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Toby Wallwork has over fifteen years of experience working in the entertainment industry. An Orange Coast College alum he has worked extensively in film and television, primarily behind the lens, at the keyboard or in the edit bay. His work in narrative film and documentary have garnered several awards, but not fame or fortune. Besides a focus on documentary filmmaking, he is a dedicated fan of storytelling in all it’s forms. He is also a founding director of The Chicago International  Reel Shorts Film Festival and dislikes talking about himself in the third person.… Read the rest

Mary Claire Anderson is a board member of OC Screenwriters, a long-time student of Mark Sevi’s, and a film and television enthusiast (as well as self-proclaimed Oscar historian).

A native of the Midwest, Mary Claire grew up in Chicago suburbs made famous by John Hughes and Ferris Bueller. She studied Film & Television at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, specializing in screenwriting before heading west in search of adventure and a community who shares her love of great stories.

Feel like debating which Pixar movie is best (spoiler – It’s “Ratatouille”) or learning what the first color film to win Best Picture was? Contact Mary Claire via Twitter or this podcast!… Read the rest

Mark Sevi is a professional scriptwriter with over 30 scripts sold, 19 made into feature films including “Devil’s Knot” starring Academy-award winning actors Reese Witherspoon and Colin Firth.  He is repped by Wayne Alexander of Alexander, Lawrence, Frumes & Labowitz, LLP.

Mark also teaches scriptwriting on the campus of Irvine Valley College through the Continuing Education department.  His classes have been ongoing for over twenty years.  (IVC).

In 2009, with the help of some amazingly talented individuals, Mark founded the Orange County Screenwriters Association (website) which is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing resources to all filmmakers, amateur and professional, through community, high school, and college outreach.  OC Screenwriters plans events that feature Hollywood industry speakers and professional, and sponsors contest that turn short scripts into film.

As part of a rotating group of teachers, Mark lectures at colleges around Southern California and Oregon on scriptwriting and filmmaking.… Read the rest