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This workshop is for anyone who struggles to get what they want in face-to-face conversations, interviews, pitches, or negotiations. Thinking analytically and speaking precisely in these moments directly affects the…
Former CAA and William Morris insider Marc Pariser explains what has actually changed in the screenplay market and what needs to happen for a script to sell today. This is…
iPhones are high-functioning 4K cameras that have already been used to shoot Academy Award-contending films, and they’re inexpensive to buy used. With the right apps, they match frame rate, aperture,…
Before going into business with friends on a film or web series, this workshop covers the issues that can protect your assets, your career, and the friendship itself. Partnership disputes…
Marc Pariser, formerly of CAA and William Morris, explains exactly what agents and managers need to see from a writer before they’ll take them on as a client. Representation is…
Learn how to shoot profitable films and documentaries without a traditional script-first process, which can save significant development time and cost. Many highly profitable projects have skipped the expensive script…
A well-built one-person show is an investment that keeps paying off — it can be restaged again and again for years, whether as an annual event or a touring piece…
Learn sprint-writing techniques that let you complete a screenplay, book, treatment, or series bible in just 40 to 80 hours of focused work. Compressing months of writing time into a…
Learn the specific steps — starting during the creation process itself — that make it more likely your book, film, or podcast earns strong reviews. Reviews directly influence a buyer’s…
Learn fast, easy, and effective strategies for crowdfunding books, films, events, and other creative projects. This workshop covers how to raise more money per campaign and get more value out…
Learn to use AI tools to produce self-hypnosis audio that sharpens focus, confidence, and problem-solving speed — skills that translate directly into faster project turnaround and more billable or sellable…
AI-generated content is now competing directly with human creators for both audience attention and advertising dollars. This workshop covers what writers, producers, and experts need to do to keep winning…
Learn how to write and accurately structure a memoir, biography, or true life story quickly, then move directly into publishing it as a book. Compressing the writing timeline means getting…
This recorded workshop lays out practical, realistic funding strategies for independent features and documentaries budgeted under $20,000. The approaches covered don’t require a large mailing list, a crowdfunding campaign, or…
Award-winning journalist and organized crime historian Christian Cipollini, a frequent consultant to film and TV producers, shares expert knowledge for writers working in crime and gangster genres. Authentic historical and…
Learn how to create, publish, and sell print journals and workbooks quickly and cost-effectively, from simple lined notebooks to fully illustrated instructional guides. Print-on-demand journals are a low-overhead product line…
Learn how creatives use pseudonyms, pen names, and aliases to protect their identity, home address, and other personal information while creating and selling work. For writers covering sensitive or controversial…
Producer Sharon Tosten of Royal Toast Films shows how creating content for neurodivergent children opens an underserved, loyal market that traditional children’s media often overlooks. Writers and producers learn how…
This workshop breaks down what made Walter White, Tony Soprano, and Dexter Morgan into some of the most commercially successful characters in television history. Writers learn the specific storytelling mechanics…
Learn how to run ads quickly and cost-effectively across popular channels like Pluto, Peacock, CNN, Lifetime, the Hallmark Channels, ESPN, and Comedy Central. This workshop is built for anyone with…
AI writing tools often take over and write their own version of your story instead of yours — this workshop teaches how to keep control so AI assists rather than…
Learn how to use AI to research facts and uncover stories the world hasn’t heard yet, without the time and cost of traditional research methods. Original, well-researched stories are more…
Learn how to use AI to record audiobooks, screenplay readings, or audio dramas in multiple distinct voices, without hiring a full cast of voice actors or booking studio time. This…
Casting is one of the biggest budget hurdles for indie filmmakers, and this workshop covers ten specific low-cost and no-cost strategies to find the talent you need without draining production…
Learn how to sell comfortably, swiftly, and easily — a skill that directly determines how much a creative professional actually earns. Fear of selling is one of the most common…
Emmy-winning screenwriter Mark Archuleta discusses how he mines real American history — in this case the story of bank robber Henry Starr — for film and television projects. Historical true…
Learn how to apply tools from Stanislavski’s Method to write better books, plays, and screenplays more quickly. Stronger character work is one of the most consistent things producers, agents, and…
To be a creative professional, the content you create has to become real revenue — not just something you’re proud of. This workshop covers ten specific ways working professionals turn…
This workshop teaches writers, screenwriters, and filmmakers the craft differences between thriller, suspense, and horror — genres that consistently perform well commercially across film, TV, and publishing. Understanding these distinctions…
