This Group is primarily made up of screenwriters who have recieved coaching and explored 'The Visual Mindscape of the Screenplay" with Bill Boyle and are interested in continuing to work with like minded writers. The group is also open to a limited number of interested guests at each meeting. The various topics of discussion will include the visual mindscape, story ideas, plot lines, dialogue, narrative pacing, character development as well as legal, business and marketing issues that are rele …

I'd like to invite you to join LA premier Social & Professional Networking Meetup group for actors, wrIters, directors and cinematographers. Our events are targeted to professionals looking to make new business and social contacts. I hope you'll join us, as I'm sure you could add great value to our group. Come meet new people and make some contacts in a warm, friendly atmosphere and fun environment. The main goal of this meetup group is to become better filmmakers and actors. As we work toward t …

Looking for some real, considered feedback? Hoping to join a group that meets every two weeks instead of dying a quick death because people don't show up? Come join us for a bi-weekly writers group for serious writers actively looking to get into television writing and secure a job on a show. Whether you write web series, comedy, drama, scifi, or procedurals, this is the group to join!

The LA Film Collective is a group of volunteer filmmakers who produce 3-5 minute short films on an ongoing basis in Los Angeles.  We always need actors, writers, directors, producers, DPs, editors, composers and all other crew positions.  We also need ongoing access to all kinds of resources: locations, props, wardrobe, meal, equipment, etc. as well as mentors for our less experienced members. Our finished projects will qualify for IMDB credits and film festivals and will be showcased here on me …

Readings, Musical Performances, and Discussion. Where the line between audience and performer blurs in a perfect storm of shared human experience.

This group is dedicated to creating a community of actors and other entertainment industry professionals in Los Angeles. Whether you are in front of or behind the camera, a seasoned pro, or someone who is just starting their career, our goal is to help create opportunity, connection, and foster growth for all involved.

Established in 2003, LA Writers Group runs writers groups and creative writing workshops throughout Los Angeles: West Hollywood, Glassell Park (Glendale), LA South Bay (Hermosa Beach, El Segundo), West LA, and Santa Clarita. Visit our official website at http:/www.lawritersgroup.com. In this meetup group, we will host free monthly accountability meetings, free friendship events (not networking but meeting new friends), and soon an ongoing Saturday morning writing workshop for a nominal fee.  Our …

This group is for those who are involved with, or desire to be involved with, the creation of films, television and/or the entertainment industry in general. Whether your interest is in writing, acting, cinematography, directing, producing, and/or any other aspect of the entertainment industry, you've come to the right place! We present fun networking and educational events, share ideas, and support and assist each other with projects. Join us and please tell us a bit about what your particular …

We are a group of working actors, veteran actors and actors with writing careers who have come together to share our experience, acting craft expertise, professional knowledge and support so that we may all become better at what we love to do and at the business of doing it. By collaborating, we improve our craft on our own schedules without paying for expensive classes. Sharpening the actors tools, we focus on cold reading, audition techniques, on-camera techniques and improvisation. Our member …

This is a meetup for filmmakers interested in finding support to complete their productions. This may be through the sharing of funding information, finding crew members for their films, seeking advice regarding production challenges, sharing information on new technologies, etc. We welcome anyone involved in production, pre-production and post.  In addition, anyone on the business side of the film industry can join, as well as writers, serious actors and actor/producers, etc. Our venue, the Ne …

We're expanding! The LA Writers Center now includes Orange County! Created in 2005, The LA Writers Center is designed to germinate and foster new works by involving not only the writer, but a team of artists: directors, dramaturges, and actors. This is for all levels of writers, from the professionals to the newbies. Awards won by the LA Writers Center members are: 1 Oscar Award, 1 Regional Emmy nomination, several Ovation nominations, several Valley Theatre League Awards, several DramaLogue awa …

There is a seemingly endless supply of books on the writing craft, so instead of feeling guilty because I'm working or doing the laundry instead of reading an enlightening book on the craft, I thought I'd set up an actual monthly time and place to fulfill this need and have writers to talk to about the book! We will read everything from books on writing fiction to poetry to screenwriting. Whatever catches our fancy that month. I'd like to find organizers in several areas of the city, then we can …

THIS MEETUP IS CLOSED. WE HAVE MERGED WITH THE LA FILM & TV MEETUP AT www.meetup.com/indiefilm-169/. PLEASE JOIN US! The Women in Entertainment ™MeetUpis an extension of ourorganization, Women Helping Women™in Entertainment Network (WHW) (http://WHWNETWORK.com), which provides unparalleled opportunities for women (and progressive, like-minded men) in the entertainment industry. WHW exists for the purposeof supporting, assisting, and empowering women in entertainment, and for the mutual benefit, …

Casual writing group started by participants of the National Novel Writer's Month (NaNoWriMo). After years of hosting November write-ins in the wonderful atmosphere of the JumpCut Cafe, we're making this a permanent, year-long group. The Mission: To Write & To Publish. To inspire people who have the creative fire burning in their soul yet cannot find the time or motivation in their daily trials and tribulations to see their dreams come true.

THIS MEETUP IS CLOSED. WE HAVE MERGED WITH THE LA FILM & TV MEETUP AT www.meetup.com/indiefilm-169/. PLEASE JOIN US! The AWARD-WINNING Hollywood Networking Breakfast was founded on the Paramount Studios Lot by Sandra Lord in 1993 as a means to providing networking, employment and opportunities of access for industry professionals and aspirants. We serve a diverse, multicultural constituency. Voted the "Best Networking Event in L.A." by Backstage in its "Best of L.A." issue, the breakfast has pr …

THIS MEETUP IS CLOSED. WE HAVE MERGED WITH THE LA FILM & TV MEETUP AT www.meetup.com/indiefilm-169/. PLEASE JOIN US! The Women Helping Women in Entertainment ™MeetUpis an extension of ourorganization, Women Helping Women™in Entertainment Network (WHW) (http://WHWNETWORK.com), which provides unparalleled opportunities for women (and progressive, like-minded men) in the entertainment industry. WHW exists for the purposeof supporting, assisting, and empowering women in entertainment, and for the m …

This group is for those individuals serious about making films with a team of friends you'll find here. Not a mere "networking" group, this meetup is about fostering relationships based from working together on actual productions. The initial goal is to produce an average of one short film a month with the contribution of active members.

This is a workshop for aspiring fiction writers to critique one anothers work in a friendly, supportive environment. Members submit a chapter or story every other week, and we critique two to three submissions each week. We are a small, tight-knit group that have been meeting for nearly two years, and we're looking for some new blood to replace some recently departed members. Here are some important things to consider before you apply: 1) We meet every Thursday evening for about an hour and a ha …

The Scriptwriters Network (“SWN”), founded in 1986, is an educational, tax-exempt 501(c) (3) non-profit, volunteer-driven organization created by writers for writers and industry professionals. SWN serves its members by providing educational programming, enhancing awareness of the realities of the business, developing access and opportunity through alliances with industry professionals and furthering the cause and quality of writing for the entertainment industry.

The Greenhouse meets at CBS Studio Center in Studio City (Radford). RSVP is required. Meetings range from 150-300 attendees. Great networking event for entertainment industry - film, television, and music. Hear great speakers from the Industry and hang out afterward to meet fun people. Coffee and snacks provided.

This is the Meetup page of the LA TV Writers Group. Writing is known to be a secluded art, but television on the other hand is all about communal orgies of ideas. Come meet fellow television writers in the greatest entertainment city in the world.

Members of this group are talented Actors, Crew and writers looking to connect with like minded people to share ideas, learn from and help each other bring their talents to the decison makers in Hollywood and the entertainment industry.