Stan Williams Bio

FILMMAKING

Stan Williams is an international award-winning producer-director-writer-editor, and live-televsion and show creator. Since 1972, he has managed hundreds of industrial and dramatic productions with both union and non-union talent and crews. He is Executive Producer and Director for SWC Films his production company, and Nineveh's Crossing a media distribution company that focuses on the intersection of Catholicism and Entertainment.

STORY & SCRIPT WRITING - CONSULTING - EDITING
Stan is author of THE MORAL PREMISE: Harnessing Virtue and Vice for Box Office Success released in 2006 by Hollywood publisher Michael Wiese Productions. The book is the practical trade derivative of his doctorial research. Stan is literally a script doctor. Consequently, he is asked to work on major motion pictures and projects yet to be made. Most notably since 2008 he has worked with Will Smith on various motion picture projects that have booked over a billion dollars at the box office. The Moral Premise website is: www.MoralPremise.com. The Moral Premise Blog contains hundreds of articles on story and script development including numerous writing and story-breaking tools. His two-day live story-structure workshop is available on-line and consists of 25 videos divided into 12 lessons: Storycraft Training

EDUCATION

Stan holds a Ph.D. in Communications-Film Studies (1998, Wayne State University). His doctoral research and dissertation focused on the Narrative Theory of successful theatrical motion pictures. He also holds an M.A. in Speech-Communications (1980, Eastern Michigan University), and a B.A. in Physics (1969, Greenville College). He has completed numerous workshops and professional forums including the competitive Act One: Writing for Hollywood, a month-long screenwriting workshop (New York, 2000).

BOOK WRITING / EDITOR

In addition to The Moral Premise Stan has written a number of books and hundreds of video and television scripts and speeches for corporations; numerous published essays on film, religion, and critical thinking; with associates a few produced stage plays and a produced musical; with writing partners a number of screenplays a cache of film stories.

In 2023 Nineveh's Crossing released Stan's historical novel THE WIZARD CLIP HAUNTING: A True Early American Ghost Story. When America was young, reckless, and fiercely independent, an equally independent, agnostic farmer reluctantly joins forces with a renegade Catholic priest to confront an ancient Babylon spirit that threatens their safety and the country's freedom. It's been called a dramatic work of theology, yet as a story has garnered 5-star ratings on multiple websites.

In late 2015 he finished his Faith Memoir GROWING UP CHRISTIAN: Searching for a Reasonable Faith in the Heartland of America. His Christian faith has been a very important part of his life, but writing the 100 or so short stories about strange and humorous events in his life was the motivating factor for the book. Some have called the 525-page memoir, "an Americana page-turner."

Stan edited, created, and published the 374 page, full-color, Christian apologetic text: "BASIC CHRISTIANITY: Facts-Evidences-Reasons" a remarkable series of lectures, by Dr. Stanley D. Walters, archaeological and ancient language scholar, who makes clear the historical, logical, textual, and archaeological evidences supporting Christian belief. Johnny Hart (B.C. and the Wizard of Id comic fame) provided comics, plus there are over 85 illustrations and full color photographs.

MEDIA APPEARANCES

Dr. Williams has been seen and heard on various TV and & radio networks (Sirius Radio, Ave Maria Radio, Relevant Radio, EWTN, and WDTK) discussing movies, faith and reason, and/or Catholicism. His YouTube channel is: StanleyDWilliams on YouTube. He is currently Executive Producer and Director for "Nineveh's Crossing Presents," a television series that explores Christian faith, values, and history through the lens of Roman Catholicism. The series has been seen regularly on the FaithTV Network, The Miracle Channel, and CatholicTV-Boston, with specials that have aired on other satellite and cable networks such as EWTN, TBN, NRB, and the Canadian Salt and Light Television Network.

RESEARCH DETAIL

Dr. Williams' doctoral research and dissertation is titled: Narrative Argument Validity and Film Popularity which was the basis for The Moral Premise. This on-going research examines the relationship between a film's box office performance and the structure and consistency of its moral premise. He demonstrated that a feature film presents an informal logical argument where each scene provides evidence toward the film's overall conclusion, message, or moral premise. (A film's theme is one-half of the moral premise.) The completed research provided evidence that upheld a Hollywood belief that a film's box office success is directly related to the consistency and truth of the film's moral premise. His rules of story validity can be used during the development of a screenplay to offer a strong predictive tool to a film's success before production ever begins. These rules of story development are in discussed book The Moral Premise, and are used in his workshops, blogging, and consulting.

PAST BUSINESS

As a staff director-producer for Ford Motor Company's World Headquarters, he produced, wrote, and directed hundreds of live, film and video productions for world distribution. As founder and president of Full Circle Communications, Inc., he managed the development and production of award-winning films, videos and interactive multimedia for World's Fairs, auto shows, corporate information, and training. As Creative Vice-President of Ross Roy Communications-Training, Stan managed a multi-million-dollar film and video production budget for Chrysler Corporation. During his son's high school basketball career, he chose to freelance as a writer, media producer, and professional basketball dad. (It paid off...he thanks all U.S. taxpayers who put Josh through the Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD, Class of 1999 - at 6'10" he was the center for the basketball team for several years.) As Midwest Operations Director for ADP's Sandy Corporation, he was the creative director for multiple communication interventions, including national conferences for Harley-Davidson dealers and Internet training sites for ADP and General Motors. As an electronic engineer for McDonnell Douglas Astronautics in Houston he wrote flight procedures and trained astronauts for NASA's Skylab space station.

ADJUNCT TEACHING POSITIONS (partial list)

• Wayne State University, Communication Department (Detroit, MI): Interactive Instructional Design, Film Production and Editing.
• Spring Arbor University, Degree Completion Program (Dearborn, MI): Human Resource Management, Thesis Writing, Research Advisor.
• John Paul The Great University (San Diego, CA): Film Curriculum Instructional Desinger and Guest Lecturer on Screenwriting.
• Moody Bible Institute (Chicago, IL): Guest Lecturer on Narrative Theory and Story Structure.
• Madonna University (Livonia, MI): Guest Lecturer on Narrative Theory and Story Structure.
• Regent University (Virginia Beach, VA): Guest Lecturer on Narrative Theory and Story Structure.
• Spring Arbor University (Spring Arbor, MI): Guest Lecturer on Narrative Theory and Story Structure.
• Motion Picture Institute Trade School (Troy, MI): Screenwriting, Directing, Producing.
• St. Augustine Home School Enrichment Program (Ann Arbor, MI): Formal Logic
• Created and taught dozens of writing and story structure workshops for writers and screenwriters at conferences in California, Florida, Texas, Missouri, Chicago, and Michigan.