G A Y V I N P O W E R S
Winner of the Ojai Film Society Award for her film 1916, Gayvin received her Master of Arts in Screenwriting at the American Film Institute in 2007
It was out of that dissatisfaction in acting parts that Gayvin started writing well-developed characters and stories for her and her acting friends. She first segued into film by working in the Marketing and Promotion department at Paramount and later was a Reader for the Sundance Institute.
Since then, she has been actively writing scripts, novels, commercials, and poems, several of which have been published and optioned. It's Gayvin's goal to create films and novels that embody the human experience, bringing forth stories and characters that enlighten and entertain audiences.
It was out of that dissatisfaction in acting parts that Gayvin started writing well-developed characters and stories for her and her acting friends. She first segued into film by working in the Marketing and Promotion department at Paramount and later was a Reader for the Sundance Institute.
Since then, she has been actively writing scripts, novels, commercials, and poems, several of which have been published and optioned. It's Gayvin's goal to create films and novels that embody the human experience, bringing forth stories and characters that enlighten and entertain audiences.
Gayvin receiving theOjai Film Society Award for 1916 from Larry Hagman. The first time a writer won the award over a director and was unanimously voted the winner.
Quote:
"If you pass on life,
life passes on you."
~ Celeste from Gayvin's TV pilot
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Writing Tip:
"Think about everything that the character sees the moment she walks in the room."
~ Tom Rickman, Academy Award Nominated Screenwriter for
Coal Miner's Daughter
