Mr. Benest has taught for many years at The American Film Institute and UCLA Extension,with numerous credits in film and television, including:
“ Hungry Hearts,” an independent film he wrote and produced.

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GLENN'S LATEST PROJECT:

Glenn has just supervised a staff of five comedy writers on a new video game by Konami - "Brooktown High: Senior Year." It was showcased at E3 in Los Angeles in the Spring of 2007. For screen shots and trailer, click here:



In! Magazine Interviews Glenn Benest About His Independent Film.

“The film is about four zany Beverly Hills women who kidnap a chef for a wild and mysterious week-end...”

TESTIMONIALS:
 Glenn's class has been invaluable. I had already produced a highly acclaimed studio picture (The Hurricane) when I decided to join ...MORE

Classes are limited to a maximum of seven writers.

Your work is read every week in the manner of a staged reading.  Mr Benest has now formed a relationship with Simmons & Scott Entertainment, a management company, where works are read by professional actors to an invited audience.

His private workshops have launched numerous feature films including:

“Scream,”
“Event Horizon”
“Andre”
“Teaching Mrs. Tingle.”

Other former students have worked on such series as:

“The Agency”
“Pasadena”
“Providence,”
“Dawson’s Creek.”

One student has just finished a screenplay assignment for Sony Pictures: "How To Make Money," and another has just had his original screenplay, "Fantasmagoria," optioned by David Foster Productions.


Writer Resources:

The Scriptwriters Network
David S. Freeman
Done Deal

Theatre tickets and information for London's West End Theatres

 
Look up "Benest" at the Internet Movie Database to
learn more about these films by Glenn . . .

Mr. Benest is also available for private consultations,
via the internet or by phone.

For further information or to receive Glenn's Newsletter, please contact:

Glenn M. Benest at (323) 912-9195
gbenest@pacbell.net

CURRENT NEWSLETTER

SUCCESSES:
Writers from these master classes continue to make steady progress. A writer in the Monday night group just got an agent, based on a pilot for a children’s series. Another writer just attached his script to a well known producer, who’ll now shop it to the studios. Another writer is rewriting a script for Splendid Films, the company that produced "Narc."

NEW BENEST FILM PROJECTS:
Glenn has just finished a work-for-hire project for Senya Productions: "One True Love."

APPEARANCES:
Meet Glenn at the 2008 Screenwriting Expo in late October. He will be giving two lectures, "Writing Great Film Narrative" and "Writing Horror Scenes." For more information, contact the Expo online at: www.screenwritingexpo.com

TIPS AND TRICKS:
Always think about the reader when writing your script. That person has to cover 4-5 scripts during a day, so make sure it’s easy as possible for him or her to do the job. Don’t break up dialogue with stage directions if possible, it makes the read easier. Cut your narrative down to the bare bones, as most readers speed read through this material and go straight to the dialogue. Highlight or put in slug lines anything you don’t want the reader to miss. And write your narrative with style and energy. That separates a good script from a great one.