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Do you want to put fate in
Your Own Hands
and finally conquer the craft of filmmaking?
We’ve gathered world-class Writers, Directors and Producers with backbone experience that you will learn from.
Genre Summit 3 is your insider track on getting your break in the Entertainment Industry. You will have access to 28 world-class writers, directors and Hollywood gatekeepers…No expensive travel and lodging: get access to the secrets of top industry professionals all from the comfort of your home. View at your leisure with just a click away!
Dear filmmaking colleague,
Are you ready?
It’s time to join your fellow filmmakers and writers and get instant access and advice from world-class experts in the industry.
To maybe even break into the mysterious and exclusive realm of making your film successful. (Actually you’ll find it isn’t all that mysterious.)
The third-of-its-kind virtual VIP Genre Summit is coming, and it’s designed to get you there.
Most programs and so-called “master class” workshops are really just repurposed common knowledge.
For people who are serious about their craft, they want rubber-meets-the-road experience. Not just a workshop in theory but true operational excellence hacks.
Do you want to learn from a professor who’s well educated and made a few student films but never really broke into the industry as anything more than a key grip, or do you want the absolute best lessons from the experts who make the wheels of genre filmmaking turn? We won’t spend time on giving you lessons in film history or other theory. We’ll teach you to
- Get your film distributed.
- How to turn your idea into a cult classic.
- Develop a unique monster following a world-class blueprint.
- Making an unconventional genre film and stand out from the competition.
- Craft the ultimate pitch that will get your project sold.
I’ve brought you here to act, not to learn useless facts. This virtual summit experience brings you in front of true experts of the craft—We have arranged the world’s best professionals to share their secrets to success and how you can learn from their careers.
Success is simple: Learn from the experts, do the work, and forge your own path. This completely new summit experience leads you through each step perfectly.
We cover what most workshops don’t and start where most of them stop. More than just getting your project to become its best self creatively, this VIP virtual event leads you through the exact steps to achieve success:
- How to Produce Your First Feature Film or Short Film.
- A step-by-step approach on writing a buzz worthy screenplay and an effective strategy to sell it.
- How to get past Hollywood’s gatekeepers with your project.
- How to stop looking for any representation and find the right one for you.
In your VIP virtual summit you’ll meet with the writers, directors and producers of your favorite films to develop your own exclusive blueprint for taking your film from nothing to a cult classic.
So, welcome. Whether you’re looking to stretch or increase your budget, direct your actors better, create the ultimate villain, or learn what gets Hollywood to notice your work, you’ve come to the right place.
Premiering The Genre Summit
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The third online filmmaking event, with top-notch writers, directors and Hollywood gatekeepers.
SPECIAL EARLY BIRD opportunity to own the recordings!
What you get with the VIP Lifetime digital access pass:
28 PRESENTATIONS WITH YOUR GENRE SUMMIT EXPERTS
($1997 Value)
18 Expert Sessions in HD Video – MP4 format
10 Expert Web Sessions – MP4 format
Accessible on any device, tablet, smartphone and mac or pc computer and laptop!
Over 30 hours of Expert Genre Video Footage
28 MP3 Audio Presentations
($697 Value)
Over 30 hours of Expert Genre Audio files
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Your VIP Genre Summit Sessions Digital Access Pass Purchase is 100% Risk-free with our No – Questions – Asked 30 Day Money Back Guarantee.
Get instant LIFETIME access to all 28 presentations. You’ll be able to view and download them at your leisure. Whenever you want! Learn the information. Put everything you learn to test. If you do not get results by applying the information presented by our experts, YOU PAY NOTHING. If you’re not fully satisfied – for any reason – within the first 30 days, I’ll personally refund every penny you paid. No questions asked, no hard feelings. Fair enough?
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2 Hour DIY FX & Make-up tutorial
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Meet Your Genre Experts
Here’s just a sneak peak of the Genre Summit 3 Symposium waiting for you inside:
Day 1 – April 24th 8 AM PST / 11 AM EST
Filmmaking from the Heart – Telling the Story you want to Tell
Pearry Teo, Writer & Director – The Curse of Sleeping Beauty, The Gene Generation & Dracula: The Dark Prince
• Finding inspiration for what kind of story to tell.
