There are some opportunities that are only available TODAY, this is one of those rare opportunities.
Meet at least 10 agents and managers in a close encounter setting. Every class at least 1 out of 10 gets representation. Get one step closer toward representation.
Imagine sitting at a round table on Rodeo Drive with a top agent. No longer a dream. Now a reality. A guest comes every hour with two action packed days.
10 Guaranteed GUESTS IN 2 DAYS; 16 guests are invited MEET & GIVE MATERIAL TO AGENTS & MANAGERS SEMINAR
We are a NON-PROFIT school where 100% of the funds go back to the school and the director does not take a salary. Creating a win-win relationship for Hollywood.
Just like in every Sherwood Oaks’ class, you will be able to give a one-sheet to nearly every guest.
Limited to 18 seats
CONFIRMED AGENT and MANAGERS
Gersh Literary Partner. Bob Hohman. Bob has been with Gersh Literary Department for over 6 years. The 14 years prior, Bob lead his own boutique book-agency firm, Hohman, Maybank and Lieb. His clients in his firm were Robert Rodat (“Saving Private Ryan”), Dave Reynolds (“Finding Nemo”), Katherine Fugate (“Valentine’s Day”), Allison Burnett (“Adaline”), Ken Hixon (“Welcome to the Riley’s”), Sam Harper (“Cheaper by the Dozen”) and Marlene King (“Pretty Little Liars”). We are honored to have him speak.
Sheryl Peterson is an Literary Agent at APA, The Agency for Performing Arts Talent and Literary Agency. Peterson began her career as an assistant at Premiere Artists Agency and went on to join the literary department at Don Buchwald & Associates in the late 80’s. Peterson duo co-signs and co-represents every client with Debbie Deuble, formerly of Don Buchwald & Associates. Peterson represents some of the most accomplished and sought-after principal creators, showrunners, writers, producers and directors in television working on hit shows such as Mom, The Black List, Orange Is The New Black, True Blood and The Daily Show, among many others. The agency has also packaged some of the most successful and critically-acclaimed series on television, from 24 to Grimm and Hell On Wheels to seminal hits such as Home Improvement and Roseanne, to name a few.
Debbie Deuble Hill, Agent at APA Talent, The Agency for the Performing Arts and Literary Agency, one of the largest diversified talent agencies in Los Angeles with headquarters in Beverly Hills, Nashville and New York. Deuble represent artists, performers, brands, intellectual properties and production across all media platforms, including film, television, music, theater, publishing and digital. She represents a top list of directors, screenwriters and novelists working for major studios, large animation companies and prestigious film financiers worldwide. These collaborations have resulted in the creation of award-winning films, enduring franchises and popular television series. She represents such talent as Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), Peter Facinelli (The Twilight Saga) as well as the famous magician duo Penn and Teller.
Eric Weissmann, Entertainment Lawyer. Eric represented some of the top talent in the industry of writers, directors and actors including former SWO speakers, Martin Scorsese and the late Gene Wilder. Eric also represented Rita Hayworth and Elizabeth Taylor. Eric was close friends to Gene Wilder. Eric is a Hollywood legend and has spoken numerous times and a personal favorite of Gary Shusett’s speakers. Christine Owens has utilized Eric’s talent in reviewing a producer contract. Check out a recent video of him.
Sheree Guitar, CEO of Sheree Guitar Entertainment. She started as a television writer for series, Roseanne. Her experience with sitcoms led her to start her own company and share her skills in both writing and pitching a pilot with upcoming writers. She is a highly sought manager who has built careers of numerous Sherwood Oaks alumni including Xaque Gruber. Her decades of knowledge is unprecedented in the industry.
Colin Garland, writer, who is represented by Sheree Guitar. Colin started in the Warner Bros writing program then got a writing job at Two and Half Men and then Instant Mom. He is currently working on an animation comedy. Colin spoke last year at Sherwood Oaks and was a seminar favorite. Colin says it is because he has no filter. We are excited to have him back.
Agent David Warden – Former William Morris Agent and founder of The Warden Group, a full-service boutique literary agency and management firm representing both film and TV screenwriters. Warden’s clients’ credits include Batman, X-Files, Fringe, Little Nemo, Outbreak, Armageddon, The Lion King, and Revenge of the Nerds. Warden is also credited with the sale of Sleepless in Seattle, Witness, Enemy of the State and Deja Vu which sold to Jerry Bruckheimer and The Walt Disney Company for a record $5 million Dollars. David has optioned material from several Sherwood Oaks alumni
Lloyd Robinson is a Literary Agent serving writers, producers, and directors in the development of screenplays and adaptations of novels for movies of the week, network and cable, and low to mid-budget features. Robinson has a background in Law, Agency and Management as the former owner of Law Offices of Lloyd D. Robinson & Associates, Robinson Talent & Literary Agency and current owner of Suite A Management. Fun trivia, Mr. Robinson was also an agent in the movie, Bruno.
