About me
Carolyn is a founder of Hollywood Gatekeepers, an online community training people to become expert readers for the film industry. She has worked as a Story Analyst developing screenplays with companies producing iconic films such as, JOKER, GAME OF THRONES, WALKING DEAD, GRAN TORINO, GET SMART, SHERLOCK HOLMES, AMERICAN SNIPER, BLACK SWAN, YOUNG GUNS, TRAFFIC, LOST IN SPACE, SKULL ISLAND, TAMMY, AVATAR, OCEANS 8, ZODIAC, THE THIN RED LINE, LIFE OF PI, XMEN, PEOPLE VS LARRY FLINT, SULLY, GREAT GATSBY, MR. HOLLAND’S OPUS BABE, QUIZ SHOW, FOOTLOOSE, NIXON & KISSINGER, among others, and has served as an analyst, judge and/or panelist for contests including the Sundance Institute, the Scriptwriter’s Network, the Newport Beach Film Festival, and the CBS Diversity Program and many others. She is also an Executive at Stage 32, leading sessions for writers. As a writer, she co-wrote YOU CAN'T RUN FOREVER, starring Oscar-winner JK Simmons, currently available on streaming sites such as Amazon and Apple, among others. She has a series in development and she is co-writing/producing FOLLOWING FIREFLIES, a feature animated rock opera with writer/composer Adam Watts, composer of HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, CAMP ROCK, among others. Carolyn is also a Certified Life Coach, combining her skills as an analyst and a coach to help people turn their love of movies into a career they love.