Heidi Hornbacher loves helping artists bring their visions to life on page and screen. A graduate of UCLA’s screenwriting program, Heidi has written and developed numerous features, treatments, and TV pilots for both studios and independent producers. She co-founded both the Slamdance Script Clinic and PageCraft, offering script coaching, workshops, and writing retreats in California, Italy, and online. Heidi’s clients include Emmy winners, TV legends, and brand new writers, too. Heidi is a frequent guest lecturer for Slamdance, Roadmap Writers, Alameda International Film Festival, Coherence Education, and Eastern New Mexico University. She has judged for the Slamdance Film Festival screenwriting contest, the Page Awards, and The Writer’s Lab. Heidi is represented by Zero Gravity Management.
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Heidi’s Blog: The Motif
Add Depth to Your Script with Key Details: The Motif You’re feeling good about your latest…
PagecraftNovember 11, 2020
Heidi’s Blog: Made in Italy
“You haven’t seen Made in Italy?” one of our Orvieto alums gasped. I know. I’m…
PagecraftAugust 17, 2020
Heidi’s Blog: Ford v Ferrari and Character Desperation
I have always been a car girl. In my childhood bedroom there was nary a…
PagecraftAugust 17, 2020
Heidi’s Blog: Art Sale
When I was 6 or 7, I decided to hold an art sale. I loved…
PagecraftJune 27, 2019
Heidi’s Blog: Character Is Plot
I was recently sent a script by a friend. She was being offered the opportunity…
PagecraftJune 27, 2019
Heidi’s Blog: Secondary Characters
I’m working on a script right now, and I have been intently focused on nailing…
PagecraftApril 7, 2019
Heidi’s Blog: Wrong Reasons
I was chatting with a fellow script coach about her new client. She was excited…
PagecraftApril 7, 2019
Guest Post: ROMA and the Passive Protagonist
by PageCraft co-founder Carlo Cavagna We just saw Alfonso Cuarón's brilliant ROMA, which has us…
PagecraftApril 7, 2019
Heidi’s Blog: Barf Drafts
“The outline’s done! Write the script and we’ll be in production!” declared a director friend…
PagecraftMarch 3, 2019
Heidi’s Blog: The Book of Henry
So many films would be better films had they gotten coaching and feedback at the…
PagecraftJune 28, 2017