Michael Sugar and Jon Kilik give advice on what it takes to get a film made, and what drives them to make films. Excerpt from the 2016 Produced By: New York panel Using a Life to Tell a Story: When Real Life Becomes Fiction Sully. LBJ. Ray Kroc. Snowden. Anita Hill. O.J… Heroes and anti-heroes, the famous and the infamous. True-life stories remain one of the few places where human drama seems to thrive on the screen. But what decisions need to be made in order to choose which stories are worth telling and how the messy events of a life get shaped into dramatic narrative? What are the unwritten rules when ellipsis, conflation, point of view and dramatic license are taken to serve the needs of entertainment and story? Our panel of veteran filmmakers and storytellers zero in on the intersection where truth meets fiction and real people’s lives and reputations are on the line. Panelists Scott Franklin Jackie, The Wrestler, Black Swan Jon Kilik The Hunger Games, Babel, The Diving Bell and The Butterfly Lydia Dean Pilcher The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Queen of Katwe; Vice President, Motion Pictures Producers Guild of America Michael Sugar Spotlight, Collateral Beauty, The Knick Moderator William Horberg The Talented Mr. Ripley, Searching For Bobby Fischer, The Kite Runner; Chair, Producers Guild of America East ---------------------------------- The Producers Guild of America protects and promotes the interests of all members of the producing team in film, television and new media. The PGA has over 7,000 members who work together to protect and improve their careers, the industry and community by facilitating members health benefits, encouraging enforcement of workplace labor laws, the creation of fair and impartial standards for the awarding of producing credits, as well as other education and advocacy efforts. http://www.producersguild.org http://www.producersguildawards.com http://www.producedbyconference.com http://www.facebook.com/pga http://twitter.com/producersguild http://youtube.com/producersguild The Producing Team consists of all those whose interdependency and support of each other are necessary for the creation of motion pictures and television programs. Executive Producers Producers Co-Executive Producers Supervising Producers Senior Producers Line Producers Co-Producers Associate Producers Segment Producers Field Producers Story Producers Production Managers Visual Effects Producers, Supervisors, & Coordinators Post-Production Supervisors & Managers Production & Post-Production Coordinators

• published: 20 Jun 2017
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