Shhhh... Quiet On The Set :Lights - Camera - Action And The One and Only Rich Whitley

America Speaks Podcast

Rich Whitley is the writer’s writer –starting from a young boy he fell in love with going to the movies ...and as he grew up and went to film school his appetite for film and tv became voracious. Throughout his youth he became a scholar of all genres of film from every era and his passion for great story telling led him into a career writing feature films(Rock N Roll High School) and TV( long list) . He has added teaching screenwriting, one day a week at USC, to his robust weekly schedule. This lively episode will bring you into the world of select magazine articles Rich has written for the Writer’s Guild of America 'Written By' series. From “Afternoon At The York”, to “Staffing Season” to “Downward Facing Writer”, (great for coping with today’s high level of stress). And you don’t want to miss hearing about Rich’s first meeting with Billy Wilder.Rich Whitley is a class act, who will inspire every one of you to indulge in a classic film, a bag of popcorn in your lap and shut out the world.