POC, and end the lab prepared to submit your film to festivals.
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  • Running the Room
    Running the Room
    Running the Room
    Tue, Jan 09
    Zoom
    Zoom
    In a writers room setting, learn how to run the room like a showrunner as well as be a staff writer, break a season arc of an original series, break the arc of an episode, write an episode, and end the lab with a table read of your work.
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  • 2nd Draft and a Polish
    2nd Draft and a Polish
    2nd Draft and a Polish
    Tue, Jan 09
    Zoom
    Zoom
    In a writers room setting, rewrite and polish your script, run the writers room, and end the lab with a table read of the script.
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  • The Final Draft
    The Final Draft
    The Final Draft
    Tue, Jan 09
    Zoom
    Zoom
    In a writers room setting; workshop, rewrite and polish your script to a final draft; run the writers room, and end the lab with a table read of the script.
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  • Pitch Deck Fundamentals: No Design Skills Required
    Pitch Deck Fundamentals: No Design Skills Required
    Pitch Deck Fundamentals: No Design Skills Required
    Tue, Jan 09
    Zoom
    Zoom
    Learn the fundamental skills of designing a compelling pitch deck, receive expert advice on layout, space, typography, color, using images and showcasing the story, with no design skills required.
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  • Writing the TV Pilot
    Writing the TV Pilot
    Writing the TV Pilot
    Tue, Jan 09
    Zoom
    Zoom
    In a writers room setting, run the room, break your pilot story, write your pilot and end the lab with a table read of your work.
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  • NEW HOLLYWOOD INDUSTRY MIXER
    NEW HOLLYWOOD INDUSTRY MIXER
    NEW HOLLYWOOD INDUSTRY MIXER
    Wed, Jan 10
    Breakroom 86, 630 S Ardmore Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90010, USA
    Breakroom 86, 630 S Ardmore Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90010, USA
    Join us for a high-powered Entertainment Industry Mixer, Wednesday, January 10th, 2024 in Los Angeles. This is a Free event. You must RSVP to attend.
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  • Writing the Short Film or Proof-of-Concept (POC)
    Writing the Short Film or Proof-of-Concept (POC)
    Writing the Short Film or Proof-of-Concept (POC)
    Wed, Jan 17
    Zoom
    Zoom
    Pitch and break your story, write your short film or POC script, have your script read by professional actors and receive feedback from a director.
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  • Pitching the TV Series
    Pitching the TV Series
    Pitching the TV Series
    Thu, Feb 01
    Zoom
    Zoom
    Write the pitch, present the pitch every week and receive feedback, design the pitch deck, and pitch your show to a development executive.
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  • Directing an Episode of a Horror Anthology Series
    Directing an Episode of a Horror Anthology Series
    Directing an Episode of a Horror Anthology Series
    Sat, Feb 03
    Zoom
    Zoom
    In a production room setting, pitch and write your horror short film, learn how to finance your production, prep your production, finance and direct your episode, and end the lab prepared to submit your short film to festivals.
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  • Writing the Short Film or Proof-of-Concept (POC)
    Writing the Short Film or Proof-of-Concept (POC)
    Writing the Short Film or Proof-of-Concept (POC)
    Wed, Feb 07
    Zoom
    Zoom
    Pitch and break your story, write your short film or POC script, have your script read by professional actors and receive feedback from a director.
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  • Writing the TV Show Bible
    Writing the TV Show Bible
    Writing the TV Show Bible
    Wed, Mar 06
    Zoom
    Zoom
    In a writers room setting, write the show bible for your TV series, including developing your characters, breaking your season story arcs, writing your episode synopsis and more.
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