Conference Home Page
Conference Faculty
Conference Schedule
Conference Registration
Screenwriting Symposium Overview
12-hour Academy Labs
9-hour Mentor Labs
90-minute Seminars
Symposium Mentor Panel
The Hollywood Connection Overview
Hollywood Connection Overview
90-minute Seminars
One-on-One Pitch Sessions
Producer Panels
Screenplay Competition
5x5 Screenplay Competition
1x1 Screen Page Competition
Tips from Larry
Screenplay Consultations
Social Events
General Information
Conference Location
Travel & Accommodations
Screenwriting Resources
SCSFe Hall of Fame
What Others Say
Contact Us
About Us
"The producers were extraordinarily personable, receptive, and encouraging, and the delightful staff, including volunteers, could not have been more helpful. Thank you very much for the superb---and truly transformative!---conference."
Deborah Boehm
Santa Fe, NM
 


Rich Henrich
   Faculty


Biography
Rich Henrich teaches screenwriting at the Institute of American Indian Arts and Film for Change, a non-profit dedicated to the production, presentation and promotion of socially conscious stories that entertain. He is the Founder and Director of the Albuquerque Film Festival and producer of the sci-fi indy, Starwatch.

Rich has written scripts for Regent Entertainment and K.I. Productions. An active screenwriter, his latest projects include "Permanent Phase," a twenty-something coming of age road movie with American Auteur Monte Hellman set to direct. Rich was once a reader at Showtime and has taught workshops and juried at a few film festivals, including Santa Fe Film Festival and Durango Independent.



Screenwriting Symposium Events
Seminar   Make it Sexy - Horizontal or Vertical?
Seminar Description: How can we write scenes that explore sex and sensuality while revealing character? It's not just sex, it's the intimacy of the moment that reveals the private lives of our characters. In Ghost, Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore created one of the most memorable moments in movie history as sexual tension swelled throughout the scene where he helps her mold the clay and never says a word. Who can forget the steamy seduction scene in 9 1/2 Weeks? Love in Casablanca? Or the erotic yet disturbing sex scene in A History of Violence that actually reveals something about the characters? This seminar will explore how sex and sensuality can be used effectively rather than gratuitously in your scripts to deepen your characters and allow the audience to see them naked, vulnerable and exposed.
Thursday, Jun 3        5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Seminar   Writing with Emotion
Seminar Description: We are often focused on coming up with the concept, moving the story forward, finding the beats and ultimately, the end of our little moment in time. As we emphasize the 'A' plot (a character has a need or desire and must take action) we tend to neglect the real reason we care about stories or watch movies which is the 'B' plot (a character makes choices based on their internal needs and desires). We watch wondering if the character will succeed. In A Beautiful Mind, John Nash wants to solve a great math problem to prove he matters but his unconscious desire is to express his heart. His "inner life" is revealed. In this seminar, we will look inside several Hollywood characters and examine the external vs. internal factors that drive story to an art form of transformation.
Friday, Jun 4        3:15 PM - 4:45 PM