• Picking a public domain story to make an original film
• How to stand out in a competitive market.
Practical Magic – The Art-of Make-Up, Character and Animal Effects for film & TV
Autonomous FX, Special Makeup Effects Artists known for their work on The Maze Runner, House & Yes Man.
• The process of working with a special effects company.
• CGI vs. Practical Effects.
• Keeping practical effects engaged in today’s era.
Perfecting the Pitch
Danny Manus,
Founder – No BullScript
• The difference between a good and great pitch.
• How to practice your pitch.
• What are producers looking for in your pitch.
Entertainment Business 101
Vahan Yepremyan,
Entertainment Attorney & Executive Producer – Ketchup Entertainment
• How to get initial funds for your project.
• Elements that go into Entertainment Business.
• The art of the pitch.
Innovative ways to get your work noticed
Sammy Montana,
Development Executive & Manager
• Should you go after reps or will they come to you?
• Why you need “heat” & how to get it.
• Competitions & contests.
Developing Strong Female Characters
Lucy Hay,
Founder Bang2Write
• Why you should write a story with a female protagonist.
• Brainstorming and coming up with inspiration to tell your female protagonist lead based story.
• The three C’s of your logline.
Getting Your Material to Mass Interest
Bill Marks, Producer – WolfCop, Forsaken & Casino Jack
• How to get interest from a producer.
• How to get initial funding for your project.
• Communicating with a Producer.
Day 2 – April 25th 8 AM PST / 11 AM EST
Standing Out With Original Content
Steve Longi, Producer – Hacksaw Ridge, Youth In Revolt & Charlie Bartlett
• On average, how long does it take for a movie to get made?
• Working relationship with the writer and/or director with the producer.
• How to take constructive feedback.
Writing For TV
Craig Van Sickle, Writer & Showrunner – Tin Man, The Pretender & She Spies.
• Difference between writing for TV to Film
• Writing a spec for TV
• Why TV over features
Financing – How to Get a Return on Your Investment
Shawn Papazian, Producer – Rest Stop, Sublime & Believers.
• What do producers look for in screenplays?
• Getting access to actors and directors.
• Making a package with your script.
The Realities of the Lengthy Development Process
Nick Oleksiw,
Development Executive – Reel FX.
• What is development and what goes into the process?
• How to get a development deal with a production company?
• Schedule of the development process – when are new drafts due?
Representation – What do Agents and Managers look for in new clients and how to get one
Kevin Fukunaga,
Writer & Founder – Scripts & Scripbes
• What characteristics reps look for in potential clients.
• How to stand out with originality and compete against big studio franchises.
• Do you need to live in LA?
Segueing & Standing out in the Competitive Film Industry
Eric England, Writer & Director – Contracted, Get the Girl, Madison County
• Pros & Cons of film school.
• Why you need to start creating A.S.A.P.
• Should you make shorts or jump straight into features?
All Your Questions Answered About Story
Karel Segers,
Blogger & founder of The Story Department
• Characteristics that make a script ready for the market place.
• What genre is best for the market place?
• Why you need to take advantage of the VOD model.
Day 3 – April 26th 8 AM PST / 11 AM EST
The 411 on Directing a Feature
Mike Hurst, Writer & Director – Paradox, Mansquito, Re-Kill, Ninja
• What it takes to be a director
• How to communicate with your crew
• How to tackle pre-production
Representation – The Truth of Seeking out and Working with Managers and Agents
Allard Cantor,
Literary Manager – Epicenter
• How to get representation.
• What kind of opportunities in the independent world?
• Spec Sale Market
Crafting a Horrific Masterpiece
Kevin M. Glover,
Multi-optioned and award winning screenwriter
• The difference between a plot and character driven story
• How to craft the ultimate horrific story
• Being strategic with your story
All Your Questions About Entertainment Law
Peter Fischer,
Entertainment Attorney
• What does an Entertainment Attorney do for writers & directors
• The different types of Entertainment Law
• When should you go after an Entertainment Attorney?
