Flint Dille
Flint Dille (born November 3, 1955); last name pronounced Dillē, is a screenwriter, game designer, and novelist. He lives in Los Angeles, California. He is best known for his animated work on Transformers, G.I. Joe, An American Tail: Fievel Goes West and his game-writing, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay and Dead to Rights), as well as his non-fiction Book written with John Zuur Platten, The Ultimate Guide to Videogame Writing and Design. Flint is currently acknowledged as a prime practitioner of Transmedia, having worked in multiple mediums, frequently translating properties from one medium to another.
Flint's sister Lorraine Williams was once manager of the game publisher TSR, Inc. Flint introduced Williams to Dungeons & Dragons creator Gary Gygax at Gygax's request.[1][2] He co-authored a script with Gygax for a Dungeons & Dragons film; however, the film was never made.[2] Dille, with co-author John Zuur Platten, formed the The Bureau of Film and Games[3], an intellectual property company.
His credits include:
- Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu video game[4]
- Agent 13: The Midnight Avenger series with David Marconi
- Sagard the Barbarian Interactive Gamebook series with E. Gary Gygax[5][1]
- Video game Dead to Rights[6]
Screenwriting credits
- An American Tail: Fievel Goes West[7]
- The Transformers: The Movie (1986)[8]
- Several episodes of the animated television series, Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light.
Books
- Dille, Flint; Platten, John (2008). The Ultimate Guide to Video Game Writing and Design. Los Angeles, CA: Lone Eagle. ISBN 158065066X.
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References
- ^ a b La Farge, Paul (2006). "Destroy All Monsters". The Believer Magazine. Archived from the original on 2008-10-04.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ a b Sacco, Ciro Alessandro. "The Ultimate Interview with Gary Gygax". thekyngdoms.com. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
- ^ "The Bureau of Film and Games". Retrieved 2009-11-19.
- ^ Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu (2003) at IMDb
- ^ Sullivan, Patricia (March 5, 2008). "E. Gary Gygax; Co-Creator Of Dungeons & Dragons". Washington Post. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- ^ Dead to Rights at IMDb
- ^ An American Tail: Fievel Goes West at IMDb
- ^ listed as story consultant in Official Transformers the Movie - 20th Anniversary DVD website
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