About the Author
Daniel Calvisi
Daniel P. Calvisi is a professional Story Analyst and screenwriter with over 15 years of experience focusing full-time on the craft and business of screenplays.
His employers have included Miramax Films, Dimension Films, Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme and Twentieth Century Fox—he has evaluated written submissions for the executives who developed the films Chicago, Spy Kids, Chocolat, Limitless, Scream, The Wedding Singer, The Game, One Fine Day and Ulee’s Gold.
Daniel has written screenplays on assignment and coached hundreds of private writers to better understand the principles of great screenwriting and to improve their craft on the written page. He has taught screenwriting and story analysis at the college level, including at the New School University in New York City.
Daniel has been published in Script magazine and is a contributor to Now Write! Screenwriting. He is the President of The Writers Building, an exclusive networking group and online community for professional screenwriters.
Daniel lives in Los Angeles and he is the author of the Story Maps series of screenwriting books and e-books. Learn more about Story Maps: How to Write a GREAT Screenplay.