Film Making Los Angeles

Entertainment Industry Network Event/Gifted ARTists

Join us for our monthly in-person entertainment industry meet-up in Los Angeles, where the people you need to meet are in the room. This event is designed for cinematographers, photographers, actors, and singers who are ready to stop chasing opportunities and start building real connections that lead to work, visibility, and growth. If you’re a cinematographer or photographer, this is your chance to meet venue owners, talent buyers, and industry decision-makers who are actively looking for visual talent. If you’re an actor or singer, this is where you can connect with the people who book talent, create opportunities, and help you get seen by the right audience. We bring together the exact people who can help solve the biggest pain point in this industry: access. This is more than a social event. It’s a room full of possibilities, where your next booking, collaboration, or introduction could happen through one conversation. Come ready with your business cards, your portfolio, your reel, your headshots, and your confidence. Bring your A-game, because the people who can move your career forward will be there. Our goal is simple: to create a space where talent meets opportunity. Whether you’re looking to get booked, build your brand, find creative partners, or connect with venue owners and talent buyers, this event is built for you. Who should attend? Cinematographers looking for paid shoots and industry connections. Photographers wanting to connect with venues, artists, and talent buyers. Actors seeking casting opportunities and professional visibility. Singers ready to perform, network, and get booked. Industry professionals who want to build meaningful relationships and expand their reach. What you’ll get? Direct access to industry professionals and decision-makers. Real networking with people who can help move your career forward. Opportunities to build relationships that can lead to bookings and collaborations. A welcoming, high-energy environment made for creative professionals. Come out, make the connection, and put yourself in the right room. This is where opportunity meets preparation.

Screenwriting Tribe 7-9 p.m. September 20th

**FIRST WORKSHOP ATTENDANCE IS FREE.** Bring a friend. **After 1st visit: Donation only.** Collected during workshop. QR codes to Venmo and PayPal provided, Or cash. The aim is to cover the expenses of the workshop. It's not set up to be a money-making venture. **TO WORKSHOP PAGES** OF YOUR SCREENPLAY: YOU 👉MUST👈🏼 HAVE AN RSVP 👉AND👈🏼 WRITE "PAGES" AS A COMMENT HERE ON THIS EVENT PAGE. Read details below... We meet in the community room of the HULU building/Colorado Center, **2500 Broadway, Santa Monica** CA 90404. **First floor.** **Short walkway to glass door right near street (by "HULU" sign next to sidewalk)**. **• Tribe consists of writers and some actors helping writers to sharpen their screenplays, and their skills in the craft.** • A diversity of ages, life experiences, and voices, are helpful to have in the workshop. Ages 16 and over. • Maintain your RSVP status. If you RSVP, but can't attend: • Please, cancel your RSVP ASAP. You do so on this MeetUp page. It prevents writers from spending money to make copies of their script pages for you. • To sign up for having your script pages read by and get feedback from the group: • First RSVP to sign up for pages. • If you sign up for pages, and change your mind: DELETE your pages comment AND leave a post "Canceling pages." This gives another writer time to prepare pages. **• Canceling pages does not cancel your RSVP.** If you ARE NOT going to attend, please: ALSO cancel your RSVP. **• Sign up for pages: A, B, C, D...** A • **Know you need to bring sets of pages for those who attend so they can both read and write notes on them.** B • **Get the books:** 1. **Screenplay Repair Manual** by Daniel John Carey 2. **The Screenwriter's Bible** by David Trottier 3. **Dr. Format Tells All** by David Trottier C • **Have an RSVP** D • **Be one of the first 4 to sign up for pages.** **• We workshop feature and short film screenplays, and episodic, anthology, limited/mini series, serial series, and single cam sitcom screenplays, and also multi-cam sitcom scripts.** (We previously didn't workshop multi-cam scripts. Writers may want to consider that multi-cam sitcoms are not as popular as they were ten or more years ago. This makes getting a sitcom produced even less likely - unless you are an established sit-com writer, or an established stand-up comic. But maybe you will be the person who is successful in getting a new sitcom produced.) **• WE DO NOT WORKSHOP SOAP OPERA, MUSICAL, NC-17, OR X SCRIPTS.** **• Please format scripts in industry-standard 12 point Courier font**. **• Take one script through the workshop at a time from the first page to "The End."** **• Own the material in the script.** No plagiarism. The script has to be something you can copyright. (No lyrics, poetry, book excerpts, life stories, or other material to which you do not own the rights. For instance: don't use Beatles song lyrics in your script.) **• The workshop is as good as the participants make it.** **Aim to write engaging scripts with broad market, investor & distributor appeal, and that may advance the careers of actors, directors, DPs, editors, and you.** **👉A screenplay is an investment proposal for film financiers.👈🏼** **To sign up for pages: 1, 2, 3.** 1. **RSVP.** 2. **After RSVPing, type “pages” in the comments section.** **Bring enough copies of your script pages for everyone who has RSVPd.** (Closest Staples copy center location is on Bundy just north of Olympic open to 6 p.m. You can print from your laptop - the attendant can tell you how. Make sure the copy machine is set to black and white, and NOT color - so you aren't paying three times as much for color copies when all you need is B&W. You can also ask the attendant to make sure it is the thinner paper, and not the heavier paper that costs more). Also, print double sided copies to save $ and paper. **We write feedback directly on the pages, and also give verbal feedback.** **Be prepared to assign your character dialogue to be read out loud by various people in attendance, and assign one person to be the narrator of the scene headings and description.** **We give verbal feedback after each set of pages.** **As a writer receives feedback, they are to be silent, even if asked questions. Listen. Take notes.** Feedback you consider "wrong" could instead be helpful in giving you some excellent ideas. Welcome it. Even if you then do the direct opposite in your script revision. **Sometimes attend when your pages aren't being read.** This will build your skills in unexpected ways. Participate in helping other writers with their scripts. **👉Please stay for the entire workshop.👈🏼** **If you are not of the first 4 signing up for pages,** you can type **"backup pages"** as a comment – in case anyone cancels pages. **After you workshop 13 pages** (or the entire episode of a multi-cam) – **before you bring in the next pages – READ THE ENTIRE SCRIPT to give it a wave of polish.** **If you only have a few pages remaining unworkshopped,** still bring in 13 pages of the script = the remaining pages + pages before it = re-workshopping some of the previous pages. **Each script is the intellectual property of the writer.** **“If you’re not early, you’re late.”** – John Ritter

