Inside Tribeca All Access - Beyond the Mat

Orientation Day

It's been an interesting day to say the least. It started with an All Access breakfast over at the Centrico restaurant, which has this Latin-American theme going with a bit of fusion thrown into the mix, the food was great though and we got to meet many of our fellow TAA participants. There was a great mix of people, all with wonderful stories to tell. My co-producer Henry and I even had an opportunity to do an interview with Univision, which was very cool.

The breakfast was followed by panels and practice pitch sessions over at the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian. The pitch sessions were enlightening as we pitched to two very different individuals (both producers). One had a more "Hollywood" approach to things and another had a more "independent" mindset. The feedback was great nonetheless, but eye opening in the way it reaffirmed some thoughts about the distinctions between the two "classes" of film-making.

This was followed by a very informative Q & A with some TAA alumni. All in all a solid day of being put through the whirlwind of film festival goodness.

And the filmmaker lounge(s) were pretty kick ass, too.

Labels: Erik Martinez - Screenwriter

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