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Myrl Schreibman - Author "The Film Director Prepares: a Practical Guide to Directing Film and Television"

Myrl Schreibman began his career as a child actor with The Cleveland Playhouse appearing in productions such as Critics Choice and Sunrise at Campobello. In his teenage years he worked in theater during the summer all over Ohio where he appeared in shows such as "The Music Man" (starring Bobby Vinton), "Finian's Rainbow," and "Best Foot Forward" (starring Paul Peterson). He went on to study for a period of time with Uta Hagen at The Herbert Berghoff Studios in New York where he continued his acting, taking classes at different times from Stella Adler and other illuminaries of the theater. He decided to get his college degree and enrolled at UCLA where he received his Bachelors in Theater with a specialization in Film and Television (only this time behind the camera). His classmates included Rob Reiner, Jim Morrison, Alan Daviau, Colin Higgins, Dan Gordon, Jeff Margolis, Louis J. Horvitz (with whom he was a roommate).

He continued his study in the Master of Fine Arts Degree Program in Theater with a specialization in Film and Television at UCLA at a time when the program only accepted four candidates a year. Francis Ford Coppola was a couple of years ahead of him. Here he studied with faculty that included Norman Jewison, James Wong Howe, Norman Corwin, Viola Spolin, and Marcelle Marceau. He also met and was given the opportunity to observe the legendary film director Jack Arnold ("Incredible Shrinking Man," "Creature from the Black Lagoon," "It Came From Outer Space," and "The Mouse that Roared") and after graduating from UCLA he continued (his study) for the next several years only now at the side of his mentor Jack Arnold. During that time he got on the job experiences in various aspects of producing (including a stint as a cost controller for Sam Goldwyn Studios), and he produced his first feature film at the age of 28.

Schreibman's career has been thought of as an adventurous journey with stops along the way. He has produced ands directed for television, motion pictures, the broadway and concert stages. A member of the Directors Guild of America for the past several years he has added writing to his journey. He has written several screenplays including the soon to go into production Coming of Age. His book on producing The Indieproducer's Handbook: Creative Producing from A-Z has been called, by Movie Making Magazine, the #1 book in the country on producing and his new book The Film Director Prepares: a Practical Guide to Directing Film and Television is the first interactive book on directing.

He has continued his love for teaching the entire time he has been on his professional journey, first by helping to establish the film/TV program at Cal State University Northridge, then introducing film and television to Moorpark College and then finally as a faculty and administrator at where his original training began: UCLA.

He continues to work, teach and mentor young talent for today's industry. Directors and producers like Justin Lin, Patricia Cardosa, and Dan Angel can be named as former students who received their education from Myrl Schreibman.

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