Scott Myers Talk on Screenwriting and Character Archetypes

Screenwriter/teacher Scott Myers will give a talk on Jungian character archetypes in Hollywood films on Friday, March 1 at 3 p.m. in Hodges Library Auditorium: "Archetypes: Character Structure, Film Analysis, and Screenwriting Theory." The talk, which will allude to Hollywood classics like Casablanca, Billy Wilder's The Apartment, Star Wars, and Silence of the Lambs, should be of interest to aspiring screenwriters, analysts of film narrative, and anyone interested in American movies. A reception will follow in the Mary Greer Room, 2^nd floor, Hodges Library.

Since selling his script K-9 in 1987, Scott Myers has written nearly 30 projects for every major Hollywood studio and broadcast network. Besides K-9 (with Jim Belushi), his movie credits include Alaska and Trojan War (with Jennifer Love Hewitt). Also a screenwriting teacher, he won a UCLA Outstanding Instructor Award, currently teaches at UNC Chapel Hill, and hosts a screenwriting blog at www.gointothestory.com.