{"id":43161,"date":"2016-02-22T16:20:25","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T02:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=43161"},"modified":"2020-01-16T15:05:12","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T01:05:12","slug":"eric-garcia-and-leo-chu-host-script-writing-workshop-on-march-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2016\/02\/22\/eric-garcia-and-leo-chu-host-script-writing-workshop-on-march-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Garcia and Leo Chu host script writing workshop on March 11"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Leo Chu and Eric Garcia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Creators, executive producers and showrunners of Nickelodeon’s Supah Ninjas<\/em><\/a> and former executive producers and showrunners of the anime series Afro Samurai<\/em><\/a>, Eric Garcia and Leo Chu, will host a free script writing workshop and share information on character-building, story structure and dialogue at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>–West Oʻahu<\/span><\/a> on Friday, March 11, 12:30–2:30 p.m. at the UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> Laboratory Building, E140. The team will also offer tips on pitching stories to Hollywood executives.<\/p>\n

The presentation is free and open to students, faculty and the public.<\/p>\n

The workshop is presented by the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Academy for Creative Media System and the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>–West Oʻahu<\/span>. For more information, contact UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> Creative Media Coordinator Sharla Hanaoka<\/strong><\/a> or Academy for Creative Media System Director Chris Lee<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

More about Eric Garcia and Leo Chu<\/h2>\n

Garcia and Chu also created a hit Namco video game and Tor graphic novel series as well as writing and executive producing the sequel Afro Samurai: Resurrection<\/em>, which made history as the first animé to win a Primetime Emmy Award. They developed pilots for NBC<\/abbr>, FOX 21, MTV<\/abbr>, Dreamworks, Spike and AwesomenessTV; and penned films for Sony, Warner Bros. and Disney.<\/p>\n

More about the Creative Media Master Class <\/h2>\n

This Creative Media Master Class writing workshop is sponsored by the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Academy for Creative Media System and UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span>’s creative media concentration<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The masters series aims to increase student understanding of the art and business of content creation. <\/p>\n

—By Julie Funasaki Yuen<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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