About Michael Adams
Michael Bruce Adams has written or co-written over 23 feature length screenplays. His diversified body of work also includes several short film scripts, three television series concepts, and several technical articles on screenwriting and filmmaking. He is a sought after Script Consultant and Story Editor with clients in the US, Canada, Africa and Europe.
His produced feature film credits include the Sole Writer of “Reach For Me”, produced in 2008, and the Story Editor for “A Shine of Rainbows”, produced in 2008, and acted as the Script Consultant for “Taken in Broad Daylight” also produced in 2008.
After studying Biomechanics and Psychology at the University of British Columbia, Michael sacrificed a successful career in Marketing and Advertising to follow his passion: screenwriting. In an effort to build a solid practical foundation for his writing, Michael immersed himself in the focused study of story theory and structure, and their application to screenwriting… an educational process he considers an ongoing commitment.
In 1994, in an effort to gain practical film experience, Michael joined the production side of the industry, first as a Production Assistant and Assistant Director, then as an Assistant Cameraman, where he had the honor of working with acclaimed cinematographers such as, Dean Semler, Mikael Salomon, Maryse Alberti, Peter Menzies Jr. and Bill Roe, and directors John Mctiernan, John Curran, Phillip Noyce and Martin Campbell.
The invaluable ‘on-set’ filmmaking experience he gained on over 120 film and television productions including; “Dark Angel”, “The ‘L’ Word”, “Elektra”, “I Spy”, “Beyond Borders”, “Walking Tall”, “The Thirteenth Warrior”, and “Miracle”, allows Michael to contribute to projects not only as a writer offering imaginative solutions to creative challenges, but as a practical collaborator with years of production experience.
Michael remains active in the technical side of the industry by publishing instructional and technical articles on screenwriting and filmmaking (actioncutprint.com; Your First Draft: Breaking Free of Structure Paradigms, Getting Started as a Screenwriter, and Notes on a Year as a Working Screenwriter, Canadian Society of Cinematographer News, Feb. 2008; Painting in the Dark: The Rebellious Adolescence of Digital Cinematography).
