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THE HIVEMIND UNIFIED
(workshop takeaways)
15 things to keep in mind as a PA
How to craft a beat sheet (excerpt) by Jenna Bond
Understanding paths to post-production careers
Fundamentals of podcasting by Amanda McLoughlin
Self-tape tips from Del Valle Casting
Shooting an Oscar-winning short film with DP, Jessica Young
Directing basics with Dennis Liu
Writer Resources from Sade Sellers & Brandon K. Hines + Discount on Final Draft: HIVEMIND21
Standard Pitch Deck & Resource guide for Black Creatives from Ahmadou Seck (MACRO)
Yes, And…Laughter Lab Pitch Tips by Bethany Hall
Sign up for Staff Me Up (then email us for your 3 month premium subscription)
Creative Ownership w/ Codie Elaine Oliver & Tommy Oliver
Good vs. Great Hollywood Assistants by Hollywood Resumes
How to build relationships in the industry by Timothy Ware-Hill
TV Programming with A&E Networks
Branding podcasts with Blue Wire Studios
Your elevator pitch tips from Bron Studios
How to be an on camera journalist - ethics
How to write an ensemble cast with Charise Castro Smith (Encanto)
Worthy Reads
The Construction of a Logline (courtesy of John Johnson)
(courtesy of John Johnson)
Writers Guild Foundation Library
On Writing
Story by Robert McKee
Dialogue by Robert McKee
Save the Cat
The Hero’s Journey
Getting to Yes
The Writer’s Journey (25th Anniversary)
The Anatomy of Story
48 Master Characters
Crafting Short Screenplays
Hey Whipple, Squeeze This
The Tipping Point
Leveraging Up
It’s Beginning to Look Like Hallmark
Make Your Script Sellable
That’s Not The Way It Works (Bob Saenz)
Screenplay (Syd Field)
Creativity, Inc
The War of Art
Creative Quest
Ms. In the Biz (blog)
Women in LA (blog)
Shadow & Act
Variety
Deadline
The Hollywood Reporter
Programs
(check deadlines)
Future Now Conference
Disruptors Fellowship
Yes, And…Laughter Lab
@Benthewritersroom
Ghetto Film School/Netflix Unscripted/Doc program
IRTS Summer Fellowship
NBC Page Program
Network/Studio fellowships (Disney, ABC, Warner Bros., Universal, CBS, Warner Media, Nickelodeon)
Websites
ArrayCrew.com
Black In Film
MACRO
Staff Me Up
Hillman Grad
My Scholly
In the Cut LA
Sundance Collab
The Grapevine Agency
The Help Company
Intern Queen
Unsplash
Shot Designer
Soundtrack
EditStock.com
We Audition
Studio System
Our Glass Elevator
Crewvie
Ink Tip
Network ISA
HireBIPOC
ReelWorld
Film in Colour
Never Famous
Podcasts
Resources for Emerging Radio/Audio Producers
Strong Black Lead
Sista Brunch
The Town
The Business
#4theartists podcast
Therapy for Black Girls
Permission to Speak
Lovecraft Country
Sista Brunch
Script Notes
TSL Podcast
The Deadline Podcast
Professional Troublemaker
Black Girls in Media
Myleik Teele’s Podcast (MyTaughtYou)
Indiewire Screen Talk
The Think Bigger Podcast
Bulletproof Screenwriting
Paper Team
Start With this
The Writer’s Panel
Filming While Black (CH)
Organizations
Crew Me Up
T Howard Foundation
Hue You Know
Ghetto Film School
Black Film Space
Black TV & Film Collective
Diverse Representation
The Creative Collective
The Handy Foundation
The Blackhouse Foundation
Women in Animation
The Hue Collective FL
Latinx in Animation
Women in Animation
The 50/50 for writers
CAPE
MOME
NJ Film Commission
AICP
NALIP
CAAM
Minorities in Film
National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC)
Black Music Action Coalition
People
(exist via social media or websites)
WOC Podcasters
Brown Girls Doc Mafia
Film Fatales Parity Pipeline
Sporas
Colour Entertainment
New York Film & Television Diversity Initiative
Hollywood Here
Callsheets 2 Cocktails
The JTC List/ WOC Unite
A-Doc
Unlock Her Potential
Alliance of Women Directors
HBCU in LA
NCWiFT
Aim Serves
WICT
#PipelineWriters (on Twitter)
Script Pipeline’s Friday Happy Hour
Writing with Kaia (FB)
IDC Professionals
Ujima Entertainment Coalition
Women Working in Reality TV (FB)
Production Freelancers - Producers, Coordinators, PAs (FB)
Latino Filmmakers’ Network
NY Film/ TV Collective
Raremaven Media & Productions
Queens of Productions
Entertwine
The Animation Project
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