Short Film Screenwriting 101

Richard Kletter

Richard Kletter taught screenwriting to grad students at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts for a decade. After graduate school in Communications Policy at Stanford and consulting work for major foundations, NGOs and corporations, he turned to Hollywood and has written, directed and/or produced nearly twenty films and TV movies, including NEVER CRY WOLF and ODD GIRL OUT. He’s worked for nearly every major studio and network. His work has been nominated for a Golden Globe and his short film, TEACH 109 based on an idea by Isaac Asimov, won a Cine Golden Eagle and was chosen to represent the U.S. in festivals and cultural exchanges around the world. He has run web content and mobile software companies and co-holds two mobile software patents. He consults on story and character development both internationally and domestically for game and software companies, and for writers, directors and producers