Development

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  • This course is open for 1 weeks
  • 6 lesson series
  • 2 hours, 29 minutes of video

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In the FilmSkills Development Course, you will learn how to navigate the studio systems, how to wisely use agents and managers, how to package name actors to your project, how to raise enough money, and how to take advantage of the ever-popular tax incentives. Learn from Hollywood elites – producers who have made Oscar-winning movies, worked with Stephen Spielberg, James Cameron, and other A-list directors on Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters.   We take you inside the industry to learn what few have access to in the FilmSkills Development Course.

The lessons

  • The Studio System

    In this module, you'll explore the studio system, learn who the players are, who the mini-majors are, the ever-evolving role of the studios as new corporate conglomerates, the types of movies they are making, and how you can be part of it.
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  • Working For a Studio

    Learn how to get your project through the studio approval system, what studio executives are looking for, and how studios work with directors and producers.
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  • Making a Business Plan

    Learn, step-by-step, how to build a business plan that will appease even the savviest investors. Hollywood producers take you through the process so you can go into the fundraising process confident in the movie you’re selling.
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  • Packaging Your Movie

    Learn how to choose the right actors for your movie, work with distributors in the development process, determine the value of your creative talent, how to attract top-tier talent, and ultimately make your movie attractive to distributors and audiences.
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  • Agents and Managers

    Learn the different between an agent and a manager, the roles each fulfill, how to get one, the costs involved, and how to use their services to promote your career.
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  • How to Sell a Reality TV Show

    Producer Troy DeVolld (Dancing with the Stars, The Bachelor, and Hollywood Game Night) teaches you how to sell a reality TV showin Hollywood.
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