David F. Howard

  • Professor
  • USC School of Cinematic Arts
Office: (213) 740-3303

Expertise Summary

Expert in screenwriting

Expertise

  • screenwriting
  • film education and curricula

Additional Information

  • Author of How to Build a Great Screenplay (2000)
  • Co-author of The Tools of Screenwriting: A Writer’s Guide to the Craft and Elements of a Screenplay (1993)
  • Screenwriter for My Friend Joe (1995 film, winner of 11 awards, including Best Children’s Film at the Berlin International Film Festival) and Mayday (1997 film)
  • Active screenwriter and script consultant