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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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  • Pitching the TV Series
    Tue, Mar 02
    Zoom
    Mar 02, 6:00 PM PST
    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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  • 2nd Draft and a Polish
    Wed, Mar 03
    Zoom
    Mar 03, 6:00 PM
    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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  • Running the Room
    Wed, Mar 03
    Zoom
    Mar 03, 6:00 PM
    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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  • The Final Draft
    Wed, Mar 03
    Zoom
    Mar 03, 6:00 PM
    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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  • Writing the TV Pilot
    Wed, Mar 03
    Zoom
    Mar 03, 6:00 PM PST
    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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  • You're Ready to Sell Your Show, Now What?
    Sat, Mar 06
    Zoom
    Mar 06, 10:00 AM PST
    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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  • Pitch Deck Fundamentals: No Design Skills Required
    Mon, Mar 15
    Zoom
    Mar 15, 6:00 PM PDT
    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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  • BIPOC Writers Fellowship: Adapting Books for the Screen
    Thu, Mar 18
    Zoom
    Mar 18, 6:00 PM PDT
    Zoom
    The Writers Room 5050 and Level 4 Press Present: The BIPOC Writers Fellowship, "Adapting Books for the Screen," beginning March 2021. In this 12-week fellowship, fellows will adapt a book into a feature film screenplay, receive mentorship from industry leaders, a stipend for participating, and more.
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  • Directing Prep Intensive
    Sun, Mar 28
    Zoom
    Mar 28, 11:00 AM PDT
    Zoom
    In a production room setting, prep your production, including script breakdown, shot list, floor plans, storyboards and blocking.
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  • Directing an Episode of a Horror Anthology Series
    Sat, Apr 03
    Zoom
    Apr 03, 10:00 AM PDT
    Zoom
    In a production room setting, pitch and write your short film episode story which is part of a horror anthology series, learn how to finance your production, prep your production, finance and direct your episode, and end the lab prepared to submit your short film episode to festivals...
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  • Writing the Short Film or Proof-of-Concept (POC)
    Sat, Apr 03
    Zoom
    Apr 03, 2:00 PM PDT
    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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  • Directing the Short Film or Proof-of-Concept (POC)
    Sun, Apr 04
    Zoom
    Apr 04, 2:00 PM PDT
    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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  • Writing the TV Show Bible
    Mon, Apr 05
    Zoom
    Apr 05, 6:00 PM
    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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