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Dylan Gary

Teaches at The New York Screenwriter's Lab

Dylan Gary is the founder of the New York Screenwriter's Lab and has been a working screenwriter himself for well over a decade. Some highlights of his career include working on the writing staff of HBO's critically-acclaimed drama TELL ME YOU LOVE ME, receiving a coveted "blind pilot" deal from Sony Television and adapting a popular British TV show for American audiences (also for Sony). Dylan's original pilot BEHIND THE SUN was commissioned by The Sundance Channel as part of their 2013-14 TV development slate, and most recently his limited-series RANDOM (co-created with Kim Farrant) was optioned by London-based Warp Films (THIS IS ENGLAND,THE LAST PANTHERS, '71) and is being prepared to go out to UK broadcasters. 

On the film side, Dylan has been hired by Olive Productions (Steve Buscemi, Stanley Tucci, Wren Arthur) to adapt a Scottish novel into feature film. And his original screenplay STRAY is presently being shopped. Dylan has also provided script consultation services for a wide array of production companies, management houses, producers, writers and directors…including Screen Siren Films, Garlin Pictures, The Radmin Company and many others.

As a teacher, Dylan's primary focus is to cultivate and nurture each student's unique voice as a writer. And while he believes there are principles of screenplay construction that every writer should know, Dylan does not take a cookie-cutter approach in his teaching. Rather he works with every student to structure their ideas in a way that best brings out the essence of the story they are compelled to tell.  Most of all, Dylan genuinely cares about his students and the projects that bring them through the doors. And that care is evidenced by both the honesty and encouragement in his teaching. 

Reviews of Dylan Gary

(2 Reviews)
  • Pilot I: Creating the World

    Reviewed by Roger Anthony D. on 6/4/2019
    Dylan is such a great teacher! He's got a lot of enthusiasm in class and gives lots of great information and feedback. It's a great class to take if you want to start your first pilot script or rework a current one you want to finish. Class is weekly and very structured and homework reading other pilots and watching them. A must if you want to write your first pilot!
  • Pilot I: Creating the World

    Reviewed by Rich K. on 5/29/2019
    dylan was great, solid knowledge, likeable, gut clarity around story structure and conflict was great having a weekly deadline [and gave me a good clear nudge when i was slacking off -without shaming]

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