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    Writing on Your Feet: Improvisational Techniques for Writers
    Writing on Your Feet: Improvisational Techniques for Writers
    Writing on Your Feet: Improvisational Techniques for Writers
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    Writing on Your Feet: Improvisational Techniques for Writers

    By Frank Catalano

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    WRITING ON YOUR FEET – Improvisational Techniques for Writers was first presented as part of the 25th Annual Writer’s Conference sponsored by San Diego State University on February 6 through the 8th, 2009 at the Double Tree Hilton Hotel in Mission Hills, California. The following transcript was presented and recorded by Frank Catalano as part of the programs offered at the conference.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLexington Avenue Press
    Release dateJul 22, 2014
    ISBN9781625175755
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      Writing on Your Feet - Frank Catalano

      Catalano

      SEMINAR INTRODUCTION

      Welcome. I am Frank Catalano and this is WRITING ON YOUR FEET. Before we begin, I will tell you a bit about me. Some of you already know me from yesterday’s programs but for those whom I am meeting for the first time today, my background is in Theatre Arts. I teach at the University of Southern California for the past thirty-eight years and I am at other schools teaching acting, writing, film and television. All those kinds of things and I teach privately as well. I have also worked at various entertainment companies including Lorimar Studios, Warner Brothers (probably the longest), 20th Century Fox and many others – serving various functions in both production and distribution. All of these experiences have given me the opportunity a better understanding of the many different aspects of the entertainment industry. It is not as simple as you have a script and then you make it into a movie or television show. As these mediums are collaborative arts, there are many other considerations. In addition, I have had the opportunity to work on many animated films and television projects. The longest animated series were ROBOTECH and DIGIMON – DIGITAL MONSTERS. I was also able to perform as an actor character voices for both of these projects.

      In animation, when you write and you go in and pitch ideas; you wind up performing all of the voices within your story and sometimes, you actually do the voice of the characters. As an author, I have written several books. *I have two books out: ART OF THE MONOLOGUE (2007). It’s a theatre book for actors with original monologues and a large section on monologue performance theory. I’ve also had plays produced and published. I have a new play being published right now and I have a brand new book coming out this month called THE CREATIVE AUDIENCE – THE COLLABORATIVE ROLE OF THE AUDIENC IN THE CREATION OF THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS (2009) and so it is not being sold in the lobby.

      *Since this presentation in 2009, Frank Catalano has published the following books:

      ART OF THE MONOLOGUE (2007)

      THE CREATIVE AUDIENCE (2009)

      WHITE KNIGHT BLACK NIGHT – SHORT MONOLOGUES FOR AUDITIONS (2010)

      AUTUMN SWEET – A PLAY (2011)

      THE RESTING PLACE – A PLAY (2011)

      RAND UNWRAPPED – CONFESSIONS OF A ROBOTECH WARRIOR (2012)

      CHE CHE – A SCREENPLAY (2013)

      SHORT MONOLOGUES FOR AUDITIONS (2013)

      MYTHS AND TANGOS (2014)

      Now that you know a little bit about me, what I would like to do and this won’t take long. I’d like to be able to send you additional information about our discussion here today via email. I am passing out this form and if you would like to provide your name and email addresses that would be great.

      And when I send you a summary of our discussion today, you will have my email address, if you have any questions.

      (Audience member asks – what if you already have their email from a previous seminar?)

      Please enter it for this seminar again.

      WRITING ON YOUR FEET

      Today’s seminar is called WRITING ON YOUR FEET and it’s just a quick (you know) catchy title for utilizing improvisational techniques for writing or adaptation of your literary work (novel) into a screenplay. Many

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