Inside the Writing Process
Marilyn Horowitz,
Writer, Script Consultant & Professor at NYU Film School
• What goes into creating rich characters for our screenplays?
• How to supplement supporting characters in conjunction with the protagonist?
• How long should it take you to write a first draft?
Crafting Monster Movies
Gautier Caseneve, Writer & Director – Sherlock Holmes Vs. Frankenstein
• Telling a story with an existing IP base.
• Having success raising funds via Crowd funding.
• The writing process of a monster movie.
30 Million + Views – How to make a viral short
Radio Silence, Director – Devil’s Due, Southbound, V/H/S/
• Coming up with the idea for your viral short
• Using current trends to your advantage for your shorts
• Deciding what genre to shoot
Day 4 – April 27th 8 AM PST / 11 AM EST
The Right Hand Man – Inside the Process with a Cinematographer
Phil Parmet, Cinematographer – The Devil’s Rejects, Halloween & The Roommate
• Why lighting is important in a horror film.
• Communication between a filmmaker and a cinematographer.
• How a cinematographer tackles a scene.
The Realities of Screenwriting & Filmmaking
J.S. Cardone, Writer & Executive Producer – Prom Night, The Stepfather & The Covenant
• Being at the right time at the right place.
• Presales based on art work
• Best way to kick start your career in today’s age.
Winning Screenplay Competitions & Getting a Manager
Mark Stasenko,
Award winning screenwriter & founder of We Screenplay.
• Entering competitions after you finish your script.
• What are some good screenplay competitions?
• Do agents and managers contact you if you place in competitions?
Composing the Ultimate Score for your Film
Ram Khatabakhsh,
Composer – The Interview, Captain America: Civil War & Dracula Untold.
• Composing music for a Horror film.
• Inside the process of a spotting session.
• Getting ready to compose music for a film.
From Book to screen – Inside the Process of Adapting a Book to Film
David Paterson, Writer & Producer – Bridge to Terabithia & The Great Gilly Hopkins.
• The truth about your “big break, why you need to make your own success.
• Where to start the book to screenplay adaptation process.
• Difference between adaptation and interpretation.
The Ins & Outs of Self-distributing Your Film
Nick Soares,
Executive & Founder – Distribber
• What films do well in the marketplace.
• The first step and the process of the self distribution process.
• What is an EST VOD release, SVOD, and Ultra?
Transitioning from Drama to Horror
Matt Hoch,
Writer – I Would Kill For That
• Making an indie film.
• Distributing an indie film.
• Why transitioning from Drama to horror.
WHAT MEMBERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE VIP DIGITAL LIFETIME ACCESS PASS
“I can’t overemphasize the value and mega information that this video interview provided. As screenwriter and film student, I learned so much in this one video that has enhanced my writing and approach to creating characters for thriller and horror films. I watched this video twice because the content was so meaty, and could still watch it a few more times and learn additional tips for improving the craft. Thank you for taking time to provide these resources.”
“Best summit and series of webinars all year. This is getting the creative flow of these artists. Love it.”
“Excellent presentation by a stand out filmmaker. I’m inspired to write more movies using some of his observations.”
“Appreciate the knowledge and insight.”
“Shant,
Thanks for putting this Summit together. Great choices of guests Every one of them gave me good information & ideas to think about regarding the business. Favorites were Ashley Scott Meyers who I will get in touch with for help selling my scripts & Victor Miller whose years of experience certainly showed in his wise advice to both beginner & veteran.”
“Hi Shant,
Thanks so much for putting Genre Summit together, its been great and so instructive. For a film lover and wannabe writer its a virtual training school.There is so much to about filmmaking and you lay the groundwork that addresses each component by presenting such a diversity and expertise in your guest speakers.
I want to commend you for your personal vast knowledge and keen sense of interview that makes each segment a personal tour de force for me.”
