july 21 2010 revised 1st annual sikyon writers workshop

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A 5-Day Master Screenwriting Class and Breakthrough Experiencefor Aspiring andProfessional Writers, Producers, and Directors

THE ALKYON HOTEL, VRAHATI, GREECE

YOUR HOME FOR THE 1stANNUAL WRITERS WORKSHOP

with William Lee: Screenwriter, Producer, Director, Coach

Hollywood Comes to Greece !AUGUST 7THTO AUGUST 14TH2010

Special Live Guests via Skype include Hollywoods King of Pitch Robert Kosberg; 20 yearveteran Producer, Writer, Director John Murlowski; and David Hoselton, Emmy nominatedWriter & Producer on House

Are you ready to take your writing to another level?

Imagine if you could createIDEAS & STORIESmovie PRODUCERS WANT TO BUY!

Imagine if you could learn the SECRETSofHIGHLY SUCCESSFUL SCREENWRITERS!

Imagine if you could find that ONE THINGto make YOUR WRITING BREAKTHROUGH

A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO PITCH YOUR MOVIE IDEA

ONE TO ONEWITH ONE OF HOLLYWOODS MOST SUCCESSFUL PRODUCERS

A ONE-ON-ONE 90 SECOND PHONEPITCH FOR EVERY WORKSHOP ATTENDEE WITHLOS ANGELES BASED ROBERT KOSBERG LIVE VIA SKYPE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, AT 7

PM
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WHO IS THIS WORKSHOP FOR?

Aspiring writers who want to create a professional screenplay; Experienced screenwriters who want to move to the next level; Novelists who want to adapt their book into a screenplay; Producers who want to create their own material; or ANYONE WITH AN IDEA, STORY, SCREENPLAY, BOOK OR DESIRE.

Send us your idea, story, screenplay or novel to us before theworkshop so we can evaluate your work and plan your strategy

CHECK OUT ALL THE AMAZING PACKAGE YOU GET WHEN YO JOIN US IN GREECE:

8 DAYS AND 7 NIGHTS AT THE ALKYON RESORT HOTEL IN VRAHATI, GREECE ACCESS TO ALL THE HOTELS FACILITES BREAKFAST AND DINNER INCLUDED SATURDAY NIGHT OUZO MIXER SUNDAY NIGHT BEACH PARTY AND TSIPOURO MIXER VISIT TO SITE OF THE SIKYON THEATER: BIRTHPLACE OF MODERNSTORYTELLING: TRAGEDY & COMEDY CLOSING NIGHT GALA 2 DAYS OF NETWORKING, COLLABORATING, and HANGING OUT! SPECIAL MAKE IT HAPPEN WEBINAR WITH FOUNDER ARVIND DEVALIA IN

LONDON

5 DAYS OF THE SCENE BY SCENE SCREENWRITING WORKSHOP DAY 1:

o The Business of Making Movieso LIVESkype Opening Keynote webinar by LA producer and the King

of Pitch Robert Kosbergo Breaking in and staying in: finding an agento Creation: Whats a good idea and where do they come from?o Rejecting rejectiono Writing from home and connecting to LA

DAY 2:o Successful movies and what makes them worko Bad movies and why they dont work


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o Developing for televisiono The development processo Rewritingo Evaluating your screenplay, novel, story or idea

DAY 3:o Structureo Charactero Dialogueo Make It HappenandGet The Life You Love, a LIVESkype

webinar with London England based Arvind Devalia and how to moveyour career forward.

o LIVESkype webinar by LA based writer/producer David Hoselton(House):Writing for film; television; and series television

o Synopsis, outlines, treatments and breakdowns DAY 4:

o Evaluating and dissecting our projectso Stumbling blocks and how to get over themo The myth of writers block and how to overcome ito Pitching, prepping and sellingo Developingyourstory ideas for Lifetime; ABC Family; Hallmark: and

the Sci-Fi channel DAY 5:

o Reviewo Evaluationo Exchanging ideaso Prepping your pitch for Bobo LIVESkype webinar Pitch Session with LA producer and the King

Pitch Robert Kosberg

IN ADDITIONYOU ALSO RECEIVE:

COMPLETE PROGRAM FOR THE WEEK

PERSONAL REVIEW, NOTES AND COMMENTS ON YOUR PROJECT THE SCREENPLAYS OF:

o THE PANIC ROOM (spec script that sold for #3 million US)o THE SIXTH SENSE (Academy Award nomination & over $300,000,000 box

office)o AS GOOD AS IT GETS (Academy Award nomination)

VISIT TO SITE OF THE SIKYON THEATER:o BIRTHPLACE OF MODERN STORYTELLING: TRAGEDY & COMEDY

SATURDAY NIGHT OUZO MIXER SUNDAY NIGHT BEACH PARTY CLOSING NIGHT GALA,AND MUCH MORE, AND YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL

* The COMPLETE PACKAGE for only $1497 US per person single occupancy *OR


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* The COMPLETE PACKAGE for only $1097 US per person double occupancy *

AND PLEASE REMEMBER

MY PROMISE TO YOU!

