Over the course of 2 decades, John Truby has taught more than 20,000 students the art of screenwriting. Providing the knowledge and expertise he has applied as a consultant on over 1,000 movie scripts, Truby offers an approach to storytelling that has earned acclaim for his instructional classes and screenwriting software from students and critics.

John Truby has worked as a story consultant and script doctor for the most important studios in Hollywood like Disney Studios, Sony Pictures, FOX, HBO, Alliance Atlantis, and Cannell Studios. In Europe, Mr. Truby has consulted for the BBC, RAI, LUX, TV4 and MTV Sweden.

Among his students are the authors, directors or producers of movies like Outbreak, The Mask of Zorro, Sleepless in Seattle, The Addams Family, Beetlejuice, Nightmare on Elm street…

He published in last November his long awaited first book « The anatomy of story » published in the USA at the prestigious Faber & Faber. On nearly 500 pages, he develops his theories to build multi-faceted stories and attach great importance to the emotional and moral development of the character.

John Truby is also a writer/director whose feature, ALL-AMERICAN BOY, won Best Dramatic Film (Gold Special Jury Award) at the Houston International Film Festival and was nominated for Best Picture at the Hollywood Film Festival. It also screened at Raindance Film Festival (London).

Buy the book : The anatomy of story by John Truby