Donald Upton

Donald Upton

Figmeister Studios
Marketing/pr and Screenwriter

Fayetteville, Arkansas

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January 2015
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About Donald

I grew up in different towns in Arkansas and California which helped me see the world from a pretty unique lens. When I hit college I graduated with two degrees: one in Anthropology and one in English. Eventually I was lucky enough to make it to England and research Roman Archaeology. Oh yeah, I was also in the Marines. I’ve always done some form of writing, ever since I was a little kid. I have two published books: a children’s book and a book of poetry.

Once upon a time I had a really cool job marketing merchandise for Game of Thrones. Met some interesting people doing that.

I began and co-chair a non-profit to help people get into filmmaking: Arts and Entertainment Council. We teach classes in filmmaking, acting, and screenwriting. Recently, we started MeetUps in Fayetteville with local screenwriters and bringing in industry insiders to talk about what all is involved in getting into the industry and about the experience they had writing for entertainment. It’s pretty amazing to watch something you started grow and help people.

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  • The Conscript

    The Conscript Action Sci-fi Former MMA champion hunting for answers to his wife's murder finds clues in a fifty-year-old crashed spaceship in the Utah desert when he discovers a lone survivor searching for a fugitive that wants to use alien technology to enslave mankind.

  • I Killed Morgan Freeman

    I Killed Morgan Freeman Budget: $5M - $10M | Comedy An average Joe's life turns upside down when he accidentally runs over one of America's most beloved celebrities causing him to go on the run and hide in the middle of nowhere with other castaways from society, forcing him to examine the choices he's made in his life.

  • The Couches

    The Couches Animation Five awkward college students come together to help each other hold onto sanity in the real world by becoming the heroes they’ve always dreamed of in a make-believe one.

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