The Hue, Tint & Shade of Words: African-American Screenwriters -- Diverse Storytellers, a 30-minute digital documentary, writer-director-producer and editor, 2015.
The Hue, Tint & Shade of Words: Diverse Screenwriters in the Entertainment Industry, a feature-length digital documentary, writer-director-producer and editor, 2014.

Recent Works

“Write Cinematic Scenes,” article in Write Now! Screenwriting, ed. Sherry Ellis and Laurie Lamson (New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, 2010), 194-196.
Genre Screenwriting: How to Write Popular Screenplays That Sell (New York: Continuum Books, 2008).
A Guide to Screenwriting Success: How to Write for Film and Television (New York: Rowman-Littlefield, 2006).
The Handbook of Creative Writing (Edinburgh University Press/Columbia University Press 2008). Contributor.

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Writers Guild of America West

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

Loyola Marymount University is a top-ranked national university by U.S. News and World Report, which places LMU among the top six Jesuit universities in the country and in the top six private universities in California. Founded in 1911, LMU is a Catholic, Jesuit, and Marymount university with more than 7,100 undergraduate students and more than 3,000 graduate and law students. LMU offers 56 undergraduate majors and 56 minor programs, along with 46 master’s degree programs, three doctorate programs and 12 credential/authorization programs. LMU’s intercollegiate athletics teams compete in the West Coast Conference with 14 Division I varsity sports.

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Steve Duncan is a screenwriting professor at LMU. He served as Interim Dean from 2009-2010 and Chair of the Screenwriting Department from 2007 through 2009.
Steve served as the co-creator and executive consultant of the Emmy-winning series Tour of Duty, which took place during the Vietnam War. He wrote and produced for A Man Called Hawk and he co-wrote the Emmy-nominated television movie, The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson. Steve has developed and written comedy and drama projects for Aaron Spelling Television, Columbia Television, NBC Productions, Republic Pictures, TriStar Pictures, Procter & Gamble Productions and Precipice Productions.
Steve is a member of the Writers Guild of America West, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Film and Television Drama and Comedy; Screenwriting  Directing and Producing

A Guide to Screenwriting Success

Professor Emeritus of Screenwriting

A feature-length documentary (81 minutes). Executive Producer: Jean V. Duncan. Written, produced and directed by Steve Duncan -- a screenwriter, author and Professor  at the School of Film and Television, Loyola Marymount University -- the documentary showcases diverse professional screenwriters in the entertainment industry sharing what they were like as children, when they began to realize they were writers, their writing process, their passions about writing through a favorite project, how they feel about the importance of diverse storytelling. They also offer their view of diversity in the digital landscape that’s changing the way entertainment is written, produced and distributed. The documentary emphasizes the importance of culture to storytelling. These screenwriters are funny, serious, emotional and poignant. AVAILABLE FOR GROUP & EVENT SCREENINGS FOR EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.

The Hue, Tint and Shade of Words: Diverse Screenwriters in the Entertainment Industry TRAILER

This 30 minute documentary, written, produced and directed by Steve Duncan--a screenwriter, author and Professor at Loyola Marymount University-- showcases African-American professional screenwriters in the entertainment industry sharing their passions about writing, how they feel about the importance of diverse storytelling, and their view of diversity in the digital landscape that’s changing the way entertainment is written, produced and distributed. The documentary emphasizes the importance of culture to storytelling.  Included are insights from a professor of Psychology and a professor of African-American Studies. The following are the list of interviewees:

Kevin Arkadie, his credits include creator of Undercover, writer and co-executive producer on The Shield, writer-producer on such series as NYPD Blue, Chicago Hope, and I’ll Fly Away. 

Michael Ajakwe, founder of the LA Webfest, his credits include creator Basketball Wife, writer-producer on such series as Eve, Martin, The Brothers Garcia, and Sister, Sister.

Wendy Calhoun, who served as co-executive producer on the hit Fox TV series, Empire, also has writer-producer credits on Nashville, Revenge and Justified.

Pat Charles, his credits include Sons of Anarchy, writer-producer on Bones and Resurrection, currently developing a new series for CBS Studios.

Jean Duncan, a marketing manager at 20th Century Fox with writing credits on He’s the Mayor.

Steve Duncan, a Professor of Screenwriting in the School of Film and Television at LMU, his credits include co-creator Tour of Duty, writer-producer on A Man Called Hawk, co-writer The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson.

Dr. Cheryl Grills, Professor of Psychology, LMU.

Dr. Adilifu Nama, Associate Professor of African-American Studies, LMU.

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