This fast-paced session shows how award-winning stories like Parasite and The Handmaid’s Tale smuggle potent political and social ideas past even skeptical audiences without triggering backlash. Alienating half your potential…
Learn how to keep cast and crew doing their best work on a micro-budget production, since a set built on stress and burnout produces worse footage and more costly reshoots.…
Forensic psychologist and mystery author Tabitha Winters shares how her clinical background gives her thriller writing an authenticity that publishers and readers pay a premium for. Writers in the crime…
One of the cheapest and easiest ways to build an audience is to publicly comment on and critique the work of already-famous people in your field. Because your audience already…
Master the specific skills needed to make a film, book, audio recording, or web series available for purchase in under an hour. Every day a finished project isn’t actually for…
Learn how to found, run, and participate in a creative critique group, including how to identify and connect with like-minded creatives on platforms like LinkedIn. Constructive feedback from a trusted…
Learn how to land media appearances that grow visibility and credibility for a new book, documentary, or series — without paying a publicist. Using services like RadioGuestList.com, authors and filmmakers…
Learn to use AI to quickly generate consistent characters for storyboards, story books, and pitch decks — work that would otherwise require hiring an illustrator. A stronger visual pitch deck…
AI writing tools often take over and write their own version of your story instead of yours — this workshop teaches how to keep control so AI assists rather than…
Producers’ rep Rene Leda and film analytics expert Jeffrey Hardy explain how to design and develop a $1M+ film that can actually be funded, produced, and profitably sold. This workshop…
This expert panel dives into the new film funding and production opportunities available to independent film and television producers. Staying current on where financing is actually available can be the…
Sustaining a career in the media business requires more than creative skill — it requires the resilience to handle its pressures and setbacks. This workshop shares practical strategies for staying…
Sustaining a career in the media business requires more than creative skill — it requires the resilience to handle its pressures and setbacks. This workshop shares practical strategies for staying…
Learn how to run ads quickly and cost-effectively across popular channels like Pluto, Peacock, CNN, Lifetime, the Hallmark Channels, ESPN, and Comedy Central. This workshop is built for anyone with…
Learn how to quickly create novel and TV series bibles — foundational documents that accelerate how fast you can write an entire series and that are often required when pitching…
Learn how to use AI to record audiobooks, screenplay readings, or audio dramas in multiple distinct voices, without hiring a full cast of voice actors or booking studio time. This…
Learn how to license art, characters, and other creative elements for use in films, books, merchandise, and marketing — quickly and cost-effectively. Licensing is a direct revenue stream that lets…
Learn specific tools, strategies, and tactics for trading free media for email addresses — building a fan list while very cost-effectively selling your work at the same time. An email…
Going viral is only valuable if it actually pays off — this workshop dives into the strategy, tools, and techniques behind viral media marketing, and how to make sure a…
This workshop equips creators with tools and techniques to streamline editing, transcription, and captioning — some of the most time-consuming and expensive parts of post-production. Faster turnaround here means lower…
This recorded workshop reveals 20 marketing hacks — the same tactics professional marketers use to generate income for paying clients — adapted for creative professionals promoting their own work. These…
Learn how to comfortably and cost-effectively build an audience that actually pays for your work — the only audience that can guarantee your long-term success in Hollywood. This workshop focuses…
Author Brian Brady draws on more than 30 years of real law enforcement experience — from Los Angeles patrol work to academic study — to inform his acclaimed police procedural…
Author Brian Brady draws on more than 30 years of real law enforcement experience — from Los Angeles patrol work to academic study — to inform his acclaimed police procedural…
Learn how to build accurate, realistic film budgets quickly, so problems get solved on paper before they become expensive problems on set. A solid budget is one of the most…
This workshop is for anyone who struggles to get what they want in face-to-face conversations, interviews, pitches, or negotiations. Thinking analytically and speaking precisely in these moments directly affects the…
This workshop helps producers, screenwriters, authors, coaches, and other creative professionals decide whether hiring a virtual assistant will actually help them get more done — or become an added expense…
Rapid changes in entertainment production and distribution have made the industry riskier than ever for creatives trying to find new opportunities. This workshop covers the red flags that signal a…
Social media is some of the most important — and most time-consuming — content creatives produce each month, since it builds audience and demonstrates skill. This workshop shows how to…
Amazon has made a series of changes over the past several months to its platform, content moderation, and treatment of publishers that increase the risk of relying on it exclusively…
Amazon has made a series of changes over the past several months to its platform, content moderation, and treatment of publishers that increase the risk of relying on it exclusively…
