Mr. Brown’s directorial debut film, budgeted at $1,558,000 was Dreamrider, starring James Earl Jones, Leigh Taylor Young, and Murray Rose. Dreamrider earned 12 times its negative cost, grossing over $20,000,000 worldwide as both a theatrical and cable feature. Prior to Dreamrider Brown wrote and directed a twenty minute tribute film, The American Combat Soldier, which was commissioned by the United States Army in celebration of the Army’s anniversary. Narrated by Efrem Zimbalist Jr. this film was premiered at the Army’s Grand Ball at the Beverly Hilton. Mr. Brown also wrote and directed a series of product videos for Rockwell International covering diverse subjects and locations ranging from a warship in the North Atlantic to a sonobouy facility in El Paso, Texas. Flexerball was a thirty minute product video and infomercial for Nordic-Trac Products which Mr. Brown also wrote and directed.

A BA graduate of USC in Film and Television, Mr. Brown also holds an MS in Education from California State Fullerton. Brown has taught English, Psychology, Oral Communications and History in the Fullerton Union High School District in addition to serving as an Adjunct Professor of Cinema at Fullerton College. Brown wrote and produced an English language textbook, Survival English which has been translated into seven languages and sold around the world. Mr. Brown has also served as a media consultant to the California State Senate, dealing primarily with image creation, presentation and message clarity.

Mr. Brown has been a sought after lecturer and instructor in various aspects of acting and dramatic preparation for the screen. Examples of his class titles include; Scene Study, Acting for the Camera, Method Acting, Comedy Workshop, Character Creation, and a Commercial Workshop.

Mr. Brown was a five time All-American swimmer and water polo player, training under Olympic coaches such as Don Gambril, Peter Daland and Jon Urbanchek. Bill’s father and son were also state high school champions and record holders, making the trio the only three-generational state swimming champions in America. Mr. Brown has also coached swimming and water polo with great success. Coaching all the way from young age groupers to high school, college and at the university level, Brown has produced 19 All-Americans and countless team championships.

Mr. Brown was honored by the Worldfest Houston with its Gold Award as the writer and director of the festival’s outstanding dramatic feature film, I Can’t Lose (later called Dreamrider). Mr. Brown has received the Naval Institute’s annual “Art in Advertising” plaque for the creation and execution of an ad series appearing in the Naval Institute’s Journal Proceedings. Commissioned by Rockwell International, the artwork for these ads was lithographed and distributed to members of the Naval Institute. The original pieces of art were donated to the United States Naval Academy, the Naval War College and the USS Nautilus Museum. The Yosemite International Film festival invited Mr. Brown to be their Showcase director in conjunction with the screening of Dreamrider, where Brown used the opportunity to announce his newest project, Maui Ditch Kids. In 1992 Mr. Brown was called to Indianapolis to receive the Crystal Heart award from the Heartland Film Festival. The award recognizes Brown as a filmmaker “Whose work explores the human journey by artistically expressing hope and respect for the positive values of life”.

In November of 2004 Mr. Brown attended the Golden Goggles Awards at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City at the invitation of United States Swimming. USSwimming has taken the place of the AAU as the governing body for competitive swimming in America. Mr. Brown was invited as a result of his efforts to bring the story of the Maui Ditch Kids to the screen. This event, hosted by Bob Costas, honored the 2004 US Olympic Swim Team.

Brown’s most recent effort, “The Hidden Epidemic” is a 40 minute educational docu/drama on Post Concussion Syndrome. “The Hidden Epidemic” explores the connection between concussions and many students inability to learn in school. The film shines a light on the role concussion plays in low test scores, school drop-outs, depression, substance abuse, and for some –suicide. The film’s message is an important one for all those who work with adolescents. Over five hundred people have requested tickets to the film’s premier January 22nd, 2007 at the historic Plummer Auditorium in Fullerton California.