Charles Elder, M.Ed. CCA

Wrote and edited these classic four books

Adams, Clifton and Elder, Bud, 2018, Stark House Press, "The Desperado/Noose for the Desperado"

Lacy, Ed and Elder, Bud, 2019, Stark House Press, "The Best Who Ever Did It and Lead With Your Left"

All available at BN and Amazon

Presentation titled "The Business of Movies"

How to find out what studios are buying and either original scripting or book options

Path to studio connection, both large and small and finding a strong independent producer.

Studio support or independent fundraising

Movie personnel and different elements of production.

Collaboration

Marketing/Festivals

Screenwriter

"Fingerprints" "The Hunt" "Living and Dying in 4/4 Time" "Six Gun Melody - The Jimmy Wakely Story" "Life of the Party'"

Gag Writer

"Wedding Crashers" "Bad Santa"

Script Editor

"South of Heaven, West of Hell"

Book Adaptations

"The Moonshine War" "Whale Season" "The Feud"

Features

Daily Oklahoman

Film Comment

Sound

Persimmon Hill

American Film

AP Wire

Critics Choice Website

AFCI Website

Created state wide, commercial television show based on "Texas Highway"

Started an intern program for television.

Completed 300 episodes before creating the Oklahoma Film Commission and the Oklahoma Film and Video Degree program.

I've taught film at the collegiate level since my first position.

At Southwestern Oklahoma University I taught such classes as The Future of Digital Film and Television, The Eyes of Hitchcock and Music and the Movies.

At the University of Oklahoma and Central Oklahoma State and Redlands college I taught as an adjunct The Elements of TV Production.

At OCCC I taught many film studies and film and TV production among many others.

Never did I ever think I'd learn to act but I went to training before playing the male lead in a theatrical feature called "Second Chances" written and directed by Rick Walker. I produced.

Currently available on Amazon Prime and Tubi.

Created the state's first film commission to recruit films for economic development resulting in over $119 million in production.

Created the first state film and video degree program. at Oklahoma City Community College. Wrote all curriculum and designed all classes, raised funds through grants and other solicitations for equipment and lobbied the Oklahoma legislature for a full time active studio. Also created summer program.

Hired all faculty including Gray Frederickson, Academy Award winning producer of "The Godfather," "Godfather II," "Godfather III" and "Apocalypse Now," and Fritz Kiersch, director of "Children of the Corn."