Margaret Chandra Kerrison
Born in Indonesia and raised in Singapore, Margaret’s career spans over seventeen years of creating narratives for multimedia, games, brand storytelling, location-based entertainment, and immersive experiences. She has worked as a Creative Lead, Writer, and Disney Imagineer on multiple award-winning projects around the world, including Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, National Geographic Base Camp, and the NASA Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. She is the author of Immersive Storytelling for Real and Imagined Worlds (2022), Reimagined Worlds: Narrative Placemaking for People, Play, and Purpose (2024), and The Art of Immersive Storytelling: Strategies From the Gaming World (2025).
The Hollywood Standard: The Complete and Authoritative Guide to Script Format and Style (3rd Ed)
The Hidden Tools of Comedy: The Serious Business of Being Funny
You Talkin' to Me?: How to Write Great Dialogue
The Comic Hero's Journey: Serious Story Structure for Fabulously Funny Films
Visual Storytelling: How to Speak to the Audience Without Saying a Word
Editing for Directors: A Guide for Creative Collaboration
Writing the Comedy Blockbuster: The Inappropriate Goal
Transitions: A Director’s Journey and Motivational Handbook
The Short: Personal Writing Tools to Free the Imagination
Filmmaking for Teens: Pulling Off Your Shorts (2nd Edition)
Film Directing: Cinematic Motion (2nd Edition)
Film Directing: Shot by Shot - 25th Anniversary Edition: Visualizing from Concept to Screen
The Power of Film
Getting It Done: The Ultimate Production Assistant Guide
Beat By Beat: A Cheat Sheet for Screenwriters
Between the Scenes: What Every Film Director, Writer, and Editor Should Know About Scene Transitions