Film Screenwriting: Writing and Business of Screenwriting

Working as a professional feature film screenwriter demands an understanding of development, rewrites, genres, marketability, drafts, studios, unions, and much more. This class provides a thorough explanation of all facets of the unique business of being a professional feature film screenwriter. 

Jeffrey ReddickFilm Screenwriter

Jeffrey  Reddick has worked in the entertainment industry for over 23 years. He spent  the first 12 of those years working at New Line Cinema before rising to fame by  creating the Final  Destinationfilm franchise. To date, there have been four Final Destinationsequels,  which have grossed over $650 million worldwide.

Reddick's  entry in to the film industry came after watching A Nightmare on Elm Streetat age 14 and  typing a 10-page prequel which he submitted to New Line Cinema. Though  rejected, the submission started an ongoing relationship with then Chairman,  Robert Shaye, and resulted in an internship at the age of 19.  Reddick  received a well rounded education in the entertainment industry.  During his tenure at New Line Cinema, he worked in home video,  development, accounting, TV and marketing.

Reddick  is a member of the Writers Guild of America and has sold or optioned dozens of  projects for film and television. Other credits include Lions Gate  Entertainment's teen thrillerTamara,  the remake of the George Romero classic Day  of the Dead, USA Networks'Return  to Cabin by the Lake.  Reddick  also adapted the novel Nine for  Constantin Film and served as a supervising producer on the TV series Dante's Cove.

Recently, Reddick had a supernatural TV series  called Near Death in development with producer Gale Anne Hurd's Valhalla Motion Pictures.   Prior to that, he had an animated series, The  Guardians,in development at The Cartoon Network.

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