William M. Akers
Screenwriter and college professor William M. Akers graduated from the University of Southern California with a Master in Fine Arts and now teaches at Vanderbilt University.
Akers has taught script writing for the past fifteen years and has written and critiqued screenplays for the past twenty. He has written for MGM, Disney, Paramount, and Universal studios as well as independent producers in Nashville, New York, London, and Los Angeles.
Films produced from his scripts include Ernest Rides Again and The Wolves of Willoughby Chase. Aside from writing for film, Akers has successfully written for network television, including Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and Strange Luck.
Master Shots, Volume 3: The Director’s Vision; 100 Setups, Scenes and Moves for Your Breakthrough Movie
The Film Director’s Bag of Tricks: Get What You Want from Writers and Actors
I’ll Be In My Trailer: The Creative Wars Between Directors and Actors
CRASH! BOOM! BANG! How to Write Action Movies
Notes to Screenwriters: Advancing Your Story, Screenplay, and Career With Whatever Hollywood Throws at You
Making Your First Blockbuster: Write It. Film It. Blow it Up!
The Defining Moment: How Writers and Actors Build Characters
Master of The Cinemactic Universe: The Secret Code to Writing In The New World of Media
The Storyboard Artist: A Guide to Freelancing in Film, TV, and Advertising
Directing the Camera: How Professional Directors Use a Moving Camera to Energize Their Films
Setting Up Your Shots: Great Camera Moves Every Filmmaker Should Know (2nd Edition)
John Badham On Directing: Notes from the Set of Saturday Night Fever, War Games, and More (2nd Edition)
Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies: The Screenwriter’s Guide to Every Story Ever Told