Welcome to the 2015 Holiday Silent Auction
The auction will close at 11:59pm PT on December 15, 2015.
Please review the auction rules and guidelines below before placing any bids.
All items can be picked up in Los Angeles; items that must be shipped to the winning bidder will incur an additional $5 fee.
Check back throughout early December because new items will be added along with live bidding links!
VIP Lunch with Carolyn Cassidy AB '99
SVP, Current Series at 20th Century Fox
Cassidy joined 20th Century Fox in August 2009 as VP, Comedy Series and was promoted to SVP four years later, recently shepherding the development of ABC’s breakout hit Fresh Off the Boat as well as FOX’s comedy The Grinder. She also developed the long-running hits New Girl and Last Man Standing and oversaw a roster of producers, writers and directors for the studio.
In July 2015, she was tapped to run the current series department at 20th as SVP, Current Series. In her role, she oversees a roster of over twenty primetime television series including Empire, Modern Family, American Horror Story, and Last Man on Earth.
Cassidy started her career as a current executive at NBC where she worked on series such as Will & Grace, The Office, Las Vegas and Ed. She also served as a comedy development executive at ABC Studios where she helped develop Samantha Who? along with other cable and broadcast series.
A graduate of Harvard University, Cassidy resides in Los Angeles with her husband and two year old daughter.
Estimated Value: Priceless!
Starting Bid: $100
Bid Increments: $15
VIP Lunch with Diane Nabatoff AB '78, MBA '82
Producer, Tiara Blu Films
Since founding Tiara Blu Films, Diane has produced Take The Lead, (New Line) starring Antonio Banderas and Narc, (Paramount) written and directed by Joe Carnahan, starring Ray Liotta and Jason Patric. She executive-produced The Brass Teapot starring Juno Temple and Michael Angarano and Gray Matters starring Heather Graham, Sissy Spacek and Alan Cumming. For Television, she executive produced: Knights of the South Bronx starring Ted Danson (nominated for a SAG award) and Malcolm David Kelley (nominated for a Namic Vision Award) for A&E; Racing For Time (nominated for a NAACP Image Award) starring and directed by Charles Dutton (nominated for an NAACP Image Award for acting) for Lifetime as well as three seasons of the series After Hours with Daniel for Mojo. She also co-executive produced the pilots Scent of the Missing by Carol Mendelsohn for TNT and Baseball Wives by Tom Fontana and Julie Martin for HBO. She recently produced the award winning documentary Dancing In Jaffa and is now working on a documentary about cancer with Stanley Tucci. She will produce Regulator by Pat Kelly with PalmStar next year. She is also developing multiple projects including: the Barbara Jordan story with Viola Davis and Tony Kushner for Fox Searchlight, the book The Monopolists with Big Beach, and a one-hour musical drama with Jason Katims and Julia Brownell for NBC. For theater, she is developing several Broadway musicals, including one based on her film Take The Lead.
Prior to founding Tiara Blu Films, Diane was a Producer at Interscope Communications, where she developed and produced films that include: Very Bad Things, written and directed by Pete Berg, starring John Favreau, Cameron Diaz and Jeremy Piven; The Proposition directed by Lesli Glatter, starring Kenneth Branagh, Madeleine Stowe and William Hurt; Operation Dumbo Drop, directed by Simon Wincer, starring Danny Glover, Ray Liotta and Denis Leary; Separate Lives directed by David Madden, starring Jim Belushi and Linda Hamilton; Holy Matrimony, directed by Leonard Nimoy and starring Patricia Arquette; and Body Language starring Tom Berenger for HBO.
Earlier in her career, Diane was the Senior Vice President of Production of Henry Winkler’s Fair Dinkum Productions and Vice President of Vestron Pictures where she served as Executive Producer of Hider in the House and Fear (nominated for an Ace Award). She began her film career in Los Angeles as Vice President at The Feldman-Meeker Co. working on The Golden Child starring Eddie Murphy and serving as Associate-Producer of The Kindred and Kathryn Bigelow’s Near Dark.