THE GREENHOUSE "CREATIVE COFFEE MEETUPS (LA)" -- HOLLYWOOD CONNECT

Screening THE FRIENDSHIP BENCH

For our September 18 Movie Night, join us for a screening of THE FRIENDSHIP BENCH. The Friendship Bench follows Dr. Dixon Chibanda, a psychiatrist in Zimbabwe, who trained local grandmothers (Gogos) in basic cognitive therapy to treat depression and mental health struggles on simple outdoor benches. Directed by Reabetswe Moeti-Vogt Runtime: 1h 15m

CLOWD FILM FEST

Come to night one of CLOWD FILM FEST, the premiere AI Film Festival at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, CA. CLOWD is the AI film festival and creative community initiative developed through RealmIQ to showcase the emerging field of AI-assisted filmmaking. Its core purpose is to create a platform for filmmakers, artists, students, technologists, and storytellers who are using AI as part of their creative process while maintaining a strong emphasis on human creativity, authorship, and storytelling. **5:30 PM 6:30 PM** **Welcome Reception** **6:30 PM 7:00 PM** CROWD FILM FEST kicks off with a keynote speech defining the era. **7:00 PM 8:00 PM** PANEL DISCUSSION - **From Vision to Screen: Women Creating the Future with AI** **Moderator:** Tracy Swedlow, Founder & CEO, TV of Tomorrow (TVOT) **Panelists:** Joni Dobrov, Nancy Hamilton and Jagger Waters CLOWD brings together four pioneering female AI filmmakers for a lively opening-night conversation moderated by Tracy Swedlow of TV of Tomorrow. Panelists will discuss their AI journeys, today's creative and business challenges, the enduring importance of storytelling, barriers facing women in Hollywood, and the projects they're creating next. The evening concludes with a screening of selected finalists from the CLOWD AI Film Festival competition. **8:00 PM 9:00 PM** Enjoy the screening of the finalists for CLOWD FILM FEST. **9:00 PM 10:00 PM** OPENING NIGHT PARTY Passes are $99 for two nights of networking and screenings. Buy your passes at the Alex. [https://thealex.evnsong.com/events/clowd-ai-film-festival](https://thealex.evnsong.com/events/clowd-ai-film-festival)

Let's make a short film.

