ABOUT & CONTACT
David Marlett is an award-winning, bestselling author, screenwriter, film/theater director, story and copy editor, and a professor/consultant/coach for storytelling across all mediums through his company, BlueRun Media. He has spoken at over sixty conferences, workshops, and universities in the United States and China during the past seven years, speaking on story, writing, new media, and film finance. In addition, he is a regular participant and winning storyteller at NPR's THE MOTH - The Art and Craft of Storytelling events in Los Angeles, including Grand Slam events. (Audio of one of his winning storytelling can be heard here.)
Author
David Marlett is an award-winning storyteller and writer of historical fiction, primarily historical legal thrillers bringing alive the fascinating people and events leading to major historical trials. His first such novel, Fortunate Son, became a critically acclaimed, national bestseller in 2014. The late Vincent Bugliosi (#1 New York Times best-selling author of Helter Skelter) said David is “a masterful writer of historical fact and detail, of adventure and peril and courtroom drama.”
His second historical legal thriller, American Red, published in 2019, follows the extraordinary true story of a set of radical lovers, lawyers, killers, and spies who launched the Great American Century. In the line up for upcoming novels is Lesser Angels, his next in anthology series after American Red. Lesser Angels is based on the true story at the 1910 intersection of the first movies made in Los Angeles, the murderous bombing of the Los Angeles Times, and a murder along the "Venice of America" canals.
Screenwriter / Filmmaker
Through his production company, BlueRun Media, David worked over two decades in Los Angeles, primarily writing and consulting for film and premium series productions, and consulting companies regarding better communicating their stories. He has sold/optioned many scripts and worked with many award-winning producers and actors.
He has been a story fixer/designer/consultant on projects for Lionsgate, Sony, and Dreamworks, including a remake of The Hindenburg. In 2015, David wrote and directed MansLaughter, the world’s first virtual reality feature film. He is currently writing/developing several traditional film, premium series, and theatrical projects, including RIDING HOME, THE 15 LETTERS MAN, and BLUE HIGHWAY which is being produced for stage and screen by Emmy-winning producer, Richard Middleton (The Artist, Hitchcock). He is also a filmmaker, having produced and directed two short films, including his pre-visualization film for his script, OF KINGS & COWBOYS. He has several film and TV series projects in development, including his feature film, BLUE HIGHWAY. See Screenplays.
He had designed and led many writer/storyteller retreats and workshops, including the Aspen Writers Bootcamp. In addition, he provides editing and story coaching to screenwriters, playwrights, and novelists.
Immersive STORYTELLER
David is one of the pioneers of immersive cinema, or live-action virtual reality filmmaking. Through his VR production company, CINEMERSIA, he made the first VR feature film, MansLaughter, and has designed other immersive feature films, including TENGRI. In addition, David provided consulting services to individuals and companies, including studios and investors, regarding the cinematic aspects of virtual reality content. In the creation of MansLaughter, David worked closely with Samsung in developing a unique quadraphonic soundscape for a 360˚ virtual environment. David taught Cinematic VR / Immersive Storytelling at various universities and led the world's first Cinematic VR Writing and Directing Workshop. In addition, he consulted Final Draft in their creation of what he coined a "sphereplay", a screenplay for spherical, immersive storytelling.
PROFESSOR & OTHER
David is a professor of law, currently teaching at the University of Colorado School of Law in Boulder, Colorado, and Texas A&M School of Law. In addition, he teaches undergraduate and graduate Media Law courses at California State University - Northridge.
As a non-practicing attorney/CPA, David consults individuals and companies regarding project financing, media acquisitions, copyright claims, contract negotiations, and talent agreements.
In addition, David has exhibited his photoart in Boulder, Dallas, NY, and LA, and continues to explore storytelling using still images. See PhotoArt.
He is a graduate of The University of Texas School of Law, the father of four, and lives in Boulder, Colorado.
