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We've all read tales of people now waiting tables in LA after chasing their dreams.

This panel is to take you behind the scenes in seeing how the film industry works, where to get financing, how to promote your script, and secrets behind getting your film to the next level. Follow the conversation and ask questions #WTDTYAFS

(INVITED)

Jim Gallagher (IMG),

Danny McBride (Land of the Lost, Observe and Report),

Dan Gould (Fox Interactive),

John August (screenwriter),

plus two panelists from the audience

10 questions that will be answered in this panel / presentation

Before, when you won a film festival, it got you a film deal... Now what is the deal?

How do you promote a film using social media but not get burned?

If you're asking for mentorship, why are you more likely to get a celebrity

How do you avoid the catch 22 of putting a film deal together?

Does a movie ever get sold or are film projects bought?!

What is your Plan B for film fundraising?

What are some great ways to bootstrap?

What are some legal pitfalls to avoid?

How do you moonlight to make sure you're not waiting on tables forever

What networking tips have you heard people using to break into the industry.

50-word bio for this speaker (or link to biographical info)

I am Larry Chiang -- and I am a ten year loser in the film industry. I went to SC back in 1998 under a Young Producers summer program. After countless failed auditions and dozens of industry parties, I may finally have a film deal. I wrote a book that was released 09-09-09 called "What They Don't Teach You at Stanford Business School" and pitched a movie inside of my book. Its never been done before. Also, I hustled my way into hosting an after party at Sundance Jan 23, 2010. I blogged about it at Business Week. My mentor Mark McCormack started IMG. Its one of the largest celebrity management agencies in the world. He wrote the 10+ year bestseller, "What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School" in 1983. If you email me, chiang9@duck9.com, include your cell in the subject line.

I am qualified to speak on this topic because

I work really hard to moderate great panels. I pull great speakers that know I'll be hard on them but will showcase them for the business leaders that they are. I am also pretty good at getting PR

I am an author. The title and publication date of my most current book is as follows

"What They Don't Teach You at Stanford Business School" It's a sequel to my mentor Mark McCormack's book, "What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School" It was a 10+ year bestseller that came out in 1983.