Let's make short videos/ Feature films that are both narrative and documentary. This group develops both short films/feature films. We will help each other with our own projects. Providing feedback and possible crew for each other's productions. We call ourselves Lettuce Film Production. Join our vibrant filmmaking community in Los Angeles, where your ideas can come to life! Everyone is welcome to collaborate and create. Don’t miss out—check out our next meetup! We create movies for free, we exchange skills and time! The only thing we ask, please subscribe to our channels before attending the meeting! Thanks [https://www.youtube.com/@LettuceFilmProduction/videos?app=desktop](https://www.youtube.com/@LettuceFilmProduction/videos?app=desktop) [https://www.instagram.com/lettuce_film_production/](https://www.instagram.com/lettuce_film_production/)

Monthly Meetup with creatives from film, games, and the digital arts

Greetings! We hold this Meetup at IDLE HOUR, a classic North Hollywood roadside landmark, a registered LA Historic-Cultural Monument that has been restored by the same folks who manage our previous locations, Harlowe and The Formosa. Meetups will always be the FOURTH MONDAY of every month. IDLE HOUR is on Vineland Ave, just off Lankershim Blvd and Camarillo St: [4824 Vineland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 91601](https://maps.app.goo.gl/hXynb9pxoQvufKRz5) This event is open to professionals and enthusiasts alike, so whether you're an experienced or novice musician, game designer, VFX artist, writer or a budding independent filmmaker, come mingle, share insights, and build connections with others who share your passion for creativity. Don't miss this chance to meet new friends, collaborators, and potential business partners in the exciting worlds of film, music, and media. We will meet on the patio out back next to the giant pipe-smoking bulldog! There's easy street parking all around, and the Metro Red Line NoHo station is about a 20 minute walk.

Writers & Filmmakers Mixer @ The Farmer's Market | FilmCamp ScriptCamp WordCamp

Join filmca.mp, scriptca.mp and wordca.mp for our monthly Writers & Filmmakers Mixer at The Farmer's Market! Connect with your fellow filmmakers, screenwriters, authors, actors and other industry professionals. If you support our mission, donate or volunteer at https://skillca.mp

Writers & Filmmakers Mixer @ Laurel Tavern | scriptca.mp wordca.mp filmca.mp

Join filmcamp, scriptca.mp and wordca.mp for our monthly Writers & Filmmakers Mixer at Laurel Tavern! Connect with your fellow filmmakers, screenwriters, authors, actors and other industry professionals. **About skillca.mp** We're a 501(c)3 non profit organization providing free skills training and business development education globally, focusing on marginalized and underserved communities. Bring your screenplays, novels or short stories to our critique swaps, workshops, writer's groups and around the clock weekend table reads marathon. 🏳️‍🌈 This is an LGBTQ+ friendly space. ♿ We embrace accessibility and respect our disabled writers and filmmakers! Are you a produced, repped, published or emerging author or screenwriter with a strong handle on the craft? Join the Advanced Fiction Lab ( https://wordca.mp/advancedlab ) or Advanced Screenwriters Lab ( https://scriptca.mp/advancedlab ) If you support our mission, you can donate, volunteer or sign up for classes at https://skillca.mp

