Script to Screen

- Season 6

(2017)

Director Jay Roach (Austin Powers trilogy, Meet The Parents, and Trumbo) discusses his film "All the Way" which offers a behind-the-scenes look at President Lyndon B. Johnson's tumultuous first year in office after the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

Arrival screenwriter and executive producer Eric Heisserer talks about adapting the the award-winning short story by Ted Chiang to the big screen. Script to Screen is hosted by the Pollock Theater Director, Matt Ryan, and co-produced by the Pollock Theater student staff. The series is sponsored by the Carsey-Wolf Center, the department of Film and Media Studies and The Scott Frank Fund for Screenwriting.

Writer/producer/director Theodore Melfi, actor Kevin Costner and president of Fox 2000 Pictures, Elizabeth Gabler discuss the Oscar-nominated film based on the true story about three brilliant African-American women working on John Glenn's launch into orbit at NASA.

UCSB Script to Screen was invited to the 2017 Writers Guild Awards and 2017 WGA Beyond Words. The interviews include many Oscar nominees. Script to Screen is hosted by the Pollock Theater Director, Matt Ryan, and co-produced by the Pollock Theater student staff. The series is sponsored by the Carsey-Wolf Center, the department of Film and Media Studies and The Scott Frank Fund for Screenwriting.

The HBO one-hour drama series "Westworld" is a dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin. Set at the intersection of the near future and the reimagined past, it explores a world in which every human appetite, no matter how noble or depraved, can be indulged. UCSB Script to Screen welcomed UCSB Department of Film and Media Studies Alumnus Fred Toye, director of two pivotal episodes:

Kelly Fremon Craig made her directorial debut in 2016 with The Edge of Seventeen. The film received widespread critical praise and numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe nomination for the film's lead actress, Hailee Steinfeld, a Directors Guild of America nomination for Outstanding Achievement of a First Time Filmmaker, the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best First Film, and three Critics Choice Awards nominations.

Actress/Producer Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Writer/Executive Producer/Director David Mandel and Actor Tony Hale talk about realizing the HBO series Veep - an American political satire. Script to Screen is hosted by the Pollock Theater Director, Matt Ryan, and co-produced by the Pollock Theater student staff. The series is sponsored by the Carsey-Wolf Center, the department of Film and Media Studies and The Scott Frank Fund for Screenwriting.

Academy Award Winning Production Designers David Wasco and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco have colloborated with some of the most talented filmmakers today, most recently, Damien Chazelle on La La Land. The film received the Academy Award for Best Achievement in Production Design, the Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design and a BAFTA nomination for Best Production Design.

UCSB Script to Screen, hosted by Matt Ryan, visited the 2017 Comic Con Convention to interview some of today's top talent. Script to Screen is hosted by the Pollock Theater Director, Matt Ryan, and co-produced by the Pollock Theater student staff. The series is sponsored by the Carsey-Wolf Center, the department of Film and Media Studies and The Scott Frank Fund for Screenwriting.