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THE HIVEMIND UNIFIED
(workshop takeaways)
15 things to keep in mind as a PA
How to craft a beat sheet (excerpt) by Jenna Bond
Understanding paths to post-production careers
Fundamentals of podcasting by Amanda McLoughlin
Self-tape tips from Del Valle Casting
Shooting an Oscar-winning short film with DP, Jessica Young
Directing basics with Dennis Liu
Writer Resources from Sade Sellers & Brandon K. Hines + Discount on Final Draft: HIVEMIND21
Standard Pitch Deck & Resource guide for Black Creatives from Ahmadou Seck (MACRO)
Yes, And…Laughter Lab Pitch Tips by Bethany Hall
Sign up for Staff Me Up (then email us for your 3 month premium subscription)
Creative Ownership w/ Codie Elaine Oliver & Tommy Oliver
Good vs. Great Hollywood Assistants by Hollywood Resumes
How to build relationships in the industry by Timothy Ware-Hill
TV Programming with A&E Networks
Branding podcasts with Blue Wire Studios
Your elevator pitch tips from Bron Studios
How to be an on camera journalist - ethics
How to write an ensemble cast with Charise Castro Smith (Encanto)
Worthy Reads
- The Construction of a Logline (courtesy of John Johnson) 
- (courtesy of John Johnson) 
- Writers Guild Foundation Library 
- On Writing 
- Story by Robert McKee 
- Dialogue by Robert McKee 
- Save the Cat 
- The Hero’s Journey 
- Getting to Yes 
- The Writer’s Journey (25th Anniversary) 
- The Anatomy of Story 
- 48 Master Characters 
- Crafting Short Screenplays 
- Hey Whipple, Squeeze This 
- The Tipping Point 
- Leveraging Up 
- It’s Beginning to Look Like Hallmark 
- Make Your Script Sellable 
- That’s Not The Way It Works (Bob Saenz) 
- Screenplay (Syd Field) 
- Creativity, Inc 
- The War of Art 
- Creative Quest 
- Ms. In the Biz (blog) 
- Women in LA (blog) 
- Shadow & Act 
- Variety 
- Deadline 
- The Hollywood Reporter 
Programs
(check deadlines)
- Future Now Conference 
- Disruptors Fellowship 
- Yes, And…Laughter Lab 
- @Benthewritersroom 
- Ghetto Film School/Netflix Unscripted/Doc program 
- IRTS Summer Fellowship 
- NBC Page Program 
- Network/Studio fellowships (Disney, ABC, Warner Bros., Universal, CBS, Warner Media, Nickelodeon) 
Websites
- ArrayCrew.com 
- Black In Film 
- MACRO 
- Staff Me Up 
- Hillman Grad 
- My Scholly 
- In the Cut LA 
- Sundance Collab 
- The Grapevine Agency 
- The Help Company 
- Intern Queen 
- Unsplash 
- Shot Designer 
- Soundtrack 
- EditStock.com 
- We Audition 
- Studio System 
- Our Glass Elevator 
- Crewvie 
- Ink Tip 
- Network ISA 
- HireBIPOC 
- ReelWorld 
- Film in Colour 
- Never Famous 
Podcasts
Resources for Emerging Radio/Audio Producers
- Strong Black Lead 
- Sista Brunch 
- The Town 
- The Business 
- #4theartists podcast 
- Therapy for Black Girls 
- Permission to Speak 
- Lovecraft Country 
- Sista Brunch 
- Script Notes 
- TSL Podcast 
- The Deadline Podcast 
- Professional Troublemaker 
- Black Girls in Media 
- Myleik Teele’s Podcast (MyTaughtYou) 
- Indiewire Screen Talk 
- The Think Bigger Podcast 
- Bulletproof Screenwriting 
- Paper Team 
- Start With this 
- The Writer’s Panel 
- Filming While Black (CH) 
Organizations
- Crew Me Up 
- T Howard Foundation 
- Hue You Know 
- Ghetto Film School 
- Black Film Space 
- Black TV & Film Collective 
- Diverse Representation 
- The Creative Collective 
- The Handy Foundation 
- The Blackhouse Foundation 
- Women in Animation 
- The Hue Collective FL 
- Latinx in Animation 
- Women in Animation 
- The 50/50 for writers 
- CAPE 
- MOME 
- NJ Film Commission 
- AICP 
- NALIP 
- CAAM 
- Minorities in Film 
- National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) 
- Black Music Action Coalition 
People
(exist via social media or websites)
- WOC Podcasters 
- Brown Girls Doc Mafia 
- Film Fatales Parity Pipeline 
- Sporas 
- Colour Entertainment 
- New York Film & Television Diversity Initiative 
- Hollywood Here 
- Callsheets 2 Cocktails 
- The JTC List/ WOC Unite 
- A-Doc 
- Unlock Her Potential 
- Alliance of Women Directors 
- HBCU in LA 
- NCWiFT 
- Aim Serves 
- WICT 
- #PipelineWriters (on Twitter) 
- Script Pipeline’s Friday Happy Hour 
- Writing with Kaia (FB) 
- IDC Professionals 
- Ujima Entertainment Coalition 
- Women Working in Reality TV (FB) 
- Production Freelancers - Producers, Coordinators, PAs (FB) 
- Latino Filmmakers’ Network 
- NY Film/ TV Collective 
- Raremaven Media & Productions 
- Queens of Productions 
- Entertwine 
- The Animation Project 
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