The Business Online: Your Story is Your Superpower
We think of loglines as pertaining to projects, scripts or shows. It’s what we use to get in the room, and hopefully, stay there. But before anyone buys from you, they buy into you. So it isn’t just about the logline of your show, it’s about the logline of you.
Our stories — those things that make us unique, weird or different are also what make us uniquely suited to a particular project, genre or idea. It’s the thing that makes you THE BEST PERSON to play that role or write on that show. Rather than hiding our personal stories, we will learn how to use them to our advantage, crafting a narrative that makes our passions clear and earned. In this class, we will learn how to position our talent and expertise using truth and vulnerability.
Nikki Levy is the Head of Scripted Content at DreamWorksTV at NBCUniversal. She makes half hour kids and family shows for streaming services (Netflix, Disney, HBO Max, Peacock, etc). Nikki served as Vice President of WedgeWorks, a production company at Fox Animation. Prior to that, she was the Director of Development at Imagine Entertainment where she oversaw the Academy Award-nominated FROST/NIXON directed by Ron Howard. In 2012, Nikki created live event and podcast Don’t Tell My Mother! Where celebrities tell true stories they’d NEVER want their moms to know. The biggest comedy event for diverse voices in Los Angeles, past performers include Tracee Ellis Ross, Kate McKinnon, Lance Bass, Hasan Minhaj, Teri Hatcher, Fortune Feimster, Wendi McLendon-Covey and half the cast of Queer Eye. Find more at donttellmymother.com and @DontTellMyMother on the socials.
SAG-AFTRA Foundation COVID-19 Fund:
SAG-AFTRA Foundation is currently operating a COVID-19 Disaster Fund. The Fund covers members who are in an emergency financial crisis related to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) to cover basic expenses such as rent, mortgage, utilities, medical bills and other essential needs.
More details can be found here: https://sagaftra.foundation/assistance/disasterrelief/