Darryl Marshak – Producer, Writer, Literary Agent and SWO alumni David Marshak began his career working for agent Robert Littman and is now partner and owner of several agencies including November 9th, Marshak Wyckoff Associates, Gold Marshak Liedtke Associates and The Marshak/Zachary Company. Marshak discovered and launched actors including Leonardo DiCaprio, Lisa Kudrow, James Franco, Ray Liotta, Robert Patrick, Hilary Swank, Ron Livingston amongst others.
Marilyn R. Atlas is a Talent/Literary Manager and Producer. Among her credits as film producer are “Real Women Have Curves” for HBO, which won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival, “A Certain Desire,” starring Sam Waterston, and “Echoes,” which won the Gold Award at the Texas International Film Festival. She also produced a movie at Lifetime, based on a YA book, airing in summer 2014, titled “The Choking Game.” Atlas is also the co-author of a relationship-based, screenwriting guide called “Dating Your Character,” about an organic approach to character creation.
Michelle Wallerstein, Literary Consultant. Michele’s in-depth knowledge and expertise stems from 25 years of experience working as an esteemed Hollywood literary agent. As an agent Michele sold $1 million scripts and guided the careers of numerous prominent motion picture and television writers, directors, and producers including Larry Hertzog (Tin Man, La Femme Nikita, 24), Randall Wallace (J.J. Starbuck, Pearl Harbor, Braveheart), Carol Mendelsohn (Fame, CSI), Christopher Lofton (Robinson Crusoe, Call of the Wild, Scarlett, True Women), Peter Bellwood (Highlander), and Bootsie Parker (Booty Call, Married With Children, The Hughley’s).
James Ganiere is a writer, film producer and president of Rio Vista Universal best known for producing Pretty Hattie’s Baby, starring Charles Dutton and Alfre Woodard, The Shift and Redemption. Ganiereis currently producing the upcoming Blood Kiss with Amber Benson as well as several television series including Back from the Dead, Attacheand Gear Heads among others.
Hilliard Guess – Writer-Producer-Director
bio soon
David Bartlett – Writer-Producer-Editor
Laurie Lamson – Writer
At least ONE more surprise guest that will blow you away!!!
Guest subject to availability. (Not instructors but working successful agents and managers)
Schedule
9:45 AM – WGA writer
10 AM – Pitching Pro, Writing a great Story (Story Editor)
11 AM – Agent – Describing what it takes to succeed
12 PM – Manager – TV writing and how it has become the powerhouse of the industry and how you can get
2 PM – Insight into Guests
2:45 PM – UTA Agent – getting chosen
3:45 PM – Gersh Partner – Head of Literary Department 2 APA Agents
5:15 PM – Literary Consultant – Prepping you to literary success with 3 decades of experience
9:45 AM – Writer-Editor-Producer
10 AM – Manager – How to succeed in the film business
11 AM – Manager – 30 years of experience, choosing talent
12 PM – Agent – Sold $5M spec script within the last 8 years and how you can be next
2 PM – Writer, behind the scene in TV writing
2:45 PM – Legendary Entertainment Attorney
4 PM – Manager – What Execs Need from you to sell your script
5 PM – Producer – Moving to the Next Level in the Industry
Immediately following STORY EXPO
- Date: September 12-13 (Monday to Tuesday)
- Time:9:30 to 5:30 pm (time may vary)
- Location: Beverly Hills (including a day on Rodeo Drive)
- Registration:
$450Only $395 limited extension
Invite your writing partner!
Insider Scoop: 4 Guests: 2 Manager/Producers, 1 Writer, and Legendary Entertainment Attorney (Martin Scorsese, Gene Wilder) – ONLY $49, Tuesday, Sept 13 Hollywood – 2 to 6 pm, please email: sherwoodoakscollege@gmail.com
Those who can work remotely, let me know if you want to stay and see the Emmy’s.
Keep your dream alive and bring your career to a higher level.
What you can learn:
- How agents and managers make decisions
- What differentiates between an agent and manager
- How writers are chosen
- The traits that good writers possess (heard directly from agents and managers)
- What causes executives to buy scripts
- Avenues on how a writer transitions to a director
- How writers are hired for assignments (many are hired through Sherwood Oaks)
- How to get your script to producers without an agent (no representation required) – check out Sherwood Oaks One Sheet Method
- What is happening in the current market (find out what is hot)
- Inside secrets and strategies to help you succeed in your Hollywood career
- and much more …
Just like in every Sherwood Oaks’ class, you will be able to give a one-sheet to nearly every guest.
