Joan Scheckel Filmmaking Labs

KEEP YOUR AUDIENCE AT THE EDGE OF THEIR SEAT - 

THRILLED - 

SURPRISED - 

EAGER FOR MORE - 

-  ALL THE WAY TO THE END!

Remember how you felt at the end of Little Miss Sunshine? Dancing and laughing and wanting ice cream?  Or in the last frames of Transparent Season 1 - the whole emotional world thrown into question and every relationships on the cusp of profound change?  Hit after iconic hit has kept you watching and feeling and changing from the first frame til the last, using the tools of The Technique™.

Now it's your turn.  Keep your audiences engaged.  Don't let them click away. Give them what they came for.

It's time to  DIRECT THE  END!

DIRECT END focuses  you on the Emotional Truth of your Story and unleashes it onto the screen. 

Are you ready? 

⭐️ DAY 1... 

Deep Dive into the Rehearsal Prep for your End Scene. Use Tools, Exercises, Homeworks and Templates of The Technique™ to break your Scene into Beats, define the Actions and Journey of the Scene, clarify your Plot Point,  and create a Rehearsal plan that  gets your Scene on its feet in 2 hours or less. 

⭐️ DAY 2... 

3 Hands On Scene Directors Rehearse their Scenes as other Artists in the Lab embody the work by Acting and Shooting.  Get into the core as Joan works on each Scene - cracking open the potential of each Artist, unleashing the power and passion of each Person and the Project.

⭐️ DAY 3... 

Continue the Journey into the SHOOT. Get the Scene on its feet and onto Location. Work the Performance, Pace, Tone and Visual Style. Land your “Plot in a Shot”.  Inspire immediacy and authenticity on multiple levels of the Mise En Scene. Be present as Joan works to unleash each unique Voice and Directorial Style! 

⭐️ DAY 4... 

Bring it all together!  Enjoy the Journey as the Directors share Scenes from the Crisis and the previous Labs in the Directing Series, - Feeling, Action, Journey, Set Up, Point of No Return, Crisis and Evolution. Watch each movie or episodic take shape before your eyes!  Understand how to use the Tools of The Technique™  as a REAL TIME DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM for your OWN project. 

⭐️

WHERE & WHEN:

Live in Los Angeles and Online

December 13-16, 2024

1. Friday - 7:00pm-10:00pm PT
2. Saturday - 1:00pm-7:00pm PT
3. Sunday - 1:00pm-7:00pm PT
4. Monday - 7:00pm-10:00pm PT - Online Q & A

TUITION:

 Designed for Professional Artists.

1. Live - Hands On Scene Study: $4,500 SOLD OUT
2. Live - Hands On: email for application and info
3. Live - Online: $1,825

(Credit cards accepted & Payment Plans are available.)

Team Study is KEY to creating the strong collaborations that get scripts written, projects made -  on time and under budget! We offer group incentives - email us to inquire