Take your project from Craft to Creation.
The Lab Series Online Program.
Welcome to our BRAND NEW, transformative approach to online study!
Craft. Write. Direct. Accelerate. Generate.
🎬 Five Sequenced Learning Series put ALL the tools of The Technique™ at your fingertips. Self guided Labs allow you to work at your own pace.
🌟 Live Technique Trained Teachers keep you on track and moving forward, every week.
💥 Live Online Exclusives allow you to directly study with Joan throughout the year!
🚀 PLUS… pop up Q&A's with top industry professionals... AND our visionary community of artists to help you study, connect and create!
Here's how it works...
The moment you enroll, you’re in.
- Download our brand new app and unlock full access.
- Craft. Write. Direct. Accelerate. Generate. For the first time ever, The Technique™ has been organized into Five Sequenced Learning Series. 50 Self-Guided Labs give you a front row seat to Hollywood's most innovative, forward thinking creative practice.
- Workbooks, course materials, homeworks, exercises, scene breakdowns, rehearsal templates, directing crib-sheets, examples and case studies support your mastery.
And that’s not all - your journey also includes:
- Weekly Live Craft Check-Ins with our Technique™ Team
- Live Online Exclusives directly with Joan!
Now, you can experience both Live and Self-Guided Labs all in ONE powerful program designed to keep you connected, on track and moving forward with your work.
- no time? listen in the back like a podcast for daily inspiration
- on deadline? get focused tools to write and direct
Whether you're writing, directing, acting, producing, shooting or exploring new ideas - The Lab Series Online Program has got it all.
Let's get you started! Click on each banner below to check out the program ...
1. Start by learning the paradigm shifting tools of The Technique™
2. Then apply those tools to write your script.
3. Now, hone your skills as a director and put your work on its feet.
4. Up level your skills as you go.
5. Make friends and make work in our weekly meet ups.
Plus! drop in live online to work directly with Joan.
Are you ready?
Hit after iconic hit, FLMS legacy of supporting artists spans 20 years - Whale Rider, Little Miss Sunshine, Beginners, One Hour Photo, Snow White and the Huntsman, The Future, Dead to Me, Transparent, Unorthodox, Avatar: Way of Water, The Mother, Hacks, The Bear, Shögun, Severance - to the force behind DOECHII'S career making turn at the 2025 Grammys and more. Our program is designed for a NEW generation of diverse, visionary content makers dedicated to pushing boundaries and redefining culture.
The Lab Series Online Program provides all you need to achieve your goals, drive the industry's evolution, and create stories that transform perspectives. We believe in you. Start your Journey today!
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