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Yinz want $30,000?

6 Nov

So, you want to make a movie?

This simple and inviting question can take you on the most exciting journey of your life because Pittsburgh’s Steeltown Entertainment Project is having their second annual Steeltown Film Factory competition giving you the opportunity to win $30,000 to produce your own short film. The competition consists of registration, educational workshops, panel discussions with professionals as well as staged readings at well known universities such as Point Park University, Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh.

Quick Guidelines

All submissions are required to be:

  1. Relevant to the Southwest Pennsylvania/Pittsburgh region .
  2. Commercially viable .
  3. Capable of being produced in the Southwest Pennsylvania/Pittsburgh region during Summer 2011 .

Free KickOff Event!

November 6, 2010 started the Steeltown Film Factory’s free kick off event with a panel discussion featuring Pittsburgh native David Conrad, actor in “Ghost Whisperer” and “Wedding Crashers” and Kim Moses, 6-time Emmy winning Executive Producer, writer, and director for “Ghost Whisperer,” and “Profiler” and Joe Batteer, writer, producer, and editor of “Windtalkers” and “Blown Away.” The discussion was moderated by TV writer and producer of “Saved By The Bell” Carl Kurlander who moved from Los Angeles back to Pittsburgh and appeared on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” solely due to his leave from Hollywood to home. The auditorium was full of claps and admiration as the panelists told their unique stories of how they managed success and even some joyous moments took place at the end when Conrad took the microphone to interview a kid in the front row about his favorite ice cream, TV show, and what he wanted to be in the future.

The kick off event was tremendously fascinating and I hope you as a screen writer will take advantage of this opportunity.

Upcoming Events:

February 19, 2011

Pitch It or Ditch It- Top 10 semi-finalists of the competition are involved in a workshop to pitch their ideas in front of a panel gaining panelist feedback.

March 26, 2011

Ready, Set, Shoot!- 5 finalists of the competition will present their production budget and schedule in front of a panel of filmmakers and pitch their execution of production while receiving feedback crucial to producing.

April 30, 2011

Page to Stage: Scripted Readings- 3 best scripts are read by students from Carnegie Mellon Drama School and notes will be handed back to the finalists for re-writes.

Support Milton Hershey School 100 Years

22 Dec

Milton Hershey School (MHS) is my own high school and I am proud to be a member of the MHS community.

Now MHS is celebrating it’s 100 years!!! Happy Birthday MHS.

In celebration for the 100 years that Milton Snavely Hershey and his philanthropic efforts have shown, MHS has well known figures across the nation to represent the MHS Centennial like no Milt has ever seen before.

Robin Thicke

Queen Latifah

Richard Childress

Rascal Flatts

The Women of Jewelia

MHS 100 Years!!!

I want to thank Milton and Catherine Hershey for establishing the school originally for orphan boys in 1909, however today the school is open to all types of students who meet these requirements.

  • Come from a family of low income, limited resources, and social need.
  • Be from the ages of 4-15 years old.
  • Have the ability to learn.
  • Be free of serious emotional and behavioral problems that disrupt life in the classroom or the home.
  • Be able to take part in the School’s program.
  • Be born in the United States.

For more information about the Milton Hershey School, please visit their website at:

www.mhs-pa.org


A Teacher’s Gift

22 Dec

Today Whoopi, Joy, Sherri, and Elisabeth from The View, had some opinions on this hot topic!

Should teachers get money/expensive cruises/Visa® Gift Cards?

No wonder why this was a hot topic! Traditionally for many families, gifts for teachers were/are cards, candles, and edible items like candy and fruit. What happened to the good ole’ days?

Well, personally I do not approve of teachers receiving money or these expensive gifts. Honestly, a good teacher may deserve these bonuses, but the essence of Christmas should be reserved to more domestic household elements. The meaning of Christmas is from the heart, not from your wallet.

I would probably keep in contact with my teachers that have made an impact on my life and then I would, if I had the funds, give them a more expensive gift within reasonable appreciation. I am simply amazed that these teachers ask for such expensive things.  I am aware of the economic situation in the US, but tradition and integrity should supersede such commercialization that goes on during the Holiday seasons.

Joy Behar from The View ,a former teacher, comments*

Teachers are like civil servants. Much like a mail man, cannot receive money as a gift. The city/government pays them to serve the civilians of the state.

*I was so engrossed in the show that I wrote this after the discussion was finished. So, I paraphrased Joy’s statement.

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