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The Last Black Unicorn
State of the Film Industry
Webinar and Open Q&A Led by Shane Stanley, Multi-Emmy® Award-Winning Filmmaker
WHEN: Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 10am to 11:15am PST
Free Registration Link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwsduCgrz8jG9FZX2eh7TjrubLYyQ0CNlLNIn our first webinar of 2024, join us for a live and open Q&A session led by multi-Emmy® award-winning filmmaker Shane Stanley. Participants will explore the transformative shifts the film and television industry has experienced in recent years, encompassing the Me Too movement, leadership transitions, the lasting impacts of Covid-19, and the 2023 strikes by actors and writers. These pivotal developments continue to shape and influence the demand for content within both the film and television landscape. Engage in an insightful discussion where open queries are encouraged, as Shane Stanley offers a comprehensive perspective and strives to provide clarity on navigating the ever-evolving dynamics of the film and television industry.
- Webinar: “State of the Film Industry and Open Q&A”
- Instructor and Mentor: Shane Stanley, Multi-Emmy® Award-Winning Filmmaker
- Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2023
- Time: 10:00am to 11:15am PST (California Time)
- Host: StudentFilmmakers.com
- Location: Online via Zoom
- How to Register: Click here to sign up FREE.
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About Our Instructor and Mentor
Shane Stanley is a multi-Emmy® Award-winning filmmaker and best-selling author who grew up in/around “the biz” in Hollywood. Along with his father, Lee Stanley, Shane produced The Desperate Passage Series which was nominated for 33 individual Emmy® Awards, winning 13 statues. Two specials from the series went on to become successful feature films including Gridiron Gang, the #1 box office hit starring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson which Shane executive produced. Additionally, Shane has overseen and produced dozens of big-budget motion pictures which have starred Marlon Brando, Mira Sorvino, Thomas Hayden Church, Donald Sutherland, Marisa Tomei, Sean Penn, John Travolta, Charlie Sheen, and many others.
Shane made his directorial debut with a film he also wrote which was invited to screen at Cannes the following year and has directed countless television commercials and music videos, including two that went #1 on VH1’s Top 20 Video Countdown.
Other directing credits include the romantic-comedy, Mistrust, starring two-time Golden Globe® winner Jane Seymour, and the action-thriller, Night Train, which recently premiered on HULU and reached #1 on the platform, remaining in the top spot for an astonishing four weeks. Currently, Shane is in post-production on Six Days in Evergreen, a music-drama starring Yellowstone’s Dawn Olivieri and Penelope Ann Miller.
His book, “What You Don’t Learn in Film School,” a best-seller was listed by CNN, FORBES, and BOOK AUTHORITY among the Best Filmmaking Books of All-Time, which covers independent filmmaking from concept to delivery. It has landed on required reading lists at several universities around the world and is endorsed by some of the most respected names in Hollywood.
Please visit shanestanley.net and whatyoudontlearninfilmschool.com for more info.
