Commissioned screenwriter teaches creative writing across all levels

ABOUT ME:
Hello, my name is Matthew J Gunn. I'm a commissioned screenwriter and film tutor. I have tutored workshops at universities, colleges and schools across the creative arts (Film, TV, Stage and Novels). It has been for students of all ages, for both education courses and those looking to develop their own material. I specialize in Creative Writing (scripts & novels), Directing, Producing, and Film Theory. I continue to mentor students if they wish to pursue a career in the entertainment industry.

WHAT I TEACH:
For students interested in learning the writing craft and developing their own material I specialize in the following:
A) Structuring your script or novel. Building character arcs. Plot beats.
B) Writing first drafts through to story editing and read-throughs.
C) Creating a Pitch/Treatment and Concept Bible.
D) How to sell/pitch your idea to agents or producers, to legal contracts.
E) Continued mentoring of students working with them to achieve their story goals to actually get the ideas out into the industry.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me and I'll be happy to send you a more detailed run down of individual student lesson plans, group workshops, and mentoring advice. I always make sure each student is getting the correct lesson they need.

LESSON LENGTH:
An online / or in person individual lesson can be as short as one hour or as long as three hours, whatever suits the student best on a lesson-by-lesson basis. While a group workshop can be a full booking of a morning, afternoon or evening.

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:
As a writer and producer I have had feature screenplays released and distributed worldwide. Award nominations at LA Neo Noir, LA Cinefest, London Portobello Road. Stage plays I’ve written have been performed at venues including Rhoda McGraw, New Victoria, and London Courtyard. As an author I have four fiction books published and recently a book on film history called Noir, Nihilism, and Crime, The Forgotten Films.

I believe this first-hand industry knowledge is invaluable to anyone wishing to break into entertainment industry.

All my work is in dedication and memory of my beautiful mum. You can find a list of my released credits on IMDb under Matthew J Gunn.