TOM HODGSON
Hello! I’m Tom. I'm a writer, ghostwriter and story consultant.
TOM HODGSON
Hello! I’m Tom. I'm a writer, ghostwriter and story consultant.
Hello! I’m Tom. I'm a writer, ghostwriter and story consultant.
Hello! I’m Tom. I'm a writer, ghostwriter and story consultant.
I am a writer and ghostwriter with 20 years' experience working at the intersection of business, technology and entertainment. The red thread throughout my career has been helping people tell great stories and connecting them with audiences.
Prior to becoming a full-time writer, I was a creative executive at David Heyman's Heyday Films (“PADDINGTON”, “ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD”, “HARRY POTTER”, “GRAVITY”) working across the company’s film slate, served as Creative Director of J.K. Rowling’s Pottermore (where I headed up the content and community teams), co-founded the innovation consultancy Fearlessly Frank, launched some of the earliest iOS apps on the App Store (including a forerunner to Docusign), and worked in-house at Samsung UK in a senior marketing innovation role.
Films I have written include an adaptation of Stephen Fry’s bestselling novel "THE HIPPOPOTAMUS” (directed by John Jencks), “SEVE: THE MOVIE” (a biopic of the legendary golfer Severiano Ballesteros, directed by John-Paul Davidson), I’ve done uncredited script work and rewrites on multiple screenplays and have film and TV projects in development with companies in the UK, US and Australia. I am currently adapting Sarah Moss’s acclaimed novel COLD EARTH into a feature film and producing the project through my production company Corhampton Pictures (alongside Keel Films).
In addition to developing my own film and TV projects, I oversaw commissioning for the VERO x DMC short film fund, greenlighting a slate of short films from award-winning directors including Molly Manning Walker (“HOW TO HAVE SEX”), Charlotte Regan (“SCRAPPER”) and Kibwe Tavares (“ROBOT AND SCARECROW”).
As a story consultant and keynote speaker, I have appeared on panels at creator-focused events in the US and Europe including SXSW, The London Comedy Film Festival, Universal Studios’ Celebration of Harry Potter, and developed and hosted storytelling events and masterclasses for Fortune 500 companies.
• MA, History (Double First), Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge
• Frank Knox Fellow at Harvard (Graduate School of Arts & Sciences) 2003-4
Email: tom@corhampton.com
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