WRITE YOUR FIRST SCREENPLAY
AND LAUNCH YOUR FEATURE FILM CAREER.
Write the script that studios and streamers want - and jump-start your film career.
It seems unfair,
doesn’t it?
YOU’VE READ ALL THE BOOKS.
YOU’VE WATCHED ALL THE VIDEOS.
Maybe you even spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in film school - and you still don’t have a finished script in your hands. At least not a script that the market wants to buy. You lack clarity. You know there must be better tools out there. You want to pursue your dream of doing films - but feel like important parts of the puzzle are missing.
I get it. I’ve been there. I also had none of these things when I entered the business.
BE FASTER
It took me 10 years
half a dozen screenplays and being mentored by a USC screenwriting professor to develop a screenwriting method that allowed me to ...
... develop an story idea in six steps, create a watertight outline for my script in 8 building blocks and write a first draft in a month.
AND SUDDENLY, I WAS WRITING - AND SELLING - 2 TO 3 SCRIPTS PER YEAR. I HAD TURNED PRO.
AND I DECIDED TO TEACH OTHER FILMMAKERS.
Other directors who wanted to move beyond working in commercials or documentaries - and no one took them seriously. My assistants, who had a burning desire to make feature films and none of the tools to take them there. Screenwriters who had developed screenplays for years with confusing notes, little guidance and even less concrete advice how to make their screenplays market-ready.
And after learning my system, they started to sell their scripts, place well in screenwriting contests and get development funding for their projects. One of my students - an ex stand-up comedian - became the head writer & creative producer of Germany’s biggest box office star. A director friend sold their script to the studio that created the RESIDENT EVIL franchise. When the streaming revolution happened I realized:
And now, with a worldwide streaming revolution hungry for screenplays - don’t you wonder:
WHAT IF YOU COULD DO THE SAME -
WHERE WOULD LEARNING THIS WRITING SYSTEM TAKE YOU?
Toni is - first & foremost - an excellent writer. He wrote one of the five best scripts I’ve ever read, along with a script Shonda Rhimes wrote in my class. You have the goods, fella.
Don Bohlinger
Professor at USC
This workshop opens doors and perspectives for every kind of narrative. Toni has a lightning fast understanding of stories of every kind, and gives amazing suggestions on how to improve them. Every single one of his tools results in a creative, high quality output.
Marcus Salzmann
VFX Producer
This course give creatives the inside track to story structure and a guidebook on how to use it, so we can focus on telling a story and not waste time on „how to tell it“. Toni is like a midwife for stories: he knows the process and lets the author discover their own voice.
Angelina J. Steffort
Bestselling Amazon Author
No one will tell you faster what your story needs to work. We worked on a script where my first draft was immediately optioned. Highly recommended.
Fritz Kalteis
Writer-Director
Working with with the 8-SEQUENCE-STRUCTURE, I was able to get producers interest in my outline at a pitch festival. When they wanted to read a draft, I completed my first draft within a month. Toni gives you the tools to make his system your own - so your story stays true to your own creative vision.
Vicky Windhab
Writer-Director
INTRODUCING
THE 8-SEQUENCE-SYSTEM
AT THE HEART OF THIS SCREENWRITING COURSE IS A SYSTEM OF 8 HIGHLY SPECIFIC BUILDING BLOCKS
At the heart of this screenwriting course is a system of 8 highly specific building blocks that allow you to build the foundation of any script through a bulletproof outline. It’s the story structure that the pros at Disney, Pixar and Marvel use to structure their screenplays - a bulletproof system beyond Saved Cats and Three Act Structure:
- Learn how to set up your story in 2 specific sequences,
- design the 4 sequences that create a second act that moves like a well-oiled machine
- and create the 2 sequences that bring the story to its resolution in the climax and showdown.
You will see how each sequence fulfills a different, necessary function in your story and learn how to apply this principle. I’ll share my recommendations for best practices and story hacks for each of the sequences and how to apply them.
MODULE 1 guides you through the 6 elements to apply to turn your story idea into a story engine for a script. Learn the elements each story idea needs to become a screenplay - never run out of steam in the middle of your draft again.
MODULE 3 finally teaches you a simple process for finishing a first draft - I will take you through the process of how you actually sit down and write the first rough draft of your screenplay in 3 - 4 weeks. You'll learn how to carve out the time and what to do to put your inner critic to rest so you can get your draft out of your heart and head and onto the page. I'll give you a detailed look at how I work on my pages and we'll talk discipline, procrastination and celebration.
