Mentors

The following industry pros have been my mentors/instructors. It was a great honor to study with these incredible talents. I offer my thanks to them for sharing.

Blakeley, James: Editor - 20th Century Fox, past president A.C.E.

Blythe, Martin: Marketing Supervisor - Walt Disney

Brandner, Gary: Author/Screenwriter - The Howling

Capps, Alan: Cinematographer

Chew, Richard: Editor - Star Wars, One Flew Over the Cockoo's Nest

Donovan, Paul: Producer/Director

Dodd, Ted: Development Executive - Columbia Pictures

Field, Syd: Famous Screenwriting instructor

Fleischer, Richard (RIP): Director - Soylent Green; Doctor Doolittle; 20 Thousand Leagues under the Sea; Tora, Tora, Tora, and many more.

Freeman, David: Screenwriter, Beyond Structure course

Hauge, Michael: Screenwriting Instructor, Author

Hunter, Lew: Screenwriter

Knue, Michael: A.C.E. Editor - The Hidden, Rocky V, Ring II

Lenox, John RIP: Producer - Splash

Lewis, Simon: Producer - Look Who's Talking, The Chocolate War

Macht, Stephen: Actor: The Choirboys, American Dream, Galaxina

Mernit, Billy: Author/Script Instructor: Writing the Romantic Comedy

Miller, Adam: Producer (Thanks to Adam for my first Production job!)

Martell, William: Screenwriter with 19 Produced films

Post, Ted: Director- Magnum Force, Go Tell the Spartans

Richardson, Don RIP: Director- Emmy Award Winner

Rona, Jeffrey: Composer

Rosman, Mark: Director- Blue Yonder, Evolver, The Invader, Life-Size, Model Behavior, Cinderella Story, The Perfect Man

Shapiro, Arnold: Academy & Emmy Award winning Producer

Soth, Chris: Screenplay Mentor and Writer/Producer