Hal Croasmun

Hal Croasmun is a recognized expert in the Screenwriting world.  He's spoken at screenwriting events and festivals including the Austin Film Festival, InkTip Pitch Summit, Screenwriting Expo, and many others.

Coming from a corporate training background, Hal's speciality is designing "Expert Model" classes that give deep insight into what it takes to be the best in an industry.  To that end, he's interviewed over 500 Hollywood producers and 120 agents/managers to design screenwriting programs that make it easy for writers to create amazing screenplays.  His speciality is taking complex subjects like subtext, high concept, and creating characters for movie stars, and breaking them down into simple steps and processes.

In the last 12 years, he has:

• Designed 17 screenwriting "Expert Model" classes including the famous ProSeries class.
• Interviewed over 700 Hollywood producers, 120 agents and managers, and 50 A-list screenwriters.
• Helped over 150 writers break in during the last two years (see ScreenwritingU Success Stories).
• Headed up the most effective and supportive Online writers group — the ScreenwritingU Alumni. 
• Been a key player behind-the-scenes on four movie crowdfunding campaigns that were all fully funded.

From 1989 – 2000, Hal owned and operated Beyond Learning Training Technologies where he designed training programs for over 125 major corporations including Boeing, NASA, National Car Rental, McDonalds, Apple Computer, Glaxo Smith Klein, and many others.

In his spare time, he rides horses, plays poker, and spends time with his family.