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Feb 22, 2008 – Tom Schulman
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 …” speaker series, hosted by the Writing Division at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. An episode in the USC School of Cinematic Arts podcast series.
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Feb 1, 2008 – Bill Prady, Dave Goetsch and Jennifer Glickman
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, Goetsch and Glickman were featured guests at the “Conversations With …” speaker series, hosted by the Writing Division at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. An episode in the USC School of Cinematic Arts podcast series.
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Nov 11, 2007 – David Weiss
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 vice-president of the Writers Guild of America West. Weiss was a featured guest at the “Conversations With …” speaker series, hosted by the Writing Division at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. An episode in the USC School of Cinematic Arts podcast series.
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Nov 14, 2007 USC School of Cinematic Arts Q & A On The Impact Of The WGA Strike
While the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike is having an immediate impact on current television and film scribes, USC School of Cinematic Arts students and recent alumni learned during a special forum hosted by the Writing Division that it can have long-term consequences on them as well. An episode in the USC School of Cinematic Arts podcast series.
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Oct 26, 2007 – Alfred Gough & Miles Millar
Alfred Gough & Miles Millar are the creators of the hit show Smallville. As a writing team they have worked on Spiderman 2, Lethal Weapon 4, Shanghai Noon and Herbie Fully Loaded. They are both 1994 alumni of the Peter Stark Producing Program. Gough and Millar were featured guests at the “Conversations With …” speaker series, hosted by the Writing Division at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. An episode in the USC School of Cinematic Arts podcast series.
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Oct 12, 2007 - Julie Taymor
Julie Taymor is known for directing such films as Frida (2003), and the recently released Across the Universe (2007). Taymor was the first woman to win the Tony Award for directing a musical with her adaptation of The Lion King (1997). She has directed operas and stage plays across the world, and is also an award-winning costume and puppet designer. Taymor was a featured guest at the “Conversations With …” speaker series, hosted by the Writing Division at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. An episode in the USC School of Cinematic Arts podcast series.
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Oct 5, 2007 - Jerry Stahl
Jerry Stahl is the writer of Bad Boys 2 and the book Permanent Midnight (adapted into the film starring Ben Stiller). He’s written over 10 episodes of CSI, and has also written episodes of Northern Exposure, Twin Peaks, ALF, Moonlighting, thirtysomething and You Again? His other novels include Perv—A Love Story, Plainclothes Naked, Love Without and I, Fatty. Stahl was a featured guest at the “Conversations With …” speaker series, hosted by the Writing Division at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. An episode in the USC School of Cinematic Arts podcast series.
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Sep 28, 2007 - Richard Shepard
Richard Shepard is the critically acclaimed writer/director of The Hunting Party and The Matador. He also recently won an Emmy and the Director’s Guild Award for directing the TV pilot of Ugly Betty. His other films include Mexico City, Oxygen, Mercy, The Linguini Incident and Scotland PA (as a producer). Shepard was a featured guest at the “Conversations With …” speaker series, hosted by the Writing Division at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. An episode in the USC School of Cinematic Arts podcast series.
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Sep 7, 2007 - Mark Fergus
Mark Fergus is best known for his work on Children of Men, for which he was honored with the USC Scripter Award. Fergus and his partner Hawk Otsby also penned the adaptation of John Carter Of Mars, now in turnaround at Pixar. Jon Favreau enjoyed working with the team so much that he hired them to rewrite Iron Man, which is slated for a summer blockbuster release in 2008. Not only a talented writer, Fergus also directed First Snow starring Guy Pearce. Fergus was a featured guest at the “Conversations With …” speaker series, hosted by the Writing Division at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. An episode in the USC School of Cinematic Arts podcast series.
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Apr 19, 2007 - Jane Espenson
Jane Espenson is a former writer for Buffy the Vampire Slayer and has written episodes for shows including: Angel, Firefly, Gilmore Girls, Ellen, The O.C., Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Dinosaurs, Andy Barker PI and others. She is currently under a development deal with NBC/Universal television while working as co-executive producer on Battlestar Galactica. Espenson spoke as a guest of the Women of Cinematic Arts group at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. An episode in the USC School of Cinematic Arts podcast series.
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Apr 6, 2007 - Jane Anderson
Jane Anderson is an award-winning writer/director whose work has spanned film, television and theater. A California native, Anderson started her career in New York theatre, appearing in David Mamet’s Sexual Perversity in Chicago. Her stage work led to a series of television jobs including The Facts of Life and The Wonder Years. In the ’90s, Anderson branched into feature film, writing It Could Happen to You (1994), and adapting How to Make an American Quilt (1995). Most recently she adapted and directed The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005). Anderson was a featured guest at the Zaki Gordon Speaker Series, hosted by the Division of Writing for Screen & Television at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. An episode of the Zaki Gordon Speakers Series podcast.
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Mar 23, 2007 - Stephen Chbosky
Stephen Chbosky wrote the screenplay for the acclaimed film adaptation of Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, Rent (2005). Chbosky also co-created and serves as executive producer of the CBS post-apocalyptic drama, Jericho. He is currently writing the screenplay adaptation of Marti Leimbach’s novel Daniel Isn’t Talking for Fox 2000 and actor Julia Roberts. Chbosky was a featured guest at the Zaki Gordon Speaker Series, Division of Writing for Screen & Televisionat the USC School of Cinematic Arts. An episode of the Zaki Gordon Speakers Series podcast.
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Feb 28, 2007 - Ron Howard
Ron Howard has spent a lifetime in entertainment, as both a popular television actor and a prominent director and producer. Working in partnership with producer Brian Grazer, Howard’s credits range from the Da Vinci Code (2006) to A Beautiful Mind (2001). Speaking with a group of graduate students, Howard offered his point of view on how collaboration shifts from those he calls "the gatekeepers"—agents, managers and executives—to the people involved in making a film, to finally the entire movie-making process. An episode in the USC School of Cinematic Arts podcast series.
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Feb 23, 2007 - Jamie Vanderbilt
Jamie Vanderbilt is a writer/producer with a penchant for dark dramas, including the murder mystery Basic (2003) and the serial killer chiller Zodiac (2007). A 1999 graduate of the School of Cinematic Arts screenwriting program, Vanderbilt spent an afternoon speaking with students about the ins and outs of writing and the entertainment industry. Vanderbilt was a featured guest at the Zaki Gordon Speaker Series, hosted by the Division of Writing for Screen & Television at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. An episode of the Zaki Gordon Speakers Series podcast.
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Oct 6, 2006 - Simon Kinberg
Simon Kinberg is a British-born writer whose work on projects such as X-Men: The Last Stand and Mr. and Mrs. Smith has made him one of Hollywood's hottest scribes and earned him accolades such as being named by Premiere Magazine as "New Power" Screenwriter of the Year in 2005. Kinberg was a featured guest at the Zaki Gordon Speaker Series, hosted by the Division of Writing for Screen & Television at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. An episode of the Zaki Gordon Speaker Series podcast.
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Sep 22, 2006 - Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg
Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg are the writing force behind the 2004 hit comedy Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle. The film depicts the lives of two 20-something stoner roommates — one a Korean-American investment banker; the other an Indian-American medical school candidate — go through a life-changing journey, as they spend a night roaming the state of New Jersey in search of White Castle hamburgers. The duo are currently at work on the sequel, Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam, which is due out in 2007. Hurwitz and Schlossberg were featured guests at the Zaki Gordon Speaker Series, hosted by the Division of Writing for Screen & Television at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. An episode of the Zaki Gordon Speaker Series podcast.
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Sep 1, 2006 - Joel Michaely
Joel Michaely is best known as an actor from such films as Academy Award-winner Roger Avary's The Rules of Attraction, But I'm a Cheerleader, and the teen classic Can't Hardly Wait, where he was the biggest geek in school. Upcoming films include Cruel World opening October 23rd with Jaimie Pressley and Eddie Furlong, as well as The Factory Girl coming in December with Sienna Miller and Guy Pearce. Michaely was a featured guest at the Zaki Gordon Speaker Series, hosted by the Division of Writing for Screen & Television at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. An episode of the Zaki Gordon Speaker Series podcast.
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May 1, 2006 - Phil Rosenthal
Phil Rosenthal, creator and executive producer of the long-running sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond shares his experience running the show and working in television. Rosenthal, who has won multiple Emmy Awards for his creative endeavors, spoke as a guest of Pulitzer Prize-Winning television critic Howard Rosenberg, who teaches the television symposium class at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. An episode in the USC School of Cinematic Arts podcast series.
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Apr 28, 2006 - Suzanne Todd
Suzanne Todd has become one of cinema¹s leading producers, along with her sister Jennifer who is the other half of Team Todd. Together the two have been a driving force behind a string of commercially and critically acclaimed films ranging from the Austin Powers series to Memento. Suzanne Todd was a featured guest at the Zaki Gordon Speaker Series, hosted by the Division of Writing for Screen & Television at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. An episode of the Zaki Gordon Speakers Series podcast.
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Mar 24, 2006 - Gary Ross
Gary Ross has written numerous hit films, including Big, Mr. Baseball, Dave and Lassie, in addition to directing Pleasantville and Seabiscuit, for which he received an Academy Award nomination. Ross was a featured guest at the Zaki Gordon Speaker Series, hosted by the Division of Writing for Sceen & Television at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. An episode of the Zaki Gordon Speakers Series podcast.
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Feb 27, 2006 - Ken Burns
Ken Burns, is a highly acclaimed documentary filmmaker, whose epic pieces run the gamut from The Civil War to Baseball to Jazz and many others. His novel use of "moving" still images and other techniques is cited by many observers as a leading catalyst for the revival of the documentary genre. Burns spoke at Howard Rosenberg's television symposium class at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. An episode in the USC School of Cinematic Arts podcast series.
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Feb 21, 2006 - Frank Wuliger
Frank Wuliger, vice president of the Feature Literary Department at the Gersh Agency, represents writers and directors and has worked on films such as Eve's Bayou, The Day After Tomorrow, Chocolat, The Wedding Date, Dogfight and Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. A linchpin to projects that range from independents to blockbusters, Wuliger fosters young writers and helps them build careers. An episode of the Zaki Gordon Speakers Series podcast.
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Jan 13, 2006 - Barry Blaustein
Barry Blaustein is best known for having written such comedy classics as Coming to America, Boomerang and The Nutty Professor I & II. Blaustein recently penned and directed The Ringer, which stars Johnny Knoxville, and directed the critically acclaimed documentary Beyond the Mat. He worked as head writer and supervising producer on Saturday Night Live in the early '80s, where he wrote and developed characters such as Buckwheat, Velvet Jones, Mr. Robinson and Gumby. An episode of the Zaki Gordon Speakers Series podcast.
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