If you're not completely happy after the first 48 hours of the workshopjust let me know and I'll send you $500 US when you get home. Andyou can still have a great week in Greece!

- OR If you COMPLETE the workshop & continue the 90 day follow through program, ANDYOU'RE STILL NOT 100% HAPPY, then just send me an email and I'll give you $500 US.

All I ask is that you write one or two lines in your email telling me what you didn't like sI can improve the program.

Do you want to write aSCREENPLAY THAT SELLS?

Do you want to know how to find anAGENT or MANAGER?

Do you want to be aPRODUCED SCREENWRITER?

3 PRODUCER/WRITER/DIRECTORS

OVER75 COMBINED YEARSEXPERIENCE IN THE FILM & TELEVISION BUSINESS

William Lee Robert Kosberg David Hoselton
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The COMPLETE package for only $1497 US per person single occupancy

The COMPLETE package for only $1097 US per person double occupancy

*If there are two people in a room and only one workshop attendee you are eligible for rebate: call us at 1-800-931-8753 or email [email protected]

WILLIAM LEE(Workshop Co-Leader on site)

Creating, writing, coaching and teaching are my passions.

William Lee is a produced screenwriter; independent producer; and a director who has worked inthe film and television industry for over 25 years.

His independent producing began with the development andproduction of his original script for Pressure Point in 2000starring Michael Madsen (Kill Bill; Thelma and Louise; FreeWilly); and continued more recently with The Vessel; HallowedHalls; and the romantic comedy How Will I Know which he alsodirected and adapted from the stage play The Long Weekend.

William also works as a screenwriting teacher and coach forprivate clients, and was a screenwriting lecturer at The University of Sherbrooke in QuebeCanada. His professional film and television experience includes over 25 years working in film antelevision with some of the best professionals in the industry:

* 7 time Academy Award nominee Norman Jewison;* Academy Award winner John Schlesinger;* Academy Award winners Cher and Nicolas Cage;* Emmy Award winner Leonard Nimoy;* Academy Award winner John Patrick Shanley;* Emmy and Cable ACE Award winner Ray Bradbury;* 2 time Academy Award nominee Atom Egoyan;* Golden Globe winner Martin Sheen;

* Golden Globe winners Ving Rhames and Tom Selleck

William also created and developed the entertainment related Internet project Next Picture. NextPicture attracted a dream team of mentors and associates including:

* Chris Blackwell, founder of Island Records and Palm Pictures, and producer ofKiss of The Spider Woman, Basketball Diaries, and The Trip to Bountiful

* Alex Ho, producer of Ali, Wall Street, Born on the Fourth of July, Platoon, and JFK* Sigurjon Joni Sighvatsson, Candyman, Red Rock West* Robert De Niro and Tribeca Films


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In my experience, the advice, inspiration and ideas we desperately want are often revealed to uswhen get to hear theINSIDE STORYfrom people (leaders) who have walked the path beforeus. But, not just any old story.

YOU NEED THE REAL "BEHIND THE SCENES" LOOK WE RARELY SEE OR HEAR ABOUT.

Join us in Greece at the Alkyon Hotel and learn the real"behind the scenes" point of view ofworking screenwriters,producers and agents that are out there networking; writing;

selling projects; making movies and television shows.

Imagine if you gained JUST ONE NEW IDEA, insight or bit of encouragement as a result of ourworkshop that could turn your screenplay into a selling screenplay.

WRITE A SCREENPLAY THAT ACTORS WANT TO STAR IN WRITE A SCREENPLAY THAT AGENTS WANT TO REPRESENT WRITE A SCREENPLAY THAT PRODUCERS WANT TO BUY & TURN INTO A MOVIE

Join us at the 1st Annual Sikyon Writers Workshop and

you will learn thesecrets of highly successful screenwriters and find that ONE THINGyouneed for your WRITING BREAKTHROUGH !

Letus help you reach your goals!

AND WELL HAVE A LOT OF FUN IN THE PROCESS!

But you know whats even better?

WE WONT LEAVE YOU WHEN ITS OVER!

YOU GET A COMPLETE PERSONALIZEDONE ON ONE 90 DAY FOLLOW UP !

JOIN US IN GREECEfromAugust 7 to August 14 and you will these free bonuses:

1. Free Founding Associate membership to The Screenplay Academy for ONE YEAR!o ($1,164 value)

2. Personal 30 minute coaching and Q & A phone call for 12 weeks.


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o ($900 value)3. Bi-weekly Workshop Attendees ONLY 45 minute webinars for 90 Days

o ($600 value)4. 90 Day membership to the screenwriting Make It Happen program

o ($291 value)5. Unlimited email contact6. Professional script evaluation and coverage upon completion of your screenplay

o ($247 value)7. Access to our industry network

TOTAL VALUE OF WORKSHOP BONUSES = $2,955

ROBERT KOSBERG(via Skype from LA)

Studio head and producer Sherry Lansing dubbed Robert Kosberg, "The best idea man inHollywood."