THE BENEFITS ARE IMMEDIATE, SPECIFIC AND PRACTICAL
INSTEAD, YOU WILL GET PROFESSIONAL PROMPTS, IDEAS AND STORY KNOWLEDGE - DOWN TO THE SCENE LEVEL - THAT WORKS.
no more vague „rules“no more unspecific story beats for large sections of your storyno more plot-driven, unoriginal story patterns that kill any original idea
Instead, you will get professional prompts, ideas and story knowledge - down to the scene level - that works.
you’ll set yourself up for success by testing and enhancing your story ideas
knowing what you want to say, and how you say it, you will write your first draft faster than you’ve ever written before
And you’ll end up with a screenplay that is professional and will make producers pay attention
you’ll create an outline with a very tight plot, that forces your characters to grow and explores a theme
You’ll know what to revise and improve
Once you learn the 8-SEQUENCE-SYSTEM, you will never watch a film or read a script the same way again: you will realize that all of your favorite films are built with it. It is the structure that professional screenwriters use to create the popular and successful films that studios and streamers want to produce.
A TRUELY TRANSFORMATIVE TOOL
WILL YOU LEARN A COPY-AND-PASTE SYSTEM THAT KILLS ALL ORIGINALITY?
No. The building blocks of 8-SCREENPLAY-SYSTEM transcend genre. They can be iterated to work in any market, for any genre, and with any story. Even arthouse films like Thomas Vinterberg’s FESTEN („The Celebration“) or indie hits like JUNO use this structure to shape their stories into a screenplay that doesn’t let the audience down.
MEET
your instructor
Hi there, my name’s Toni Weiss. I’m a screenwriter, filmmaker, and story nerd. I have been a director for 30 years, a writer for more than 20 years and have spent the last 8 years personally mentoring screenwriters.
With this course, I have decided to share the industry tools that really work. The tools you will encounter have been developed while working and writing for companies like DISNEY, UNIVERSAL, SKY or Studio Babelsberg.
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OUT OF OVERWHELM COMES CLARITY....
... because we have worked out YOUR way together?
You're afraid it won't work...
... the others can do it, but you?
There is confidence & trust that ...
... of course you too can have a brilliant funnel, because we build it up together, piece by piece.
Actually you don't have time ...
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You realise that it's worth your time ...
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LET'S talk
straight!
WILL IT BE EXHAUSTING?
Absolutely.
WILL IT TAKE A LOT OF EFFORT?
Probably, because you will leave your comfort zone.
WILL IT BE EXCITING?
Definitely. It is an adventure.
WILL IT BE SUCCESSFUL?
This is the answer you have to give yourself.
YES, THIS COURSE IS AN INVESTMENT IN YOU AND YOUR BUSINESS. YOU INVEST TIME AND MONEY.
But the probability is high that you will even make a profit and more than recoup your investment.
What to expect of the
8-Sequence-System Course
16 weeks of fun support from Sandra & her team.
We're here for you and you'll save yourself ages of searching around on the internet, trying things out on your own or wondering if you're on the right track. We are by your side.
LENGTH: 1 HOUR
8 Q&A's live with Sandra
Of course, we'll also see each other live, where we'll work out your strategy, have room for questions and exchange ideas.
LENGTH: 1 HOUR
14 modules with short & crisp videos
Watching hours of video won't get you started, so these tutorials are packed for you in short & snappy units.
LENGTH: 1 HOUR
4 expert talks on relevant topics that support your funnel
SEO, Google Ads, Google Analytics & Social Media are important cornerstones for your funnel. We bring in experts and can ask them questions.
LENGTH: 1 HOUR
Concrete instructions & working documents
You need new tools? No problem, I'll give you the instructions and you can simply follow them step by step at your own pace.
LENGTH: 1 HOUR
Access to the exclusive Facebook group
We're creating a space for exchange, questions and maybe even worries. Of course, you'll also have me by your side between our live events.
LENGTH: 1 HOUR
1-year access to the course with all its updates
So that you can do everything at your own pace, you keep access to the course for a full year and all the updates that I develop during this time. So you are always up to date.
LENGTH: 1 HOUR
Bonus: Facebook Group access
Gain Access to an exclusive Facebook groups to safely exchange your progress and share tips ...
YOUR COMPANION
I am your adventure companion
I have had many lives and in this one I am a unicorn. A funnel unicorn. That knows the way through the marketing jungle.
Because business is adventure. It's a journey to yourself, through the online marketing jungle to your dream clients.
My name is Sandra and I have been working in online marketing for 5 years. It gives me a lot of pleasure when I can accompany my clients in getting their message out into the world.
Funnel glitter comes out of my unicorn horn, so to speak. This course is the essence of my 5 years of experience and 149 clients I have assisted and supported. And of course constant learning, testing, trying and above all: doing.
Join me and other great & unique people on our funnel adventure and we'll make the world the way we like it.
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