Tom Benedek
Tom Benedek wrote the screenplay for Cocoon, The Adventures of Pinocchio, and other films. In addition to teaching the craft of screenwriting, Tom has interviewed dozens of agents, managers, production execs, working screenwriters for his Network Hollywood class at ScreenWritingMasterClass.com. He has written screenplays for Robert Zemeckis, Lawerence Kasdan, Lili Fini Zanuck and Richard Zanuck, David Brown, Ron Howard, Martin Scorsese, Sydney Pollack, Richard Rush, Harold Ramis, Lauren Schuler Donner and Richard Donner, Ray Stark, and many more.
He is a member of the Writers' Guild of America, West and the Writers' Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He teaches screenwriting at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor where he is a James Gindin Visiting Artist. Tom also teaches at his alma mater, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where he received a Bachelor's Degree with Individual Concentration in Film.
Products by Tom Benedek
12 Things to Nail Down Before You Start Your Next Rewrite by Tom Benedek
Breaking Story Effectively: Creating the Elements You Nee... by Tom Benedek
Creating Powerful Story Outlines: Character Driving Plot by Tom Benedek
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Mapping Out Memorable Scenes by Tom Benedek
Season Bible: Building Your TV Series Pitch by Tom Benedek
The First 15 Pages: Tarantino Style by Tom Benedek
The Television Plunge: The Winning Structure of Breaking Bad by Tom Benedek
How To Structure A Great TV Pilot: Mad Men Case Study by Tom Benedek
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10 Steps to a Bulletproof Story Outline by Tom Benedek
10 Ways to Get Noticed (in a Good Way) by Tom Benedek
Create a Great Half Hour Cable/Streaming Comedy Pilot by Tom Benedek
Breaking into the TV Writers Room in 2016 by Tom Benedek
Breaking into the TV Writers Room: From Breakaway Spec to... by Tom Benedek
10 Effective Techniques for Creating Your Cast of Characters by Tom Benedek