In addition to her career in the film industry, Diane has had diverse experiences in the entertainment field: she was a professional singer; worked with the legendary Joseph Papp at The New York Shakespeare Festival; consulted with Atlantic Productions, a London-based film company as well as the New York based American Film Company; worked in programming at HBO and produced the annual LA Human Rights Watch theatrical production, Cries From The Heart.
Prior to receiving a Masters of Business Administration from Harvard Business School, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University, where she was the first female producer of Hasty Pudding Theatricals and the founder of The Radcliffe Pitches, the first Harvard female a cappella group.
Diane is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Producers Guild of America.
Estimated Value: Priceless!
Starting Bid: $100
Bid Increments: $15
VIP Lunch with Noah Oppenheim AB '00
Senior Vice President of NBC News, Executive-in-Charge of the Today show, and Screenwriter
Noah Oppenheim is Senior Vice President of NBC News and Executive-in-Charge of the Today show. He oversees all aspects of the morning show franchise – both broadcast and digital.
Also a screenwriter, Oppenheim co-wrote The Maze Runner, which has grossed $300M+ since its release, and the upcoming The Divergent Series: Allegiant. His original screenplay, Jackie, produced by Darren Aronofsky and starring Natalie Portman is currently in production.
Oppenheim began his career in news—leading political talk shows such as Hardball with Chris Matthews and Scarborough Country. An Emmy winner, he also helped create Mad Money with Jim Cramer, has covered three presidential elections, and reported from Iraq, Israel, Gaza, the West Bank, and Libya.
Oppenheim has also served as Head of Unscripted and Digital Development at Reveille, the production company behind hits like The Office and The Biggest Loser. While at Reveille, he created and executive produced primetime shows for NBC, Fox, MTV, and Lifetime, as well as online programming for a variety of brands and platforms.
Oppenheim is co-author of the New York Times bestselling series, The Intellectual Devotional. His essays have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Esquire, Men's Health, and The Weekly Standard.
Estimated Value: Priceless!
Starting Bid: $100
Bid Increments: $15
$350 Gift Certificate to Jen Grisanti Consultancy
International speaker Jen Grisanti is an acclaimed Story/Career Consultant at Jen Grisanti Consultancy Inc., Writing Instructor for Writers on the Verge at NBC, former 12-year studio executive, including VP of Current Programming at CBS/Paramount, blogger for The Huffington Post and author of the books, Story Line: Finding Gold In Your Life Story and TV Writing Tool Kit: How To Write a Script That Sells and her new book, Change Your Story, Change Your Life: A Path To Your Success.
Grisanti started her career in 1992 as an assistant to Aaron Spelling, who served as her mentor for 12 years, and she quickly climbed the ranks and eventually ran Current Programs at Spelling Television Inc., covering all of Spelling’s shows including Beverly Hills, 90210, Melrose Place and Charmed. In 2004, Grisanti was promoted to Vice President of Current Programs at CBS/Paramount where she covered numerous shows, including Medium, Numbers, NCIS, 4400 and Girlfriends.
In January 2008, Grisanti launched Jen Grisanti Consultancy Inc., a highly successful consulting firm dedicated to helping talented writers break into the industry. Drawing on her experience as a studio executive where she gave daily notes to executive producers/showrunners, Grisanti personally guides writers to shape their material, hone their pitches and focus their careers. Since launching the consulting firm, Grisanti has worked with over 700 writers specializing in television, features and novels. Due to her expertise and mentorship, sixty-five of her writers have staffed on television shows and twenty-eight have sold pilots, four that that went to series.
Grisanti has taught classes for the TV Writers Summit (in LA, London and Israel), The TV Writers Studio (in Australia), Story Expo, The Big Island Film Festival, Chicago Screenwriters Network, Scriptwriters Network , Screenwriting Expo, the Great American Pitchfest, the Northwestern Screenwriter’s Guild in Seattle, and the Alameda’s Writer’s Group. In addition, she has served on panels for the WGA, iTVFest, UFVA, PGA and The Writer’s Bootcamp, telling her story to inspire others.