Fade In magazine named him to its "Top 100 People to Know in Hollywood" list.

Gentleman's Quarterly (GQ) magazine wrote a feature story about him called, "The Art of the

Pitch."

As a creative producer, he has pitched hundreds of ideas to the Hollywood studios, productioncompanies and American television networks. At any given time, he mighthave as many as 30 projects in active development with the various studios.Kosberg maintains relationships with key creative executives at all of themajor studios - Warner Brothers, 20th Century Fox, Universal, Sony PicturesDisney, MGM, Paramount - and with dozens of key production companies.

He sells ideas for feature films, television movies-of-the-week and cablemovies and has 10 projects set up at various studios.

Kosberg is currently producing The Hardy Men, starring Tom Cruise and BeStiller.

DAVID HOSELTON(via Skype from LA on the set of House)

David Hoselton is a Canadian screenwriter and television producer, best known forhis work on the television series House, M.D. (now entering his fifth season with

the show) and the movies Over the Hedge , Brother Bear, and First Knight.
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Hoselton attended the University of Toronto where he met and befriended David Shore, the creatoofHouse. Hoselton began his Hollywood career in 1987, as a writer for the filmLike Father Like Son, and wrote or co-wrote several other movies.

In 2006, during the third season ofHouse, Shore hired Hoselton as a writer for

the show.

And in 2007, at the beginning of season four, Hoselton became one of the

show's producers.

ARVIND DEVALIA

(via Skype from London)

Arvind is a writer, blogger, life coach and social entrepreneur living in a leafy part of centrLondon. He was born in Kenya but has been living in London for over 20 years. Arvind ispassionate about people, making a difference to others, and is committed to creating a lifeof contribution, connection and celebration. Arvinds driving mission is to show people howto Make It Happen, the driving principle in his coaching program and the focus of his first

book of the same name.

Raising thousands of dollars for a charity school in South India (Nirvana School), writing anpublishing a book in just 4 weeks, and bringing hundreds of people together for a picnic in London are just a few of the positive goals Arvind has completed. During the dot com boom, Arvin

was part of an internet startup which raised millions of pounds of funding and at ontime was part of a group of internet created paper millionaires.

Along with the book Make It Happen, Arvind is the author of Get the Life you Love an

Live it www.GettheLifeyouLove.com and Personal Social Responsibilitywww.PersonalSocialResponsibility.com Together with Bill and The Screenpla

Academy, Arvind is adapting his Make It Happen coaching program to fit the needs and desires o

creative artists, and writers in particular.

THE COMPLETE PACKAGE FOR ONLY $1497 US PER PERSON SINGLE OCCUPANCY

THE COMPLETE PACKAGE FOR ONLY $1097 US PER PERSON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY

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MY PROMISE TO YOU!

If you're not completely happy after the first 48 hours of the workshop just let me know

and I'll send you $500 US when you get home. And you can still have a great week inGreece!



Im fortunate to have worked with, been mentored by, and met many successful filmprofessionals.

David Koepp* was one of those and this is what he told me in an email

dear bill,

thanks for your e mail, and i'm glad you're focusing on your writing, the movies need good scripts,desperately...

i'm afraid i don't have the scripts of my old movies on disc anywhere, i tend to just let those gowhen i buy a new computer, but if you send me your address i can probably scrounge up a few

paper drafts to send you... which ones did you say you wanted?

regards,dk

p.s. yes, i would be glad to read a script of yours when you have one that you feel is ready to sen

out... let me know and i'll send you a release at that time...

dk

* David Koepp, Writer: Secret Window (and Director); Secret Garden; Spider-Man II; "Hack"(2002) TV Series (creator); Spider-Man; Panic Room; Stir of Echoes; Lost World: Jurassic Park,The; Mission: Impossible; Jurassic Park.

I remember the first time I sat in a dark theater and watched my words come to life on

the big screen its something Ill always remember! Come be part of history in Greecefrom August 7 to August. Come create YOUR history.

Join us for the 1stAnnual Sikyon Writers Workshop and kick start your writing career!

Best,Bill

William [email protected]
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P.S.If your goal is to WRITE SCREENPLAYS OR BOOKS THAT SELL andBUILD A CAREERstarting on August 7th, 2010, then I highly recommend you book your spot now and join us for 7days of inspiration and revelation.

* The complete package for only $1497 US per person single occupancy *OR

* The complete package for only $1097 US per person double occupancy *

THE COMPLETE PACKAGE FOR ONLY $1497 US PER PERSON SINGLE OCCUPANCY

THE COMPLETE PACKAGE FOR ONLY $1097 US PER PERSON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY


AND REMEMBER

MY PROMISE TO YOU!

If you're not completely happy after the first 48 hours of the workshop just let me knowand I'll send you $500 US when you get home. And you can still have a great week inGreece!



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