Norman C. Berns

Norman C. Berns is an Emmy-winning producer and director. His documentary series, The Writing Code, is currently airing on PBS. Beginning as a stage director, his production work includes features and documentaries, TV series and commercials.

A certified Movie Magic instructor, Norman was an early beta tester for Screenplay Systems budgeting and scheduling programs and was part of the Set Management development team that created ProductionPro Budget. A columnist for the seminal online publication, WebZine Weekly, Norman has written for The Directors Guild and Tripod, Inc. His column currently appears in BTL News and he blogs for ReelGrok and Pavaline.

He is a consultant to the Roy W. Dean Film & Video Grants and is on the Board of Advisors for People With Disabilities Broadcasting Corporation. Norman is moderator of The Budgeting Group and owner of the online film community, ReelGrok. He has taught film production and software for Media Services, The Directors Guild, Filmmakers Bootcamp and others.

A member of DGA, SAG and Actors Equity, Norman has been creating films and preparing budgets, schedules and business plans for the past 25 years.