JOEY SOLOWAY - CREATOR, WRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER: AFTERNOON DELIGHT, I LOVE DICK, TRANSPARENT
"I steer every person who's looking, to the workshops of Joan Scheckel. This is what she insisted we needed to direct-- a sense of being present in the moment, an understanding of playable action as a tool to channel emotion, a stamina that would allow us to withstand the physical challenges of a feature set. As a writer, I had tools about character and dialogue, but as a director, I had a lot to learn about what we're actually doing with the camera. A few weeks in, something kicked in and I actually began to transform into a director. It's odd to me that even after ten years experience on the set of TV shows, I was completely lacking in a foundational language. I learned that language at Joan's lab. I employed things I learned from Joan about the intangibles of energy and relationships, producers and alliances and how the shape of the emotional nugget can inform the larger shape of the process. She handed me a map with clear markings that made sense."
WHAT IS IT?
LAND YOUR PLOT IN A SHOT!
IT'S TIME TO EVOLVE!
PLOT POINT EVOLUTION crystalizes the most important shot in your story - and shows you exactly how to land it on the screen.
It's time to play Plot or Not!
Every person in this Live Online Accelerator will have the chance to articulate their Evolution Plot Point and embody it with Joan.
Why wait til you shoot to find out if the critical moment that leads from the Crisis til the ending actually works?
Why worry whether your audiences will stay with your story or click away before the end?
Seriously. Why?
PLOT POINT EVOLUTION tells you IMMEDIATELY whether you are keeping your audiences on the edge of their seat!
Take that immediacy into your rewrites, performance and direction.
Do not settle for a generic "dark night of the soul" moment, the ol' Dad plus hug = cry scene where everyone explains what just DIDN'T happen in order to satisfy the commercial needs for "acceptance" and "forgiveness" in the service of a "likeable" character and a "hopeful" ending. No more throwing over tables and smashing of plates, drunken walking through streets, wars, all manners of fighting and breakups.
Why write a scene we've all seen before?
If the Evolution is driven by conflict for conflicts sake, or by accepted notions of what HAS to happen between the Crisis and the End -
Is it any wonder audiences click away?
You have a more compelling, surprising, authentic way to tell your story. Find out how to get it out of your head and onto the screen in Plot Point Evolution!
Keep your characters growing and your audiences riveted!
BENEFITS:
Lecture and physical-based curriculum support-integration and insight
- Online Labs allow the opportunity to study on your own schedule, and at your own pace
- Rigorous professional upleveling and a rare chance to see original material come to life
- Build a vibrant creative community that holds space and inspires each other
- Access to our exclusive, curated community of incredibly talented JFSL Alumni
- Find creative connections and support with like-minded artists from the Lab via Slack, Happy Hours, Ongoing Classes/Generators, and Alumni Meetups (both on Zoom and In-Person.)
- Dynamic, personalized, interactive experiences with your colleagues allow you to practice the tools you are learning, and apply them to your own work
- Media links will be available for two weeks post Lab so you can dive deeper into the concepts and get the most out of your work
WHO GOES?
The Lab Series is designed for Film, Episodic, Commercial and all content creators. It may be attended individually by the Writer, Director or Producer...or by the entire Team.
- Directors
- Writers
- Actors
- Producers
- Executives
- Financiers
- Production
- Designers
- Cinematographers
- Editors
Please See Films, Community and Quotes for Artists Joan has worked with and their thoughts.
WHEN / WHERE?
LIVE: IN LOS ANGELES & ONLINE: TBD
Join Joan in-person for a hands-on experience in Los Angeles (Limited class size), or join the Live Lab via Zoom and participate remotely from all over the world. Online participants have the opportunity to see Joan demonstrate the embodied work with in-person students.
or
NEW* ONLINE SELF GUIDED
Anytime Self-Guided Online via Thinkific! For the first time ever, this course can be taken online at your own pace, for details check out SELF-GUIDED!
