19:00 Welcome dinner at the “Osteria da Salvatore/Buca di Bacco”

Get together with delicious Italian food and wine.

The venue of the EAMprofessional 2011 for the entire time is the MMZ (Mitteldeutsches Multimedia Zentrum). Conference rooms are located on the ground floor (Congress room).

9:00 - 9:10 Welcome and introduction

Mike Riemenschneider, Mike Robinson

9:10 - 10:15 Presentation of participants and their projects

Mike Robinson, EAMprofessional participants and speakers

10:15 - 10:45 Introduction of the speakers and the topics to be covered

Mike Robinson, EAMprofessional participants and speakers

10:45 - 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 - 12:30 Animation Strategies: From a children’s book to an animated series

Case study: “Oscar and Hoo”
Christophe Erbes, Author, Producer, France

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 14:30 Script principles of “Bob the Builder” – Developing a writer's bible

Pete Reeves, sript editor, writer, UK

14:30 - 15:30 Writing a feature film script

Case study: “Jesper, Penguin Explorer”, “The little Knight Trenk“
Eckart Fingberg, author, writer director, Germany

15:45 - 16:00 Coffee break

16:45 - 17:15 Identification of working groups

Mike Robinson, EAMprofessional participants and speakers

16:00 - 18:00 Group Work with Participants and Lecturers – 1st session with projects

Mike Robinson, EAMprofessional participants and speakers

18:30 - 19:45 Sightseeing: Visiting the towers of the Market Church (“Hausmannstürme”)

With rooftop view on and stroll over Halle’s Christmas Market.
Have a great view from top of the towers of the market church & hear about the history of the church and about the tower family’s life.

20:00 Dinner at the Mexican restaurant Enchilada

Mexican delicacies in a great ambience - The young peoples hotspot in Halle. Nos vemos en Enchilada!

9:00 - 9:15 Welcome and Summary of the first day and day’s objectives

Mike Riemenschneider, Mike Robinson

9:15 - 10:30 Preparation and pitching techniques

The importance of audience, material, timing and body language, common mistakes
Mike Robinson, UK

10:30 - 10:45 Coffee break

10:45 - 12:00 What the Broadcaster/Distributor expects from a pitch

Case study: “Peppa Pig”
Joan Lofts, UK

12:00 - 13:00 Panel discussion on pitching experiences

Joan Lofts, Christophe Erbes, Pete Reeves, Eckart Fingberg, Mike Robinson

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 - 14:15 Rules for the 2 min pitch session

Mike Robinson

14:15 - 14:45 Preparing 2min Pitch

14:45 - 15:45 “The two Minute-Pitching Session”

Presentation of given projects

15:45 - 16:00 Coffee break

16:00 - 17:00 Group Work with Participants and Lecturers – 2nd session with projects

Mike Robinson, EAMprofessional participants and speakers

17:00 - 18:30 Preparation of Project Pitches

Mike Robinson, EAMprofessional participants and speaker

19:00 Dinner at restaurant Mönchshof

We invite you to enjoy the nice atmosphere at the “Mönchshof”. You can choose between traditional Saxony-Anhalt food or Swiss kitchen.

Please do not forget to check out of the hotel before the conference starts and to bring your luggage with you to the conference venue.

9:00 - 9:15 Welcome and summary of the second day and objectives of the day

Mike Riemenschneider, Mike Robinson

9:15 - 11:15 Final 10 min pitch by EAMprofessionals

Mike Robinson, Mike Riemenschneider, EAMprofessional participants and speakers

11:15 - 11:30 Coffee break

11:30 - 12:30 Interviews with participants

Personal objectives, summary of the workshop, future objectives
Mike Riemenschneider, Mike Robinson, Speakers, Participants

12:30 - 14:00 Farewell lunch at the restaurant “Saalekahn”, Departure

Having a warm good-bye with a typical Saxony-Anhalt lunch.