Joan Scheckel Filmmaking Labs

PREP!

REHEARSE!

SHOOT!

DIRECT YOUR EVOLUTION SCENE!

A story is a series of feelings moving us through change.  But what are the feelings and what is the change?  The response is in the Evolution. 

Current industry tropes ask creatives to manufacture explosive Crisis scenes followed by much turmoil leading to acceptance or forgiveness - which gives way to hopeful endings with likeable, relatable characters.  Enter the Dad plus hug = cry scene.  The throwing over of tables and smashing of plates, drunken walking through streets, wars, all manners of fighting and breakups. Sure, these plot events can appeal - but when they are driven by conflict for conflicts sake, or by a series of notes creatives feel they must follow in order to get greenlit - the meaning hollows out and the project falls flat.

Is it any wonder audiences click away before the end?  

Compelling stories have more to offer than what we've all seen a thousand times before. 

The Evolution is the most necessary and least understood emotional beat of the Journey. 

The Evolution unpacks how we move through the Crisis and engage, deeply invested, all the way through to the ending. It charges each character with meaningful internal actions in the face of unpredictable plot events. Worlds, lives, and relationships change. The Evolution calls in the raw, the surprising, the new  - requiring us to engage with Meaning, whether we like it or not, or even know it or not!   

DIRECT EVOLUTION  reveals how to write, block, shoot, and direct the  emotional truth of your story and land it indelibly on the screen. Keep your characters growing and your audiences riveted from start to finish!

💫 ARE YOU READY?

It's time to Prep, Rehearse and Shoot your Evolution Scene! 

💫  Day 1... 

Deep Dive into the Rehearsal Prep for your Evolution 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 Evolution and the previous Labs in the Directing Series, - Feeling, Action, Journey, Set Up and Point of No Return.  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. 

Hit after hit, The Technique™ inspires groundbreaking work in Film, Television, Commercials, Brands and beyond.  From Whale Rider, Little Miss Sunshine, Beginners to Transparent and many many more - our revolutionary approach is proven to create success across cultures - lifting diverse voices and uniting audiences worldwide.  Now, we're putting these forward thinking Tools and Concepts into YOUR hands.

Paradigm shifting and utterly practical, the Direct Series is here to change the way you think about Story and revolutionize how you bring it to the world.