ShowBiz Expo LA - Spring Edition

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Parent Category: Expos and Conventions

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Published on Thursday, 05 May 2011 10:00

Written by L E Shannon

This year's Los Angeles Edition of the ShowBiz Expo, the largest networking event for the entertainment industry, is taking place May 7, 2011 at the Los Angeles Convention Center near Downtown LA.

Events include a wide range of networking opportunities besides the exhibit hall: workshops and seminars, Designers' Showcase, focus groups, roundtable discussions, Film Festival, headshot displays for casting, live auditions for performers, movie reel showcase, original music showcase, and much more.

The Panels are:

BRAND U: Find your Type, Create Your Brand
Presented by Gwyn Gilliss of TAM, The Actor's Market
What is Branding? How to use your brand to market yourself.

Social Media for Filmmakers
Presented by FilmmakingWebinars.com
Learn how to use the power of social media to get the word out about your project.

The Truths & Myths about How to Make it in the Voice-Over Business
Presented by VoiceBank.net

Distribution Strategies for Independent Filmmakers
Presented by Morell Media
This workshop explores distribution options available to indie producers with emphasis on common errors and assumptions about the distribution process.

Film Festivals: Are They the Start or the End of the Road?
Presented by: Moving Pictures Magazine
Panelists include representatives from:

• AFI Film Festival
• Slamdance Film Festival
• Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival
• Los Angeles Film Festival
• Pan African Film & Arts Festival
• Silver Lake Film Festival

Secrets of the Casting Process
Presented by Breakdown Services
See how casting directors view and manage online submissions in a live demonstration and learn how to put submissions in the best possible light.

Finding Film Funding
Presented by reelgrok
This workshop includes details on selecting state incentives and preparing a successful pitch. Business plan review and pitch practice will be included.

Screenwriting: Breaking into Features
Presented by Script Magazine
A panel of working professional screenwriters reveal their anecdotes, tips and tricks on how they broke into the business. Learn how to get your script read, the best advice in finding an agent and/or manager, and what NOT to do.

How to Start & Run Your Own Entertainment Production Company
Presented by Entertainment Vest, LLC
This workshop covers business structures, business plans, fundraising techniques, setting up bank accounts, establishing credit, networking for money, marketing your company and yourself.

Get Known NOW: From Frantic to Focused in 7 Simple Steps
Presented by Emily Grace
Discover how to take your career into your own hands to have more auditions, book more work and get KNOWN now.

State Production Incentives in 2011
Presented by The Incentives Office
This workshop is an extensive update on state production incentives -- which states offer the best programs, possible problems and how to cash-flow the credits or rebates.

Monetizing Media Content in Online and Mobile Distribution
Presented by Pandoodle
This workshop will cover how to repurpose media properties for online and mobile distribution. Also covered are the strategies and tactics of effective monetization and branding of media properties through online and mobile distribution.

Fight Choreography for Filmmakers
Presented by John Kreng, author of Fight Choreography -  The Arts of Non-Verbal Dialogue
Learn the 3 acts of a fight scene, what elements make a good and bad fight, the different types and styles of fights, why real fighters usually do not make great stuntmen, and stylizing a fight for camera.

Marketing Your Finished Film
Presented by Fineman Communications
Your film is in the can -- now what? What marketing materials do you need? How much should you spend? How do you find the right marketing experts and graphic designers who can work on a budget?

Throughout the day, ShowBiz Expo LA hosts free screenings of short films from emerging filmmakers.

The Film Festival includes:

DILLI
Directed by Sushmit Gosh and Rintu Thomas
A collection of interviews with Delhi slum dwellers tells the hitherto untold story of the mass relocation of thousands whose homes were bulldozed while the city was being beautified for Commonwealth Games 2010.

