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| Recent Students | Famous Alumni | Famous Teachers | Praise in Print | Industry Professionals
Are you a Sherwood Oaks success story? |
Many of our students are working professionals from doctors to lawyers to firemen to engineers to
office workers who come from all parts of the world (e.g., Canada, Britian, Australia, Ireland, Italy, Germany, and Spain)
who want to succeed in Hollywood. We do what we can to make that happen.
Check up our comments on yelp.com
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Mike Yuen $20M movie - 2007 "I perfected my award-winning pitch through Sherwood Oaks networking meetings with Hollywood executives..." |
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Mark Mahon Strength and Honour |
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Mark Kratter "Sherwood Oaks provides an extraordinary, immersive experience..." |
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Former S.W.O. Student, wrote 2007 PGA Award, Scream Awards 2006, Dynasty Reunion. |
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Tim Casey & "I have learned so much about the business of "show business" from Sherwood Oaks. I would have never made it this far without them. If you think that you can't afford to go, think again, you can't afford to not go."
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Ken Sheetz |
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Barbara Kerr Condon Not only does Sherwood Oaks help writers, but it also helps out actors. Check out Barbara's July 2009 article on her latest update of her film called Three Times a Lady. |
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Stoddard (Sto) White Jr. "Because of all of the contacts Sherwood Oaks has provided, for the first time in my life, I now have several choices at the B+ to A+ level of the Hollywood community. It seems so surreal. I got financing and am getting paid to write. Thank you!" |
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Titanic |
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Rocky (written while at Sherwood Oaks) |
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The Holiday |
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The Simpsons |
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Million Dollar Baby |
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Airplane! |
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I Love Lucy |
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"In 1977, every Tuesday at 7 pm for eight weeks, Lucille Ball was my comedy teacher..." |
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Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back |
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The Twilight Zone |
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Jaws |
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A Clockwork Orange |
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Steven Barnes (on the right) Congratulations to Steven for his August 2007 LA Times article on their newly published novel, Casanegra, with Barnes' spouse and Blair Underwood (center) |
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Paul Schrader (writer) Raging Bull |
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Skip Press, “One school for aspiring screenwriters stands head and shoulders above all others for continued excellence over the years, and more graduates that have gone on to large careers..."Read More |
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Syd Field, Going to the Movies "As I walked out the door [after teaching for a few hours], several people told me they’d learned more in this one class than they had in a full semester at UCLA.”Read More |
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K. Callan, The Script is Finished, Now What Do I Do? "Entrepreneur/teacher/writer/producer, Gary Shusett, manages to attract a mouth-watering range of industry leaders that we would all love to have access to..."Read More |
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Micheal Hague, Writing Screenplays that Sell “To all those who have helped me in both my film and teaching careers, with particular gratitude to Gary Shusett and Sherwood Oaks Experimental College for getting me started…” |
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Richard Stayton, Editor Written By "It [Sherwood Oaks College class] was spellbinding, absolutely the best film lesson I ever lucked into. Most of the guest writers didn’t talk about how to “make it.” They spoke on the subject that most intrigued them: the creative process."Read More |
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William C. Martell, Sherwood Oaks College Dream Class "... Now imagine going to five studios in five days, meeting with 35 big name producers. Fantasy? No, it's a new class offered by Sherwood Oaks College called ULTIMATE SCREENWRITERS EXPERIENCE...Read the Full Article |
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Calendar Los Angeles Times Actors and Acting: Majors and Minors "Struggling actors are on the lookout, always, for the key to fame: As Sherwood Oaks Experimental College's Acting Conference drew to a close ... A major star, Robert DeNiro, was seated in the same director's chair that Dustin Hoffman, Clint Eastwood had occupied a few hours before." Request full article |
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Patrick Horton "Sherwood Oaks Experimental College is simply the most intimate, innovative, and practically informative way to meet and greet the real creative movers and shakers of the entertainment industry. It does not just help open the doors to Hollywood, it shows what the road to success looks like and really takes for those who are serious about mastering craft, relationships, and success." |
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Christopher Lockhart "Gary Shusett founded and has operated the “college” for a zillion years, and it is very respectable. Gary is a producer (MOON OVER PARADOR) and the brother of ALIEN screenwriter Ron. He provides plenty of bang for the buck." |
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Suzanne Lyons
"Gary Shusett is to the Entertainment Industry what Donald Trump is to Real Estate. His commitment to educating people in this industry is inspiring and he is incredibly successful at doing it! He produces workshops that cover every facet of the industry for people at every level of the industry. Because of Gary's reputation he attracts the best speakers from the highest A-level possible. His panels are studded with Academy Awards winning guests. He organizes quality educational and networking tours of TV shows, studios and he'll even take you to the Emmy's and Oscars! I have known Gary for many years and I have had the privilege of being a participant in the workshops he provides as well and being a guest speaker at his recent producing conference and I can honestly say that his level of professionalism and passion for this industry is unmatched." Read more |
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J. Rose,
Kevin Lee Miller Screenwriter
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I just attended a Sherwood Oaks College event. That experience was worth more than ALL of the books I’ve read on screenwriting, COMBINED! No where else would I have ever had the opportunity to sit down with so many movie producers (many big budget producers) and learn from their perspective and what kind of material they are looking for. Sherwood Oaks teaches students how to break into this fascinating business. Thank you! |
Jim Jordan |
A typical day of a Sherwood Oaks class was leaving a meeting with JJ Abrams AND Brett Ratner because we had to meet with the president of Imagine Television. I learned that the Director got his guest speakers by tirelessly attending hundreds of Hollywood events to solicit the actors, directors, writers, producers, editors, executives, agents, managers, and other professionals to come and teach classes at the school. Gary believes with all his heart that students can only learn the truth about what it takes to succeed in the business from the people who have actually achieved the success. He works almost literally around the clock to create his unique school without walls to help his students, so they might find their own unique paths to success. Read more |
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