About Jeffrey Hirschberg, Founder: THREEACT

Jeffrey Hirschberg is the author of "Reflections of the Shadow: Creating Memorable Heroes and Villains For Film and TV" (Michael Wiese Productions: 2009) and is an Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Television and Film Arts Program at Buffalo State College.

He has been a professional screenwriter for eighteen years and has written sixteen feature length screenplays and numerous television scripts.

A member of the Writer's Guild of America and judge for the WGA Awards, Jeffrey has had screenplays optioned by Hollywood production companies and has written and/or created shows for Showtime Networks, Lifetime Television, and ABC. Jeffrey has worked at NBC, Warner Bros., and Viacom and has taught at Cornell University, Syracuse University's Newhouse School, and R.I.T.'s School of Film and Animation.

Jeffrey is also the founder and Managing Partner of ThreeAct Partners, a script consulting service (www.ThreeAct.com). Prior to founding ThreeAct, Jeffrey held numerous executive marketing and advertising positions in New York City.

Jeffrey holds a Bachelor's degree from Cornell University and a Master's degree from Syracuse University's Newhouse School. He lives with his wife, three boys, dog Billy (named after Billy Wilder), and dog Al (named after Alfred Hitchcock) in Upstate New York.