What you offer for free is highly inspiring, motivating, and uplifting. Through your free content alone I’m rethinking what I’m capable of.
– JEANNE SMITH
The 30-minute film school
with Ela Thier
online training (free)
You won’t be on camera. Sweatpants welcomed.
For all levels. Including none.
30 years of experience
shared in 30 minutes
- SCREENWRITING
Say goodbye to writing blocks, boring scenes, and unfinished scripts. Say hello to your best work yet.
(10 minutes)
- PRODUCING
The two things that you need (and can get this week!) to ensure that your scripts get produced.
(10 minutes)
- FILM DIRECTING
Two tools that anyone can easily use to direct like a pro, regardless of budget. (10 minutes)
Your Instructor
Ela Thier is an award-winning, critically acclaimed writer, director, and producer of numerous films including Foreign Letters and Tomorrow Ever After. She’s currently in post production on 109 Billion Followers, starring Oscar-winner J.K. Simmons. (Filmography on IMDB). Thier founded The Independent Film School in 2006, and has since mentored, trained, or guided in some form thousands of screenwriters, filmmakers and actors. The more she’s taught, the more she’s been convinced that every person has unique talents that can be unleashed and enjoyed.
What can you possibly get from a freebie...?
I have taken a few of your free classes and would strongly recommend any filmmakers to follow suit. Your knowledge, experience and willingness to share is 2nd to none.
– PARRIS KNIGHT
Like having a free artist mentor in your pocket: Ela cheerleads and encourages you, but also tells it to you straight. I’ve been lifted out of a slump more than once by her inspiring truth telling.
– KATIE ZAFFRANN
Heads up that I’m a teaching artist. But while my programs are for sale, my integrity is not. At the end of the training, I’ll offer a tour of a paid program for those who would like to continue studying with me. Every free session, however, is a complete and valuable training in and of itself. Guaranteed.
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