D. B. Gilles
Encyclopedia
D.B. Gilles is an American
screenwriter
, playwright
, academic, Script Consultant and Writing Coach specializing in screenplays, TV pilots and novels. In 2010 he entered the world of blogging with the introduction of his blog Screenwriters Rehab: For Screenwriters Who Can't Get Their Acts Together
's Tisch School of the Arts
. He has also taught Playwriting and Screenwriting in The Department of Dramatic Writing at NYU and in the Graduate Film Department at Columbia University
.
Gilles is also a produced and published playwright, TV writer and screenwriter. His play "Sparkling Object" had its world premiere at The Canal Park Playhouse, a new theater in Tribeca in New York City. Four of his plays are published by Dramatists Play Service
: The Girl Who Loved The Beatles, The Legendary Stardust Boys, Cash Flow and Men's Singles. He is the creator of two sitcoms for CBS
: The Late Bloomer and Man of the House. He wrote for Herman's Head
, Love, Sidney
and Barclay's Beat starring Jeff Garland. For the screen, he adapted the play Spinning Into Butter
starring Sarah Jessica Parker
. His screenplays include Thinly Disguised, The Brainiac and The Santa Suit.
He is co-author of the George W. Bush
parody
W. The First Hundred Days: A White House Journal. His article “How Old Is Too Old To Be A Screenwriter” is published in the anthology Ask The Pros: 200 Questions Answered By Industry Professionals (Lone Eagle Publishing, a division of iFilm
). His article “The Cat Therapist and Other Sitcoms Not To Be” was published in The New York Times
Arts & Leisure Section. His article on screenwriting "The Short Attention Span Screenwriter" is a popular Internet download.
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“The Cat Therapist and Other Sitcoms Not To Be” in The New York Times
"How Old Is Too Old To Be A Screenwriter” in Ask The Pros: 200 Questions Answered By Industry Professionals, Lone Eagle Publishing
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screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
, academic, Script Consultant and Writing Coach specializing in screenplays, TV pilots and novels. In 2010 he entered the world of blogging with the introduction of his blog Screenwriters Rehab: For Screenwriters Who Can't Get Their Acts Together
Current activities
D.B. Gilles is the author of "The Screenwriter Within 2nd Edition: New Strategies To Finish Your Screenplay & Get A Deal" (Michael Wiese Productions 2011),"You're Funny! Turn Your Sense of Humor Into a Lucrative New Career (Michael Wiese Productions 2011) and The Portable Film School (St. Martins Press 2005). He teaches Screenwriting, Comedy Writing and Writing For Television (both sitcom and hour-long drama) in The Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film & Television at New York UniversityNew York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
's Tisch School of the Arts
Tisch School of the Arts
Tisch School of the Arts is one of the 15 schools that make up New York University ....
. He has also taught Playwriting and Screenwriting in The Department of Dramatic Writing at NYU and in the Graduate Film Department at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
.
Gilles is also a produced and published playwright, TV writer and screenwriter. His play "Sparkling Object" had its world premiere at The Canal Park Playhouse, a new theater in Tribeca in New York City. Four of his plays are published by Dramatists Play Service
Dramatists Play Service
Established in 1936 by members of the Dramatists Guild and the Society for Authors' Representatives, Dramatists Play Service, Inc. is a theatrical publishing and licensing house...
: The Girl Who Loved The Beatles, The Legendary Stardust Boys, Cash Flow and Men's Singles. He is the creator of two sitcoms for CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
: The Late Bloomer and Man of the House. He wrote for Herman's Head
Herman's Head
Herman's Head is an American sitcom that aired on the Fox network from 1991 to 1994. The series stars William Ragsdale as the titular character, Herman Brooks.-Synopsis:...
, Love, Sidney
Love, Sidney
Love, Sidney was an American situation comedy television series about a gay man, Sidney Shorr, and his relationship with a single mother and her five year-old daughter whom he invites to live with him...
and Barclay's Beat starring Jeff Garland. For the screen, he adapted the play Spinning Into Butter
Spinning Into Butter
Spinning Into Butter is a play by American playwright Rebecca Gilman. The play debuted at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago in 1999. It was later produced at the Lincoln Center and the Royal Court Theatre, was named one of the best plays of 1999 by Time, and eventually became the third-most-produced...
starring Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker is an American film, television, and theater actress and producer.She is best known for her leading role as Carrie Bradshaw on the HBO television series Sex and the City , for which she won four Golden Globe Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Emmy Awards...
. His screenplays include Thinly Disguised, The Brainiac and The Santa Suit.
He is co-author of the George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
parody
Parody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
W. The First Hundred Days: A White House Journal. His article “How Old Is Too Old To Be A Screenwriter” is published in the anthology Ask The Pros: 200 Questions Answered By Industry Professionals (Lone Eagle Publishing, a division of iFilm
IFilm
ifilm.com was an online archive of short films, movie trailers, and other video clips of interest. Ifilm.com was originally founded by independent filmmaker Raphael Raphael in 1997 as an independent film and media collective...
). His article “The Cat Therapist and Other Sitcoms Not To Be” was published in The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
Arts & Leisure Section. His article on screenwriting "The Short Attention Span Screenwriter" is a popular Internet download.
- You're Funny! Turn Your Sense of Humor Into A Lucrative New Career 2011 (Michael Wiese Productions)
- The Portable Film School' 2005 St. Martin's PressSt. Martin's PressSt. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in the Flatiron Building in New York City. Currently, St. Martin's Press is one of the United States' largest publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under eight imprints, which include St. Martin's Press , St...
. - The Screenwriter Within: How To Turn The Movie In Your Head Into A Saleable Screenplay 2000 Random HouseRandom HouseRandom House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
- W. The First Hundred Days: A White House Journal 2001 Andrews McMeel.
- "The Short Attention Span Screenwriter"
“The Cat Therapist and Other Sitcoms Not To Be” in The New York Times
"How Old Is Too Old To Be A Screenwriter” in Ask The Pros: 200 Questions Answered By Industry Professionals, Lone Eagle Publishing
Plays
- Cash Flow
- The Girl Who Loved The Beatles
- The Legendary Stardust Boys
- Men's Singles
External links
- http://screenwritersrehabbydbgilles.blogspot.com/
- http://screenwritingwithdbgilles.com