Filmmaking Lab Studios

THE HERO'S JOURNEY IS NOT THE ONLY JOURNEY.

CRAFT MULTI NARRATIVE, MULTI RELATIONAL STRUCTURES THAT CONNECT!  

JOURNEY unpacks how to think outside of the Hero's Journey's box. 
Create visceral, forward thinking plots that do not rely on outdated notions of Character Arc! A STORY is a ROLLER COASTER RIDE through a TRUTH. The path to Truth does not move in a predictable straight line, it has rises and falls and loop de loops, unexplained stops and diversions, and where your Characters end up, will be somewhere they never imagined!

Bring back the SURPRISE in your story telling!

Get your audience on the edge of their seat - yearning to know WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!

GET READY TO: 

⚡️ Craft a story arc that moves through meaning, not around it.

⚡️ Earn your ending!

⚡️ Map the story 

⚡️ Use the Map guide the writing, rewriting, performance and directorial vision

Crafting powerful a JOURNEY that connect global audiences is the secret behind Joan's work on iconic hits like Transparent, Beginners, Arbitrage, Snow White and the Huntsman, Little Miss Sunshine, & Whale Rider. Now, you too can experience The Technique™ and get tools on demand that instantly connect you to the feeling, emotional depth, and rhythm of your Project. Thoughtful lectures and engaging exercises teach you to work from the inside out, creating unique structures that are true to YOU! 

Day 1:

The Map 

This first class reveals Joan's proven techniques to clarity the thematic structure of your screenplay, film, or character. Physical and written exercises allow you to embody the core structural journey of your project. 

Day 2:

Emotional Logic 

Learn the tools of Emotional Logic (aka the 5-Point Journey) and make your story structure sing in its own way. You will never think of the "Hero's Journey" as your only structural option again! 

Day 3:

Making It Move 

Explore the practice of Emotional Logic. Put a 5-Point Journey on its feet. Case studies from projects Joan has developed allow you to delve deeper into how the Transformative Journey works.

Day 4:

Bring it all together! Online!

After the weekend intensive, an online Q&A via zoom allows Joan to slow down and integrate the learning with the students while continuing study with further curriculum. This lively night is always full of surprises as you connect with yourselves, each other and the work. Recap all the new tools the Lab has delivered! Get ready for unexpected insights and creative break throughs!

USE YOUR NEW TOOLS TO

⚡️Define the roadmap of your project 

⚡️ Learn how Overall Action, Beats and Relationship combine to create structure

⚡️ Connect to rhythm as the essential force in storytelling

⚡️ Learn how to define and hone the 5 key scenes essential to your story