BENNETT YELLIN [email protected] | (323) 359-7900 | 1011 Hancock Avenue, West Hollywood, CA 90069
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BENNETT YELLIN [email protected] | (323) 359-7900 | 1011 Hancock Avenue, West Hollywood, CA 90069 For over thirty years I've been a professional screenwriter, where I've honed PROFESSIONAL my skills at crafting a strong story and communicating it with precision and SUMMARY passion. Now I'm applying my expertise to the world of themed entertainment. Whether it's a feature film, a television show or an amusement park experience, everything begins with a strong story. I'm particularly adept at shepherding Strong verbal communication SKILLS a story from conception to Collaborative completion while protecting its Story development integrity along the way. But I'm equally experienced at re-working Public speaking that idea to fit the pressures of a Pitching shifting budget and looming deadline. Interpersonal and written communication Deadline-driven Strong graphic and visual sense Works well under pressure Writer / Super 78 - Los Angeles, CA / 08.2019 - 11.2019 WORK HISTORY Wrote material for P.G.A. 2019 Innovation Award-nominated 4D attraction 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: An Interactive Adventure at Moody Gardens, Galveston, Texas Screenwriter / 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment - Los Angeles, CA / 2015 - 2015 Co-wrote SANTA'S LITTLE HELPER for 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and WWE Studios Screenwriter / Universal Pictures - Los Angeles, CA / 2014 - 2014 Co-wrote DUMB AND DUMBER TO, the official sequel to DUMB AND DUMBER Screenwriter / Anchor Bay Films - Los Angeles, CA / 2014 - 2014 Co-wrote IN THE BLOOD, feature film starring Gina Carano, Cam Gigandet and Danny Trejo Screenwriter / 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment - Los Angeles, CA / 2008 - 2008 Co-wrote JOY RIDE 2: DEAD AHEAD, the direct-to-dvd sequel to Joy Ride Screenwriter / 20th Century Fox Television - Los Angeles, CA / 2007 - 2007 Staff Writer for Fox Television show UNHITCHED Screenwriter / 20th Century Fox - Los Angeles, CA / 2003 - 2003 Co-wrote screen story for feature film STUCK ON YOU, starring Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Cher and Meryl Streep Screenwriter / Walt Disney Television - Los Angeles, CA / 2000 - 2000 Co-wrote Walt Disney television movie THE POOCH AND THE PAUPER Screenwriter / Hanna-Barbera Productions - Los Angeles, CA / 1995 - 1995 Head Writer for DUMB AND DUMBER: THE ANIMATED SERIES Screenwriter / New Line Cinema - Los Angeles, CA / 1994 - 1994 Co-wrote DUMB AND DUMBER Screenwriter / Nuance Productions - Los Angeles, CA / 1987 - 1987 Co-wrote the HBO Comedy Special, PAUL REISER: OUT ON A WHIM Freelance Copywriter / Ant Farm, Aspect Ratio, Workshop Creative - Los Angeles, CA / 2005 - 2009 Wrote trailer and advertising copy for FIERCE PEOPLE (2005), BEE MOVIE (2007), THE HEARTBREAK KID (2007), TROPIC THUNDER (2008) and THE UNINVITED (2009). University Of Massachusetts Amherst - Amherst, MA / 1986 EDUCATION Master of Arts: Creative Writing University Of California - Los Angeles - Los Angeles, CA / 1983 Bachelor of Arts: Creative Writing Member, Writers Guild of America West, 1986 to Current AFFILIATIONS Member, Writers Guild of Canada, 2013 to Current Member, Themed Entertainment Association, 2018 to Current https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0947395/ IMDB PROFILE.