WORKSHOPS
The Story Spot, in collaboration with Seedpod Publishing, is pleased to offer storytelling workshops in Los Angeles, California and Vancouver, British Columbia. Get in touch to get back on track today.
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GROUPS: If you would like to book storytelling mentors for your organization contact us with your program dates and other relevant information. We’ll be pleased to discuss your needs.
COACHING
THE STORY SPOT is pleased to bring you the story consultation services of writers working across forms and genres. Check out the menu below to choose the right coaching service for you. Questions? Ready to jump in? Get in touch today!
Pitch Notes & Queries
Concept Feedback
Nail Your Logline
- 1 x 45min conversation (outline or script submission required)
Writer’s Block Busters
- 1 x 25min conversation (outline or script submission required)
- 5 to 10 personalized Writer’s Block Busters designed to lift you from your place of immobility.
Fundamental Story Notes
- 1-2 typed pages of story notes & constructive suggestions
- Line edits throughout
- 45min conversation to review key points
* manuscripts to be 25 pages max
Essential Follow-Up
- Review of revised screenplay
- A minimum of 1 typed page of story notes & constructive suggestions
- 1hr conversation
Story Breakdown & Revision Notes
- A minimum of 2 typed pages of story notes & constructive suggestions
- Line edits throughout
- 1hr conversation to review key points
- 25min follow-up conversation after reviewing the revised text
* manuscripts to be 25 pages max
Filmmaker’s Delight
- Project review by a critically acclaimed feature film writer-director* with an eye to visual elements, production values, viability, etc.
- A minimum of 3 typed pages of story notes & constructive suggestions
- Line edits throughout
- 1hr conversation to review key points
*accepting thriller, sci-fi, fantasy, and indie-style dramas only
Bare Bones Package
- A minimum of 2 typed pages of story notes & constructive suggestions
- Line edits throughout
- 1hr conversation to review key points
- 25min follow-up conversation after reviewing the revised text
Meet Your Characters
- 2 x 1hr conversations
Essential Story Consultation
- 30min writer, coach, and project introduction
- A minimum of 3 typed pages of story notes & constructive suggestions
- Line edits throughout
- 1hr conversation to review key points
All-Access Pass
- 30min screenwriter, coach, and project introduction
- A minimum of 5 typed pages of story notes & constructive suggestions
- Line edits throughout
- 90min conversation to review key points
- Review of revised screenplay
- Conversation and email continued support for three weeks from script submission
Telefilm Package
- Screenwriter, coach, and project introduction
- A series of typed pages of story notes & constructive suggestions
- Line edits throughout
- Conversations to review key points
- Review of revised screenplay
- Conversation and email continued support for three weeks from script submission
- Contact us to discuss your project needs, budget, and timeline.
The in-depth services above cover, at minimum, the following aspects of visual storytelling: story premise and production feasibility; character types, strengths, weaknesses, interactions, and arcs; story mechanics including structure, beats, arcs, and throughline; general notes to clarity, consistency, pacing, and presentation.
