Jeffrey Hirschberg will discuss his new book Reflections of the Shadow: Creating Memorable Heroes and Villains for Film and TV on the next “Movie Addict Headquarters” show. A member of the Writers Guild of America and judge for the WGA Awards, Jeffrey has had screenplays optioned by Hollywood production companies and has written and/or created shows for Showtime Networks, Lifetime Television and ABC. He has worked at Warner Bros., NBC, ABC and Viacom.  Jeffrey is also an Assistant Professor and Director of the Television and Film Arts Program at Buffalo State College.

In addition to his writing and professorial duties, Jeffrey is an active screenplay consultant via his ThreeAct script consulting service (www.ThreeAct.com). He holds a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and a master’s degree in TV-Radio-Film from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School.   

This special BlogTalkRadio show exploring memorable villains and heroes on film and television airs on Tuesday, August 11, at 4 p.m. Eastern Time (1 p.m. Pacific Time). During the live show listeners are invited to call in and to participate in a live chat. An archived segment will also be available.

Who are your favorite movie heroes and villains? Are they on Jeffrey’s list of memorable ones? Be sure to listen and find out!

CALL-IN NUMBER:  646-478-5668

HOST:  Betty Jo Tucker

CO-HOST:  Jazz Shaw

PRODUCER:  Nikki Starr

LISTENING LINK: Click here. 

(Reflections of the Shadow: Creating Memorable Heroes and Villains for Film and TV  is published by Michael Wiese Productions and will be available in September, 2009.)