Jennifer Tressen
- Writer
Born and raised in Southern California, Jennifer Tressen caught the
entertainment bug early. Despite having absolutely no "connections" in
the industry she began working at the ripe old age of 12, doing
commercials and print campaigns for national brands such as Nike and
Sam Goody and appeared in the television series The Monk. A proud SAG
member, Jennifer's interests on set shifted from being in front of the
camera to wanting to work behind it. Unafraid of being told "no," she
made her way onto the sets of major network shows such as ER and The
West Wing for job shadowing at which point she believed she wanted to
be a cinematographer. This passion sent her to film school at Chapman
University in Orange, CA where her major quickly shifted when she
realized, thanks to Professor Jim Macak, that she had a natural talent
for screenwriting after placing or winning every competition she
entered with the first script she had ever written.
It was at Chapman that she met her mentor, Blake Snyder, one of the most critically acclaimed screenwriting gurus in the business. "Blake taught me everything I know," Jennifer claims. "He was genius, especially with children's and family entertainment." Even with the worldwide success of his Save the Cat screenwriting books, Snyder continued to mentor Jennifer in her pursuit to create family programming until his sudden death in 2009.
After graduating, Jennifer began work as a freelance screenwriter and script consultant for independent and studio producers. Her current roster of regular clients includes everyone from newbies to studio producers to an Academy Award Winning Screenwriter. She has also branched out into writing novels for the teen and young adult audience.
It was at Chapman that she met her mentor, Blake Snyder, one of the most critically acclaimed screenwriting gurus in the business. "Blake taught me everything I know," Jennifer claims. "He was genius, especially with children's and family entertainment." Even with the worldwide success of his Save the Cat screenwriting books, Snyder continued to mentor Jennifer in her pursuit to create family programming until his sudden death in 2009.
After graduating, Jennifer began work as a freelance screenwriter and script consultant for independent and studio producers. Her current roster of regular clients includes everyone from newbies to studio producers to an Academy Award Winning Screenwriter. She has also branched out into writing novels for the teen and young adult audience.