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Creating Blockbusters

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When:

Saturday, June 23, 2012 - 8:00am to 10:00am

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Location:

Anaheim Convention Center

Ballroom B

Presenters:

Speaker: Gene Del Vecchio, Founder, CoolWorks; Consultant

Description:

This fun, insightful presentation, based upon Gene Del Vecchio’s revealing new book, Creating Blockbusters!, outlines 11 crucial principles that explain why certain novels and films become great. It will help you to create story ideas of your own, to develop story seminars for others, and to better select stories with broad appeal. Based upon Gene’s 30 years of entertainment experience and new research, this presentation sheds new light upon a blockbusters’ ability to satisfy child-like emotional needs we all share, align with pop culture and trends, create relatable and aspiring characters, and provide ingredients to create massive franchises.

Meeting Type:

Program

Content Area:

Books & Authors

Interests:

Readers' Advisory

Children's Literature

Young Adult Literature

Information Literacy

Collection Development

Type of Library:

Public