Gini Graham Scott is a screenplay writer, executive producer, and TV game show developer, plus a nonfiction writer who has written and executive produced 14 feature films, documentaries, and pilots for TV/film series through her company Changemakers Productions. She has published over 200 books, 50 for traditional publishers and 150 for her own company Changemakers Publishing.
She also writes, reviews, and ghostwrites scripts, books, and other materials for clients, including book to film reviews, loglines/synopsis, show bibles, and sizzle reels. She has written over 150 songs as a BMI writer, recorded with various singers and bands/.
Her produced films in release include Me, My Dog, and I and Rescue Me, distributed by Random Media, Driver, distributed by Gravitas Ventures, Deadly Infidelity and Courage to Continue, distributed by Green Apple, The New Age of Aging and Courage to Continue distributed by Factory Films, and Reversal distributed by Shami Media Group, Several other films have just been completed or are in production: Last Party, When Love Goes Bad, Be Kind, and Find Happiness. More details and trailers are at www.changemakersproductionsfilms.com.
She has recently developed a TV series The Neanderthals Return, based on a series of books about the Neanderthals coming back into modern society. She has also written and produced over 60 short films, including dramas, book and film trailers, TV show pilots, documentaries, and promotional videos. Her IMDB resume is at http://imdb.me/ginigrahamscott.
She is the author of four books on filming, including Turn Your Book or Script Into a Film to be published by Waterside Productions in September 2021. Other film industry books include: The Basic Guide to Pitching, Producing, and Distributing Your Film, The Basic Guide to Doing Your Own Film Distribution; Finding Funds for Your Film or TV Project; and The Complete Guide to Distributing an Indie Film.
She has been hired to write over two dozen scripts for clients, adapted from their novels, memoirs, or script ideas. She reviews books for their film potential and writes treatments and scripts for several companies that publish books and promote them for authors.
Her scripts include action/adventure scripts, suspense thrillers, psychological character films, and contemporary dramas. Some recent scripts are the sci-fi suspense thrillers Brain Swap, Dead No More, and Wild Child. Other scripts include the crime action thrillers Rich and Dead. Deadly Affair, and Coke and Diamonds.
Scott’s books on self-publishing and marketing include: Self-Publishing Your Book in Multiple Formats, Self-Publishing Secrets, How to Find and Work With a Good Ghostwriter, and Turn Your Blogs and Talks into a Book.
Scott has been a featured guest on hundreds of TV and radio programs, including Good Morning America, Oprah, CNN, and many others. She has a PhD in Sociology from the University of California at Berkeley, a JD from the University of San Francisco Law School, and five MAs from Cal State University, East Bay, including an MA in Communications.
Her website for publishing and writing is www.changemakerspublishingandwriting.com.