Learn how to quickly create and use QR codes to promote and sell books, films, workbooks, and other products. QR codes remove the friction of people mistyping a link, which…
If you have professional insights and actionable knowledge, this workshop shows how to package that expertise into a sellable interactive video course rather than just writing a book or running…
For new producers looking for the fastest and cheapest way to create sellable content, this workshop covers strategies for producing photorealistic animation using a free, state-of-the-art 3D animation tool. A…
Learn how to found, run, and participate in a creative critique group, including how to identify and connect with like-minded creatives on platforms like LinkedIn. Constructive feedback from a trusted…
This workshop covers how to work with actors in a secure, professional manner, protecting both the production and the people on it from avoidable conflict or liability. Mishandling actor relationships…
Most screenwriting resources teach you how to write a screenplay audiences will love — very few teach you how to write one that a producer with financing in hand actually…
Learn sprint-writing techniques that let you complete a screenplay, book, treatment, or series bible in just 40 to 80 hours of focused work. Compressing months of writing time into a…
Learn how to use AI to research facts and uncover stories the world hasn’t heard yet, without the time and cost of traditional research methods. Original, well-researched stories are more…
Learn how to use AI to interview your own screenplay, book, and characters as a way to work through plot, character development, and pacing problems. These tools don’t write for…
Learn how to use AI to interview your own screenplay, book, and characters as a way to work through plot, character development, and pacing problems. These tools don’t write for…
Emmy-winning screenwriter Mark Archuleta discusses how he mines real American history — in this case the story of bank robber Henry Starr — for film and television projects. Historical true…
To be a creative professional, the content you create has to become real revenue — not just something you’re proud of. This workshop covers ten specific ways working professionals turn…
iPhones are high-functioning 4K cameras that have already been used to shoot Academy Award-contending films, and they’re inexpensive to buy used. With the right apps, they match frame rate, aperture,…
With production slowing down industry-wide, this workshop shows authors, screenwriters, producers, and experts how to quickly and cheaply start a media business that generates revenue — whether full-time or as…
Podcasts are inexpensive to produce and get near-instant free worldwide distribution, making them one of the highest-ROI content formats available to authors, producers, and experts selling services. This workshop shows…
This workshop helps producers, screenwriters, authors, coaches, and other creative professionals decide whether hiring a virtual assistant will actually help them get more done — or become an added expense…
Learn what producers actually look for when deciding whether a screenplay is worth buying and producing. This is essential both for writers trying to understand why their work isn’t selling,…
Master the specific skills needed to make a film, book, audio recording, or web series available for purchase in under an hour. Every day a finished project isn’t actually for…
This workshop covers how to produce talk shows and mockumentaries — formats that are relatively inexpensive to shoot compared to scripted drama but carry strong syndication and streaming potential. Producers…
Learn ten specific hacks that let filmmakers and indie TV producers work much faster and much more cost-effectively. Each hack targets a specific place where time and money are typically…
Learn practical ways to protect yourself from the most common — and most expensive — mistakes people make while trying to build a career in Hollywood. This workshop is designed…
Learn how to create, publish, and sell print journals and workbooks quickly and cost-effectively, from simple lined notebooks to fully illustrated instructional guides. Print-on-demand journals are a low-overhead product line…
Learn to build and launch an attractive website in about an hour using Canva — a practical, low-cost alternative to hiring a web developer. A functioning website is essential for…
Stunt performer and driver Brett Solomano explains what filmmakers need to know about stunts before attempting them on an indie production. Poorly planned stunts can lead to injuries, lawsuits, and…
This workshop explains why funding a $1M+ film profitably requires producers to start marketing at the script and budget stage — not after the film is finished. Waiting until post-production…
Producers’ rep Rene Leda and film analytics expert Jeffrey Hardy explain how to design and develop a $1M+ film that can actually be funded, produced, and profitably sold. This workshop…
Learn how to use ChatGPT to research, outline, and edit your own book or screenplay projects, cutting down the hours normally spent on early development work. Faster development means getting…
Animation is one of the cheapest forms of high-value content a producer can create, and this workshop shows how to use free software and low-cost characters to bring voice recordings…
Learn to create talking-head marketing videos in five minutes or less using AI, without booking a studio, crew, or on-camera talent. This dramatically cuts the time and cost of producing…
For years, experts built passive revenue by publishing books, articles, and blogs to demonstrate expertise — but AI tools can now absorb and repurpose that content without paying the creator.…
Joanne Butcher, founder of FilmmakerSuccess.com, describes how she helps producers find financing and distribution for narrative films and documentaries, drawing on experience alongside industry figures like producer James Shamus. This…
