Michael Weiss is a WGA screenwriter with twenty-plus years of experience selling original material and being hired on assignment by a wide range of Hollywood studios. He has written over a dozen produced films, including Journey to the Center of the Earth starring Brendan Fraser. Some of his more unusual projects include crafting a story bible for a theme park in China and serving as co-lead writer for an action-adventure video game. He is a veteran instructor in the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program, where he was the recipient of the Distinguished Instructor award, and a contributing writer to the screenwriting guide Cut to the Chase: Writing Feature Films with the Pros at UCLA Extension Writers’ Program. He currently teaches writing at Chapman University Dodge College of Film and Media Arts.