What is Write & Direct? It’s a new online film school model designed to help aspiring directors sidestep a few landmines that nuke the dreams of other beginning filmmakers.
This page will shed light on Write & Direct in more detail. You can start with the video below, or read on where we’ll first tackle two obvious questions. Question 1: Isn’t film school supposed to be hands-on? Question 2: What about collaboration with other students? How do you do that online?
As a filmmaker and someone who went to film school, I can tell you that film school is both hands-on and a lot of classroom time. The Write & Direct training provides both. The school is hands-on because students actually make a movie during the training. They begin in development and take their movie all the way through post production.
But what about gear and associated costs? Yes, to do this school correctly there is a cost for gear. But this is actually IDEAL. Why? In traditional film school students have access to all kinds of gear along with sound stages, dollies, etc. And all of this GOES AWAY after graduation. This means that a post-grad director is back to zero in their pursuit of the craft. Why?
A beginning director has a singular objective after film school: To begin making movies. There are no directing jobs out their based on school and education. Hollywood doesn’t work that way. Students of Write & Direct will be able to start making films because instead of spending all of their money on film school they’ll have the education AND the gear to move forward!
Another important question—there’s no denying that a huge plus to traditional film school is collaborating with other students in your class (assuming you have a good class).
Film schools typically teach based on how films are done in the studio world. If you’re a directing major, you team up with other majors like camera and sound. And you run a set with crew simulating a normal film set. This is great. But it’s not post-graduation reality.
Reality after graduation is this: Everyone is scrambling to find paid work. Directing majors have to get their own projects off the ground. This expensive. And if they have to pay day rates for crew it can literally be impossible. Filmmakers who nuke precious time after graduating asking for favors, relying on others and/or trying to raise funding will often lose YEARS in their pursuit of the craft.
Reality after graduation is that as a new director, the only way forward is to wear a lot of hats. If you’re in production and your volunteer sound guy gets a paid gig, you better know how to run sound or production comes to grinding stop. Same goes for camera, lighting—and the list goes on.
Martin Scorsese says, “Don’t be afraid to use non-actors in your films.” We believe the same goes for crew. In fact, as an example, the founder of Write & Direct wrote and directed a 30-minute film called RECKONING where the majority of people involved in the film had never worked on a movie prior. The director wore a lot of hats and the film turned out great.
The reason this is a big deal: As mentioned above, if you’re waiting on crew and money to move your directing career forward, you’ll lose a decade or two. Zero exaggeration here. Many directing majors end up doing nothing relating to film after graduation. Others who do land industry jobs are doing something other than directing. While others are still trying to make it happen while working as a waiter in Malibu to make ends meet.
Write & Direct changes all of this. With a low tuition cost, private community and hands-on training, this online film school will literally save aspiring filmmakers thousands of dollars and hours in the pursuit of the craft. We offer a full 30-day money back guarantee. There is zero risk to trying our school out!
If you have further questions, simply schedule a free call with the school’s founder. And if you’re ready to take control of your dreams, enroll today!
If your answer is yes, Write & Direct is your inciting incident. It's your catalyst in the journey to becoming a filmmaker. There's nothing else quite like it. Enroll today or find out more below:
