Brad Beckman

Brad Beckman

Narrative Consultant

Shape, develop and tell your story your way.

I can help you with your script or story.

I’ve worked in many areas and I can work with you. Theatre, film, tv, streaming, podcast, fiction, non-fiction, documentary, curriculum design, e-learning content, textbook, copywrighting and development.

I can do coverage, give script notes, or work with anything from concept to final draft, anywhere from mentor and advisor to ghost writer. I’m a working  script doctor, script analyst and dramaturg and have worked in developing new material meant to be seen by an audience for decades.

I am co-founder and a lead mentor for Animate BootCamp. I’m an Executive at Distinctive Voices, LLC and Live Animation Studios and I regularly work with , MYGOSH.co (Zurich) Five Peaks Animation and Splinter Studios.I produce, direct, and edit both text and video. I’m the Drama Editor for Stone Canoe, a literary journal based in Central New York and a certified teacher and trainer of the Michael Chekhov Acting Technique. I work as a voice-over and acting talent and have taught at the university level and coached both virtually and in the classroom for decades.

I coach story. Writers, communicators, brand representation.

Working with Me

Mentoring and Coaching

I can help you improve or develop your script.

I work directly with writers and storytellers to develop their narratives. I work on projects for stage, the large or small screen, advertising and branding campaigns, single event projects, games and multi-thread or branched narratives, podcasts and narratives for the metaverse.

Educator and Trainer

NMCA Certified, College-level Educator for 25 years

I’m a certified teacher and trainer of the Michael Chekhov Acting Technique. You can find out more about this organization and the technique here.

Writing Needs

Time, amounts, page counts and word densities are all determined per job and set down in a Letter of Agreement before I start. A Non-Disclosure Agreement is signed at the same time. We determine together what I will deliver and by what date.

Writing Services

  • Coverage
  • Verbal or written feedback
  • Pitch Deck Development
  • Develop a treatment or beat sheet
  • Write a feature, pilot or episode
  • Write a full length or short stage play, short story or prose
  • Rewrites or polishes of existing scripts

Recent Projects

  • Sound Editing for Five Peaks Animation
  • Edited for “Betsy Show”
  • work regularly as a voice-over talent and coach