You will meet producers, agents, managers, directors, and numerous executives.
Often there are heads of production and studio companies, increase your knowledge, and network.
The list of executives includes vice-presidents, presidents, CEOs, and major executives.
MeetHollywoodExecs is the only place to get the inside scoop from the actual Top Hollywood Execs. Live in person is where you create lasting relationships and real learning takes place. Invest in you. As customary, we guarantee at least 4 speakers per day and we invite 6 Hollywood speakers plus a moderator per day for a minimum of 10 speakers per seminar. We utilize our 800 past Hollywood speakers to provide guests rotate providing you the optimal avenue to expand your contacts while strengthening previous ones. This class will be limited to 18 students with a studio. The ratio of student to speaker creates a greater opportunity to maintain meaningful relationships that last.
LAST YEAR’s AGENT & MANAGER SEMINAR GUESTS
David Kanter, Anonymous Content, Manager, represents the writer for The Notebook, Philadelphia, If These Walls Could Talk, The Lincoln Layer, Nutty Professor II. David knows good material.
Viviano Entertainment will be taking Bettina Viviano’s place. Bettina Viviano is a producer and literary manager for twenty-five years. She began her career at the prestigious William Morris as an agent trainee, before moving on to Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment, where she attained the position of Vice President of Production where she worked on Back to the Future 2 and 3, Cape Fear, Land Before Time, Schindler’s List, Always, Roger Rabbit, Indiana Jones 3. In 1990 she began her own production and management company, Viviano Entertainment, Inc. and since has sold pitches, scripts and books for millions of dollars on behalf of her clients. Bettina has represented several Sherwood Oaks alumni and currently still does.
Jeffrey Thal is a Literary Manager and Partner/Owner of Ensemble Management, a boutique personal management firm, for over ten years where he manages directors and writers primarily in film and television, but also ventures into the theater, internet and publishing areas. Thal has been an executive in the entertainment industry over twenty five years, primarily as a literary manager. He is a partner in Ensemble Entertainment, a boutique personal management firm, for over ten years where he manages directors and writers primarily in film and television, but also ventures into the theater, internet and publishing areas. Thal produced the Disney Channel movie “Starstruck” which premiered on Valentine’s Day 2010, and he and the company have a producing deal with Fox Television Studios for series TV. Earlier producing credits include the Sundance hit “Slaves To The Underground”, and the Family Channel series “The Mr. Bill Show”.
Gordon Firemark is an entertainment attorney whose practice is devoted to the representation of screenwriters, artists, writers, producers and directors in the fields of theater, film, television,and music. He has served as production attorney, production counsel, legal advisor and legal representative for many films and has represented screenwriters such as Jill Thrussel (Intervescent, Cyberhunter) and Phillip Pucci (Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, American Pie Presents the Naked Mile).
Branden Cobb is a Literary Manager and the Founder of Starring Entertainment, currently talent managing 12 diverse clients and is very instrumental in his clients careers. For example, amongst his many accomplishments and contributions to the film industry, he has obtained exclusive rights to 90-minute film scripts by Hollywood writer, Michael O’Hare Wallace, pitched his writings to studios, and negotiated contracts and promoted actress Sandy JeanPhilippe, winner of Ryan Seacrest and E! Networks’ Bank of Hollywood by escorting her to the Beverly Hills Film Festival Red Carpet Event, obtained event acceptances, and conducted personal branding consultations. Cobb is also credited for discovering the movie script for “Permanent Markers,” secured financing, locations and required equipment and hired cast and crew of 30 people from 7 locations. He has recently signed up Sherwood Oaks alumni, Marla Hayes for representation.
Micky Levy is a screenwriter whose credits include Page’s Great and Grand Escape, 2 on U, and Rails and Ties, produced by Alison Eastwood.
Robert Amico is an Actor and Producer and CEO of RFA Productions best known for acting in many TV shows such as General Hospital, and The Bold and The Beautiful and over 75 movies including Blades of Glory, The Last Godfather, Dreamgirls and Amityville Horror. He has also produced many films and TV movies including The Kindness of a Stranger, Tragedy of a Mother and Son, and most recently just finished producing the TV movie, Meat. He is currently in pre-production with his script, Carpe Diem.
Steve Rabineau, United Talent Agency Agent, represents writers, directors including Jodie Foster, Alfonso Cuaron, Dan Roos (writer, Marley and Me) and many more Oscar Winners.