TO OPEN DOORS YOU HAVE TO

BUILD YOUR OWN DOOR

 
 

Personalized Filmmaking Accelerator Class

 

“Laura's class made the difference for me between hesitating and moving. She generously gave us the lessons and wisdom from her own successes and experiences, and then took time to check in, keep us accountable until actually getting on the ground and making a film was OBVIOUSLY DOABLE! Her class is magic.”

Charles Goforth - director

 

"Laura's class is amazing. She walks you through each step of independent filmmaking in such an approachable way - you WILL make your film. She's inspirational, patient, enthusiastic, and knows more than anyone else in the industry."

Julia Wackenheim - writer/director

 

“Laura Somers is the real deal.  She is talented, dedicated and clear-eyed about what it takes—very specifically—to get an independent film made.  As an independent filmmaker myself with four features that I wrote, directed and/or produced—all of which either ran the festival circuit, sold for distribution, won awards, or all three--, I can tell you that Laura is a gold-mine of information and she shares it in a relevant and encouraging way so that you can take it, make it yours, and make your movie.  I cannot recommend her class highly enough.” 

Shawn Tolleson, writer/director/producer, multi-award-winning Saturn Returns, Santa’s Boots (Lifetime), Undergrad Nightmare (Lifetime).

 

“In just one hour-long phone consultation, Laura Somers gave me a class worth of practical/actionable steps that I immediately applied to my film project.  Aside from being a brilliant tactician, Laura's connection on a human/artist level is undeniable. She understands the unique challenges of independent filmmaking and tailors her teachings toward that, and motivates subtly and authentically.  I can not recommend her class more highly.” 

Joshua Weiner - writer/director

 

Make your filmmaking dreams come true…

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When I made my first feature film, Rich Kids, I had no contacts, no money, and no clue how I was going to get it distributed to a wide audience. It was a huge learning curve, slowly moving step by step up an overwhelming mountain. But I made my dream movie and got it all the way to Netflix in 2020 for a limited run. It was not easy and it took a huge amount of focus and determination. Because of this, I get a lot of requests asking “how can I do what you did?”

 

Greatest day ever when Rich Kids got listed on nationwide “recommended” lists!

 

I’ve spent many years helping filmmakers with their projects, and I thought it would be even better to offer a class to help you dig in deep and see results. So now I’m teaching you the exact same process I took to get my movie completed and giving you lots of tools to help you along the way. I can’t guarantee you’ll get your film on Netflix, but if you complete your film and screen it for an audience, you will have achieved a major accomplishment that many dream of but never do.

Whether this is your first time making a film OR you’ve got some shorts and experience already under your belt, this class will focus on discussing the various stages of making a film and building out your action plan for the next year or more to get you from script to screen, including time management, guiding you on creative budgeting, fundraising with a focus on crowdfunding, casting, building your audience with grassroots strategies, film festivals, and creating a distribution plan (or two!).

Each student will have the opportunity to discuss their project in each class. This is an interactive class — active participation is a part of the experience. You will be expected to complete weekly assignments that will be discussed at the top of the following class. I make myself available to you after the class on a monthly accountability group check-in to help keep your momentum going for up to a year after your class ends. The goal of this class is to get you to lay down all your groundwork and get your project up and running so that you have a clear plan for making your movie.

It is recommended that you have a completed script for this class. Features and short scripts are welcome. This is a class for producers, writers, and directors. Actors wanting to produce also welcome.

ZOOM ONLY

LIMITED TO 8 filmmakers

Classes are not recorded. No refunds. No make up-classes. Changes may be made up to 7 business days before first class barring extenuating circumstances.

 
 

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$50/60 minute call

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