Fred P. Watkins

Mr. Watkins has been working in the film industry, starting out four walling films in various States. He moved into production, working his way up from PA to DP, Director, Writer, and Producer. Mr. Watkins worked in the story department at Paramount. He has worked in distribution, premiering and promoting films as a field rep for such companies as United Artists and others. He has represented films at the American Film Market, Cannes, Milan, and others. Fred was a full-time lecturer in film production, producing, directing and screenwriting at the University of North Texas and has many former students working from Berlin, London, to NYC to Chicago, to LA to Tokyo and Seoul. He ended his academic career as Associate Chair of the large Media Department at UNT. Mr. Watkins is a co-author with Melinda Levin of Post: The Theory and Technique of Digital Nonlinear Motion Picture Editing, published by Allyn and Bacon Publishers. He continues working in production and distribution to all platforms.