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Welcome to our private institute podcast page. Discover our library of insightful ”Catalyst Sessions” with entertainment industry professionals, as well as inspiring ”Creator Spotlights” celebrating our indie TV community and its outstanding stories.
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Sunday Feb 20, 2022
Sunday Feb 20, 2022
Catalyst Story Institute proudly presents Breaking Story with Jackie Decembly!
Jackie's writing focuses primarily on female-driven stories that explore complicated family dynamics, female friendship and the idea of being a fish out of water. She has worked as a set production assistant, a line producer’s assistant & writers’ production assistant. She was a writers’ assistant on Netflix's "Ginny & Georgia", a staff writer on Disney +’s "Turner & Hooch", and is currently a story editor for "4400" on the CW.
What does "breaking story" mean and why is it so important? What's a basic outline for hour-long pilot formatting? Learn this and more when you tune in today!
Thank you to the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and our sponsors.
Sunday Feb 20, 2022
Sunday Feb 20, 2022
Catalyst Story Institute proudly presents Directing for Comedy with Katie Locke O'Brien!
Katie is an actress, writer, director & Catalyst alum, who has developed comedy series with IFC, ABC & Warner Brothers. She was selected for the inaugural class of NBC’s Female Forward Initiative for female episodic directors, and has since directed multiple episodes of A.P. BIO, the new SAVED BY THE BELL, PERFECT HARMONY, KENAN, and GHOSTS.
What are some of the common misconceptions about creating comedic content? What were the takeaways from her shadowing experience? How do you "punch up" a comedic beat? Learn this and more when you tune in today!
Thank you to the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and our sponsors.
Monday Feb 14, 2022
Monday Feb 14, 2022
Catalyst Story Institute proudly presents Unscripted: From Seed To Series with Alex Hicks!
As the Manager of Programming for History Channel, Alex is currently working on Ancient Aliens, The UnXplained with William Shatner, Alone, Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman and many others. He has EP’ed a number of specials for the brand as well and is constantly developing new programs and series ideas.
How is selling an unscripted show different from selling a scripted one? What criteria does he evaluate when considering the viability of a new show? Learn this and more when you tune in today!
Thank you to the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and our sponsors.
Monday Feb 07, 2022
Monday Feb 07, 2022
Catalyst Story Institute proudly presents Writing To Sell Or Staff with Kelly Edwards!
Kelly is a producer, TV writer, former executive, and author of "The Executive Chair: A Writer's Guide to TV Series Development", which is our January must-read book.
How does a writer know when they have a strong enough concept for a show? How do you craft a strong logline? In terms of packaging, when is it necessary to partner with talent or a production company? Learn this and more by tuning in today!
Thank you to the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and our sponsors.
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Catalyst Story Institute proudly presents From Short To Series with Dinh Thai!
Dinh is an LA based writer/director whose portfolio spans television, film & commercials. His short film, MONDAY, aired on HBO & Cinemax, garnered over 50 festival awards, including first place in the inaugural HBO Asian Pacific American Visionaries competition… and is currently in development as a series. Most recently, he directed his second episodes of NEW AMSTERDAM on NBC & WU-TANG: AN AMERICAN SAGA on Hulu.
Did his success on the festival circuit contribute to his short becoming a series? What was the shopping process like? Tune in to learn this and more today!
Thank you to the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and our sponsors.
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Catalyst Story Institute proudly presents Staffing The Writers Room with Jen Gristanti!
Jen is an acclaimed Story & Career Consultant at Jen Grisanti Consultancy Inc., a Writing Instructor for Writers on the Verge at NBC, an international speaker, and a former 12-year studio executive. Her last studio job was VP of Current Programming at CBS/Paramount, and her book, "TV Writing Tool Kit: How To Write A Script That Sells" is currently in it's 2nd edition.
How do showrunners go about staffing a room? Has the pathway changed in recent years? What materials, advocates or experience must a writer have to land a meeting? Learn this and more today!
Thank you to the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and our sponsors.
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Monday Jan 17, 2022
Catalyst Story Institute proudly presents Crushing Pilot Season with Josy Rodriguez!
Josy is a casting director with Bowling Miscia Casting, who has worked on a number of your favorite shows including Hostages, Blue Bloods, Gotham, and Hightown… and recently wrapped the anticipated Amazon series Harlem.
Where does she look for new talent? How have self-tapes changed the audition game? Has pilot season changed? Learn all of this and more when you tune in!
Thank you to the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and our sponsors.
Saturday Jan 08, 2022
Saturday Jan 08, 2022
Jamie Baldanza comes through the 2021 Festival Podcast Lounge to discuss the unscripted reality series, Wild Lands Wild Horses.
Logline: Wild Lands Wild Horses is an exploratory docu-series traveling across 12 states within 150M+ acres of public lands.
Saturday Jan 08, 2022
Saturday Jan 08, 2022
Rachel Music joins us in the 2021 Festival Podcast Lounge to talk about her comedy, Wendy/Gigi.
Logline: Written by a former Dominatrix, explore the ins and outs of a struggling NYC dungeon through the eyes of terminally nice Wendy, who moonlights as Mistress Gigi after her husband skips town. On a quest to save her marriage, she finds a rabbit hole of hijinks and self-discovery in a zany ensemble comedy about whipping up a new life.
Saturday Jan 08, 2022
Saturday Jan 08, 2022
Heloise Wilson & Mischa Ipp swing by the 2021 Festival Podcast Lounge to talk about their comedy, Weezy Goes Outside.
Logline: After the heart attack induced death of her beloved 15 year-old goldfish, a quirky, shy, genius coder, and aspiring tech entrepreneur embarks on a journey to release her fish to the ocean.
CATALYST STORY INSTITUTE
Welcome to the Catalyst Story Institute* library!
If you have stories to share and are looking for the path to have them funded, produced, and distributed to the world, we are here for you!
Do you want to learn how independent television and the entertainment industry are evolving right now? Tune in to our one-on-one Catalyst Sessions with Industry Executives, Producers, Directors, Writers, Representatives, Casting Directors, and more!
Are you craving inspiration from and collaboration with your creative community? Check out our Creator Spotlights and get to know your fellow storytellers and their projects!
Thanks for listening. We can‘t wait to see what you create next!
- The Catalyst Team
*What is Catalyst Story Institute?
It‘s a step-by-step pathway of meetings, workshops, seminars, festivals, and social events designed to showcase your stories to the industry, advance your career opportunities, and grow your trusted professional network.