Deborah Patz has been a professional in the film industry since the mid-1980s, with a filmography that spans family and children's programming, science-fiction extravaganzas, and feature films of various budget sizes. She started making movies when she was 9 years old, pioneered a filmmaking course at her high school (because it didn't have one), and even taught the teacher how to process film (so he would include it in the course). After receiving a BFA in Film Production from York University, and years of working on productions for Disney, Lucasfilm, Alliance / Atlantis, Nelvana, MCA / Universal, and the IMAX space team, Deb penned her first books: Surviving Production and Film Production Manage-ment 101 (known as the "Swiss Army knife" of production management), both published worldwide by MWP. Based on her books, Deb has designed and instructed numerous courses, seminars, and workshops in Canada, the USA, and the UK, and has worked with young teens to help them make elaborate, scripted home movies. She is now an MFA candidate in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia (with a specialty in Children's and YA), and continues to work in film finance and teach filmmaking work-shops for teens.