Loren-Paul Caplin has written scripts for many of the major studios (Fox, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros.), Hollywood producers and Independent producers, including Laura Ziskin, Joe Roth, Robert Harris, Ben Barenholtz, and Ira Deutchman. His feature film,?The Lucky Ones?(writer/director), premiered at Tribeca Film Festival and his short film,?The History of the World in 8 Minutes, premiered at the New Directors/New Films Festival. On TV, his?Battle in the Erogenous Zone, co-written with John Drimmer, was on Showtime; his short films played on MetroTV. His plays?Sunday’s Child?and?Men in the Kitchen?were produced at the Long Wharf Theater;?A Subject of Childhood?produced at the WPA Theater, New York;?The Presidents?(co-written with Ron Nessen, Press Secretary to President Gerald Ford) played on PBS for a year and toured nationally. His musical?Gangs?(book, lyrics & music) was developed by David Merrick and Joe Roth for Paramount. His musical?City Music?(book, lyrics & music) was produced at the Huntington Theater, Boston and subsequently developed as?Steel Town?by the Public Theater, NYC. His poems have appeared in various publications including?The Paris Review?and?Rolling Stone Magazine. His on-camera commentary for Criterion Collection's re-release of?The Princess Bride?will be released November 2018. He was recently a writer and story consultant for?PlayBack, a VR series funded by Oculus. His book?Writing Compelling Dialogue for Film & TV: The Art and Craft of Raising Your Voice on Screen?(Routledge/Focal Point) is available October 2020.
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Professor Loren-Paul Caplin to Release New Screenwriting Book
Long time Adjunct Associate Professor Loren-Paul Caplin, will release his new book, Writing Compelling Dialogue for Film and TV: The Art & Craft of Raising Your Voice on Screen, on October 2, 2020.
? Tom Sewell
Adjunct Associate Professor, Film and Media Studies