About

Brian has been a professional screenplay reader since 2006, and has been working in the entertainment industry since 1999. He has written coverage for over 1000 scripts and books, including Twilight, Touristas, Nim’s Island, Hotel for Dogs, and Inkheart.

While earning his MFA from the School of Cinema-Television at the University of Southern California, he worked closely with an influential writer and story analyst who has written one of the bestselling books on screenwriting and mythology.

Brian lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife and three daughters.

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2 Responses to About

  1. bob says:

    Do you have any examples of the above-mentioned “coverage” one might peruse? It would be great to see just what professional reader-analyst has to say about films that have been released to both commercial/critical success and to dismal failure.

  2. briansmith says:

    Unfortunately I signed nondisclosure agreements for the companies that I worked for, so I can’t legally provide those for perusal. Sorry about that.

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