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Teleplay Writer
Crowned Owl ProductionsTeleplay Writer
Aug. 2024Los Angeles County, California, United StatesWriter of "Gaslit" - a 36-episode vertical Drama Series. 36 x 3-minuted episodes. In production June 2025.
Content Analyst
NetflixContent Analyst
Aug. 2021 - Mar. 2022RemoteFeature and TV content analysis on spreadsheet, data collating, ratings research internationally.
MFA Professor
Hollins UniversityMFA Professor
Jul. 2019 - Jul. 2024Roanoke, VADesigner of 510 Media Studies classes, and Screenwriting 507 instruction.
Podcast Producer/Host/Editor
UCLA School of Theater, Film & TelevisionPodcast Producer/Host/Editor
Jul. 2018 - Jun. 2023RemotePodcast host "UCLA Story Breaks: interviews with A-list screenwriters.
Screenwriting Instructor
UCLA Professional Program in ScreenwritingScreenwriting Instructor
Sep. 2014OnlineTeaching multiple classes in both Professional Program and Advanced Screenwriting.
Co-Writer/Producer/Director of the feature film "Savageland."
The Massive Film CompanyCo-Writer/Producer/Director of the feature film "Savageland."
May. 2010 - Oct. 2017United StatesIndependent horror feature co-written, produced and directed with fellow UCLA Screenwriting alumni Phil Guidry and David Whelan. Script and concept development; screenwriting; directing; and all production aspects: casting; storyboarding; site/permit permissions; location scouting; soundtrack development; artist liaison; legal; photoshop and post-production; editing; marketing. "Savageland" is distributed internationally by Terror Films.
The Massive Film Company
Co-FounderThe Massive Film Company
Jan. 2010 - Oct. 2017Production Company (with Phil Guidry and David Whelan)
Course Leader: Screenwriting
Summer DiscoveryCourse Leader: Screenwriting
Jan. 2007 - Oct. 2018Los Angeles, California, United StatesAnnual summer camp (July-August) for teenage screenwriters. Responsibilities include: design and development of course structure and content; daily student lectures and discussion; selection of screenings; grading.
Script Reader
freelanceScript Reader
Jan. 2004 - Oct. 2022Various companies: - Coverage Ink - Script (Fix) - Script PIMP - Script Pipeline - Award Winning Screenwriters - PAGE - Final Draft Big Break - Writers on the Storm - Creative Screenwriting Open
Writer/editor
variousWriter/editor
Jan. 1984 - Oct. 2022International range of magazine articles, covering visual art, pop culture, lifestyle, and movies, over the last two decades. Magazines include: Creative Camera, High Performance, Art Monthly, Variant, Art Ltd, Border Crossings, Rapid Eye, Contemporary Magazine.

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