...I've given master classes at California Institute of the Arts, U.S.C. and Augsburg College on film writing. I've also been a mentor at the Sundance Feature Film Lab for over twelve years. There I've had the pleasure of mentoring some of the most exciting new voices in cinema, including recent Academy Award nominees. (read more)
...I stress that students should keep a notebook, and this notebook should include homework assignments with dates due and exam schedules for all classes. Students should take the notebook home each night and refer to it at a set time in order to keep up with assigned work. This set time should be... (read more)
...I'm very patient and believe that building confidence is paramount in second language acquisition as well as reading and writing skills. With many schools moving to an online platform this upcoming fall I understand that middle school and high school students may need extra help in advancing the... (read more)
...Before studying in American institutions (UCLA and UC Berkeley), I studied English for three years in the Spanish Merchant Marine Academy, given that English is the internationally accepted language among merchant mariners all over the world. Once I settled down in the U.S., I studied and used E... (read more)