Tom Lopez

The pen is mightier than the sword

Personal Details

Name: Tom Lopez

Last visit: Jan 19, 2008

Interests

Reading screenplays and books on screenwriting, playing darts at the local pub with friends, watching football on Saturdays and Sundays, going to the movies.

Books

"Rebel Without A Crew" by Robert Rodriguez
"From Reel To Deal" by Dov Simens
"The Screenwriter Within" by D.B. Giles
"Writing for Emotional Impact" by Karl Iglesias

Movies

1. "E.T."
2. "The Empire Strikes Back"
3. "Raiders of the Lost Ark"
4. "The Sting"
5. "Taxi Driver"
6. "Goodfellas"
7. "The Godfather Part II
8. "Back to the Future"
9. "Rudy"
10. "The Departed" (This movie kicked so much ass I saw it twice in consecutive days)

Television

"Everybody Loves Raymond"
"The King of Queens"
"Heroes"
"Criminal Minds"
"Forensic Files"
"The First 48"
"Cold Case Files"
"Psychic Detectives"

About Me

I'm 28 and hail from Chicago, IL. I have been in Florida for 5 years now. I attended The Florida State University and received a BA in English Literature in 2002. I then went on to attend Full Sail Real World Education where I received an A.S. in Film and was the salutatorian of my class. I have successfully produced, written an directed an industrial for Disney's Grand Floridian Spa and Health Club as well as producing 2 music videos for two independent local artists in Orlando, FL. Filmmaking and writing are my passions in life and I have a lot of fun doing both.

Goal

"To lure the reader to a place where they find themselves encountering a variety of sensations, reactions, and sentiments emanating from within, powered by my sense of storytelling."