Hi, I’m Jill Chamberlain

I’m a screenwriting teacher and script consultant, as well as a screenwriter and the author of The Nutshell Technique: Crack the Secret to Successful Screenwriting.

The Nutshell Technique is considered the go-to manual many professionals swear by. It's on the syllabus at Columbia University, UCLA, and film schools all over the world. It's been published in Mandarin Chinese, Korean, Russian, and Italian, and in audiobook format. Han Jin-won, Oscar-winning screenwriter of Parasite (Academy Award for Best Picture), said, “Jill Chamberlain presents a fresh standard for visualizing story structure. I hope The Nutshell Technique will serve as a true 'nutcracker' to break open your stories.”

As a script consultant, I’ve fixed and fine-tuned scripts for Oscar-nominated and Emmy, BAFTA, and Sundance-winning screenwriters, top television showrunners, screenwriters whose movies have made over a billion dollars at the box office, and for many, many spec script writers.

Over twenty years ago, I founded The Screenplay Workshop with Jill Chamberlain where I’ve personally taught thousands of writers how to write feature films, episodic television, and novels.

I’ve presented my information-packed master class on screenplay story structure to rave reviews at many respected industry organizations and institutions, including: Writers Guild of America East (WGA-East), Yle (Finland’s national broadcast network), Canacine (Mexican Chamber of the Film Industry), London Screenwriters' Festival, Austin Film Festival's Screenwriters Conference, Maryland Institute College of the Arts, University of Houston, TSL The Script Lab, Austin Film Society, Writers' League of Texas, Scriptwriters' Network,, ScriptFest, and the Great American Pitchfest.

I studied in the MFA film program at Columbia University, where I also received my undergraduate degree in English.