Christopher Riley
Christopher Riley is a professional screenwriter who co-wrote with his wife Kathy Riley the award-winning German language courtroom thriller After the Truth.
The Rileys have written scripts for Disney’s Touchstone Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Mandalay Television Pictures, the late Sean Connery’s Fountainbridge Films and Robert Cort Productions. Christopher produced the independent action-thriller Red Line and executive produced the web series Bump+.
He is the author of the classic screenplay format guide The Hollywood Standard, now in its third edition, and teaches screenwriting at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Author’s books
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Animation Unleashed: 100 Principles Every Animator, Comic Book Writer, Filmmaker, Video Artist, and Game Developer Should Know
Master Shots, Volume 1: 100 Advanced Camera Techniques to Get an Expensive Look on Your Low-Budget Movie (2nd Edition)
The Short: Personal Writing Tools to Free the Imagination
Directing Great Television: Inside TV’s New Golden Age
Making the Magic Happen: The Art and Craft of Film Directing
The Defining Moment: How Writers and Actors Build Characters
A Sense of Dread: Getting Under the Skin of Horror Screenwriting
Cut by Cut: Editing your Film or Video (2nd Edition)
Setting Up Your Scenes: The Inner Workings of Great Films
Something Startling Happens: The 120 Story Beats Every Writer Needs to Know
Producing with Passion: Making Films That Change the World