MEMBERSHIPS
 

-            American Scriptwriters Association                              

-            International Thriller Writers                                    

·            Mystery Writers of America                                             

-            Horror Writers Association

-           CWC: Crime Writers of Canada                                

-            SIC: Sisters in Crime, Toronto           

-           WIFT-T: Women in Film & Television – Toronto              

-           Romance Writers of America – Toronto                       

-           LIFT: Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto            

-            HVFM: Hamilton Video & Film Makers                                    

-           DOC – The Documentary Society of Canada            

-            TAIS – Toronto Animated Image Society

-            SF Canada

-     The Bootmakers of Toronto – The Sherlock Holmes Society of Canada      

-      CANSCAIP: Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators and Performers

EDUCATION

 

Script Writing (Randy Pearlstein), DGC, Toronto, 2011 

Introduction to Final Cut Pro, DGC, Toronto, 2011; Assistant Editing with Final Cut Pro 6, LIFT, Toronto, 2011 

Director’s Lab,  3D Camera & Production,  Motion Capture, Entertainment Law, 10 Second Movie, DGC, Toronto, 2010; 

Film Set Safety; Film Set Etiquette, Sarah Buell, CHRC, Toronto, 2010;  Packaging a Feature Film, DGC, Toronto, 2009

Acting Workshop for Directors and Aspiring Directors, DGC, Toronto, 2009

Commercial Workshop – Gloria Mann, Mann Casting, Toronto, 2009; Directing Commercials, Toronto, 2009

Grant Writing for Arts Councils; Producing on a Shoestring Budget; LIFT, Toronto, 2009

Find the Heart of Your Writing, Part II;   Documentary Workshop, Multicultural Cinema Club, Kitchener, 2009 

Documentary Writing Intensive; Editing Aesthetics;  Distribution Strategy, LIFT, Toronto, 2009

The Actors’ Symposium, Toronto, 2008; Writing TV Comedy, Bad Dog Theatre, 2009

Project Management; Financing Film & Television Production;

Fundamentals of Media Business Administration: Industry Overview,

Marketing Film and Television: Domestic and International,

Humber School of Media Studies and Information Technology, 2008/2009

Comedy Writing I , The Second City Training Centre Toronto, 2008

Managing Your Productions, Fraser Steele Workshops, 2008

Doctoring your Doc: How to Structure your Documentary, DOC Toronto, 2008

Distribution Workshop, Toronto, Independent Film Centre, 2007; Director’s Boot Camp, Theatre Ontario, 2007

Introduction to Comedy Writing, The Second City Training Centre Toronto, 2007

Directing Actors for the Screen; Production Design & Storyboarding, George Brown College, 2007

Improv Program, Level A, The Second City Training Centre Toronto, 2007

Preliminary Music Theory, Mohawk College, 2006;

Scriptwriting II, McMaster University, 2006; NBC Universal Women Writers Workshop, WIFT Toronto, 2006

History of Cinema, George Brown College, 2006; Producing, Ryerson University, 2006

Low Budget FilmMaking; Producing and Directing an Independent Digital Movie, George Brown College, 2005

Movie Marketing; Feature Film/Video Distribution, Ryerson University, 2005

LIFT  Workshops 1999 – 2011;                

WIFT Nuts & Bolts Series 2003 – 2004

Scriptwriting Rules; Cobwebs, Creaks & Cadavers: Horror Writing, McMaster University, 2004

Crafting the Modern Mystery, McMaster University, 2003

Writing Speculative Fiction, Ryerson University, 2003; Scriptwriting: Comedy, Humber College, 2003

Groaners and Beyond: Humour Writing, McMaster University, 2003

The Independent Producers Intensive Weekend, WIFT Toronto & DGC, 2003

The Producer Block Training, Independent Film Centre, 2003

How to Create, Pitch & Produce Your Own Series, Max the Mutt Animation School, 2002

Playwriting Workshop; Writing Television Situation Comedy, Ryerson University, 2002

 The Game’s Afoot: A Mystery Writing Workshop, McMaster University, 2002

The Humber School of Comedy Summer Workshop, Humber College, 2002

George Brown College, Creative Writing Certificate, (2002)

Romance Writing; Scriptwriters’ Workshop – Advanced; Writing for Children I, George Brown College, 2002

Playwriting; Dialogue Workshop; Writing TV Scripts that Sell; George Brown College, 2001

Write Your Own Screenplay, George Brown College, 2000

Storytelling & Story Development for Animation, Max the Mutt Animation School, 2000

Writing for Animation, Centennial College, 2000; Short Film Writing, LIFT, 1999

Writing for Children, Barbara Greenwood: Instructor, Ryerson University, 1997

Michael Haege’s Screenwriting for HollywoodRyerson University,
Ryerson University, 1997

Scriptwriting I & II, Ryerson University, 1987-88

                                            

Ryerson University, Magazine Journalism Certificate,(1988)