Sara Caldwell
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Sara Caldwell is an American author
and screenwriter/filmmaker. She was founder and producer/writer of Amphion Productions from 1991-2006 and is currently a co-producer/writer for House of Gorey Productions.
The daughter of writer Robert Coover
, and Spanish needlepoint artist Pilar Sans Coover, Sara Caldwell lived in many different locations when growing up, both small towns and large cities in Guatemala, Spain, England, and various parts of the United States. She attended the progressive boarding school, Dartington Hall School
, in Totnes, England. Returning to America at the age of 17, she pursued a bachelor's degree in Communications from the University of Iowa
, where she was a member of the undergraduate Iowa Writers Workshop. Sara graduated in 1984 and moved to Chicago
, Illinois. Here she worked in the audio-visual department of the American Hospital Association
from 1985-1989, initially as a production assistant then as a writer/producer of live satellite teleconferences.
Whilst in Chicago, she became involved with an inner city tutoring program, resulting in the production of her first documentary, Cabrini Green... what you don't see which aired on the Chicago PBS station. She eventually became an original founder and board director for the Tutor/Mentor Connection.
Sara moved to Washington, DC in 1989 to work for Worldnet Television, a division of USIA. Here, she was a writer/producer for live interactive broadcasts to Africa
, East Asia
, and the Middle East
. She worked at Motion Masters in Charleston
, WV for six months before returning to Chicago in 1991 to form Amphion Productions. She then worked as a freelance writer/producer on hundreds of projects and was a 1997 competition winner for the Chicago/Illinois Screenplay Contest. She moved her company to Los Angeles in 1998 and has since written three books on screenwriting/film production topics. She is also a professor of film/screenwriting courses at College of the Canyons
in Santa Clarita
, CA, a technical writer for Boston Scientific, and a frequent workshop leader. In 2010 she partnered with Walter Gorey (video technician at Sony Pictures) to form House of Gorey Productions. Their first short film, Shadow Man, is in post-production.
She lives with her two children in Valencia, CA.
Author
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and screenwriter/filmmaker. She was founder and producer/writer of Amphion Productions from 1991-2006 and is currently a co-producer/writer for House of Gorey Productions.
The daughter of writer Robert Coover
Robert Coover
Robert Lowell Coover is an American author and professor in the Literary Arts program at Brown University. He is generally considered a writer of fabulation and metafiction.-Life and works:...
, and Spanish needlepoint artist Pilar Sans Coover, Sara Caldwell lived in many different locations when growing up, both small towns and large cities in Guatemala, Spain, England, and various parts of the United States. She attended the progressive boarding school, Dartington Hall School
Dartington Hall
The Dartington Hall Trust, near Totnes, Devon, United Kingdom is a charity specialising in the arts, social justice and sustainability.The Trust currently runs 16 charitable programmes, including The Dartington International Summer School and Schumacher Environmental College...
, in Totnes, England. Returning to America at the age of 17, she pursued a bachelor's degree in Communications from the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
, where she was a member of the undergraduate Iowa Writers Workshop. Sara graduated in 1984 and moved to Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois. Here she worked in the audio-visual department of the American Hospital Association
American Hospital Association
The American Hospital Association is an organization that promotes the quality provision of health care by hospitals and health care networks through such efforts as promoting effective public policy and providing information related to health care and health administration to health care...
from 1985-1989, initially as a production assistant then as a writer/producer of live satellite teleconferences.
Whilst in Chicago, she became involved with an inner city tutoring program, resulting in the production of her first documentary, Cabrini Green... what you don't see which aired on the Chicago PBS station. She eventually became an original founder and board director for the Tutor/Mentor Connection.
Sara moved to Washington, DC in 1989 to work for Worldnet Television, a division of USIA. Here, she was a writer/producer for live interactive broadcasts to Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
, East Asia
East Asia
East Asia or Eastern Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms...
, and the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
. She worked at Motion Masters in Charleston
Charleston, West Virginia
Charleston is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha Rivers in Kanawha County. As of the 2010 census, it has a population of 51,400, and its metropolitan area 304,214. It is the county seat of Kanawha County.Early...
, WV for six months before returning to Chicago in 1991 to form Amphion Productions. She then worked as a freelance writer/producer on hundreds of projects and was a 1997 competition winner for the Chicago/Illinois Screenplay Contest. She moved her company to Los Angeles in 1998 and has since written three books on screenwriting/film production topics. She is also a professor of film/screenwriting courses at College of the Canyons
College of the Canyons
College of the Canyons is a public two-year community college that operates within the Santa Clarita Community College District. The college is located on of rolling, tree-dotted hills in the incorporated city of Santa Clarita in northern Los Angeles County, California. The college’s address is:...
in Santa Clarita
Santa Clarita
Santa Clarita can refer to:* Santa Clarita, California* Santa Clarita Valley* Valencia, California...
, CA, a technical writer for Boston Scientific, and a frequent workshop leader. In 2010 she partnered with Walter Gorey (video technician at Sony Pictures) to form House of Gorey Productions. Their first short film, Shadow Man, is in post-production.
She lives with her two children in Valencia, CA.
Books
- (with Maria-Eve Kielson) So You Want To Be A Screenwriter (New York: Allworth Press, 2000).
- Jump-start your Awesome Film Company (New York: Allworth Press, 2005).
- Splatter Flicks: How to Make Low-Budget Horror Films (New York: Allworth Press, 2006).