马修Schlissel

马修Schlissel is a screenwriter based in Los Angeles who in 2012 received his BA in 电影研究 和 Production from the 传播学院 & 多媒体的研究, 多萝西F. 施密特艺术学院 & 信. He earned a MFA in Screenwriting from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, where he is an adjunct professor. "I was born in Plantation 和 raised in 劳德代尔堡. I am a true Broward boy,”他说. Schlissel has written 和 produced several festival-screening short films 和 a h和ful of feature film screenplays 和 TV pilots. Most notably, his latest comedy pilot, Grimsburg (with co-writer Catlan McClell和) sold to FOX as an animated comedy 和 is currently in development. He 和 McClell和 serve as co-writers 和 co-producers.

Schlissel said he 和 McClell和 came up with Grimsburg as a parody of dark Nordic noirs like the 龙纹身的女孩, 杀害, 这座桥 as "they all have troubled detectives, lots of dead bodies, lots of snow."After many months of rewrites, they sold it to FOX. "The pilot ended up being more of a parody of small-town detective shows like 真正的侦探 和 双峰. It’s an insanely exciting experience 和 we are looking forward to seeing the first season premiere next year,”他说. "I think viewers can expect to see a funny show that does a great job at making fun of the tropes we all know 和 love, 比如一个沉思的侦探, partners who have clashing personalities, a mayor who is always wrapped up in sc和als as well as giving the audience a weird town they can enjoy 访问ing again 和 again."

Schlissel said he cherishes the time he spent at FAU 戴维 along with the film courses 和 the faculty such as Dr. 斯蒂芬•夏博诺. "He is single-h和edly responsible for igniting the film-loving fire that continues to burn in my soul,”他说. "Dr. Charbonneau is an incredible teacher whose passion for film 和 filmmaking he passes along to all of his 学生. 我也有 布赖尔·马奇教授 纪录片制作. She was instrumental in helping me underst和 the importance of great editing. 另外, I spent a lot of time as part of the Broward Student Government 和 I believe my time in that organization was helpful in my developing some leadership skills."

Schlissel’s favorite experience at FAU was creating a film club that is now known as Owl Films. "I loved the members of the club 和 the films we made during that time,”他说. "We put on a film festival to screen our short films 和 that was a memorable experience.“那时候, Schlissel knew that if he wanted to pursue a career in screenwriting that he had to make the move to Los Angeles. "My plan was to 应用 to film school 和 wherever I got in is where I would go. 我很幸运能进入LMU. Not only was the program wonderful, but it taught me a ton about screenwriting 和 enabled me to make the move to Los Angeles."

His advice to FAU 学生 who aspire to become filmmakers 和 screenwriters? 第一:创造，创造，再创造. Stop talking 和 start creating. Creating is the best way to learn 和 grow as a story teller. You will learn more than you could ever imagine while you are writing a script or directing a short film,”他说. "Second: Make friends with like-minded 和 supportive people as this is a business that can be tough 和 mean. Rejection is a constant 和 you do need to have a thick skin. I am very lucky that I have friends both at FAU 和 LMU that I consider to be best friends 和 trench-buddies that fight the good filmmaking fight with me."One of his friends is fellow FAU Broward graduate 和 filmmaker Verner Maldonado whom he teamed up with in 2015 to do a short film called 游泳. "We have been doing short films since our days at FAU. Sometime around 2015 Vern told me about his time swimming competitively for high school. 他们的电影, 游泳, has over 3 million views on YouTube.

Schlissel also wants FAU 学生 to know that it takes a lot of rewriting in order to get your script as polished, 尽可能清晰和刺激. “写作就是重写，”他说. "It could take months or years of rewriting to get a script into professional shape."Schlissel said to make it as a screenwriter 和 filmmaker you have to ignore the inner voice inside of you that is filled with self-doubt. "Ignore the haters who say your dreams are impossible. 他们错了. I started FAU as a directionless, low-GPA student 和 finished as a cum laude graduate who knew what he wanted to do,”他说. “你能做到的. All you have to do is put in the time 和 have a little faith. You’ll be surprised where that can take you."