News Release
IWV Campus
Cerro Coso Drama Department Offer Free Screenwriting Workshop
Ridgecrest, CA – June 9, 2004
The Cerro Coso Drama Department is pleased to offer a free Screenwriting
Workshop on Saturday, June 26th from 12 - 4 pm in the Cerro Coso Lecture
Center. The workshop will feature author and screenwriter John Scott
Lewinski. Lewinski will discuss his experience in the film industry as well
as provide participants insight and basic instruction in the business of
screenwriting. The workshop is free and open to the public. All interested
are encouraged to attend.
John Scott Lewinski writes screenplays, books, interactive games, sketch
comedy and magazine articles out of Los Angeles, CA. Lewinski started out
researching, writing and producing public affairs programs for WMVS/WMVT --
PBS in Milwaukee, WI. After moving to Hollywood, he got his first job as a
writer's assistant for Steven E. de Souza (Die Hard, 48 Hours, Tomb Raider)
and for the Black Entertainment Television comedy series, Comicview. He
worked his way up to staff writer and wrote several sketches for the
Comicview Players.
Lewinski's interactive writing includes contributions to the multi-million
selling CD-ROM games LucasArts' "Star Wars: Demolition," Broderbund's "Riven,
The Sequel to Myst," "Command & Conquer II - Tiberian Sun," "Command &
Conquer - Red Alert" and "The Journeyman Project 3, Legacy of Time." His
feature articles on game writing and interactive industry trends currently
appear in Amazing Stories Magazine and Game Developer Magazine.
Lewinski holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Screenwriting from Loyola
Marymount University in Los Angeles and a B.A. in Journalism from Marquette
University. He completed his study of English Literature at Exeter College,
University of Oxford. UK.
For further information, please contact Melinda Fogle in the Cerro Coso
Drama Department at 384-6114. The workshop is sponsored by the CCCC Student
Activities Advisory Council.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Joann Handeland, Director of Facilities Development and Services (760)
384-6230