Michael Goldman is a veteran entertainment journalist and author who has authored or co-authored eight books, including The Making of The Lion King. Among them are the New York Times?bestseller John Wayne: the Genuine Article; Clint Eastwood: Master Filmmaker at Work, an authorized look at the legendary director's filmmaking techniques; Reality Ends Here: 80 Years of USC Cinematic Arts, the definitive history of the world's oldest and most famous film school; fan books for the TV shows 24 and Heroes and the movie Mortal Kombat; and co-authoring Filmmaking in Action, a textbook for first-year film students. Michael served for many years as Senior Editor at the famed film industry trade journal, Millimeter, and before that, as an editor at Variety. He is now a frequent contributor to another acclaimed film journal, American Cinematographer, along with publications like CineMontage, DGA Quarterly, Emmy, and Ventura Boulevard, among others. He also produces and hosts a monthly filmmaking podcast on the Studio Daily website called Podcasts from the Front Lines and writes a monthly newsletter for the Society of Motion Picture Television Engineers (SMPTE). Learn more about Michael and his work at his website-www.hollywood-scribe.com.