Geno Scala

Geno Scala has had a number of stops during his long and successful career. As an experienced screenwriter, he owns and operates The Script Mentor, a service that connects novice screenwriters with a team of proven mentors to guide them through the writing and marketing process. He originally began his career at the Phoenix Police Department, but soon transitioned to becoming a Private Investigator for the stars in Hollywood. He then joined several prestigious security firms before becoming an executive director of the Academy Awards in 2000. He has penned such scripts including "Hellicane" (2014), "Hell Hath No Fury" (Spike TV, 2012). On the production end, he has been involved with such as "Mirror Lake" & Black Salt.

The world of screenwriting can be both confusing and treacherous to new, unseasoned writers looking to break in. The industry is simply massive and the machinations entirely designed to get the most out of a smallest input. Therefore, knowing how to protect and elevate art in what can be a brutal business is absolutely critical for every writer personally invested in the integrity of their work - which all great writers always are. To accomplish this end, information is the most important weapon to have in any aspiring screenwriter's arsenal. Therefore, Geno Scala has increasingly taken it upon himself to mentor those individuals who are looking to become writers themselves and share the information he has gathered for time.

Geno knows screenwriters are able to hold their work to the highest standards and push themselves to do more, through discipline and internal motivation. The inspiration to commit so fully to their craft can come from a wide variety of places. Some lucky people are truly in love with the art of writing. For these individuals, the reward is the works itself. Anything else is a happy byproduct of the joyful work of creating the script. For others, the main motivations come from other places. Some people have a story that for whatever reason they cannot shake and must share with whoever will listen, and the script is the only way they can do so and remain true to the voice and perspective they determine best does justice to the narrative at hand. Others simply seek glory. Regardless, no motivation is objectively better or more effective than the other. The most important thing is to write.