"The shortest distance between a human being and the truth is a story"

                                      RICHARD KREVOLIN

To achieve a deeper level of mastery of storytelling, many CEO's, Fortune 100 companies and international law firms have recently started turning to veteran teacher, author and professional storyteller, Prof. Richard Krevolin.

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 different companies including J. Walter Thompson, Ogilvy, Tata Interactive Software, Pond's Skin Care, Sunsilk Shampoo, Lux Soap, and Nike Sports. He has also worked with various top-tier corporate in-house and outside counsel on strategic communication and trial themes for major litigation cases.

A graduate of Yale University, 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. For 10 years, Richard has taught both undergraduate and graduate writing classes at USC Cinema/TV School as well as UCLA Film School, Ithaca and Pepperdine. Under his guidance, his students have sold film scripts and TV shows to Universal, Sony-Tri-Star, Paramount, Dreamworks SKG and numerous other studios and production companies.

Krevolin is the author of the books, Screenwriting From The Soul (Renaissance/St. Martins Press), Pilot Your Life (Prentice-Hall/Emmis Books) and How To Adapt Anything Into A Screenplay (John Wiley & Sons). He also has several screenplays under option and in development with various Hollywood production companies. His stage plays have been performed in Los Angeles, Off-Broadway, around the US and across the globe. Krevolin has been a panelist and keynote speaker at a variety of popular writers conference, including the Maui Writers Conference, The Santa Fe Screenwriters Conference, the Hollywood Film Festival, The Surrey Writer’s Conference, and The Hollywood Film School in Kiev, Ukraine.

Recently, Prof. Krevolin co-authored the book, The Transcript: A Story About Reclaiming the Potential of Your Business By Using the Three Step MAPP Process. His 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, creatives and brand executives privately, as well as lecture and lead creative workshops...

                          ENDORSEMENTS FOR RICHARD KREVOLIN

Wonderfulgreatsuperfantabulous! We are on such a high here! We reviewed the scripts on Wednesday night and laughed delightedly through all of them. They are wonderful stories, they use the insights cleverly and they are beautifully crafted. We presented them to our clients yesterday afternoon. They laughed happily too - right through the presentation. They are thrilled!
-- Judy Van Dam, Senior Account Exec, JWT, Johannesburg, South Africa.


"Learn the rules to be able to break them... Professor Krevolin is a great, entertaining presenter! We were glad to be a part of his masterclass!" 
-- Debu Purkayastha, Creative Director, J. Walter Thompson, Mumbai, India.


"It has been our pleasure to work closely with Richard over the past few years. Aside from his obvious qualifications in the art and skill of scriptwriting, Richard has proven a very effective and stimulating teacher. His passion for the subject is contagious and has been invaluable in overcoming and winning over even the most cynical members of our team. He not only possesses the academic knowledge of his subject but, most importantly, the passion needed to truly bring it to life"
-- Richard Clegg, WorldwideDirector-in-charge of Unilever Skin Care, Ogilvy.

CONTACT: RKrevolin@yahoo.com

(To see Prof. K. teaching storytelling, click this link...)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV4nbSuG4jI