We want to support budding filmmakers all over the world. So, we are making it possible to experience our famed program from the comfort of your home – online.
Experience weekly online lessons taught by industry professionals as well as weekly video chats with your classmates. Gain valuable insight and build personal relationships with other working professionals.
You won’t find anything like the Act One Producing & Entertainment Executive Program anywhere else in the world. Our program is unique. Our program is deep. Our program is career and life-changing.
You can go to film school. You can learn how to shoot, edit and cast a film. You can spend four years learning all that the books have to offer you regarding film. That doesn’t guarantee a career. You still need the nuts and bolts, the business and the ethics, the creative developments and the insights into how to make things happen in the industry.
You will only find that here. During the 10-week course, we offer:
These practical offerings will help you get ahead in your career. But the cherry on top, the crem-de-la-creme is the community you will join. As an Act One alum, you become a part of a vibrant, supportive, family of artists in Hollywood and the world. This tribe you will join is filled with Christ-loving, Bible-believing people, bent on making a difference in secular entertainment (and Christian entertainment too).
So, to give you a synopsis of everything we just said, we offer a comprehensive overview of the industry, access to established Hollywood professionals and a working knowledge of practical industry skills.
Come and learn how to excel at your craft, deepen your faith and connect to an authentic community of Christians pursuing careers in the mainstream entertainment industry
Dive right in, as this summer program is the foundation for launching your career.
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Over the 10 weeks, producing basics (budgets, script coverage, development, finance, and more) will be taught online. The 10 weeks include:
- 60+ Hours of Online Instruction
- Bi-Weekly video chats with classmates
- Screening films
- Reading assignments
DATES
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- June 3rd-August 10th, 2023
APPLICATION DEADLINES
- Early Bird Deadline: March 1st, 2023 ($50 off tuition)
- Regular Deadline: Extended through April 30th!
- Class begins: June 3rd, 2023
REQUIREMENTS
1. RESUME: A current professional resume.
2. PERSONAL STATEMENT: No more than 3 pages detailing the following:
Briefly describe your spiritual journey and your belief in Jesus Christ.
Why do you, as a Christian, want to work in the entertainment business? In what capacity do you see yourself most effective and passionate, and why?
Cite examples of movies or TV shows that are most like what you aspire to help create, and tell us why.
What do you hope to learn from the Producing Program and what are your plans upon completion of the Producing Program?
3. REFERENCE LETTERS: please upload two professional reference letters. Any questions about your application can be directed to information@actoneprogram.com.
4. INTERVIEW: Once you have submitted your online application, we will contact you to set up a time for an interview (via Zoom) with an Act One staff member. The interview will be casual in nature and will take less than 30 minutes. The goal of the interview is to get to know you as a potential student.
COST
APPLICATION FEE: $50.00
COURSE FEE: $1,799.00*
*Deposit of 50% of the tuition cost is required upon acceptance into the program to hold your spot. The remainder of the tuition balance MUST be paid before the first day of classes.
SAMPLE COURSE SCHEDULE
Week One (Includes Spiritual Retreat)
Lesson 1: Servant Leadership
Lesson 2: Demystifying the Production Process from IP to Distribution
Lesson 3: Optioning Material
Week Two
Lesson 4: The Spiritual History of Hollywood
Lesson 5: Giving Notes to Writers
Lesson 6: Script Coverage
Week Three
Lesson 7: Negotiating Entertainment Contracts
Lesson 8: Loglines & Pitching
Lesson 9: Seven Major Principles & Practices of the Most Successful Producers
Week Four
Lesson 10: Production Workflow Overview
Lesson 11: Agents & Managers
Lesson 12: Line Producing
Week Five
Lesson 13: Production Coordinating
Lesson 14: Finding and Developing Material
Lesson 15: Development: Heaven or Hell?
