ACT ONE, a training center for Christian artists and professionals, is now accepting applications for its four-week summer writing program. The ACT ONE: WRITING FOR HOLLYWOOD curriculum provides an overview of screenwriting, with a specialized TV track for those considering a career in television. This year’s program will be held in Hollywood July 8 through August 6.
ACT ONE Executive Director Barbara Nicolosi notes that the goal of ACT ONE’s writing program is not to produce “religious” scripts, but rather scripts that reflect a Christian worldview. “A great movie is a harmony — images, performance, music and sounds, all coming together in a miraculous unity,” says Nicolosi. “A beautiful movie not only harmonizes all these elements, but does so around a story that is true, a theme that is universal. ACT ONE: WRITING FOR HOLLYWOOD equips writers to bring together mastery of craft and depth of content for movies and television. In embracing their vocation to beauty, these artists will also be Christian apostles of love and prayer in the heart of the entertainment industry.”
A comprehensive training program for scriptwriters with a concern for content, ACT ONE: WRITING FOR HOLLYWOOD covers everything a writer needs to know to enter the film and television industry competitively. Emphasizing artistry, professionalism, substance, and prayer, our impressive faculty is made up of over fifty working writers and producers who serve as instructors and mentors, including Nancy Miller (CSI: Miami, Law & Order), Ralph Winter (X2:X-Men United, Fantastic Four), Barbara Hall (Joan of Arcadia), David McFadzean (Home Improvement, What Women Want), and Lee & Janet Batchler (Batman Forever).
ACT ONE students are finding success in many levels of the entertainment industry’s creative community, landing writing and producing jobs at DreamWorks, Imagine, CBS, HBO, PAX, MS-NBC, and FOX, among others. Alumnus David Hansen claims “the amount of scholarship, the degree of professionalism and the keen wisdom of the WRITING FOR HOLLYWOOD program is simply an unparalleled gift to burgeoning script writers. I can hardly believe it exists.” Featured by CNN, CBS, Entertainment Weekly, the Los Angeles Times, and the Chicago Tribune, ACT ONE has been hailed by industry veteran Ron Austin (Mission: Impossible) as playing “an indispensable role in bringing young Christians into the mainstream of Hollywood.”
ACT ONE can only accept thirty students into its summer program. The application process is very competitive, so interested writers are encouraged to begin the process as early as possible. “ACT ONE: WRITING FOR HOLLYWOOD is by far the most thorough, most inspiring, intensive screenwriting program I've seen anywhere,” notes screenwriter and faculty member Janet Batchler. You can waste years of time tiptoeing around the edges of the entertainment industry, or you can come to ACT ONE and learn what you need to know in four weeks.” Applications are due April 1.
For more information about ACT ONE, visit the website, or contact Anthony Platipodis, Program Coordinator, at 323-462-1348. Also this summer, ACT ONE launches the ACT ONE: EXECUTIVE PROGRAM, a training program for entertainment executives. For details, see the website or contact Director Todd Coleman at 323-462-1348.
