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Richard Krevolin is a graduate of Yale College. Richard went on to earn a master’s degree in screenwriting at UCLA’s School of Cinema-Television, and a master's degree in playwriting and fiction from USC. Richard has been an adjunct Professor of Dramatic Writing at USC School of Cinema/TV, UCLA, Pepperdine, Emerson, Ithaca College, University of Redlands and The University of Georgia. Under his guidance, his students have sold film scripts and TV shows to Universal, Sony-Tri-Star, WB, Paramount, Dreamworks and numerous other studios and production companies. He has also guided thousands of students on structuring and developing their plays and novels. He is the author of the books, Screenwriting From The Soul (St. Martin’s Press), Pilot Your Life (Prentice-Hall), How To Adapt Anything Into A Screenplay (Wiley & Sons) and Screenwriting in the Land of Oz (Adams Media/Writer’s Digest Books). He is also the writer of several young adult novels and over twenty stage plays many of which have been produced all over the country. Richard has several scripts in development in Hollywood including “SAFER” with Tom DeSanto Productions(X-Men, Transformers). He was one of the writers of the documentary, “Fiddler on the Roof: 30 Years of Tradition.” He was a finalist for the $500,000 Kingman Screenwriting Award, the Chesterfield Contest, the Klasky-Csupo Writing for Children Contest and the Nicholl Fellowship Screenwriting Award. He won the USC One-Act Play Festival for his comedy, Love is Like Velcro. His play, Trotsky’s Garden, was a finalist for the Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights' Conference. His one-man show, Yahrzeit, a finalist in the HBO New Writer’s Project, was a huge hit at the Santa Monica Playhouse, running for five sold-out months; under a new name, Boychik, it opened Off-Broadway at Theater Four in New York City in 1997 and then toured the country. He also received a Valley Theatre League nomination for best director and best play for his one-man musical RebbeSoul-O. His play, King Levine opened in Feb. '99 at the Odyssey Theater under the direction of Joseph Bologna and after receiving rave reviews, transferred to The Tiffany. It was also nominated for an Ovation Award as Best Adaptation. In 2001, Richard had two one person plays open in L.A., The Lemony Fresh Scent of Diva Monsoon Man (starring Ruth DeSosa) at the Rose Alley and Seltzer Man (starring David Proval of The Sopranos) at the Tiffany. His plays have been performed with Ed Asner, Allen Arbus, Jean Smart, Mackenzie Phillips and Richard Kline. His Off-Broadway stage play, “Lansky,” written with Joe Bologna, was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award and was recently a big hit at the National Yiddish Theater in Tel Aviv. His newest play, “The Gospel According to Jerry” is opening at the Minnesota Jewish Theater in April, 2011 and then will transfer to New York City soon. And in 2014, his full length feature documentary, Making Light in Terezin, which he wrote, directed and produced, was released. Over the past decade, Prof. Krevolin has flown around the world to teach the art of communication and storytelling to executives, creatives and brand managers at many Fortune 100 companies. He has also worked with various top-tier corporate in-house and outside counsel on strategic communication and trial themes for major litigation cases. Krevolin’s consulting work has affected hundreds of TV commercials produced all over the world, many of which have won awards including a Golden Lion at Cannes and The People Choice Award in China. He continues to coach lawyers, writers and brand executives privately, as well as lecture and lead creative workshops.
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    • The Hook

    • How to Share Your Brand's Unique Story to Engage Customers, Boost Sales, and Achieve Heartfelt Success
    • Written by: Richard Krevolin
    • Narrated by: Mel Foster, Patrick Lawlor, Joyce Bean
    • Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
    • Release Date: 23-11-15
    • Language: English
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