Tasnim
Directed by Elite ZexerTasnim, a strong and opinionated 10 year-old, lives with her mother and siblings in a neglected Bedouin village in the Negev. A surprise visit from her father in the village forces her to confront the conservative norms of the family tribe and the fact that she is no longer daddy’s little girl.

Drama
Directed by Ray Schlogel
Drama is an unpopular girl whose home life is less than desirable. When running is no longer an option, she is forced to face the school bully or her tough alcoholic aunt.

Spud
Directed by Tyler Norman
In the summer of 1988, a nerdy 12-year-old decides he's had enough of the neighborhood bullies and re-invents himself as a video-game superhero.

Tell-Tale
Directed by Greg Williams
script adapted by Sebastian Gutierrez from Edgar Allan Poe’s story The Tell-Tale Heart
Starring Carla Gugino, Adam Arkin, Jesse Spencer
An ice-cold femme fatale and her apparently naive husband deny the crime they’re accused of: the murder of a police informant. The missing informant is her lover, but the affair is more twisted than it first appears and the couple is hiding dark secrets about themselves under the floorboards.

David Rose
Directed by Shelagh McLeod
Lonely 10-year-old Stella's world changes when a mysterious young man, David Rose, appears at her house. Stella feels a strong connection to David and confides that she felt helpless when her brother Robbie died. David reassures her. Stella, relieved of a terrible burden, devises a plan that has devastating consequences. Set in 1970 and 2010, this story deals with loss, memory and love.

Sergeant Slaughter, My Big Brother
Directed by Greg Williams
Dan's decision to run away and join the French Foreign Legion has far reaching implications for his younger brother, Keith.

Paper Flower
Directed by Brent Green
Asuka and Michi are childhood friends growing up in Tokyo where a casual form of prostitution known as “compensated dating” has become a disturbing trend. When they each experience heartbreaking losses, they are forced to decide how much of themselves they are willing to give in order to find true love.

Distilled Love
Directed by Joe Kicak
Hoping to fix the crack in their relationship, Rene locks himself and his hipster girlfriend, Emma, in their apartment. His personal remedy for their woes is a weekend-long detox for Emma. But as she experiences withdrawal, the couple discovers addiction is not the only problem they need to face.

Heaven Garden
Directed by Ari Candido
A workman lives with his wife and daughters in a shantytown in São Paulo. It is payday and Tamar's wallet is full -- but a couple of burglars take all his money. Some days later, Tamar spots one of the thief's friends in a train station and chases her around the city.

Augenblicke
Directed by Martin Bargiel
In the middle of the night a fight between Schenker’s neighbors won’t let him rest. Half asleep, his mind is playing tricks on him: constantly he awakes in different places. Now he has to face questioning by an inspector about a dead woman, and his nightmare begins.

Other features of the Expo include:

Showcases – Participants display portfolios and demo reels to gain maximum exposure during all hours of the Expo. Browsing Showcases is FREE to all attendees.

• Filmmakers' Showcase – Directors, Producers, Cinematographers, Editors can have their movie/demo viewed on a private DVD viewing station.
• Music Showcase – Composers, Musicians, Vocalists, Bands music presented on a private CD listening station with headphones.
• Headshot Lane Actor Showcase – Actors, Models, Singers, Dancers headshots/resumes on display for everyone in attendance.
• Designers' Showcase – Costume, Scenic, Lighting, Graphic, Makeup, Illustrators portfolios on display at artists‛ own private display tables.

Exhibit Hall – Learn from several exhibitors about new products and services available in the Industry, and discover new innovative technologies.

Project Board – Post and read about projects in Development, Production, or Post. Check out Casting & Crew Calls.

Networking Lounge – Take a breather. Seating area FREE to all attendees.

Headshot Drop Boxes – Actors, bring lots of headshots & resumes.

Casting Call for Actors

For more information, visit www.showbizexpo.com.

ShowBiz Expo - LA
May 7, 2011

LA Convention Center
1201 S. Figueroa Street, West Hall B
Los Angeles, CA

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