September Photo Mixer in Los Angeles

Join photographers, models, and creators for a 3-hour content day across three unique studios in DTLA. Think of this as a **Content Day**! On **Saturday, September 19, from 3 to 6 PM**, **FD Photo Studio** opens three completely different studios at our Hill location **in DTLA**. Photographers, models, videographers, musicians, makeup artists, social media creators, and anyone who needs fresh content is welcome! One ticket gets you **three hours across all three studios** — at a fraction of what it would cost to book even one of them on your own. This is the most affordable way to shoot at FD Photo Studio. #### **What is Photo Mixer** An open studio session where creatives who need content come together and shoot at the same time. Come solo and collaborate with whoever is in the room, or bring your own team with our **Discounted Group Tickets**. Either way, you walk away with work from three different setups in one afternoon. #### **Studios Open During the Event** **Rain Room** — real rain, RGB lights, and a daylight window. Pull the blackout curtain for a fully moody setup or shoot with natural light. Dramatic and cinematic for any genre. Floor will be wet — watch your step and bring a towel if you plan to shoot in the rain. **RGB Room**— blacked-out studio with an RGB light wall, moving spotlights, and a disco ball. Built for music videos, dance content, performances, and any shoot where dramatic lighting does the work. **Moroccan Room**— daylight studio with textured Moroccan-style walls, decorative steps, a working shower, and a freestanding bathtub. Versatile and visually rich for portrait, lifestyle, and fashion work. Bring a towel if you plan to use the shower. **Changing rooms and makeup mirrors are available on site.** Models are encouraged to bring multiple looks. #### **Tickets** Photographer $30 Model $20 Discounted Duo (1 photographer + 1 model) $40 Discounted Trio (any 3 people) $55 Coming with a model or photographer friend? A **Duo or Trio bundle saves you more per person** and locks in your shooting partner. Join this event on Meetup, and we will send you instructions about how to purchase a ticket. #### **Who is this for** Photographers, videographers, models, musicians, makeup artists, hairstylists, social media creators, dancers, stylists, and anyone building a portfolio or looking for fresh content. #### **How it works** * This is a collaborative group mixer. Please share the space respectfully, rotate between studios, and work together creatively. * Models and photographers are not provided or guaranteed. You may bring your own team or collaborate with other creatives at the event. FD Photo Studio provides the studio space, and available lighting equipment only. * By default, attendees may photograph and be photographed unless they choose to opt out. Please always respect personal boundaries. * Any model releases or agreements are handled directly between participants. FD Photo Studio does not manage or mediate individual arrangements. * Please note: everyone entering the studio must have a valid ticket. Attendees are responsible for their own equipment, personal items, and personal safety during the event. Our host will be on-site throughout to help with anything you need. Event Location: FD Photo Studio Hill, 1808 S Hill St, 2nd floor, Los Angeles, CA 90015 Please note: The event organizer reserves the right to reschedule or cancel the event if needed. All registered participants will be notified promptly.

Above & Beyond Screenwriting Workshop - In Person!

We're meeting on the front patio at BJ's Brewery on Sepulveda in Culver this week. RSVP's open every Friday morning at 11:00am. The first five writers to RSVP and comment with "pages" will present their work the following Thursday. Please feel free to pm me for additional details. REQUIRED READING FOR NEW MEMBERS - Please read the Screenwriting Info sheet pdf before attending your first Thursday workshop. Message James the organizer with your email address, and he will send it to you.

Creative Tech & Visual Arts Mixer

Network with LA creatives working at the intersection of art, technology, media, and production. Creativetoolkits is a community of 3D artists, fabricators, animators, VFX artists, TouchDesigner visual artists, software engineers, post-production professionals, videographers, directors, music producers, designers, creative coders, and more. Our goal is to create a space for people using creative technology to meet collaborators, exchange ideas, share projects, and build community. Whether you’re an industry professional, hobbyist, student, or just curious about how technology is being used in creative fields, you’re welcome to come hang out. Each week we have open sign ups for individuals who want to pitch an idea, showcase a project, or a present a topic. At the midpoint of the mixer event we will gather everyone for a short session for presentations with breakout sessions afterwards to network. Each presentation should last around a 1/2 minutes with a short Q/A session afterwards where requested. Sign up here! [https://forms.gle/FrH7MQhjTWwZphVm8](https://forms.gle/FrH7MQhjTWwZphVm8) **📍 Where:** Smalls LA \| 4149 W Pico Blvd \#103 Los Angeles\, CA **🗓 When:** Every Saturday! **🎟 Tickets:** Free Entry, but consider buying a drink as a 'thank you' to our local record store/coffee shop. **What to Bring:** **Yourself + what you’re working on:** Come ready to talk about your projects, tools, workflows, experiments, or ideas. **Support:** If we’re meeting at a local venue, please consider purchasing a drink or snack as a gesture of appreciation. **Get More Involved:** Eager to contribute? We’re looking for people interested in hosting project showcases, lectures, seminars, workshops, demos, creative hackathons, installation events, and collaborative meetups. Join the Discord and help shape the future of LA’s creative technology community. **Connect with us** Discord : [https://discord.gg/WemVunqCwS](https://discord.gg/WemVunqCwS) Instagram : [https://instagram.com/mycreativetoolkits](https://instagram.com/mycreativetoolkits)