Daniel Calvisi
San Pedro,CA
Summary
Dynamic and detail-oriented professional with a proven ability to work independently while consistently meeting deadlines. Passionate about the entertainment industry, with a commitment to tracking trends and developments at the intersection of film, technology platforms, AI, and financial markets. Exceptional interpersonal skills foster collaboration and teamwork, and a strong analytical mindset and experience with gathering data and integrating it into different environments ensures precision in all tasks.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Story Analyst, Writing Coach
Act Four Screenplays
2007 - Current
- Teaching and training amateur and professional screenwriters. Clients have included Emmy and Oscar winners, studio-level writers and producers, name actors, award-winning filmmakers and television executives.
- Deep analysis of features, pilots and shorts, with story notes, copy-editing and suggestions for fixes.
Author
Story Maps
2015 - 2026
- Authored multiple best-selling titles on screenwriting and navigating the entertainment industry, including Story Maps: TV Drama, Story Maps: How to Write a Great Screenplay and Story Maps: The Films of Christopher Nolan.
- Endorsements from writers of Orange is the New Black, Bones, Masters of Sex and Little Mosque on the Prairie.
Webinar Presenter
Writer's Digest (AIM Media)
01.2016 - 12.2025
- Created, researched, wrote and presented webinars on topics related to storytelling for film and television.
- Researched industry topics and tracked data, including box-office performance, studio franchise score cards, streaming ratings, awards tallys, spec sales, and more.
- Gathered data and images and integrated into spreadsheets, graphs, charts and detailed PowerPoint decks.
Writer
Script Magazine (AIM Media)
05.2013 - 12.2025
- Researched and wrote articles examining storytelling for film and television from an industry-centric perspective.
Producer & Host
Story Maps Podcast
2011 - 2018
- Researched, wrote, co-hosted, edited and distributed audio and video podcast that offered detailed structural analyses of films and television.
- Distributed and archived on multiple online platforms. Utilized metadata and social tagging strategy to maximize reach and engagement.
Digital Content Editor
Telematic Dan
2010 - 2017
- Researched and wrote industry-focused articles for digital distribution.
- Produced and cataloged red carpet interview clips, distributed via YouTube and embedded on a WordPress-based site for structured archival and reference, maintaining consistent metadata and reference links. Interview subjects included Guillermo Del Toro, Walton Goggins, Noah Hawley, Britt Lower and Kiernan Shipka.
Education
B.F.A. - Film and Television
New York University, Tisch School of The Arts
Skills
- Research, data entry, metadata management
- Website administration, CMS, Wordpress, CSS, HTML
- MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint
- Google Sheets, Google Docs
- copy-editing, video editing
- AI text, imagery and generative video
- teaching, training, coaching, marketing, advertising, producing, directing, video editing, graphic design, Adobe Suite, Microsoft suite, Excel spreadsheets, Final Cut Pro, Avid, Capcut, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Substack
Timeline
Webinar Presenter
Writer's Digest (AIM Media)
01.2016 - 12.2025
Writer
Script Magazine (AIM Media)
05.2013 - 12.2025
Story Analyst, Writing Coach
Act Four Screenplays
2007 - Current
Author
Story Maps
2015 - 2026
Producer & Host
Story Maps Podcast
2011 - 2018
Digital Content Editor
Telematic Dan
2010 - 2017
B.F.A. - Film and Television
New York University, Tisch School of The Arts