USC School of Cinematic Arts Conversations With... Speakers Series Podcast
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Warren Bell is a twenty-year veteran of the sitcom business. His lengthy list of credits as a writer, producer and showrunner includes "Coach," "Ellen," "The PJs" and "According to Jim." He also has written or co-written seventeen network pilot
USC Film School graduate Gabe Sachs is part of the Sachs-Judah writing-producing team. From early in his career, he started working with Judd Apatow as writer-producer on Sick In The Head, Freaks & Geeks and Undeclared. He and Judah continued i
Melissa Rosenberg is one of the most successful female screenwriters of all time. Her screenplays for Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse have helped the franchise to grosses of over $1b. A trained dancer, Rosenberg launched her screenwriting care
James Vanderbilt graduated from USC in 1999, with his first script sale coming two days before graduation. By 2003 three of his screenplays had been made into films: Basic, starring John Travolta and Sam Jackson, The Rundown, starring the Rock,
Stephen J Cannell is a television producer, writer, novelist and occasional actor. He has scripted more than 450 episodes and produced or executive produced over 1,500 episodes of network TV. Despite suffering from dyslexia, Cannell has created
Eric Roth has nearly 40 years of screenwriting experience, in which time he has been rewarded with a WGA Award, a Humanitas Prize and an Academy Award. His extensive credits include Forrest Gump, The Postman, The Horse Whisperer, The Insider,
All SCA Alumni, All working writers... Paul Foley: The Jetsons, Curious George, Scooby Doo 3. Doug Miro: The Great Raid, The Uninvited, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and Sharky's Machine (2012). Scott Murphy: Angel, My Own Worst Enemy and
In 1998 Scott Neustadter was hired to work in the story department of Robert De Niro's Tribeca Productions, first as story editor, then as Director of Development. Neustadter and his writing partner, Michael H. Weber, have sold projects to Sony
Pamela Ribon was a producer on Mind of Mencia and Executive Story Editor on Samantha Who. She is currently developing a pilot for a major studio. Her novels include Why Girls Are Weird, Why Moms Are Weird and the upcoming Going In Circles.
Over the past thirteen years, Susco has penned and sold over forty scripts and pitches. He has written for a variety of acclaimed directors and producers. His first film, The Grudge, was produced by legendary director Sam Raimi and grossed almo
Susannah Grant wrote Erin Brockovich and received Academy Award, BAFTA and WGA nominations for Best Original Screenplay. A recipient of a 1992 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting, her other credits include Ever After, In Her Shoe and Catch and
Ronald D. Moore co-created Battlestar Galactica with David Eick and executive produced it throughout its four-season run. He has written, produced and run shows such as Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Carnivale. His feature credits include the S
Jonathan Levine wrote and directed The Wackness which won the Audience Awards at the Sundance and LA Film Festivals. He also directed All the Boys Love Mandy Lane and has projects in development with Sony Pictures and others. Levine was intervi
Pamela Pettler began her career in television and has gone on to write Tim Burton's Corpse Bride, Monster House and the upcoming 9. She currently has projects in the works with Robert Zemeckis, Ridley Scott and others. Pettler was interviewed b
Vince Gilligan is the creator of AMC's Breaking Bad and was an executive producer on The X-Files for which he wrote 30 episodes and received two Golden Globe awards and three Emmy nominations. His feature credits include Wilder Napalm, Home Fri
Peter Buchman Blurb: Peter Buchman wrote Che, the epic biopic of Ernesto "Che" Guevara, for Steven Soderbergh, His other credits include Jurassic Park III and Eragon. Buchman was interviewed by Sean Wolfson as a featured guest at the "Convers
Mark & Michael Polish wrote and produced Twin Falls Idaho, Jackpot, Northfork and The Astronaut Farmer. In addition to writing, Michael directed and Mark starred in these films. Under their Prohibition Pictures banner, they will release Manure
Stuart Beattie wrote Collateral and Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl on spec, and has since gone on to write Derailed, 30 Days of Night, Australia and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. Beattie was a featured guest at the "Conversat
Karey Kirkpatrick is the writer of Chicken Run, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Spiderwick Chronicles and many other films. He co-wrote and -directed Over the Hedge, and made his live-action directorial debut with NoWhereLand. A USC a
Nicholas Meyer has written and/or directed Star Treks II, IV and VI, as well as Time After Time, Sommersby, The Human Stain, Elegy and The Seven-per-cent Solution, for which he received an Academy Award nomination. He has also received Emmy nom
Garth Jennings and Nick Goldsmith are the creative team behind The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as well as music videos of Beck, The Wannadies, Vampire Weekend, R.E.M. and Fatboy Slim, among others. Jennings wrote and directed the film Son
Derek Haas and Michael Brandt are the writers of 3:10 To Yuma and the action blockbuster 2 Fast 2 Furious. They've also penned the upcoming Angelina Jolie film Wanted. Haas and Brandt were featured guests at the "Conversations With ..." speaker
Tom Schulman is the Academy Award-winning writer of Dead Poets Society; Honey, I Shrunk The Kids; What About Bob; Medicine Man and 8 Heads In A Duffel Bag (which he also directed). Schulman was a featured guest at the "Conversations With ..." s
Bill Prady (Two and a Half Men, Dharma & Greg), executive producer and co-creator of The Big Bang Theory, discusses his show, along with staff writers Dave Goetsch (3rd Rock From the Sun) and Jennifer Glickman (Caroline in the City). Prady, Goe
David Weiss '87 has worked in animation for over 15 years, writingsuch films as All Dogs Go To Heaven, Shrek 2, Jimmy Neutron and The Rugrats Movie. His work in television includes Cybill, Rugrats and Mission Hill. He currently serves as the vi
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