Grisanti attended USC where she received a B.A. in Communications.
Among the services offered by Jen Grisanti Consultancy are:
SCRIPT CONSULTATION
I will give comprehensive notes on television/feature scripts to get you the attention of agents/managers as well as executives/producers who are hiring. I can take you from story concept to outline to script. If you have a finished script, I will give you notes that will help you make it the best that it can be.
TV Consults – Fees start at $475.00 (Sample proposals are listed under subpage, Proposals.)
Feature Consults – Fees start at 775.00 (Sample proposals are listed under subpage, Proposals.)
PILOTS
The pilot script is one of the most challenging scripts to write. I have several services involving the pilot writing process starting with the pitch. In a one hour session, I will hear between 3-5 pitches and help you to figure out which are your strongest concepts with regards to the current market. Then, I will guide you with breaking the story for your pilot, writing the concept sheet, the outline and the script. We can work on any one of these areas or all of them. If you already have your pilot script written but would like to develop it further or get feedback, I have consults starting at this phase.
Pilot Consults – Fees start at $500.00. (Sample proposals are listed under subpage, Proposals.)
COACHED WRITING
With packages ranging from 4-8 weeks of weekly one-hour meetings, you will finally get your best scripts out of your head and on to the paper.
If you book 4 weeks of coaching, it will include 4 meetings/calls up to an hour in length, including coverage on one script. It will be $400.00 per meeting for TV. For a feature script, it is $500.00 per meeting.
The coaching consults include going over pitching, meeting skills and log lines in addition to notes.
See more at: http://www.jengrisanti.com/services/#sthash.NICncg1P.dpufEstimated Value: $350
Starting Bid: $150
Bid Increments: $15
Autographed Complete DVD Set of LOST (Collector's Edition)
Consistently ranked by critics as one of the top ten televisions series of all time, Lost still enjoys a huge fan base even after ending in 2010. During its run, the show was nominated for hundreds of awards and won many, including an Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series in 2005, the Golden Globe Award for Best Drama in 2006, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series.
Signed by Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof, this COLLECTOR'S EDITION DVD set is a must have for any Lost fan!
Estimated Value: $2000
Starting Bid: $500
Bid Increments: $50
THE WALKING DEAD Gift Set
Snag this amazing gift set for The Walking Dead fan in your life!
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Limited Edition The Walking Dead Michonne statue
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The Walking Dead foam dart crossbow
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The Walking Dead omnibus
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The Walking Dead: The Prison board game
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Clementine action figure (from TWD Telltale video game)
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The Walking Dead t-shirt with logo (adult L)
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The Walking Dead hat with logo
Estimated Value: $850
Starting Bid: $450
Bid Increments: $20
4 VIP Tickets to a CONAN Taping
Grab three friends and head to a live taping of THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH CONAN O'BRIEN with these VIP tickets! Instead of camping in line for seats with potentially obstructed views, you can schedule your visit in advance and make sure you get prime seats for the show.
Estimated Value: $80
Starting Bid: $30
Bid Increments: $5
THE HATEFUL EIGHT Snow Globe
In post-Civil War Wyoming, bounty hunters try to find shelter during a blizzard but get involved in a plot of betrayal and deception. Will they survive?
Surprise the Quentin Tarantino fan in your life with this exclusive gift for his highly anticipated movie, The Hateful Eight, which won't be released until next month!
Estimated Value: $80
Starting Bid: $35
Bid Increments: $10
STEVE JOBS Script signed by Aaron Sorkin
"It's not binary."
Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution, to paint a portrait of the man at its epicenter. The story unfolds backstage at three iconic product launches, ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac. Featuring Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogan, and Jeff Daniels. The screenplay was written by Aaron Sorkin (based on Walter Isaacson's book). Get your very own shooting script for the movie autographed by Aaron Sorkin himself!
Estimated Value: $300
Starting Bid: $150
Bid Increments: $15