THE DIRECTING MASTERCLASS

Everything you need to know to direct a standout movie.

Over 5 video lessons, you'll be guided on the journey of directing a movie, from crafting your Director's statement and building your unified vision for the film, through pre-production, production, post - and  beyond.

Here's what it looks like:

LESSON 1: CREATING A UNIFIED VISION

In this session, you'll learn why it matters that you create a unified vision for your film and how to do it.

We cover understanding the #1 thing that guides everything, and how it will inform all the things you must consider (colour tone, mood, composition, visual motifs etc...). You'll also learn the power of creating unifying principles and why they make your job so much easier.

LESSON 2: BRINGING YOUR VISION TO LIFE

Once you have your vision, your job is to communicate it to your Director of Photography, Production Designer and other crew so that they can bring it to life and in this lesson, you'll learn about your key collaborators, how to choose them and how to work best with them.

LESSON 3: WORKING WITH ACTORS

Good performances are THE KEY to the success of any movie.  If you believe the actors and care for them, you're on the path to a good movie.  If you don't, it doesn't matter how fancy your shots are or how well it's edited, no one is going to love your movie.  In this lesson, you're going to learn everything you need to know about casting, rehearsing, and guiding actors on set so that you lock in amazing, award-worthy performances.

LESSON 4: LIFE ON SET

In this lesson, you're going to learn how to navigate being a director on the set of your movie so that you get the best out of all your cast and crew and set yourself on track to make a great movie.

LESSON 5: NAVIGATING POST - AND BEYOND

A director's job doesn't end with the shoot.  Now you enter post-production, where the movie is rewritten again.  You'll learn everything you need to know to deliver the best movie you can - and also what to expect when you finish your film.

Whether you plan to direct your movie or are just "director curious", this guide is ESSENTIAL for understanding what this job is, and how to do it really well - so that you make a stand out movie.

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MAKE YOUR MOVIE BOOTCAMP -

If you want to make your movie happen yourself, this 8 module intensive will give you all the tools you need to create a package and raise finance for your indie film.  You'll learn about budgeting and scheduling, creating a business plan, making a concept trailer and more so that when you approach investors you're fully prepared.  You'll also learn about where to get finance and how to close the deals as well as how to crowdfund successfully.  This course normally sells for $797 but you can add it to this order for just $97!