Claudia Hunter Johnson is the writer/director of the civil rights documentary feature, The Other Side of Silence: The Untold Story of Ruby McCollum, winner of the Gold Jury Prize at Seattle’s Social Justice Film Festival and Best Florida Documentary at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. She is also the author of two memoirs, Stifled Laughter—nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and winner of the inaugural P.E.N./Newman’s Own First Amendment Award—and Hurtling Toward Happiness: A Mother and Teenage Son’s Road Trip From Blues to Bonding in a Really Small Car. She has taught screenwriting at the FSU Film School and the Writing for Screen & Television Division at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts.
Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect, Fifth Edition is an incredible, insightful guide to writing an effective, engaging short screenplay. Claudia Johnson takes the reader through the journey of crafting screenplays using connection as the path. Dr. Valliere Richard Auzenne, Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts Praise for the previous edition: Claudia Johnson leads the reader through the process of writing the short film, along the way illuminating something much bigger-how to write great drama in any form. Linda Seger, Author, Making a Good Script Great Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect, Fifth Edition, is an incredible, insightful guide to writing an effective, engaging short screenplay. Claudia Hunter Johnson takes the reader through the journey of crafting screenplays using connection as the path. Dr. Valliere Richard Auzenne, Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts Praise for the previous edition: Claudia Hunter Johnson leads the reader through the process of writing the short film, along the way illuminating something much bigger-how to write great drama in any form. Linda Seger, Author, Making a Good Script Great