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About heidihornbacher

A graduate of UCLA’s screenwriting program, Heidi has written numerous features, treatments, and TV pilots for various independent producers. She’s judged for the Slamdance Film Festival screenwriting contest and co-founded the Slamdance Script Clinic. She and her husband founded PageCraft Writing in 2008 offering script coaching and writing retreats in LA and Italy. Her clients have gone on to find representation, win contests, and become working writers. Heidi has written, directed, and produced numerous commercials, music videos, and electronic press kits for various artists. She’s currently making a documentary film about British artist Paul Whitehead.

Meanwhile, On Another Channel

Posted on January 20, 2015 by heidihornbacher

Our fourth video in our year-end shoot marathon could not have been more different in every way; theme, setting, equipment, approach.  Where our Rocket Scientist videos are structured and meticulously laid out (see my Reel tab), our shoots for Ted … Continue reading →

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Putting Your Writing First

Posted on January 6, 2015 by heidihornbacher

In case you haven’t seen, PageCraft has posted many 2015 screenwriting retreats and workshops. The first one is a “Break Your Story” weekend focused on screenplay structure. Personally, structure is the biggest stumbling block for me so I’m always thrilled … Continue reading →

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While I’ve Been Away (and Why)

Posted on January 5, 2015 by heidihornbacher

If I’m going to have a gap in blog posting, I suppose incessant production is a good reason to have one. My partner and I had been speaking with several of our favorite band clients on several video projects for … Continue reading →

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Taking Notes

Posted on November 22, 2014 by heidihornbacher

One of the trickiest parts of being a writer is taking notes–not as in writing down a speaker’s words, as in absorbing and processing critiques. Notes are often not what we want to hear, and, depending on the source, can … Continue reading →

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New and Improved

Posted on October 22, 2014 by heidihornbacher

Since 2008, my husband and I have been taking writers to Italy with amazingly accomplished instructors to get away from our daily distractions and focus on some serious writing. It went so well that first year that we realized we … Continue reading →

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Work/Play

Posted on October 13, 2014 by heidihornbacher

The saying goes something like: find what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life. It’s been an incredible summer of love then. Since June my various creative partners and I have: Wrapped, edited and released our … Continue reading →

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The I in Team

Posted on September 10, 2014 by heidihornbacher

No one does this alone. The importance of creating a great team, surrounding yourself with trustworthy, talented, dedicated people cannot be overstated. And it’s not easy. Anyone will tell you Hollywood is full of BS artists, liars and opportunists. Good … Continue reading →

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Plates in the Air

Posted on August 25, 2014 by heidihornbacher

I recently left the day job to make the transition to creative work full time – stepping into the void, working without a net. It was scary but so far it’s been immensely rewarding. Like a cosmic nod from the … Continue reading →

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Home Again, Home Again…

Posted on July 8, 2014 by heidihornbacher

Whenever we came home from any trip, even just an errand run, my mom would say “Home again, home again, jiggety jog” from that nursery rhyme about going to market to buy a fat hog. It still runs through my … Continue reading →

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Off to Italy

Posted on June 9, 2014 by heidihornbacher

Finished shooting the pilot for a new reality show last week (stay tuned!) and got word the music video I directed will be released any day now. I’m hoping to get edit notes to an editor friend on the comedy … Continue reading →

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