Alex
Hare had
his earliest memorable taste of story-telling as a child with his
first comic book, a Marvel
Team-Up with Spider-Man and Nightcrawler.
During many field trips to the library in later years, his interest
in stories turned to mythology and the Arthurian legends. His high
school library was a source of endless entertainment courtesy of the Hitchhiker's
Guide to the Galaxy series, several classic comic book compilations,
the Chronicles of Narnia, and Casca
the Eternal Mercenary series by
Barry Sadler. Several semesters of advanced drama classes found Alex
involved in scene work, sets, props, and lighting, all further fuel
for the storytelling machinery assembling in his mind.
Throughout
his primary education, Alex doodled, sketched, and focused on
visual arts. Loving character design and hating the more tedious facets
of the craft (i.e., backgrounds, architecture) he realized it was
the desire
to create characters and stories that drove his interest in comic books.
Alex recognized during these high
school years that his greatest goal
and fondest wish was to create characters with mass appeal and global
reach. When faced with the decision of a college major, he chose graphic
design as it was the nearest thing to a "comic book" major
he could find.
It
was during the final years of his college
education that Alex was first
introduced to screenwriting. Having endured the agony of an abysmal
sequel he declared out of frustration that he could probably write
something better. When
a friend destined for film school told him what the financial rewards
of a first-time screen play could be, he decided to investigate further.
Alex would learn that screenwriting was the vehicle by which he would
be
able
to reach
the world.
Over
the course of the following decade, Alex read a great many books
on
screenwriting, attended seminars, expos, and commuted from San Diego
to Los Angeles to complete the UCLA
Extensions Screenwriter's program
in feature film writing. During the course of earning his certificate,
he studied episodic television, science fiction for film and television,
and writing for television animation. He has written several spec scripts for film and television.
By
day, Alex Hare is a partner in Strategic
Vision, a consumer-research group where he functions as a researcher,
interviewer, author, and graphic designer. Nearly twenty years
of experience
working with world-class psychologists and understanding decision-making
systems has provided a grounded foundation in credible human behavior
for his journey toward a rewarding career as a working screenwriter.
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