Self-Paced Courses

Sundance Collab’s Self-Paced Courses provide flexibility to complete work at your own pace while still maintaining a structured timeline that helps you to advance your project.

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Register by June 22
Self-Paced Course

Directing Actors

With: Tessa Blake and 2 more

Directing Actors

Beginner to Intermediate
With: Tessa Blake, Kelly Pike and Omer Ben-Shachar
In just eight weeks, an accomplished director will give you the tools to transform a script into a roadmap that takes your vision from ideas to final cut. In this introductory level self-paced course, you'll explore and experiment with how to approach your collaboration with actors from auditions to working on set.
Register by June 29
Self-Paced Course

Screenwriting: Core Elements

With: Trey Ellis and 4 more

Screenwriting: Core Elements

Beginner to Intermediate
With: Trey Ellis, Ani Simon-Kennedy, Caleb Aldrich, Raj Trivedi and Melanie Rish-Ho
Learn the core elements of writing a screenplay for a feature film, with an accomplished screenwriter as your guide. In this self-paced course, you will develop a new script idea into an outline that can be used to write your first draft.
Register by July 6
Self-Paced Course

Directing: Core Elements

With: Marie Jamora and 2 more

Directing: Core Elements

Beginner to Intermediate
With: Marie Jamora, Tayo Amos and Monique Sorgen
You have an interest in directing fiction films, but now you want an expert in the field to help guide you as you take the next step. In this eight-week self-paced course, you will learn about the directing craft, how to assemble and collaborate with your crew, work with actors, and translate work from script-to-screen. Throughout the course, you will have the opportunity to film an assigned scripted scene and get feedback on your work from a Sundance Collab Advisor.
Register by July 6
Self-Paced Course

Writing Screenplay Adaptations

With: Robin Swicord and C.C. Webster

Writing Screenplay Adaptations

Beginner to Intermediate
With: Robin Swicord and C.C. Webster
Join Oscar-nominated screenwriter Robin Swicord as she guides you through the high-stakes world of adaptation, from finding your way into a story, to preserving the “soul” of the original work while building a cinematic structure that stands on its own.
Register by July 6
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Screenwriting: From Outline to First Draft of Your Screenplay

With: Deborah Goodwin and 4 more

Screenwriting: From Outline to First Draft of Your Screenplay

Intermediate
With: Deborah Goodwin, Kimberly Barrante, Sonte'nish Myers, Omar S. Kamara and Lindsay Stidham
You’ve got a great idea for a movie and fleshed out an outline for your screenplay. Now, it’s time to start writing that script that gets past gatekeepers and grabs your reader’s attention — whether it’s an assistant, an agent, an executive, a financier, or the talent you want on screen. In this course you will move from outline to completing a first draft of your screenplay (90-120 pages).
Register by July 20
Self-Paced Course

TV Writing: Core Elements

With: Angela LaManna and 2 more

TV Writing: Core Elements

Beginner to Intermediate
With: Angela LaManna, Cheryl Puente and Sidney Butler
Create an outline for your episodic TV pilot idea in eight weeks with an accomplished TV writer as your guide. In this introductory level self-paced course, you will take this important first step for your original pilot script and learn a set of tools to help you ask the important questions of every scene and character that will get you past "stuck" when writing future episodes.