A native to Southern California, Victor Phan's lifelong dream was to become a comic book artist. However, during his teen years, his focus shifted from the world of graphic novels to film and its ability to reach a wider audience.At the age of 18, Phan began working as a production assistant on Vietnamese music videos. He spent his college years working on sets during his weekends, while attending Fullerton College weekdays. While there, Phan was greatly inspired and influenced by his film professors such as: Marie Perez, Darrell Kitchell, Jay Goldstein, and Mike Moore. Victor graduated with honors from the college, and went on to transfer to California State University, Fullerton, where he would finish both his Bachelors and Masters of Fine Arts in Screenwriting degrees.While still an undergraduate, Victor interned as a reader at Mark Wheeler Management and Ben Katz Productions. During his internship, Phan impressed Katz with his ability to draw, and was hired by Katz as storyboard artist on a feature film. Phan soon met his long-time editor, Clark Jones. Through Jones' guidance, Phan achieved his first publishing, in small circulation magazines and anthologies, establishing a foothold in the world of Horror with a series of short stories.During his senior year, Phan partnered up with Jones and Ryan Amendt to form Torture Chamber Productions, an independent production company producing horror films and adapting screenplays to graphic novels.Phan teaches screenwriting courses at Fullerton College and California State University, Fullerton, as well as working freelance as a writer and illustrator in the entertainment industry. Phan is on the board of Orange County Screenwriters Association and is represented by Kelly LaMarr of Nancy Chaidez and Associates Agency.Phan's entertainment credits can be found here: http://www.imdb.me/victorphanPhan's artwork can be found here: http://tcpcomics.deviantart.com/gallery/Phan's original artwork is available on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/usr/vict_pha