The Ultimate Film School Guarantee

Many aspiring filmmakers destroy their chances of becoming a filmmaker as soon as they decide on their film education path. It's sobering, but reality. According to Grok, estimates suggest only about 1 in 5,000 graduates secure above-the-line roles like directing in Hollywood. Their dreams are destroyed with the high-priced film school process that ultimately does nothing for their careers in the film industry. Our film school guarantee is a crucial solution for a broken education system.

BY KYLER BOUDREAU

Updated July 8, 2025

Before we get to our guarantee that is unmatched in the film school industry:

Did you know many aspiring filmmakers nuke their chances at becoming a filmmaker as soon as they choose what film school to attend? It’s a sobering reality.

The challenge with film school: The film industry doesn’t care about school pedigree or degrees. Schools cannot place you or hook you up. They love to brag about students who make it, but in reality film schools often hinder students more than they help.

How do film school hinder success? Money. Film schools extract tens of thousands of dollars from students when the schools are fully aware of what lies ahead.

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Regardless of which school you graduate from, after graduation your path forward is to begin making movies. But you have to fund them. Your degree will do nothing for your career. Sound crazy? Start calling studios. Tell them you graduated from “school name” at the top of your class and you’ve got a killer thesis film.

See where it gets you.

If you toast all your money on film school, it’s a possible game over for you as a filmmaker. Or at best? You just delayed yourself by 10 years. Probably 20 in which you’ll give up and become an accountant–but not the cool Ben Affleck kind.

Your Singular Task After Graduation

You must have money after school to purchase gear, pay rent and start making movies. Networking isn’t enough unless you just want to be crew. I networked and got a PA job on studio films. Sat and chatted with people like Bob Odenkirk (pictured above). It was very cool. But there are no paths from PA to director. So as fun as it was to be on set, meet real actors and crew and walk onto studio lots, it isn’t enough if you want to direct.

If you want to be a director, connections are not enough. They are important. But you have to hone your craft. You have to make movies. Build an audience. But again, if you’re tabbed out after film school, your new reality is a day job to pay bills while you do independent filmmaking on nights and weekends.

The New Film School Model

As mentioned, after film school in Los Angeles I worked as a PA. Then made the jump to indie film as it offered more opportunity to do things besides get coffee. But indie film didn’t pay. This meant a full time job to make ends meet. So much of my energy was spent working at a job that had nothing to do with the film industry. But school loan payments were due. LA rent is high.

Now 20 years later I’m finally writing and directing my own projects. Decided to create an online film school that can help the younger versions of me side step a few land mines. The school is Write & Direct. It teaches the craft of filmmaking from development through post production. It’s designed for aspiring directors only.

But why teach everything to a director? Great question.

Unless you can afford to pay crew, you have to know how to do it all. Waiting on favors is not a viable plan. It will only hold you back. If your gaffer lands a paid gig, you better know how to light. If your sound designer bails, you better know how to do sound design. And the list goes on. Directors who learn the tech remove the barriers that hold so many back.

The Unmatched Film School Guarantee

Finally, the guarantee you’ve been waiting for: Anyone who enrolls in Write & Direct and goes through the training in the order we recommend has access to our unmatched guarantee. No other film school offers this:

The Write & Direct Film School Guarantee
After graduation from the Write & Direct online film school, if you cannot take an idea and turn it into a completed film that can be entered into film festivals, we will refund 100% of your tuition.

That’s it. We guarantee you will be able to make your own movies with what we teach you. You will be able to take an idea all of the way through end credits–All on your own when required. Development, Pre-Production, Production and Post Production.

You will learn how to do it all for a fraction of what it costs to attend film school.

Write & Direct allows you to obliterate the barriers that hold others back. Make a decision you that can change your life. Enroll in Write & Direct today!