Week Six
Lesson 16: Producing for Television
Lesson 17: Funding your Projects
Lesson 18: Producing for Commercials, Music Videos and Short Films
Week Seven
Lesson 19: Leading & Navigating the Chaos of TV
Lesson 20: VFX Workflow
Lesson 21: Post-Production Workflow
Week Eight
Lesson 22: Producing Reality/Non-Scripted TV
Lesson 23: Business Ethics
Lesson 24: Domestic Distribution and Foreign Sales
Week Nine
Lesson 25: Transmedia
Lesson 26: Faith, Media & Culture
Lesson 27: Sprucing Up Your Industry Resume & LinkedIn Profile
Week Ten
Lesson 28: Hollywood as a Mission Field
Lesson 29: Industry Trends
Lesson 30: The Next Steps
Producing & Entertainment Executive Faculty
[Subject To Availability]
Ann Marie Gillen
Producer/Consultant
Anne Marie Gillen is an independent producer, consultant, lecturer, and corporate/executive coach who is extensively experien
Marco Shepherd
SVP, Centropolis Entertainment
Marco Shepherd is the SVP of Production and Development at Centropolis Entertainment, overseeing all aspects of development,
John Shepherd
Producer
John Shepherd is a 25-year veteran of indie & studio film. He consults for several film funds including Starlings Capital
Charles (Chuck) Slocum
Writer's Guild of America - West
Charles Slocum is an assistant executive director of the Writers Guild of America West.
He has worked previously at Paramo
Darren Moorman
Producer
Darren Moorman is a seasoned producer and the head of Reserve Entertainment. He has worked with studios that include MGM, Lio
Dean Batali
Writer/Producer
Dean Batali is a producer and writer, known for That '70s Show (1998), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) and Good Witch (2015).
Dan Lin
CEO/Producer
Dan is the CEO and Head Wrangler of Rideback, the film and television company known for producing tentpole live-action and an
Beverly Holloway
Casting Director
Beverly Holloway has been an independent Casting Director for TV and feature film for over 25 years and is proud to be a memb
Honnie Korngold
Producer
Honnie Korngold is a film and television producer.
She is also the founder of CineVantage Productions, a film and televisi
Jonathan Graham
VP, Mastermedia
Jonathan Graham is Vice President, East Coast of Mastermedia overseeing different areas of ministry in the New York City area
Gabe Vasquez
Writer/Producer
Gabe Vasquez is a writer and producer as well as the Founder and President of Vasquez Entertainment. Vasquez has spent the la
Brian Bird
Producer
Brian Bird is co-creator and executive producer of the top-rated Hallmark Channel series WHEN CALLS THE HEART, in partnership
Ralph Winter
Producer
Ralph Winter is an American film producer who has helped to produce blockbuster movies such as the X-Men, Fantastic Four and
Stacey Carr
Independent Consultant
Stacey Carr is currently an independent consultant coaching producers, production companies and talent through the creative p
Sam Curphey
Entertainment Attorney
Sam Curphey is a Los Angeles-based entertainment attorney.
He represents producers, writers, directors, actors, rights hol
Quinton Peeples
Producer
Quinton Peeples is an Executive producer/TV writer; WGA member who most recently served as a co-executive producer for Marvel
Raymond Tambe
Attorney
Raymond Tambe is an attorney in Ziffren Brittenham LLP’s film and television group.
Raymond represents actors, writers,
Justin Bell
Producer
Justin Bell is a film, television, and commercial producer based in L.A., and a graduate of the Peter Stark Producing Program
Houston Howard
Producer
Houston is an entrepreneur, creator, producer, professor, author, speaker and thought-leader in the space of multiplatform, t
Ann Blanchard
Agent
Ann Develin Blanchard is an Agent in the TV Literary and Packaging department at leading entertainment and sports agency Crea
Nick Moceri
Producer
Nick Moceri is the founder of All Night Diner and co-founder of Donut Media.
He teaches digital producing at UCLA, in the
Terry Botwick
Entertainment Executive
He served as President of Vanguard Films & Animation, which produced animated films distributed by Fox and later as Presi
Karen Covell
Producer
Founding Director of the Hollywood Prayer Network (HPN) and Co-Founder and Producer for JC Productions, an independent film a
Spencer Folmar
Director/Producer
Director & Producer Spencer T. Folmar's theatrical debut, "Generational Sins," has spurred a national debate surrounding
Christian Lee Storm
Producer
Christina Lee Storm is the Manager of Virtual Production at Netflix.
Prior to her role at Netflix, she served as Vice Pres
Dallas Jenkins
Writer/Producer
Dallas Jenkins is an American film and television director, writer and film producer.
He made his directing debut with the
Megan Mascena
Producer
Finding her niche in Post Production, she was recently the Post Producer on the Disney+ reboot Doogie Kamealoha,M.D.
In Ne
Jennifer Irons
Writer/Agent
Jennifer Irons is a writer turned talent agent who studied at Act One in Los Angeles, California.
Jennifer was named one o
Brian Ivie
Filmmaker/Producer
Brian Tetsuro Ivie is an American filmmaker, documentarian, and film producer.
He is most well known for his documentary f