Alternatives to Therapy

TV/Film Screenwriting Classes

Therapy doesn’t have to be limited to sitting across from a therapist and talking through what’s bothering you. Many people find alternatives to therapy, such as yoga, writing, exercising, and hiking, to be therapeutic and help them work through their vices. Although our TV/Film script writing classes are not therapy, they are designed to be therapeutic in nature.

We teach individuals how to embrace their creativity and story-telling abilities and grow in their confidence to share their art. Our classes might be a great fit for you if you’ve always wanted to learn to write scripts but don’t want to make it a career, want to have a writing career, or already know how to write and want to be around like minded people. We also provide a cohort experience option that creates a short film for YouTube with our cohort writers. We use methods taught in The Screenwriter’s Bible by David Trottier.

Our focus is more on the therapeutic side of storytelling instead of meeting Hollywood/industry standards.

What to Know

Our classes are community/cohort-based and designed as a four-month program. However, the four-month program is for those that want to be apart of a cohort. Individuals that are apart of the Monthly Sessions are not required to participate for the full four months.

Throughout the classes, we’ll explore:

  • storytelling techniques from The Screenwriter’s Bible by David Trottier

  • write short scripts

  • do warm-up practices

  • discuss our vices and virtues around writing

  • listen to feedback on writing

  • character and script breakdown

Cohort Experience

Our cohort experience is a four-month program that results in the production of a short film that will be uploaded to YouTube. You will receive writing credit for this film. After the completion the film, we’ll watch it together, and give feedback on the story. Throughout the program, you’ll prepare for this short film by writing various story arches, exploring your personal life (privately if desired), and participating in writer’s rooms. Writers cannot miss more than two sessions in order to be credited in the short film. Learners can take this program as many times as they would like.

Monthly Sessions Experience

Simply put, our program is divided into four months. The first three months are spent learning the art of acting and last month is spent preparing for the short film. Individuals doing Monthly Sessions have a few options:

  1. They can be apart of the cohort program and participate in the creation of the short film without acting in it.

  2. They can begin with the cohort program, but take classes in the 4th month that are separate from the cohort and dedicated to the Monthly Sessions participants.

  3. They can begin with the cohort program, but not take classes in the 4th month.

  4. They can take classes that are dedicated to the Monthly Sessions (not cohort-based) when those classes are available.

Again, participants do not have to sign up for all four months even if they are in the cohort class. The cohort-based classes are not exclusive to people signed up for the cohort. Everyone takes the same journey, the Monthly Sessions and the Cohort will have different finish lines.

Class Facts

Class Size:

10 or less writers

Frequency:

5 classes a month

Duration:

1 hour (55 - 60 minutes) classes

Fees

Our 1-hour, in-person and online sessions are currently available in Northeast Florida.

Monthly Sessions

Monthly fee: $110

Our Monthly Sessions work for individuals who do not wish to be apart of a four-month program, or prefer to have a crew role or not participate in any level of production for the short film.

Cohort Experience

Total fee: $540

This option allows you to pay for the four-month program in full with a discount.

Cohort Monthly Sessions

Total fee: $140

This option allows you to pay for the four-month program on a monthly basis. Each payment is due by the first of the month.