New AI tools make it possible to create animated ‘deep fake’ videos of yourself or your characters speaking in just minutes. This low-cost technology lets you produce multiple TikTok, Instagram,…
New AI tools make it possible to create animated ‘deep fake’ videos of yourself or your characters speaking in just minutes. This low-cost technology lets you produce multiple TikTok, Instagram,…
FilmBudget.com founder and Hollywood producer Jack Binder explains why producers need accurate budgets and shooting schedules, and how they connect to a film’s overall financial plan and funding. He also…
Producer Ray Ellingsen of Moving Pictures Media Group and Film Profit founder Jeffrey Hardy identify the specific mistakes that make a project harder to fund, cast, produce, and distribute. Avoiding…
Learn how to use plot factories and story generators to quickly develop strong ideas for novels, screenplays, short stories, or series pitches. Earning a living as an author, screenwriter, or…
This workshop gives new producers a fundamental understanding of their role, rights, responsibilities, and risks. Producers who don’t understand what they’re actually accountable for can expose themselves — and their…
John Milanovich of the Family Office Club explains how to reach and pitch high-net-worth individuals, including their typical investment preferences. Understanding how this investor class actually thinks changes how you…
Attending this live workshop gives you access to four additional supporting workshops focused specifically on making micro-budget movies profitably. It’s built around one goal: helping producers get a finished, sellable…
Learn specific tools, strategies, and tactics for trading free media for email addresses — building a fan list while very cost-effectively selling your work at the same time. An email…
Going viral is only valuable if it actually pays off — this workshop dives into the strategy, tools, and techniques behind viral media marketing, and how to make sure a…
Learn fast, easy, and effective strategies for crowdfunding books, films, events, and other creative projects. This workshop covers how to raise more money per campaign and get more value out…
Learn how to build a name for yourself, a platform for your point of view, and an actual revenue stream by creating content around causes you care about. This workshop…
Learn how creatives use pseudonyms, pen names, and aliases to protect their identity, home address, and other personal information while creating and selling work. For writers covering sensitive or controversial…
Learn how to quickly build and grow mailing lists, along with the range of tools available to serve both your audience and your business goals. An email list remains one…
This workshop covers the full landscape of ways to sell, license, and distribute your films and videos worldwide — OTT, SVOD, AVOD, Amazon, iTunes, YouTube, broadcast, and social platforms. Understanding…
This fast-paced session shows how award-winning stories like Parasite and The Handmaid’s Tale smuggle potent political and social ideas past even skeptical audiences without triggering backlash. Alienating half your potential…
This workshop and companion workbook explain when, why, and how producing your project outside the US can significantly reduce production costs through foreign incentive programs. Many producers leave substantial savings…
Most screenplays never sell, and all the time invested in them never pays off — this workshop teaches how to convert an unsold screenplay into a book instead, giving that…
Learn how to create and animate cartoons in minutes using Adobe Character Animator, turning what’s traditionally an expensive, time-intensive process into something fast and affordable. This workshop is built specifically…
Attorney Asa Pitt addresses copyright alongside prenups, postnups, mediation, LLCs, wills, trusts, and collaboration agreements — the legal structures that determine what happens to your creative assets during a divorce,…
This workshop examines major entertainment industry disasters and near-misses, and the costly lessons studios, producers, writers, and lead actors learned from them. Understanding these failures in advance can help you…
Learn how to quickly create and use QR codes to promote and sell books, films, workbooks, and other products. QR codes remove the friction of people mistyping a link, which…
Learn how to use permanently free books on Amazon as a marketing funnel to sell your other books, services, and media. A well-placed free title can generate an ongoing stream…
Learn how to find and apply for the hundreds of thousands of grants available to fund creative professionals and their projects. Grant funding doesn’t require giving up equity or taking…
Learn how to find and apply for the hundreds of thousands of grants available to fund creative professionals and their projects. Grant funding doesn’t require giving up equity or taking…
This workshop tells you exactly where to find legitimate producers, agents, and managers to pitch your screenplay to — a critical need for any writer trying to actually sell their…
Learn the best combined solution for email management and ecommerce, ideal for creatives selling video, podcasts, ebooks, or other media directly to their audience. A well-built landing page turns email…
Learn how to quickly create novel and TV series bibles — foundational documents that accelerate how fast you can write an entire series and that are often required when pitching…
Learn how to use books to build a fan base, generate significant revenue, and promote your other films and media. This workshop identifies specific marketing sites and platforms that are…
Learn how to license art, characters, and other creative elements for use in films, books, merchandise, and marketing — quickly and cost-effectively. Licensing is a direct revenue stream that lets…
Producer and Virtual Production Supervisor Darnell Williams explains how the Unreal Engine is used to make film and television, often at a fraction of the cost of traditional location shooting…
Learn how to write and quickly distribute press releases that persuade, sell, and inform — one of the lowest-cost ways to promote yourself or your work. Done well, a press…
Learn how to sell comfortably, swiftly, and easily — a skill that directly determines how much a creative professional actually earns. Fear of selling is one of the most common…
Many talented creatives lose money simply because they’re uncomfortable promoting their own work. This workshop teaches how to comfortably promote yourself so you can pitch, sell, and network without the…
Learn what to do when a difficult customer or team member threatens to derail a project — or an entire career. Conflicts like this can quietly cost creatives money, time,…
Learn how to quickly build and grow mailing lists, along with the range of tools available to serve both your audience and your business goals. An email list remains one…
Learn how to comfortably and cost-effectively build an audience that actually pays for your work — the only audience that can guarantee your long-term success in Hollywood. This workshop focuses…
“Development hell” is the term for projects that quietly stall for years, burning time, money, and options along the way. This workshop explains what actually causes projects to get stuck…
David Zannoni explains Collection Account Management (CAM), the system investors, banks, and key cast and crew rely on to make sure they actually get paid correctly on back-end deals. Without…
David Zannoni explains Collection Account Management (CAM), the system investors, banks, and key cast and crew rely on to make sure they actually get paid correctly on back-end deals. Without…
Learn practical, customer-friendly strategies for getting paid faster and getting paid more on every deal you close. Cash flow timing is often as important as the total deal value for…
Learn practical, customer-friendly strategies for getting paid faster and getting paid more on every deal you close. Cash flow timing is often as important as the total deal value for…
Discover more than 20 free and very inexpensive services that help creative professionals package and sell merchandise tied to their work. Merchandise is an additional revenue stream that doesn’t require…
Expert Barbara Javitz explains exactly what producers need to do in production and editing to meet a distributor’s deliverable requirements. Missing or botching deliverables after a film is finished can…
Bruce Nash of The-Numbers.com shows how to use genre- and budget-specific film analytics to hire the name talent and key cast most likely to make your project bankable. Casting decisions…
Learn why a line producer is often the very first hire that should be made on any project intended to turn a profit. A good line producer directly controls how…
Marc Pariser, formerly of CAA and William Morris, explains exactly what agents and managers need to see from a writer before they’ll take them on as a client. Representation is…
Bruce Nash of The-Numbers.com shows how using expert film analytics makes it significantly easier to raise money for your film and secure distribution. Investors respond to data, not just enthusiasm,…
Award-winning producer Michael Singh explains how to find and secure grant funding for documentary projects. Grants are a form of financing that doesn’t require giving up equity or taking on…
Adrian Ward, Senior Director of Specialty Banking for Banc of California, explains how to work with banks to fund film and television projects. Bank financing is a different — and…
Learn the basics of shooting on green screen and how it connects directly to the virtual production tools now transforming Hollywood. Green screen work can dramatically cut location and set…
Learn how Regulation CF allows filmmakers to legally raise money from traditional accredited investors as well as everyday fans reached through social media. This opens up a funding source that…
Learn how Regulation CF allows filmmakers to legally raise money from traditional accredited investors as well as everyday fans reached through social media. This opens up a funding source that…
Attorney Justin Sterling explains when and how you can legally use copyrighted material, real people’s likenesses, and true stories in your own creative work. Getting this wrong can trigger expensive…
Attorney Justin Sterling covers the contract fundamentals every creative professional needs, since nearly every job involves a negotiation and a signed agreement. Not understanding basic contract law leaves writers, producers,…
Entertainment attorney Paul S. Levine explains copyright and work-for-hire law for producers, authors, and screenwriters — the intellectual property that is literally the product they sell. Misunderstanding who owns a…
Attorney Paul S. Levine explains the option agreements, life rights agreements, and shopping agreements producers use to legally acquire stories, books, screenplays, and real people’s life stories. A poorly negotiated…
Learn how to use permanently free books on Amazon as a marketing funnel to sell your other books, services, and media. A well-placed free title can generate an ongoing stream…
For new producers looking for the fastest and cheapest way to create sellable content, this workshop covers strategies for producing photorealistic animation using a free, state-of-the-art 3D animation tool. A…
Award-winning journalist and organized crime historian Christian Cipollini, a frequent consultant to film and TV producers, shares expert knowledge for writers working in crime and gangster genres. Authentic historical and…