There are dozens of classes and seminars that profess to teach what a producer does, but very few that teach the manner in which one should do it. How do you schmooze, cold call, or work a room? What approach and choice of words will make an impression when you only have 60 seconds? How can you be persistent without being a pest? And how do you avoid wearing “the smelly coat of desperation*?”

Stu Pollard‘s popular Business Plan/Private Equity class is a consistent sell out each time we hold it at Film Independent. Stu will offer tips and advice on how to best carry yourself as a producer; why a script or screener thrust into another producer’s hand often does far more harm than good; and why it’s better to be wanted than to want.

With over a decade of filmmaking experience, Stu Pollard has plenty of production knowledge to share. His producing credits include Rust Creek, And Then I Go, Men Go to Battle, True Adolescents, Dirty Country, and Ira & Abby. He’s also directed two feature films: Nice Guys Sleep Alone and Keep Your Distance. He founded and runs indie production company Lunacy Productions and in his spare time teaches at USC.

*Ava DuVernay, Film Independent Forum Keynote 2013

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