PITCHING 101

SPRING WORKSHOP

Want to learn to pitch like the pros?

Now you can. In this one day, two hour workshop, Michael shares firsthand how to prepare, pitch, and promote your idea to producers, buyers, and distributors of all shapes and sizes. You’ll learn how to read the room and make your story land in a way that will leave them wanting more. Concepts covered are the teaser, the hero, the goal, the villain, the plot, and the theme. You’ll learn how to weave these and more together in one cohesive presentation that will leave your listener wanting to read (or buy) your series or feature idea… and hire you again and again.

SCREENWRITING 101

SUMMER WORKSHOP

Want to learn to write a screenplay? 

Michael Lucker has packed nearly every nut and bolt of the screenwriting craft into one wild and woolly six week online workshop that teaches you what you need to know to bring your story to life.  You’ll learn the tricks of the trade for creating great ideas, characters, plots, scenes, dialogue and description and leave confident of facing the blank page on your own.  Filled with film clips, screenplay reads and innovative class exercises, Michael makes the writing process real, easy, compelling and fun!  The class is lively with discussion, ripe with laughter and a comfortable environment for you to get all your questions answered on concepts, characters, story, scenes, action, dialogue, transitions, and themes. We’ll get down to brass tacks so you can launch writing the right way right after you’re done.

ADAPTING 101

SUMMER WORKSHOP

Want to learn how to adapt a novel (or short story, comic book, magazine article, true story) into a screenplay?

Lots of novelists dream of their books being made into movies or limited series for today’s busy broadcast, cable, and streaming landscape. Or even shoot for the stars with seeing it on the big screen in movie theaters coast to coast. But how do you condense a 400 page behemoth full of nuance and detail into a strong, marketable 100 page (double spaced) screenplay that will land with buyers. Like anything, there are tactics and techniques for isolating the essentials and breathing new life into a cinematic medium that will resonate with audiences of all ages all over the world. Join us for this five week workshop where Michael shares his experience having adapted all of the above for authors, producers, networks, and studios, arming you with what you need to tame your beast.

SELLING 101

FALL WORKSHOP

Want to learn how the script business works?

How do you get an agent? How do you get in the guild? Do you need a manager? Answers to all these questions (and more) will be shared in this one day, two hour workshop giving you an insider’s view of navigating the competitive landscape of film and television commerce. You’ll learn how to protect your story’s rights and submit your material to competitions and fellowships that serve as springboards for the writers of tomorrow. The veil over agencies and management companies will be lifted so you know just how and where and who to submit your scripts to. Michael will share advice on how best to navigate option and purchase negotiations with attorneys on both sides of the aisle. What’s more, you’ll learn how to survive and succeed once your project is put into development, production, and distribution. Lastly, if not most importantly, you’ll learn how to get paid as a writer for services rendered and over the long term with residuals that last a lifetime.