Parents Boyde Hood Name Sean Hood Children Sophie | Role Screenwriter Siblings Brendan Hood Spouse Micki Stern (m. 1993) | |
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Born August 13, 1966 (age 58) ( 1966-08-13 ) Milwaukee, Wisconsin Movies Conan the Barbarian, The Legend of Hercules, Cube 2: Hypercube, Halloween: Resurrection, The Crow: Wicked Prayer Similar People Marcus Nispel, Boaz Davidson, Renny Harlin, Danny Lerner, Andrzej Sekula | ||
Sean hood writer on conan the barbarian uncut
Sean Hood (born August 13, 1966) is an American screenwriter best known for horror films and action thrillers.
Contents
- Sean hood writer on conan the barbarian uncut
- Sean Hood Interview Segment
- Early life
- Screenwriting
- Television
- Directing
- Blogging
- Teaching at USC
- Filmography
- References
Sean Hood Interview Segment
Early life
Hood graduated from Brown University, with a double major in pure mathematics and studio art, and then spent several years working in Hollywood as a set dresser, prop assistant and art director working with filmmakers as diverse as James Cameron, David Fincher and David Lynch. He continued his studies at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, graduating in 1997 with an MFA in production. His student short film, “The Shy and the Naked” won a grant from the Sloan Foundation for the positive portrayal of science.
Screenwriting
Hood sold his first spec screenplay to MTV Films in 2000, and went on to sign a deal with Dimension Films, which included rewrites on Halloween: Resurrection and Cursed. He went on to work on Conan the Barbarian for producer Avi Lerner,. He recently birthed Hercules: The Legend Begins. He's currently working on a science fiction film, Subterranean, with director Marcus Nispel.
Television
He wrote the episode Echoes for the NBC horror anthology series Fear Itself. Similarly, he contributed to the Showtime horror anthology series Masters of Horror by penning the episode Sick Girl.
Hood also worked on Sick for The CW. and The Dorm for MTV.
Directing
He was one of the founding members of Filmmakers Alliance and often collaborates creatively with FA's president, Jacques Thelemaque. His most recent short film is Melancholy Baby.
Blogging
Hood writes the blog Genre Hacks.
Teaching at USC
He is a part-time lecturer at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. He teaches the courses "Writing the Feature Script" and "Advanced Rewriting".