Kathy Riley
Kathy Riley co-wrote the award-winning feature film After the Truth. In addition to her work as a writer for Touchstone Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Mandalay Television Pictures, Fountainbridge Films and Robert Cort Productions, Kathy holds a master’s degree in public health and has worked extensively on behalf of families of children diagnosed with brain tumors.
She also holds a certification of professional achievement in narrative medicine from Columbia University.
Author’s books
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Bulletproof: Writing Scripts that Don't Get Shot Down
Shoot Like Scorsese: The Visual Secrets of Shock, Elegance, and Extreme Character
You Can Act on Camera: Insider Tips for Delivering a Great Performance Every Time
The Short: Personal Writing Tools to Free the Imagination
The Hidden Tools of Comedy: The Serious Business of Being Funny
Onward & Upward: Reflections of a Joyful Life
The Invisible Cut: How Editors Make Movie Magic
The Defining Moment: How Writers and Actors Build Characters
Reality TV: An Insider's Guide to TV's Hottest Market (2nd Edition)
Getting It Done: The Ultimate Production Assistant Guide
Directing Great Television: Inside TV’s New Golden Age
The Director's Six Senses: An Innovative Approach to Developing Your Filmmaking Skills
Do the Right Thing: Five Screenplays that Embrace Diversity
Post-Cinema: The Age of AI
The Coffee Break Screenwriter Breaks the Rules: A Guide for the Rebel Writer
The Total FilmMaker
Make Film History: Rewrite, Reshoot, and Recut the World's Greatest Films
39 Steps to Better Screenwriting: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Screenplay (Kindle Edition)
Between the Scenes: What Every Film Director, Writer, and Editor Should Know About Scene Transitions
Notes to Screenwriters: Advancing Your Story, Screenplay, and Career With Whatever Hollywood Throws at You
Hollywood Game Plan: How to Land a Job in Film, TV and Digital Entertainment
Transitions: A Director’s Journey and Motivational Handbook
The Authentic Actor: The Art and Business of Being Yourself
Shooting Better Movies: The Student Filmmakers' Guide
Shoot from the Heart: Successful Filmmaking from a Sundance Rebel
Rewrite: A Step-by-Step Guide to Strengthen Structure, Characters, and Drama in your Screenplay (2nd Edition)
A Sense of Dread: Getting Under the Skin of Horror Screenwriting
Getting It Write: An Insider’s Guide to a Screenwriting Career
The Woman in the Story (2nd Edition)
Immersive Storytelling for Real and Imagined Worlds: A Writer's Guide
Film Production Management 101: Production Management and Coordination in an Era of The Respectful Workplace and Sustainable Practices
Cut by Cut: Editing your Film or Video (2nd Edition)
I’ll Be In My Trailer: The Creative Wars Between Directors and Actors
WRITE! SHOOT! EDIT! The Complete Guide for Teen Filmmakers
Writing the Science Fiction Film
Psychology for Screenwriters: Building Conflict in Your Script (2nd Ed)
The Art of Immersive Storytelling: Strategies From the Gaming World
Shoot Like Tarantino: The Visual Secrets of Dangerous Storytelling
Create Your Own TV Series for the Internet (2nd Edition)
Editing for Directors: A Guide for Creative Collaboration
The Moral Premise: Harnessing Virtue & Vice for Box Office Success
Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies: The Screenwriter’s Guide to Every Story Ever Told
Film Directing: Shot by Shot - 25th Anniversary Edition: Visualizing from Concept to Screen
Making it Big in Shorts: Shorter, Faster, Cheaper; The Ultimate Filmmaker’s Guide to Short Films (3rd Edition)
Making Your First Blockbuster: Write It. Film It. Blow it Up!
Writing Subtext: What Lies Beneath (2nd Edition)
Letters to Young Filmmakers: Creativity and Getting Your Films Made
The Hollywood Standard: The Complete and Authoritative Guide to Script Format and Style (3rd Ed)
Writing the TV Drama Series: How to Succeed as a Professional Writer in TV (4th Edition)
Film Directing: Cinematic Motion (2nd Edition)
The Story Solution: 23 Actions All Great Heroes Must Take
Your Screenplay Sucks!: 100 Ways to Make it Great
Myth And The Movies: Discovering The Mythic Structure of 50 Unforgettable Films
Directing Actors - 25th Anniversary Edition: Creating Memorable Performances for Film and Television
Visual Storytelling: How to Speak to the Audience Without Saying a Word