“Loved Mikes session…got a ton of insider info that will be invaluable when I actually launch into filming a project on a small budget. Thanks Mike Hurst & Genre summit team.”
“Very helpful and informative information. I’m a screenwriter and not film person, however, the information helped me to see something from a directors perspective that may eventually help me connect with one and make us both rich. Thanks Genre Summit for the invitation.”
“Dear Shant,
I just finished all the videos and audio podcast. Pure gold! Thanks to you, and all the speakers, for providing such great information. I learned a lot. I wasn’t sure about your Genre Summit when I signed up and I’m so glad I took the chance and tuned in. Not one interview disappointed. Every one was exceptional. You did a fantastic job of putting everything together (I’m sure it was a lot of work). Please let me know when you will do this again. I’ll be happy to post your information for others to benefit from. Great work. Thanks again.”
“Shant,
Thank you for giving us the Genre Summit. As a wacky horror writer/director I picked up so many great tips.”
“Hi Shant,
Just wanted to say THANK YOU for putting this together!!
I can’t imagine how much time and effort it’s been for you. Thank you for assembling a great line up of talent and for your generosity in sharing this level of information.
Wishing you the best”
“Thank you for an amazing event! I had no idea it would be so illuminaitng. Adrian’s session was a master filmmaking class unto itself. You’re a great host!”
“The best workshop in my life”
“Thank You Shant
The workshop has been truly amazing! Glad to put it on my resume! 🙂
Best
Francesco”
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Your VIP Genre Summit Sessions Digital Access Pass Purchase is 100% Risk-free with our No – Questions – Asked 30 Day Money Back Guarantee.
Get instant LIFETIME access to all 28 presentations. You’ll be able to view and download them at your leisure. Whenever you want! Learn the information. Put everything you learn to test. If you do not get results by applying the information presented by our experts, YOU PAY NOTHING. If you’re not fully satisfied – for any reason – within the first 30 days, I’ll personally refund every penny you paid. No questions asked, no hard feelings. Fair enough?
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Please put your future in your own hands and finally learn what you need to in order to take your skill set to the next level. It’s your right to have an edge over the competition and to finally get paid for your work. These Expert sessions are filled with practical and effective steps to take your career to the next level.
Our experts are some of the most sought out writers, producers and directors in Hollywood. It took me years to finally get my “break” in the business. I put together the Genre Summit to save you time and resources and to finally conquer the craft of filmmaking. If for whatever reason you are unsatisfied with your purchase, I’ll personally refund your order 100% risk-free within the first 30-Days, no questions asked – no hassle & no problem.
Shant Yegparian, Founder & Host of Genre Summit
VIP Lifetime Digital Access Pass
(Instant lifetime access to the third Genre Summit!)
Your VIP Genre Summit Sessions Digital Access Pass Purchase is 100% Risk-free with our No – Questions – Asked 30 Day Money Back Guarantee.
Get instant LIFETIME access to all 28 presentations. You’ll be able to view and download them at your leisure. Whenever you want! Learn the information. Put everything you learn to test. If you do not get results by applying the information presented by our experts, YOU PAY NOTHING. If you’re not fully satisfied – for any reason – within the first 30 days, I’ll personally refund every penny you paid. No questions asked, no hard feelings. Fair enough?
You’ve got Questions and I’ve got Answers
Q: What is The Genre Summit VIP Digital Access Pass?
A: The VIP Genre Summit Digital Access Pass includes streaming and downloadable access to all 28 video sessions and audio files of the sessions. You will be able access your files by way of your password-protect download portal any time you wish. You will be provided with log-in information for your portal via email immediately after placing your order.
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Q: What if I am unsatisfied with my purchase?
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Q: I’m just starting my filmmaking career, will these session apply to me?
A: Of course! You are going to have instant access from experts who make films for a living. You will cut your learning process in half and get your break in no time!
Q: I’ve been working in the industry for a while will these sessions apply to me?
A: You betcha! Our speakers have written, directed and produced films such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th, The Dead, Devil’s Due and have been featured on the Syfy Channel, Cannes Film Festival and have sold or produced other multi million dollar projects.