On Monday January 18th, screenwriters Scott Barkan (@Barky ✓) and Conor Kyle (@Conor K. ✓ ) hosted an interactive feature pitch workshop on our Screenwriters Network server. A follow up to their Writing Westerns program.
Writers brought their loglines and a one minute verbal pitch, and then answered several follow-up clarifying questions. They then received about ten minutes of feedback and advice on both their story and their presentation technique.
Conor Kyle is a screenwriter from Virginia. While honing his writing for several years in LA, he supported himself entirely by working as a professional Dungeons and Dragons gamemaster. He landed an episode for Creepshow in 2019, and placed twice in the Nicholl Fellowship with his scripts “Peter and the Wolves” (quarterfinals, also Launchpad top 10) and The Tube (semifinals). Conor has appeared in sections of the annual Hit List, Young & Hungry List, Spec Book, and on Tracking Board’s “Best Writers of the Year” booklet. He specializes in dark genre work with an acidic splash of comedy. Repped by Mutiny Management.
Scott Barkan is a professional screenwriter based in Philadelphia. He and his writing partner, Gregg Zehentner, have two produced features to their name, in addition to having sold and optioned numerous original feature screenplays. Their psychological horror feature, “I’m Just F*cking With You”, was produced by Blumhouse and Hulu, and premiered at SXSW in 2019 as a Narrative Spotlight Feature Selection. Their most recent spec, “The Sun Always Sets in the West”, is currently set up at Lionsgate, with Danny McBride attached to produce and direct. Barkan is a member of the WGAe and is repped by Mainstay Entertainment and CAA. Until he fired them.