David Trottier
{{Short description|American screenwriter}}
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| nationality = American
| yearsactive = 1994—present
| occupation = Author, educator, screenwriter, consultant
| known_for = The Screenwriter's Bible
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David Trottier is an American screenwriter, consultant, author and educator. He's best known for his screenwriting guide, The Screenwriter's Bible.{{Cite web|url=http://www.scriptmag.com/reviews/tool-reviews/how-the-writers-store-changed-my-life|title = How the Writers Store Changed My Life| date=9 May 2012 }}
Career
Trottier graduated with an M.A. from Goddard College, as well as the Hollywood Scriptwriting Institute and the Hollywood Film Institute.
After doing some minor rewrites on Zorro the Gay Blade, Trottier sold his first spec, The Secret of Question Mark Cave to Disney.{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/screencraft/an-exclusive-interview-wi_b_9265706.html|title = An Exclusive Interview with the Screenwriter's Bible Author Dave Trottier| website=HuffPost |date = 18 February 2016}} Trottier would sell projects to Jim Henson Pictures, York Entertainment, On the Bus Productions, ABC and New Century Pictures. These include Igor's Revenge, The Muppet's Hockey Movie—The Comeback Kids (not completed due to Henson's death), Ratman From Saturn, Kumquat, The New Musketeers, and A Window in Time. He also co-wrote and co-produced Hercules Recycled.{{cite web|url=https://www.keepwriting.com/davet.htm|title=About Dave Trottier|website=www.keepwriting.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1019075/|title=David Trottier|website=IMDb}}
Publications
- {{Cite book|title=The Screenwriter's Bible: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script|publisher=Clear Stream Inc Publishing|year=1994|isbn=9781885655035}}
- {{Cite book|title=Dr. Format Tells All: Everything you need to format your screenplay|publisher=Applewood Arts|year=2019|isbn=9781885655141|edition=4th}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.keepwriting.com/ Official Website]
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Category:Screenwriting instructors
Category:American male non-fiction writers
Category:American male screenwriters
Category:20th-century American non-fiction writers
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Category:Writers of books about writing fiction
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